NY Daily News and John Harper, "Conscience of the Game," seem to be missing a conscience of their own.

Is the NY Daily News about to go out of business? Is employee and "CONSCIENCE OF THE GAME," BBWAA member John Harper about to lose his job? Why else do they continue to erroneously link Andy Pettitte to steroids?

• NY Daily News, 12/29/07: "And so the news just keeps getting gloomier for Yankee fans in this holiday season. After weeks of steroid revelations brought into question the integrity of many of the heroes from those championship teams of the late '90s, none more so than Andy Pettitte and Roger Clemens, Leyritz leaves a stain as well on those days that Yankee fans remember so fondly."

ANDY PETTITTE HAS NEVER BEEN LINKED TO STEROIDS BY ANYONE EXCEPT ERRONEOUSLY BY MEDIA SUCH AS THE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS.

• P.S. "New York media" member and "Guardian of the Game" Harper also incorrectly characterizes many Yankee fans on the topic of Santana. He says Yankee fans were "DROOLING" at the thought of having the *out of town pitcher fly in for the big cash-out of his lifetime.* Maybe it's Harper who's drooling. He also cites a statement to back up his hype from Jorge Posada, but fails to mention that Posada made his comment before the Yankees had re-signed Andy Pettitte--making them less desperate for the out-of-towner.

• (*words between asterisks are my own characterization).

NY Daily News: "The Johan Santana talks then proved - so far, at least - to be a tease to Yankee fans drooling over what once seemed to be the imminent acquisition of the type of ace that none other than Jorge Posada publicly declared necessary to end their recent run of October futility."

• The NY Daily News has been a paid sponsor of NY Yankee radio broadcasts with John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman for some years (going back before Suzyn's time). Several of its employees are graciously welcomed into Yankee radio booth broadcasts during the season. John Harper was one last year. I see no reason for any NY Daily News employees to be on Yankee radio broadcasts. It helps their own celebrity and immortality but demeans and cheapens the broadcast and experience for Yankee fan listeners. (sm)

Reference, NY Daily News column by John Harper, "Bad Karma Continues for Yankees," 12/29/07

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