Andy Pettite announced his retirement today. He finished his 17 year career, with the Yankees and Houston, with a 240-138 record, with a 3.88 ERA. He won 5 World Series with the Yankees and was in 3 more, 2 with the Yankees as well as 1 with the Astros. Pettite leaves as the all-time leader in post season wins, with 19. Granted, players in this era have way more post-season opportunities than they did in earlier eras, but still that's 19 wins against teams that aren't expansion teams, or rebuilding teams, or teams saving on payroll and throwing Triple A level talent out there.
I liked the way Pettite pitched. He pitched like an ace. But he also carried himself on the field like an ace and had the demeanor of an ace. I like to watch guys like that, like Roy Halliday, and Cliff Lee, who now seems like he's found that.
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