[新聞] It’s Not About Money as Pettitte Mulls His Future

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It’s Not About Money as Pettitte Mulls His Future
By JACK CURRY
Published: November 30, 2007

重點: Andy Pettitte尚未決定退休或回洋基, 要到2月才會明朗

1. Pettitte的老爸Tom Pettitte表示, Andy還沒決定下個球季是要退休或是再回洋基,
   他說,大家都知道本來他去年就想退休陪陪自己的孩子們, 決不是為了錢還是其他因素
   影響他的決定, 現在他只是覺得累壞了。

2. 即使洋基很想交易來Johan Santana, 他們仍然希望Pettitte回來擔任先發輪值的一員,
   他去年的成績是15勝9敗, 4.05的ERA, 而明星賽後的成績更硬是拿下11勝3敗。

3. 小老闆Hank Steinbrenner表示, 洋基去追Santana跟Pettitte回不回洋基無關。雖然
   Pettitte的老戰友, 現在總教練Girardi已經和Pettitte談過, 希望Pettitte能夠回
   來。Girardi表示, Pettitte說他現在可以完全支配自己的時間, 也表示他希望到二
   月時才決定要不要回洋基, 他只有接受, Pettitte表示這段時間他會自我訓練維持手
   感, 所以到時若要回先發不會有問題。

4. 另一老戰友Jorge Posada則表示, 他每週都會和Pettitte連絡, 就他的了解Pettitte
   目前較"傾向退休", 但希望自己能說服Pettitte回來。

5. 不管洋基能不能交易到Santana, 洋基還是很需要Pettitte的經驗和能力來穩住先發的
   輪值, 加上王建民與Mike Mussina, 以及由中繼移回先發張伯倫, Phil Hughes及Ian
   Kennedy若都沒有拿去交易的話, 則是另外頂替先發的人選。但是如果洋基既交易不到
   Santana, Pettitte又退休, 兩頭都落空的話, 張伯倫, 休斯和甘乃迪三人則必須進入
   先發輪值, 但這三位新秀明年都是第一個完整球季, 這樣的先發輪值恐怕很令人擔心。

6. Tom表示Pettitte並沒有提到洋基季後交易的事情, 甚至不太想談棒球的事情。現在
   Pettitte和兩個兒子Josh和Jared在玩美式足球, 有時則去打獵。

Seven weeks after Andy Pettitte’s season ended with the Yankees, he is no
closer to deciding if he will return and pitch for them again next season.
Tom Pettitte, Andy’s father, said yesterday that Andy has not determined if
he will retire or rejoin the Yankees for his 14th major league season.

“He’s so torn right now,” said Tom Pettitte. “Everybody knows that he was
done last year and he didn’t want to play because he wanted to be with his
kids. That’s what this is all about. He’s not looking for more money or
anything.”

As the Yankees try to obtain Johan Santana from the Minnesota Twins, they are
hoping that Pettitte, the other veteran left-hander who would look sharp in
their rotation, eventually returns. Pettitte was 15-9 with a 4.05 earned run
average last season, including an 11-3 mark after the All-Star Game break.

Hank Steinbrenner, the Yankees’ senior vice president, said the team’s
pursuit of Santana is not connected to Pettitte’s situation. Although
Manager Joe Girardi has talked to Pettitte, his former teammate, about
returning, the Yankees have mostly been content to let Pettitte decompress
and maybe find his way back to them.

“I said he could take all the time he wants,” Steinbrenner said. “He can
tell me in February and I’d be fine with that. With the way he keeps himself
in shape, that wouldn’t be a problem.”

Jorge Posada, the Yankees’ catcher who speaks to Pettitte about once a week,
said in a conference call yesterday that the 35-year-old Pettitte, who first
joined he Yankees in 1995, is “leaning toward retirement.” Posada said he
hopes that he can persuade Pettitte to change his mind.

“It’s tough that he’s thinking this way, but we’re going to try to push
him and give him that competitive edge he needs still,” Posada said. “
Hopefully, when it comes February, we’ll see him around.”

With or without Santana, the Yankees could use Pettitte’s experience and
talent. Chein-Ming Wang and Mike Mussina will be back and Joba Chamberlain
will move from a setup role to the rotation. Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy are
the other candidates to start, if neither is traded for Santana. If the
Yankees fail to acquire Santana and Pettitte retires, they would have three
starters — Chamberlain, Hughes and Kennedy — who are in their first full
seasons, which could be somewhat daunting.

Tom Pettitte said that Andy has not mentioned the Yankees’ pursuit of
Santana and has also been mum as Alex Rodriguez, Posada and Mariano Rivera
all ultimately agreed to return to the Bronx. But Tom Pettitte said Andy’s
silence about the Yankees’ off-season decisions is not unusual.

“When I talk to him, I don’t even ask him about baseball,” Tom said. “
When he’s with me, he’s looking for a place to release. He doesn’t want to
talk about baseball.”

On most days, Tom Pettitte said, Andy attends football practices for his
sons, Josh and Jared. Tom noted that Jared’s team in Deer Park, Tex., is
playing in a championship game this weekend. Besides attending football
practices and games, Tom said, Andy also goes hunting.

Pettitte, who has 201 career victories and four World Series rings, typically
joined Roger Clemens for intense off-season workouts. But Tom Pettitte said
that his son is spending most of his time with his wife, Laura, and their
four children and has not been working out like someone preparing for another
season.

“He’s taking some time off,” Tom Pettitte said.

Posada said that his longtime teammate would make a decision on the 2008
season in January, but Tom Pettitte would not speculate about any timetable
for his son. If Andy is ready to talk about his future, the father said that
he would listen. But Tom will not do much more than that. In the end, it will
be Andy’s decision.

“I guess if he hadn’t had as much success as he’s had or accomplished as
much as he’s accomplished, I don’t know, it might be different,” Tom
Pettitte said. “He’s pretty much accomplished everything he wanted to.”

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推 eelce:之前RJ過來也需要適應期 拜託不要再用二手貨了 囧
推 numblife:還好啦 沒有那麼嚴重啦樓上 你說的二手貨可是很搶手呢
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→ numblife:這種好物現在不搶尚待何時....
推 siliver:我個人覺得派派回來比有沒有換到山大王還重要,不過他顯然갠
→ siliver:是累壞了,也難怪啦,他是今年洋基吃最多局數的投手.....
推 JessicaA1ba:還有打可體松 這東西對藏器會造成負擔
推 GAIEGAIE:打可體松不是老克嗎 帥派也有打??
推 leddy:他在太空人隊時打過
→ leddy:請見13312(更正)的內文Pettitte的說法
※ 編輯: leddy           來自: 140.130.155.141      (11/30 15:12)
推 danbin:小派在明星賽前好可憐~"~                     謝謝翻譯
推 lulu0408:如果明星賽前問,我想Andy一定是打算退休的吧...