What a performance by Pettitte. He just grinded that one out. And his personality is emerging as well, which is common among successful thrity-something veterans in most sports (see Dennis Rodman, Manny Ramirez, Curt Schilling, Terrell Owens, etc. for more on the antics of aging stars). Pettitte is more subdued. Like Karl Malone in his late years, Pettitte just mutters to himself all game long. Once he has muttered something, he usually makes a good pitch. I suspect that he's saying positive things to himself to increase his focus and reach his ideal performance state (I.P.S). At least, that what I hope he's saying...
And I don't mean to brag, but I think other long-time fans probably know what I'm talking about: I can read Pettitte's move to first base now. Yeah, it took a while, but I can read it a lot better than most of the guys who find themselves on first base. Yes, I think that, though I could probably never make good contact against Pettitte, if I were to ever find myself on first base against him...he's have no chance of picking me off.
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