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Texeira thinks Pettitte will retire

Updated Dec 28, 2010 9:17 PM ET

New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira said Tuesday he thinks teammate Andy Pettitte will retire before next season.

“If he’s leaning one way, he’s probably leaning toward retirement,” Teixeira said.

“I think that’s what he’s publicly said. It’s no secret right now that’s probably where he’s leaning. [But] in a month and a half, a lot can happen.”

Teixeira was in Times Square promoting Thursday’s Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium.

He called Pettitte one of his best friends on the team. The two have texted each other over the past two months, but Teixeira said he does not want to pressure the pitcher.

“None of us want to pressure him,” Teixeira said. “Everyone I’ve talked to this winter, we all say the same thing: We don’t want to pressure him, we’d love to have him back, but if it’s not in the cards for him and his family we’re going to wish him the best of luck.”

The Yankees’ need for Pettitte to return grew this month when Cliff Lee spurned them to sign with the Phillies instead. That left the Yankees with three established starting pitchers: CC Sabathia, AJ Burnett and Phil Hughes.

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New York Yankees’ Mark Teixeira says he believes Andy Pettitte is leaning toward retirement

Updated: December 28, 2010, 6:00 PM ET

By Ian Begley
Special to ESPNNewYork.com
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NEW YORK — New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira has been exchanging text messages with Andy Pettitte during the offseason as Pettitte sits at home in Deer Park, Texas deciding whether to pitch for the Yankees in 2011 or retire.

Teixeira said on Tuesday that, through his communication with Pettitte, he’s gotten the sense that the veteran left-hander is “leaning toward retirement.” But the Yankees first baseman is holding out hope that Pettitte will return to a Yankee rotation that sorely needs him next season.

“I think, like everyone else [thinks], if he’s leaning one way, he’s probably leaning towards retiring,” Teixeira said on Tuesday at a press conference to kick off Thursday’s Pinstripe Bowl game at Yankee Stadium. “I think that’s what he’s publicly said. It’s no secret right now. That’s probably where he’s leaning. But in a month and a half, a lot can happen.”

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman echoed similar sentiments about Pettitte earlier this month. Pettitte, 38, is coming off one of the best seasons of his 16-year career. He finished 2010 with an 11-3 record and a 3.28 ERA. He missed most of the second half with a groin injury but returned late in the regular season. He went 1-1 with a 2.57 ERA in two playoff starts for the Bombers, who were eliminated in the ALCS by the Texas Rangers.

For the past two seasons, Pettitte has used the offseason to decide whether to return to baseball or retire. He pitched last season on a one-year, $11.75 million contract. He indicated after the Yankees’ Game 6 loss to the Rangers in Texas that he was leaning toward retirement.

But Teixeira hopes that Pettitte changes his mind in the next few weeks and shows up in Tampa on Feb. 14, when pitchers and catchers report to the Yankees’ spring training complex.

“Selfishly of course, I love Andy Pettitte like a brother. He’s such a great player. He’s such a great teammate. I would hate to not play with him this year,” said Teixeira, who reported no set-backs in his rehabilitation from the hamstring injury he suffered in the ALCS. “But his family is obviously No. 1 to him and if [returning to the Yankees] is not going to be in his plans then we’re going to wish him the best of luck and when he comes back on Legends Day we’ll give him a big hug and tell him we miss him.”

Teixeira said he would not pressure Pettitte into coming back. He also believes the Yankees — despite failing to sign free agent starter Cliff Lee — have enough starting pitching to compete, with or without Pettitte.

“We basically have the same team that won the World Series two years ago,” he said. “We’re going to miss Andy of course but we have some young guys who are going to try to step in and do the job.”

Ian Begley is a regular contributor to ESPNNewYork.com.

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New York Yankees Visit the NYSE to Kick off 2010 New Era Pinstripe Bowl

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Press Release Source: NYSE Euronext On Tuesday December 28, 2010, 12:16 pm EST

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– President of the New York Yankees Randy Levine, New Era CEO Chris Koch, and coaches and university staff participating in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl rang The Opening BellSM at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Tues., December 28, to kick off the 2010 New Era Pinstripe Bowl, and showcase their respective universities to the New York metropolitan area.

The inaugural New Era Pinstripe Bowl will take place on Thursday, December 30, 2010 at Yankee Stadium. The game will feature the Syracuse Orange from the Big East conference vs. the Kansas State Wildcats from the Big 12 Conference. It will be the second-ever college football game at the current Yankee Stadium and the first bowl game in New York City in nearly 50 years.

Kickoff for the 2010 New Era Pinstripe Bowl is scheduled for 3:27 p.m. on Thursday, December 30.

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The New York Yankees Should Say No To Manny Ramirez

Though it might be awfully tempting to add a big-name former member of the Boston Red Sox, the Yankees shouldn’t even think about signing Manny Ramirez.

Not because he’s a head case — the Yankees don’t typically have problems with non-steroid off the field issues — but for the simple fact that he isn’t good anymore.

Since serving a 50-game suspension in 2009 for testing positive for female fertility drugs, Manny, 38, hasn’t been close to the same player he once was. 

Last year he hit just nine home runs in 50 games and his slugging percentage has taken an even bigger tumble in recent years, from .601 in 2008 to .531 in 2009 and finally to just .409 last season.

Whether steroids are to blame or not, it’s clear that Manny’s best days are behind him.  He’s merely a singles hitter these days, and though he still gets on base a lot, his limited defensive ability and poor attitude make him far more trouble than he’s worth. 

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The New York Yankees Should Say No To Manny Ramirez

Though it might be awfully tempting to add a big-name former member of the Boston Red Sox, the Yankees shouldn’t even think about signing Manny Ramirez.

Not because he’s a head case — the Yankees don’t typically have problems with non-steroid off the field issues — but for the simple fact that he isn’t good anymore.

Since serving a 50-game suspension in 2009 for testing positive for female fertility drugs, Manny, 38, hasn’t been close to the same player he once was. 

Last year he hit just nine home runs in 50 games and his slugging percentage has taken an even bigger tumble in recent years, from .601 in 2008 to .531 in 2009 and finally to just .409 last season.

Whether steroids are to blame or not, it’s clear that Manny’s best days are behind him.  He’s merely a singles hitter these days, and though he still gets on base a lot, his limited defensive ability and poor attitude make him far more trouble than he’s worth. 

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