Ravi December 13th, 2007 at 6:42 pm

No wonder he signed the $16 MM deal before this report came out. It is a shame and may be Petitte should be thrown out of the game.

If Pettitte should be thrown out of the game, then so should Theo for acquiring a player that he knew was a steroid user:

link:

…According to Mitchell, Sox general manager Theo Epstein acquired flop reliever Eric Gagne nearly a year after learning of serious circumstantial evidence of Gagne’s steroid use.

Gagne and Paul Lo Duca were teammates in Los Angeles from 1999 to 2004. During that time, Gagne used Lo Duca, who went on to a beloved career catching for the Mets (sorry, Paul), as his hook-up to steroid and human-growth hormone pusher Kirk Radomski. The Red Sox scouted Gagne, once a valuable relief pitcher, after the 2006 season, when Epstein began overhauling the Sox pitching staff. Yet a certain concern lingered. On November 1, 2006, Epstein emailed his scout, Mark Delpiano, “Have you done any digging on Gagne? I know the Dodgers think he was a steroid guy. Maybe so. What do you hear on his medical?”

Delpiano replied:

Some digging on Gagne and steroids IS the issue. Has had a checkered medical past throughout career including minor leagues. Lacks the poise and commitment to stay healthy, maintain body and re invent [sic] self. What made him a tenacious closer was the max effort plus stuff.

Yet the Sox picked up Gagne from the Texas Rangers at the trade deadline during the 2007 season. What does that say about Epstein’s commitment to a steroid-free championship team?

Now we are gonna hear this every time Pettitte goes to Boston.Great gotta wait till 2009 till Andy Pettitte and Giambi is gone.

He didn’t need the money. He probably knew and consulted with the Yankees first before coming back. You are entitled to your opinion, of course.