Ken Rosenthal--Pettitte should say nothing (to paparazzi).

"Pettitte, when he arrives at Yankees' camp on Monday, should say

• that he told the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform everything he knew, then refrain from further comment.

The larger question is how much Pettitte will be distracted, particularly if he becomes a key witness in a federal investigation."

• Quote from Ken Rosenthal, FoxSports.com, "10 Things to Watch in Spring Training," 2/15/08

Legally, Pettitte may not be allowed to say anything to the assembled paparazzi. Even if he were allowed to say anything, what more could he say that hasn't already been discussed 24/7? And, are the paparazzi his personal clergyman, rabbi or counselor? Is there a law saying a baseball player has to discuss anything with the paparazzi? No. What if someone like Jon Heyman asks him a question or cross examines him, and the ballplayer gives an answer. Or say anyone off the street asks a ballplayer a question and gets an answer.

• First, if the ballplayer, for reasons that may be good ones, politely answers Heyman's question, but either withholds the truth, gives an incomplete answer, or says "yes" when the actual truth was "no," what will eventually happen?

From hearing Heyman several times on WFAN, he would repeatedly call the ballplayer "a liar," "a liar," a liar," "a liar," etc. Then it's likely Chris Russo on WFAN would say something like he said about a ballplayer this week, such as "he lied for 7 years."

• If Jon Heyman asked me a question and I felt it was inappropriate or didn't want to answer for other reasons, and politely told him "yes" or "no" or somehow gave him a less than truthful answer, based on what Heyman says about a ballplayer, he would broadcast to thousands of people that I was "A LIAR."

In light of the 24/7 wealth of coverage about Andy Pettitte for the last 2 months, much of it lies and slander, what benefit would it be for baseball media to "sit down with Andy for several hours to clear things up?" What possible "helpful" information could be revealed? Rather than find out about players who weren't named on Dec. 13, they've expanded the subject of Andy Pettitte often under the guise of "journalism."

• In December Rob Dibble referenced a tv report that had assembled a group of young children around 12 years of age and asked them how they felt now about Andy Pettitte. Journalism. If you're mentally defective, maybe.

Anyone who choses this line of work, ie expecting to "sit down with" Andy Pettitte at this or any point in the future about the current matter, (not to mention while voting Eric Wedge 2007 Manager of the Year) should not be trusted under any circumstances.

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