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A lot of excitement today about Andy Pettitte "coming clean" and admitting to the use of human growth hormone. From the Sunday New York Post:
"In 2002 I was injured,'' the statement said. "I had heard that human growth hormone could promote faster healing for my elbow. I felt an obligation to get back to my team as soon as possible. For this reason, and only this reason, for two days I tried human growth hormone.
"Though it was not against baseball rules, I was not comfortable with what I was doing, so I stopped. This is it - two days out of my life; two days out of my entire career, when I was injured and on the disabled list. If what I did was an error in judgment on my part, I apologize. I accept responsibility for those two days."
So for 48 hours, his desire to be a good teammate overrode his personal comfort level. If that was wrong, he's sorry. What more do you people want?
posted by John Levenstein at
8:47 AM
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Was he on Mitchell's list? If not, I believe him. If he was, I don't.
he was on the list. and he's admitting to something very specific.
Andy Pettitte's a good boy - I believe him.
This sounds almost identical to what Paul Byrd said when his HGH usage broke during the World Series. Could be they are following the same script?
Gary Bennett: same response.
So, clearly the PR strategy is that if you used HGH to gain a competitive advantage, that's wrong. But if you used it to offset a competitive disadvantage (i.e., injury) then it's ok!
Sports again -- once I see the picture I'm alienated.
I've never tried a steriod. Will it make me "high"?
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