Pettitte no-hits the Phillies
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Podcast on Mar 12, 2010 
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Andy Pettitte wasn’t going through the motions this afternoon. He was going through the Philadelphia Phillies. During his three-inning simulated game in the indoor cage at Steinbrenner Field, pitching coach Dave Eiland called balls and strikes while Pettitte acted as if he were facing the Phillies lineup.
“I didn’t give up a hit in three innings,” Pettitte said. “Unfortunately, this is what we had to do. I got my normal warm-up in, and then I got all of my throws in. And I’m tired. That was the biggest thing, I just wanted to make sure I’m good and fatigued. Obviously I would have loved to have faced hitters, but the way the weather’s been, I just had to get my work in here today.”
Eiland forced Pettitte into various game situations, occasionally calling a foul ball instead of a strike three. When Pettitte finished with his 50 pitches, he was sweating. Maybe he wasn’t exhausted, but he’d certainly been working.
“You’re trying to challenge him,” Eiland said. “You’re also trying to get his pitch count up. You don’t want to just call balls and strikes, you want to make it kind of game-like. He may throw a pitch in a certain count that might get a swing, but I’m not going to give it to him. You have to make it a challenge. It can’t be a go-through-the-motions thing.”
Pettitte chose the Phillies because that’s who he’ll face on Wednesday in his spring training debut. Twelve years ago, such a late spring training debut might have worried him, but not today.
“I’m just at a stage where, emotionally, I’m not going to get overwhelmed when I’m in a regular game,” Pettitte said. “It’s not going to change that much.”
Here’s Pettitte speaking roughly 60 seconds after his final pitch.
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It sounds like Pettitte is on track for a great season.
The Yankees must be confident that the altered routine and later start for AP will redound to his benefit over the course of the season.
Andy appears comfortable with it.
pat
March 12th, 2010 at 2:23 pm
Erica
Google “neti pot”. Very effective sinus infection relief and future prevention.
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My doctor made me get one. I am waiting until I get home from work to use it though. It doesn’t seem like the type of thing I want to do in my client’s bathroom
I took prednisone for an ear infection a few years ago and it worked like a charm in clearing it up. Unfortunately, it also made me first very happy and then very miserable. However, I’m already an emotional person so I just think the steroids amped me up as opposed to making me a different person. I only took the pills for a week….so, it was no big deal.
Chad, thanks for the updated; sounds kind of interesting, lol.
Oh, and I meant to say how proud I am of Andy for his no-hitter.
And this early in the season.
Congratulations Andy !
http://www.courant.com/sports/.....0138.story
I never saw Thelma and Louise, but I know the final scene. I keep picturing Alex, Jeter and Granderson driving over a cliff, lol
Pettitte no-hits the Phillies
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All right Andy!
I took Pred for poison ivy. That stuff is wicked.
Erica
LOL. I understand.
It will seem a little weird in the beginning but it will help.
Erica-
it isn’t anything like the feedbag they sometimes put over a horse’s nose/mouth is it ?
I’ll take anything as long as it doesn’t have codeine in it. I can’t handle that stuff…
Plus, when I needed Pred, I couldn’t sleep, so the doc had to give me Ambien.
Betsy-
Are you tryin’ to tell me that you DON’T like cherry flavored codeine cough syrup ?
I used to love it when I was a kid. It was worth being sick just to get some.
MTU
March 12th, 2010 at 2:38 pm
Erica-
it isn’t anything like the feedbag they sometimes put over a horse’s nose/mouth is it ?
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From my understanding, I will have the cleanest nose on Long Island
The part that freaked me out is that he also gave me a nasal spray to unclog it. But he said that my nose is so irritated I am probably going to have a giant nosebleed when I use it.
Can I also once again reiterate, I did not realize I was that sick and I have been working 60 hours for the last 3 weeks while I felt yucky. I deserve a medal!
Rich in NJ
March 12th, 2010 at 2:40 pm
Plus, when I needed Pred, I couldn’t sleep, so the doc had to give me Ambien.
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I haven’t been sleeping through the night anyway. I have been waking up in the middle of the night everynight with an insanely clogged nose
Erica-
” I deserve a medal!”
WAD !
Feel better.
MTU, I hate cherry-flavored anything, lol. I like real cherries, but fake cherry flavored stuff? Gross. When I was a kid, I did eat Pine Brothers cherry cough drops (soft) like candy, but they didn’t really taste like cherry. When I take codeine, I can’t hold food down and I get very sleepy. Banning codeine would be ok by me!
When I take cough syrup, I always have to have a sucking candy nearby to “take away the taste”. Blech.
Erica – always OPPC
March 12th, 2010 at 2:43 pm
Can I also once again reiterate, I did not realize I was that sick and I have been working 60 hours for the last 3 weeks while I felt yucky. I deserve a medal!
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That is very Super Grover of you.
Rich, how long did you take the prednisone?
you do deserve a medal! I hope you can at least get some time off to recover.
I’ve been using nasonex for the past few months (two squirts, twice daily) and taking singular for the last few weeks to help with my allergies. I think it’s fine according to my doctor, but I hope the constant use of a nose spray isn’t going to mess me up, lol.
Betsy
Two weeks at at time. From 2007-09, I got poison ivy three times clearing brush from the beds around my house and the woods behind it.
don’t know if it has the same effect on people, but when my dogs have been on pred it has made them very thirsty, as well as hungry…which means they have to go out a lot more…so beware
upstate kate
March 12th, 2010 at 2:47 pm
you do deserve a medal! I hope you can at least get some time off to recover.
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LOL-
Thats not in the cards. The best I can get is a 5pm night tonight and back to work tomorrow
Betsy -Romine wasn’t built in a day
March 12th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
I’ve been using nasonex for the past few months
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I use Nasonex for my allergies. I love that stuff. lol
Thelma & Loiuse….I have a 1966 Thunderbird Rag top, my favorite car…..
Rich, maybe that’s why it bothered you so much – I was only on it for a week.
Erin, I love it too, but I still have concerns. My allergist recommends an allergy shot, but though that is probably the best thing long term, I don’t want to have to go every week for a shot (I don’t care about the shot, but I can’t keep taking time off from work AND it’s expensive) for months at a time before the whole thing kicks in. Granted, spending $30.00 for Nasonex a month is hardly cheap.
neti pots are great. but i’ve been told they can actually spread a sinus infection, if you have one already, possibly leading to ear infections. i use mine preventatively.
as for Pettitte, i am acting as if i’m impressed
Betsy -Romine wasn’t built in a day
March 12th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
Rich, maybe that’s why it bothered you so much – I was only on it for a week.
Erin, I love it too, but I still have concerns. My allergist recommends an allergy shot, but though that is probably the best thing long term, I don’t want to have to go every week for a shot (I don’t care about the shot, but I can’t keep taking time off from work AND it’s expensive) for months at a time before the whole thing kicks in. Granted, spending $30.00 for Nasonex a month is hardly cheap.
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When I was younger, my allergies were so severe I had to get a weekly shot. I hated it! lol Luckily, I outgrew them. I still have allergies, but they’re not quite as bad as they were when I was a kid.
Betsy,
Be careful with those nasal sprays, certain ones that contain ingredients such as oxymetazoline HCL can be very addictive even after a couple days and can turn the lining of your nose into hamburger. Just sayin…its probably fine if you’re MD said it was but I’ve been there and its no fun trying to ween yourself off of it..feels like a cinder block is stuck in your nose.
of course Andy pitches a no hitter while im stuck at work!
I wonder if he had any game tying RBI’s in the game as well??
moving out of the city helped my allergies immensely
Erin, I didn’t have allergies when I was younger; I developed them later, lol.
Blake, recently I sort of had a bloody nose and I thought maybe it was the Nasonex, but I think the reason was because I blew my nose to hard, lol. I want to confirm with my doctor again because I generally really hate to take medicine unless I have to. The reason why I’m taking it is that, without it, it seems like I have a constant stuffy nose. I’d prefer just to take the singulair as that’s just a pill. Still, I really wonder how long I’m to keep doing this. The only time the allergies are really a problem is when I get a cold. I have this crouping cough and when I cough, it’s loud and I hurt. The allergies irritate the cough.
Yay! I just got a text from my son. He will be home for college break by the time I get home from work.
Betsy, Nasonex is fine I think. I’ve taken Flonase in the past which is similar. Some people will take something like Afrin to open themselves up quickly after and those are the ones you have to watch out for.
hahaha.. 28 comments and all of 2 related to baseball. At least I know who to ask for help the next time I’m sick. Usually I just go on WebMD and end up diagnosing myself with some form of cancer.
Who is pitching tommorow now?
I’ve spoken with many doctors who all have the same advice: NEVER use Afrin!!!!!
“I’ve spoken with many doctors who all have the same advice: NEVER use Afrin!!!!!”
its the devil I tell you.
Shame Spencer
March 12th, 2010 at 3:23 pm
hahaha.. 28 comments and all of 2 related to baseball. At least I know who to ask for help the next time I’m sick. Usually I just go on WebMD and end up diagnosing myself with some form of cancer.
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One of my friends interviewed for a job with WebMD, but ultimately turned it down because she said she was worried she’d drive herself nuts diagnosing herself all the time. lol
Bright side, the rain will maybe give Jeter and anyone else who has the flu to get better.
Montero is #8 and Romine #49 on Fangraphs top 100 prospects list.
Is this day dragging for anybody else??
Erin
March 12th, 2010 at 3:43 pm
Is this day dragging for anybody else??
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:Raises her hand:
Jeter thinks he had food poisoning -I don’t know how the Yanks missed that.
E&E
yes, this last part is going slow
Erica – always OPPC
March 12th, 2010 at 3:46 pm
Erin
March 12th, 2010 at 3:43 pm
Is this day dragging for anybody else??
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:Raises her hand:
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That makes me feel better-I was thinking it was just me. I asked a couple of people at work, and they both said the day has flown by.
Erin
March 12th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
Erica – always OPPC
March 12th, 2010 at 3:46 pm
Erin
March 12th, 2010 at 3:43 pm
Is this day dragging for anybody else??
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:Raises her hand:
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That makes me feel better-I was thinking it was just me. I asked a couple of people at work, and they both said the day has flown by.
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My problem is that I am at a client and I hate it here and I am like 10 minutes from home. And I just want to go there and put my pjs on and hang out with my DVR
Erica – always OPPC
March 12th, 2010 at 3:46 pm
Erin
March 12th, 2010 at 3:43 pm
Is this day dragging for anybody else??
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:Raises her hand:
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Ok seriously I don’t think this day could be going any slower…glad to know I’m not alone.
But happy friday people!
2 consecutive days with no games played.
Reminds me of the ’09 Playoff schedule, LOL!!!
http://www.nj.com/yankees/inde....._jugg.html
(sorry if this was already posted)
Olney:
• Joba Chamberlain’s crooked linescore the other day earned him notoriety in some corners of the New York press. But the team’s staff actually took away great signs of encouragement, because in Chamberlain’s first inning of work his fastball was clocked at 93-94 mph, a velocity the team has not seen out of him this early in spring training. As Chamberlain’s outing progressed, he seemed to run out of gas and he got hit around, but the Yankees feel as if he has a nice base of velocity to build on early in camp.
That was posted earlier, Rich, and I’ll say the same thing as I said before. If the Yankees are happy with Joba’s velocity, then they must be unhappy with Phil’s…
Let me add that I don’t think that’s true. However, if not, it makes no sense.
afrin never helped me
Good day to paint a wall and watch it dry.
Is there a doctor in the house?
I have had a freekin cough for about 4 months that doesnt go away. I spit out flem in the morning and the rest of the day i take cough drops to slow it down. Tried Sudafed, alka celtser cold, congestion medicine. I dont have a stuffy nose or runny. Can you help me. No sars jokes please.
SoS-
Are you making fun of me???
Btw- I once walked around for two and a half weeks with a cough that wouldn’t go away. When I broke out in hives also I went to the hospital. Turns out I had walking pneumonia.
it’s been rough, s.o.s.. i feel like i’ve had some type of lingering symptom for a while now.
have you tried mucinex? works great for the phlem…
s.o.s, I think you should go to the doctor!!
i’ve been staring at this photo for a while now.
http://www.demolitionofyankees....._10_04.jpg
pretty sure i was drunk in that section at one point
who needs doctors or healthcare when you have the lohud yankees messageboard
Betsy -
I wouldn’t necessarily say that if the Yankees are happy with Joba’s velocity that you can then infer that they’re unhappy with Phil’s. Joba is Joba and Phil is Phil; they are different pitchers working on different things, and the Yankees are looking for different types of things from each of them.
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Just got back in from a day of errands. The McDonald’s in our mall food court is closed. I don’t know why. I don’t think they’re relocating, just closed. Other stores are closing and re-locating, others just closing. Sigh.
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This rain stinks. I guess we’re not going to see the sun until Tuesday? Monday maybe?
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Yesterday was the first time I was on the Tappan-Zee Bridge in my entire life.
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Congrats to Andy Pettitte on his no-hitter!
Saucy -
That photo is very disturbing…
Erica,
Not about you.
Saucy,
Havnt tried that. I dont have much flem accept for the morning.
Erin,
i have no time to go to the doctor.
Doreen-
1) The McDonalds in the Food Court in the Source Mall closed last year. I thought they were closing the one in my neighborhood, but they turned out to be renovating so they could add a McCafe. I will hope its a McCafe for you
2) I despise the Tappan Zee Bridge. I have driven over it many times. It scares me
New post. Some notes from today and some plans for tomorrow.
Sorry Doreen. i think it’s both disturbing and amazing at the same time. i can’t stop staring at it…
SOS, You have an upper respiratory infection. Mucinex nor any other OTC med will not help. You MUST SEE A DOCTOR for an Rx. You need an antibiotic (eg. Clarithromycin 500 mg twice a day for 10 days). Remember, don’t stop until you have taken all the medication! I know of what I speak (write).