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  • bigeastbumrush
    My Momma's Son
    • Feb 2003
    • 19245

    #1

    Andy Petite declines Yanks $16M option

    http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3096412
  • Porschebenz2001
    MVP
    • Nov 2004
    • 3628

    #2
    Re: Andy Petite declines Yanks $16M option

    Take all the time you need Andy. Please come back though.
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    • elicoleman
      Im The Baby/Gotta Love Me
      • Sep 2002
      • 34655

      #3
      Re: Andy Petite declines Yanks $16M option

      How the **** is he going to turn down $16 mil? Honestly.
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      • oakfan162
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        • Mar 2006
        • 4724

        #4
        Re: Andy Petite declines Yanks $16M option

        So is this a direct result of Torre going bye-bye?
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        • ComfortablyLomb
          MVP
          • Sep 2003
          • 3548

          #5
          Re: Andy Petite declines Yanks $16M option

          Originally posted by elicoleman
          How the **** is he going to turn down $16 mil? Honestly.
          ...because he'll get a decent contract from another team that might value a very good left-handed starter AND he probably realizes the Yanks are going to be in rough shape in 2008. How many years does he really have left? Why waste them with a team in micro-rebuild.

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          • NYJets
            Hall Of Fame
            • Jul 2002
            • 18637

            #6
            Re: Andy Petite declines Yanks $16M option

            I doubt it. Everything that has been said has made it sound like he'll take a lot of time to make the decision whether to come back or not. If he had a deadline to accept the option than this isn't really a surprise.
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            • NYJets
              Hall Of Fame
              • Jul 2002
              • 18637

              #7
              Re: Andy Petite declines Yanks $16M option

              Originally posted by ComfortablyLomb
              ...because he'll get a decent contract from another team that might value a very good left-handed starter AND he probably realizes the Yanks are going to be in rough shape in 2008. How many years does he really have left? Why waste them with a team in micro-rebuild.
              He's already said it's the Yankees or no one.
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              • The C
                Banned
                • Apr 2005
                • 7538

                #8
                Re: Andy Petite declines Yanks $16M option

                It took him this long to do it? I'm pretty sure you're supposed to do this the day of the World Series clincher.

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                • CMH
                  Making you famous
                  • Oct 2002
                  • 26203

                  #9
                  Re: Andy Petite declines Yanks $16M option

                  Originally posted by oakfan162
                  So is this a direct result of Torre going bye-bye?
                  It's probably part of it but considering Pettitte's history it has more to do with his health and family than anything.

                  Pettitte has never been a guy that wanted to play into his 40's. He's going to be 36 and I think he's content with his career.

                  I wouldn't be surprised if he decides to retire.
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                  • ehh
                    Hall Of Fame
                    • Mar 2003
                    • 28962

                    #10
                    Re: Andy Petite declines Yanks $16M option

                    Unlike A-Rod's bitch ***, I wouldn't be surprised if Pettitte was honestly waiting to see what Jorge and Mo do before he makes his decision.
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                    • SPTO
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                      • Feb 2003
                      • 68046

                      #11
                      Re: Andy Petite declines Yanks $16M option

                      Originally posted by ehh
                      Unlike A-Rod's bitch ***, I wouldn't be surprised if Pettitte was honestly waiting to see what Jorge and Mo do before he makes his decision.
                      I think that has a lot to do with it as well. Pettitte, Mo, Jorge and Jeter are probably a clique in the locker room unto themselves as they are really the last vestiges of those great Yankee teams of a decade ago. So I honestly believe that he'll make his decision based on what those guys do.

                      Even then that doesn't automatically means he's back with the Yanks if they stay as I also believe that he's happy with his career. Pettitte doesn't seem to have the body type or stamina to pitch into his 40s and let's face it, the guy's had a darn good career already. Why waste it on a team that's slowly but surely in a transition phase?
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                      • CMH
                        Making you famous
                        • Oct 2002
                        • 26203

                        #12
                        Re: Andy Petite declines Yanks $16M option

                        Originally posted by SPTO
                        I think that has a lot to do with it as well. Pettitte, Mo, Jorge and Jeter are probably a clique in the locker room unto themselves as they are really the last vestiges of those great Yankee teams of a decade ago. So I honestly believe that he'll make his decision based on what those guys do.

                        Even then that doesn't automatically means he's back with the Yanks if they stay as I also believe that he's happy with his career. Pettitte doesn't seem to have the body type or stamina to pitch into his 40s and let's face it, the guy's had a darn good career already. Why waste it on a team that's slowly but surely in a transition phase?
                        Yea. Pettitte has been talking about retiring since he was 32. I don't think he really likes the grind of the full season and the amount of work he needs to remain in shape especially with his health history.

                        Great thing about him is his determination to complete a season when he's committed to it. So, I can't hate him for wanting to think about it. He knows if he comes back he wouldn't accept anything less than being in the shape necessary to be successful.
                        "It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace

                        "You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob Neyer

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                        • mgoblue
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                          • Jul 2002
                          • 25477

                          #13
                          Re: Andy Petite declines Yanks $16M option

                          Are the Yankees willing to re-sign him because he turned down an option? With A-Rod they were all huffy with the "Option or we'll never negotiate with him", didn't know if that was across the board with all players or not.
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                          • deeman11747
                            G-M*nnnn
                            • Feb 2003
                            • 3194

                            #14
                            Re: Andy Petite declines Yanks $16M option

                            Originally posted by mgoblue
                            Are the Yankees willing to re-sign him because he turned down an option? With A-Rod they were all huffy with the "Option or we'll never negotiate with him", didn't know if that was across the board with all players or not.
                            Pettitte didnt decline because he wants to test FA. He doesnt know whether he wants to retire or not. The Yanks have said he's got a $16 milliion offer on the table for him for as long as it takes for him to decide. The option was really just a formality.

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                            • rsox
                              All Star
                              • Feb 2003
                              • 6309

                              #15
                              Re: Andy Petite declines Yanks $16M option

                              Pettitte's been talking about retiring for a couple of years now. I think he will play next year but i don't think he will get $16 mil. to do so.

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