Well Pettitte left because New York was more concerned about trading for A-Rod. At the time, I was upset to see Andy go but I knew he had elbow problems. His first year in Houston he sat much of it due to those problems and thought maybe the Yankees did the smart thing in letting him go. His second year he struggled but was making a comeback and last year he had his best year as an Astro. I was pessimistic about signing him this year but he's proving to be a reliable workhorse when his number is up (which is EXACTLY what the Yankees need right now).

Clemens pulled the "I'm retiring, now that I'm out of my Yankees contract I'm going to pitch closer to home" card. I felt it was very disrespect for him to betray New York like that after he won not one but TWO World Series there (something he never did in Boston, Toronto or Houston).