Feb 2011 - Andy Pettitte, the 38-year-old left-hander has made a final decision. Pettitte will announce his retirement Friday at a 10:30 a.m. ET news conference at Yankee Stadium. The news conference can be seen live on MLB.com and yankees.com. Pettitte will be joined by general manager Brian Cashman and manager Joe Girardi.
The all-time leader in postseason wins (19), starts (42) and innings pitched (263), Pettitte pitched for 16 seasons in the Major Leagues, 13 of them for the Yankees, with whom he won five World Series championships. His 240 career wins are the 13th-most by a left-hander in Major League history.
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 New York Yankees Yogi Berra's Yogisms
"All pitchers are liars or crybabies."
"The wind always seems to blow against catchers when they're running."
"A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore."
"Baseball is ninety percent mental. The other half is physical."
"Bill Dickey is learning me his experience."
"He hits from both sides of the plate. He's amphibious."
"How can a you hit and think at the same time?"
"I always thought that record would stand until it was broken."
"I can see how he (Sandy Koufax) won twenty-five games. What I don't understand is how he lost five."
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"Derek Jeter 2008 Yankees Final Game at Yankee Stadium Farewell Speech" September 21, 2008
"From all of us up here, it's a huge honor to put this uniform on every
day and come out here and play," Every member of this organization,
past and present, has been calling this place home for 85 years.
There's a lot of tradition, a lot of history and a lot of memories. The
great thing about memories is you're able to pass them along from
generation to generation"
"Although things are going to change next year and we're going to move
across the street, there are a few things with the New York Yankees
that never change. That's pride, tradition, and most of all, we have
the greatest fans in the world. We're relying on you to take the
memories from this stadium and add them to the new memories we make at
the new Yankee Stadium and continue to pass them on from generation to
generation. We just want to take this moment to salute you, the
greatest fans in the world."
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