petite turned down 8 million

[smazza]

good move or bad

i say bad move  for him in terms of money,opportunity and prestige

[Velcro]

good move in terms of family, and he already is loaded.  He's already "Won the Lottery "

[smazza]

he will be with his family for lots of years

[Velcro]

yup, and now it is 2-3 more.  Nothing wrong with that (unless you are a yankees fan )

[KnightsRule]

Great move Andy, you got more money then you can ever spend and now your kids can watch you pitch and be part of your career. George did not even call Andy and ask him to stay a Yankee yet he calls all these old bums and goes out of his way to sign them. I am glad George is on hot seat now and I hope Clemens joins astros too now.

[sdgukhsdgl]

how exactly is George on the hot seat?  This offseason he has brought in Sheffield, Brown, Vazquez, Tom Gordon and he is no where near done.  I hate the Yankees and he has signed numerous talented players, just because Clemens and Pettie are gone does not mean they are done.  Vazquez was 2 in K's in the NL and 3 in IP in the NL.  brown was 2 in ERA in the NL.  I think they can replace Pettite and an over the hill Clemens

[smazza]

yANKEES DOWN

never

[Velcro]

Over the hill clemens?  not sure about that, he's in better shape than ANY pitcher in baseball... brown is more over the hill than clemens.  Brown is 39, and injury prone.