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River Ave. Blues ยป Pettitte pushed back

Pettitte pushed back

March 12, 2008 by Benjamin Kabak 29 Comments

Stop fooling yourself, Phil
In which Theo Epstein has to eat his words

Via Mike Rose filling in for Kat O’Brien:

Andy Pettitte has been scratched from his start Wednesday with minor muscle irritation in his left forearm on the outside of the elbow.

Manager Joe Girardi heavily emphasized that the ailment is minor. Pettitte is not being sent for any tests, and Girardi said he would start if it were the regular season. In fact, Pettitte pushed to make the start Wednesday against the Rays.

“They’re extremely cautious here, and I guess it’s a good thing,” Pettitte said.

Pettitte said he first felt the irritation after his last bullpen session while playing catch. He said he was not concerned or would have stopped pitching. However, he told the Yankees what he was feeling and Wednesday morning they told him they would skip his start. The Yankees are treating the elbow with hot and cold bath, light microcurrent therapy, massage and stretching.

I’m sure this has nothing at all to do with throwing a Minor League pitcher out there to bear the brunt of the Cervelli retaliation. Nope. Nothing at all.

In all seriousness, Pettitte should be fine, but that elbow is always a red flag.

Stop fooling yourself, Phil
In which Theo Epstein has to eat his words

Filed Under: Injuries Tagged With: Andy Pettitte

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