tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895468842888636819.post8817609770446580390..comments2023-05-30T07:11:48.003-05:00Comments on Living from April to October: Andy Pettitte: Hall of Famer?Jacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09229729505846377707noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895468842888636819.post-48499928766184755832011-02-09T17:27:48.808-06:002011-02-09T17:27:48.808-06:00Matt,
You make a good point about the HGH, I tried...Matt,<br />You make a good point about the HGH, I tried to leave it out and just look at his numbers. In my opinion, Pettitte seems to have taken the least heat out of anybody for PEDs use, in part becasue he admitted to it immediatley, and in part because he is in general likeable -- something that Alex Rodriguez, Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds etc., are not. So he may not take as much heat regarding PEDs in the long run as some other guys have.<br /><br /> It will be interesting, in a general sense, to see how voters change over time in regard to PEDs. Perhaps by the time he is elligble, some kind of consensus will have been reached by the voters about PEDs.Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09229729505846377707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895468842888636819.post-36623126864795825312011-02-07T16:56:35.655-06:002011-02-07T16:56:35.655-06:00I agree Yankees pitching is a dice roll this year....I agree Yankees pitching is a dice roll this year. It's an interesting strategy giving Prior and Colon another chance. If they can get thier kinks worked out I believe they can both be effective middle releif.<br /><br />Now on to Pettitte's HOF run. You make some great points. I agree his stat of having the most postseason wins is diminished by the fact that the Yankees maintained a constant presence in the playoffs over the span of his career. Another thing that'll probably hinder his HOF run is admitting to use of HGH. He'll make the HOF in the last years of his ballot eligibility.Matt Velasqueznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895468842888636819.post-5852716764515153492011-02-07T15:33:49.935-06:002011-02-07T15:33:49.935-06:00Hahaha, I don't know if saying I have "Ya...Hahaha, I don't know if saying I have "Yankee hate" is fully accurate. I may be a Red Sox fan, and have some degree of bias, but I think I am far more objective than the average Red Sox fan would be. <br /><br />It is true that all three of my examples wore Red Sox uniforms at some point, though I would hardly count Smoltz. But honestly choosing Smoltz and Schilling is coincidental, at least as far as their status as Red Sox goes. As I explained in the post, those two are always cited as two of the most dominant postseason pitchers of Pettitte's era. I merely wanted to show what apparent postseason dominance looks like, as opposed to Pettitte's workman-like postseason stats.<br /><br />Choosing Martinez is also coincidental, in that I chose the best pitcher of Pettitte's generation who has not reached 300 Wins, but was clearly dominant and is thought of by most as the most dominant pitcher of the era.<br /><br />What can I say, the Red Sox get good pitchers..though Smoltz was hardly that by the time they got him.Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09229729505846377707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895468842888636819.post-70015834328789664662011-02-07T15:23:31.877-06:002011-02-07T15:23:31.877-06:00Your Yankee hate is flowing strong in this post. Y...Your Yankee hate is flowing strong in this post. You make some good points, but bringing this back to reality, the fact that he had so much success for the team that he did will probably get him over the bump. First ballot? I certainly hope not. I really don't care at all if he gets into the hall of fame though. I don't think it would be a travesty if he didn't, and I don't think he is entirely underqualified either. I personally think the world series rings will bridge the gap for him and get him in, but that's entirely speculative on my part. <br /><br />As a side note, all of your counter examples wore red sox uniforms at some point in their careers. Really?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01441210417750910469noreply@blogger.com