It didn’t take too long for the “Mitchell Report” to elicit guilt-driven apologies from guys that consciously tried to shrink their gonads. New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte had been named in the report as a user of H.G.H.; and Saturday, in a prepared statement, Pettitte confessed to doing the deed for a brief stint.

In a statement released by his agent, Randy Hendricks, Pettitte said he tried the human growth hormone for “two days” because he believed it would speed his recovery. “I felt an obligation to get back to my team as soon as possible,” Pettitte said. “For this reason, and only this reason, for two days I tried human growth hormone. Though it was not against baseball rules, I was not comfortable with what I was doing, so I stopped.”

Wee feel ya, Andy. We tried clove cigarettes for about three days once, to be cool and all, and we just couldn’t hang. They really hurt your throat. Will Andy’s career suffer? Or will he be commended for his honesty?

Pettitte had previously denied using performance-enhancing drugs. Last year, The Los Angeles Times reported that Pettitte was among the players the former Yankee Jason Grimsley said used performance-enhancing drugs in a federal affidavit. “I haven’t done anything,” Pettitte said on Oct. 1, 2006. “I guess reports are saying I’ve used performance-enhancing drugs. I’ve never used any drugs to enhance my performance in baseball before. I don’t know what else to say except to say it’s embarrassing my name would be out there.”

Oh…well…that’s just silly of you Andy. You just confessed that Congress can bully you around. How are you going to strike fear in “Big Papi” David Ortiz now when he gets his translator to tell him you’re a pansy?

Pettitte admits he uses H.G.H. for “two days.” [NYTimes]
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