Pettitte's Day in the Public Black Eye

Andy Pettitte's deposition before congress may be nothing compared to the scrutiny he will face from the Yankees' beat reporters when he arrives at spring training today. Pettitte's reputation has already taken a huge hit (we've always admired him, but we definitely look at him differently now). He's always been considering a religious, God fearing man, but apparently he came up with the wrong answer when posed with the question, "What would Jesus do?"

Pettitte was named in the Mitchell Report and immediately came out and said, somewhat defiantly, yes I did it, but it was one time in 2002 to rehab an injury; it was a mistake, etc...

But under oath Pettitte copped to a 2nd HGH use in 2004. His reason for not revealing this earlier? He was protecting his father who had actually obtained the HGH from one of Pettitte's former high school teammates.

While we have no doubt about the veracity of his comments concerning Roger Clemens, why should we believe Pettitte now when it comes to his own HGH use? How do we know he didn't use again in 2006, but isn't saying anything to protect his wife or brother or whomever?

The answer is we don't know. We can only hope that Pettitte has now been completely truthful and can put this behind him. He will be vilified on the road, and yes, if he struggles at home, he will be vilified there too, just as Jason Giambi had been in 2004 after his apology for a phantom substance.

The days ahead will be very telling for the future of Andy Pettitte.

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Knobby Gets the Call

The House of Representatives Government Reform and Oversight Committee didn't hear back from Chuck Knoblauch, so the former Yankees 2nd Baseman will be getting a formal invitation to attend next months congressional hearings. Committee chairmen Henry Waxman (D-Calif) and member Tom Davis (R-VA) jointly announced today that Knobby had been subpoenaed to raise his right hand and testify under oath.

"The committee has taken this step because Mr. Knoblauch failed to respond to the invitation to participate voluntarily in a deposition or transcribed interview and the February 13 hearing."

Knoblauch certainly hasn't helped himself out with his somewhat belligerent attitude. Considering he has stated that he has no friends in baseball, his testimony could be quite eye opening.

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