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Yankees’ Andy Pettitte: A Modest Proposal to Keep Him Pitching

Andy Pettitte wasn't too old to pitch a brilliant eight-inning shutout game Friday night against a formidable Cincinnati Reds team. This gave him his first win in 2012, and it made up for a weakish previous start against the Seattle Mariners

His skills are still what they used to be. That is not unexpected for an older player, even a pitcher.

What is likely to be lacking in an older player is endurance. And my proposed cure for that problem will be discussed below.

To illustrate the point, in 2010, his last full year on the Yankees' roster, Pettitte pitched a relatively short number of starts (21) and innings (129). That reflects his lack of endurance.

But the games he did pitch were of high quality. Two-thirds of them ...

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