Pettite speaking now

I haven't seen the entire Pettite press conference. Nonetheless, he seems like a standup guy. He appears to be completely candid and honest, even explaining his reason for taking HGH... he said he felt as though (at least in part) he had to take the stuff not because he wanted to outperform other players, but because he was injured and got paid a lot of money... so he needed to get back in the rotation asap.

One reporter asked if Pettite considered himself a cheater. Andy didn't say yes or no. He just said it was for others to decide.

Andy Pettite seems to be completely honest (and remorseful) about this. For that, I respect him. I just hope the other players (and not just the NYC players treated by McNamee) will admit what they did, say it was wrong and help get the baseball family past this... particularly the kids and/or minor leaguers who may have thought these drugs were ok.

Tim White