TAINTED: NY Daily News article smearing Andy Pettitte

Someone should speak up on Andy Pettitte's behalf as he's being incorrectly characterized in the media. Forget that Selig's pal Mitchell was judge, jury and executioner of Andy Pettitte who has 4 young children who have to hear this. The media will keep it up until someone stops them. Anthony McCarron in the NY Daily News writes an article damning the Yankee dynasty that ended in 2000 and includes Andy Pettitte in his free wheeling slaughter, based on the McNamee/Radomski plea deal.

• But even that, which was not the result of anything George Mitchell unearthed, took place in a 10-day period in 2002 when Andy was on the DL. That's 2 years after the "dynasty" ended.

Isn't McCarron "the conscience of baseball," a "guardian of the game?" Is he looking for more work at ESPN or Bud's nominating him to the Writers Wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame? Or more showcased appearances on Yankee radio broadcasts on which he's graciously hosted by John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman for his expert unbiased information?

• You have to read to the end of McCarron's article slamming the dynasty in which he includes Andy's name, to find mention the testimony regarding Andy only applied to a period of time in April 2002. By then, many readers have moved on or will see this major detail as McCarron did--as an afterthought.

Reference to NY Daily News article by Anthony McCarron, "Yankee Dynasty or Travesty?," 12/14/07

• Andy, even Buster Olney just said on XM with Charley Steiner that Mitchell didn't need subpoena power to do what he did--he had much more powerful weapons. A few words about which he alone was judge, jury, and executioner. Fight back, Andy.

From all I see, BASEBALL IS ENTIRELY ABOUT BUD SELIG AND HIS NEED TO BE IN THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME. HE'S SOUGHT RECOGNITION AT THE UNITED NATIONS. HIS OBSESSION WITH THE WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE. DO YOU THINK ANDY PETTITTE AND HIS 4 CHILDREN ARE ANYTHING TO HIM?

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