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November 26, 2008

A Pitcher Scorned

It happens all the time when it comes to romance. Love is found, love is lost and somebody ends up with a broken heart.

Is that the case with Andy Pettitte? Is his passionate affair with the Yankees over forever? Are they just not that into him anymore? He’s hurt and confused, and who can blame him?

Sure, he’s trying to explore new love with the Dodgers, but it’s an act, trust me. Right now he’s sitting in a BarcaLounger in the den of his ranch and he’s asking, “Why, y’all? How did it go wrong? Things used to be so good with us.”

And they were. Never mind the relationship with Clemens. There were other bonds.

He and Wang were tight, breaking through the language barrier with a language of their own.

He and Jeter needed no words either, whether in times of laughter or tears.

And then there was all the hugging with Jorge

and the cuddling with A-Rod.

Andy’s wife Laura tried to corral her husband’s attention, even showing up in leopard-print outfits on occasion.

But how do you compete with the blissful moments Andy shared with his pinstriped teammates? I mean, he not only played baseball with them. He played dress up with them.

“Why?” he cries out into the dead of the Texas night. “I was fixin’ to take your darn pay cut, but you haven’t called. Not a ‘Hello.’ Not a ‘We miss you.’ Nothin’.”

And so Andy Pettitte, the pitcher scorned, has reached out to Joe Torre for comfort. If the Yankees don’t re-sign the lefty, perhaps he’ll make a fresh start in Los Angeles. A new town. New faces. It could work.

But it will take an attachment to

and

and there are no guarantees that they’ll fill the void. After all, first love is the hardest to get over.

Just ask Bernie.

He’s still waiting for this to happen.