Rivera Praises Pettitte for Admitting Drug Use 　　By TYLER KEPNER 　　Published: December 18, 2007 　　Mariano Rivera might be one of the few people who cares about baseball to 　　not even peek at last week’s report from the former Senator George J. 　　Mitchell on the use of performance-enhancing drugs in the game. 　　”To tell you the truth, I haven’t read anything,” Rivera said Monday 　　on a conference call, when the Yankees announced his three-year, $45 　　million contract. “All I try to do is rest and stay away from all those 　　things.” 　　That attitude is consistent with the way Rivera has conducted himself 　　through 13 years in the majors. He will counsel teammates and speak up in 　　meetings, but he prepares on his own and keeps things simple. 　　That is why Rivera — who said he does not even know what human growth 　　hormone is — was floored by the second-hand accounts he has heard from 　　the Mitchell investigation. The report detailed a widespread culture of 　　drug abuse in baseball and identified several of his former teammates, 　　including Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte, as users. 　　“It was a surprise for me,” Rivera said. “I had no idea that this thing 　　　was going on, no idea. I’m naive when it comes to these things.” 　　 　　Rivera praised Pettitte for issuing a statement on Saturday in which he a 　　dmitted to using human growth hormone twice in the 2002 season to 　　accelerate his recovery from an elbow injury. Pettitte’s statement included 　　an apology if he had exercised bad judgment. 　　“To me, it’s important, because that shows his character,” Rivera said. 　　“It was the wrong thing at the time, definitely was the wrong thing to do, 　　　but you know what? I support Andy, I know the way he works, I know how 　　　hard he works. I’m glad he came out and said that, and I would think 　　　that he would be received like normal.”　　 　　Other players, such as Gary Bennett, Dan Naulty and F. P. Santangelo, have 　　publicly confirmed the findings about them in the Mitchell report. 　　But Pettitte is by far the biggest name to do so, and his admission could 　　compel Commissioner Bud Selig to consider a suspension. The Yankees would 　　probably not fight any discipline if Selig decided to act. 　　As for Rivera, 38, he said he expected this contract to be the last of his 　　career. He said he wanted a three-year deal all along and never seriously 　　considered leaving the Yankees. 　　“It’s hard to picture myself in another uniform,” Rivera said. “With 　　　all respect to the other teams, I’ve just been a member of the Yankees 　　　for so many years; I live here, I have my family here. I don’t think I 　　　could be on another team but the Yankees.” 　　 News source：http://0rz.tw/7d3ph 　　 翻译：http://0rz.tw/033pR 　 --

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