Pettitte Apology For HGH Use The Best Baseball Has To Offer
Andy Pettitte is an admitted cheater. While he tried to be as humble looking and sounding as possible, he could not sidestep an important question a reporter asked him Monday. Does he think he is a cheater?
The answer he gave, portrayed a person who was not trying to gain an edge, just a man trying to heal from injury. Unfortunately, no matter how humbled he appeared, the answer is still yes to him being a cheater.
It is easy to feel that Pettitte should be somewhat forgiven for his role in using HGH. He is one of the few ballplayers that has admitted to his wrongdoing, and that makes him somewhat of a hero in some people's minds.
The sad fact is that, while he appears to be genuine in his apology and remorse, he still cheated. Because baseball is filled with such egomaniacs, it is viewed as noble when one of them actually admits to being wrong.
For weeks, the public has been subjected to the borderline obnoxious way that Roger Clemens, has pointed his anger towards anyone who does not believe him. Others too, have taken that road. Rafael Palmeiro and his finger waving routine comes to mind.
The sport of baseball claims it is trying to clean up its sport for the good of the children, yet it continues to have players beat around the bush when it comes to steroid use.
It is a poor reflection on a sport, when one of its high profile stars seems like a hero for simply telling the truth. Pettitte will be looked at differently than the others when this era is over. He will have been the player who came clean. The one who took responsibility for his actions.
This writer, however, will applaud him for seeing the pain Roger Clemens and his family are going through. For being smart enough to know that a small admission, whether the whole truth or not, will clear his name, and put him back in the good graces of the public.
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