Andy Pettitte Admits using HGH 2 times in 2002-AP (Steve Somers on WFAN isn't sure)

NEW YORK (AP) -- "Andy Pettitte used human growth hormone to recover from an elbow injury in 2002, the New York Yankees pitcher said two days after he was cited in the Mitchell Report.

Pettitte said he tried HGH on two occasions.

''If what I did was an error in judgment on my part, I apologize,'' Pettitte said Saturday in a statement released by his agent. ''I accept responsibility for those two days.''"

• AP report published in NY Times, 12/15/07, "Pettitte Admits Use of Human Growth Hormone." Report filed at 5:17 PM. UPDATE: This NY Times headline was changed in the 6PM hour to read: "Andy Pettitte Says He Used Growth Hormone Twice."

(*This sounds in line with what was reported by McNamee to federal authorities (that he took it in 2002 at some points during a 10 day period when he was on the DL) who subsequently fed the information to poor, downtrodden George Mitchell or a functionary thereof. Did you know he brokered peace in Northern Ireland?)

• NONETHELESS, ON WFAN STEVE SOMERS TAKES A CALL FROM SOMEONE WHO SAYS HE'S A DOCTOR AND DOESN'T BELIEVE PETTITTE. SAYS HGH IS USUALLY TAKEN OVER A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME, THAT PETTITTE MUST NOT BE TELLING THE TRUTH.
• This was sometime between 5:35 and 5:55PM Saturday. Somers says thanks for calling, you may be right, we should also get a second opinion, but maybe Pettitte did use it for longer periods. (Andy just admitted what was in the report but Somers of WFAN ignores that and imagines Pettitte could've uses HGH for longer periods). Is Steve Somers of WFAN saying McNamee has fed him other information about Pettitte that he, Somers, is withholding? Or is it a free for all at WFAN, ie you can smear anyone, ruin anyone's life without fear of consequence yourself?

One moral aspersion was enough to get Imus fired from WFAN, a CBS radio station. It appears if you're not black, WFAN hosts can malign your character all day without consequence.

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