Andy Pettitte.... A Rat??

It seems as though Andy Pettitte's press conference today has stirred up a lot of emotion, and in reading some of the comments across the internet today it seems like most of the emotion is, not only negative, but aimed at Andy Pettitte. How can that be you ask? Well, apparently New Yorkers think that Pettitte is "a rat". Well, with that said, in my slightly slanted opinion, most New Yorkers have shown themselves to be ignorant morons! You look at a guy who tells the truth while looking at a choice between prison or supporting his family and you call him a rat? It's not like Pettitte came out and started running his mouth just because he felt like it. They gave him a choice. Which, by the way, was the same choice that they gave McNamee. Tell the truth or face possible jail time for perjury. I guess most big tough New Yorkers would have put their friendship first and their families in the background where they apparently think they belong. Do any of them think for a second that Clemens would have put himself or his reputation in harms way to protect Pettitte if the situation was the other way around? Clemens is interested in one thing and one thing only and that's covering his own ass even if he has to expose someone else's ass to try to do it. In this case, that person's ass was Mrs. Clemens, literally. I'm just waiting for him to say "it wasn't me it was the one armed man". By the reaction from most New Yorkers though it seems as if this is the kind of guy that most New Yorkers aspire to be and think displays the qualities that a man should possess. I have to say, I feel bad for any single woman around New York who are looking for an intelligent honest man because apparently they are few and far between. On the bright side though if you're looking for an ignorant guy with his priorities and values all out of whack then you are in the right place!

As far as Andy Pettitte goes, he has earned my respect. What he did was wrong and today he accepted the consequences. He didn't run, he didn't hide, and he didn't point the finger at anyone and everyone in his life. We all make poor choices at one time or another. It's how you handle the consequences of those choices that make you a man.