Andy Pettitte is said by friends to be upset with Roger Clemens because of Clemens' aggressive defense to the charges leveled against him in the Mitchell Report. Most of all, Pettitte didn't care for Clemens' public airing of his taped phone call with accuser Brian McNamee, which accomplished little.
Among its many unexpected consequences, the Mitchell Report has magnified just how different Clemens and Pettitte are. And with the two men set to share a table at Capitol Hill's Rayburn Hall next month, it's as good a time as any to point out that this supposed mentor-protege's relationship has been overblown by the media -- with this space as guilty as anyone else.
"They were never as close as they were made out to be," a friend of both said on the condition of anonymity. "They just sort of went along with it in the media, because it was a good story."
I have to say this surprised me a bit, I really fell for the whole Clemens-Pettitte best buddies thing. Stupid me.
This will make the Congressional hearing on February 13th that much more interesting. Will Pettitte throw his former teammate under the bus, and if so what will that mean for him in the 2008 season? I don't think his teammates would take too kindly to having him out another teammate in front of Congress.
It’s doubtful that Pettitte will do that though, I think his answers will be more of the Derek Jeter variety – say a lot without actually saying anything, which would be the right move.
Then there always is the possibility that Mr. Davidoff is just trying to sell papers, and that this "friend of both,” who was “speaking on the condition of anonymity” is really just Davidoff's imaginary friend "Bill.” Am I accusing Mr. Davidoff of making this up? No, but it is possible.
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