Andy Pettitte Day

Andy Pettitte had his number retired and a plauqe placed in Monument Park yesterday by the Yankees. There's always two moments that I immediately remember from his career. The 1-0 shutout against Atlanta in the 1996 World Series and specifically a 1-6-3 double play grounder that he manufactured in the late innings where it looked like the Braves were about to break through ..... Then there was a game that he entered in relief in Baltimore, I don't recall the year. He had been hit hard a day or two earlier and removed after getting just one out as I recall. A day or two later, The Yankees fell behind early as the starter again was hit hard. They brought Pettitte in as he hadn't thrown all that many pitches in his prior appearance and he shut down the Orioles and the Yankees came back to win. He was just masterful only a few hours after being so horrible. It amazed me how he could turn things around so quickly. It must be extreme confidence in ones abilities that makes that happen.