Well, if you’ve been following baseball better than me you probably already know that Andy Petite has decided to retire at the age of 38. While he admitted to doing HGH, you have to admire the fact that a guy is playing well into his old age. Other examples include Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon, it sort of goes back to the days when ball players went out and played every day instead of retiring in their mid thirties when they felt they made enough money. Anyway the reason that this is good news is that the Yankees have one less elite left handed pitcher to pitch against a left handed Red Sox lineup. Now all the Yankees have is Sabathia who you only face a couple times a year and at most 3 times (unlikely nowadays) in a series. In addition the Yankees were counting on Petite showing up and now have to worry about finding a fifth starter, not only that but one to match Petites sub 4 ERA and incredible post season record. Instead all they could do was scrounge up some players off the bottom, one name that stands out is Bartolo Colon (remember his stint with the Red Sox?). While the Yankees are now diminished they are still a force, their lineup is as formidable as ever, but hopefully a weak pitching staff and aging starters helps the Red Sox’ cause for another World Series. Red Sox Pitching: Jon Lester, Clay Buchholz, Josh Beckett, John Lackey, Dice-K. Yankees Pitching: CC Sabathia, AJ Burnett, Phil Hughes...
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