The Daily Yankeeland

It's hard to get the focus back on baseball today; we're still too filled with glee. But here goes.

Andy Pettitte took his turn in Washington, D.C. yesterday, being deposed in preparation for his February 13 appearance before congress.

Pettitte refused to speak with reporters before or after his 2- 1/2 hr appearance. Pettitte's lawyer re-iterated his client's stance.

“Out of respect for the sensitive nature of these proceedings, and out of deference to the committee’s request for confidentiality, we, on behalf of Mr. Pettitte, will not comment on the nature or specifics of his testimony,” the lawyers Jay K. Reisinger and Thomas J. Farrell said.

Needless to say, Roger Clemens must be sweating right about now, concerned about what Pettitte said in his deposition. Brian McNamee's counsel has been making it known that Pettitte would testify that he discussed HGH with Clemens, contradicting Clemens' statements on 60 Minutes. The Rocket has his turn to be deposed today. NY Times

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On the brighter side, Shelley Duncan has pronounced himself fit and ready to go for spring training. Duncan was treated in the off-season for blood clots.

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MLB.com's Harold Reynolds recently sat down with Derek Jeter for some one-to-one time.

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The Yankees are exploring the possibility of having Kevin Mench as an addition outfielder/right-hander bat for this up-coming season. The downside is listening to Michael Kay talk about how big Mench's head is over a 162 game schedule.

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The final touches on Robinson Cano's new deal will be complete as soon as the Yankees get the results of the physical Cano took last week.

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Harold Reynolds Returns

While reading Deadspin yesterday I came upon a piece on Harold Reynolds getting back into the broadcasting game. MLB.com is hiring to do various things. My thought is , who cares? Now I know a lot of people love H.R., and they can have him.

His speech pattern is annoying, he sounds like he has a sandwich in his mouth, and all of a sudden he gets real "street", for lack of a better word, when talking to a fellow black athlete.

ESPN probably wishes they had him back though. Baseball Tonight's quality, is dropping faster than your Grandma's boobs. Steve Phillips, to put it simply, is an idiot. He'll throw out anything (e.g. Cliff Lee is the best lefty in the A.L.) to draw attention to himself and butt heads with John Kruk and whoever else is on the panel. How he ever got a GM job is beyond me. Notice he hasn't had one since?

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