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| Height: 6-5
Weight: 225
Throws: L
Bats: L Born: Jun 15, 1972, Baton Rouge, LA |
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| December 3, 2004 Andy Pettitte has been cleared to resume throwing, according to the Houston Chronicle. Recovering from elbow surgery, he should throw for four weeks before beginning his regular preparation for spring training. |
| August 24, 2004 Andy Pettitte underwent surgery to repair a torn flexor tendon in his left elbow Tuesday, according to the AP. Pettitte is expected to be ready for the start of spring training in February. |
| August 18, 2004 Andy Pettitte will not pitch again this season as he will undergo surgery to repair a torn flexor tendon in his left elbow. Brandon Backe will be recalled from Triple-A New Orleans on Friday to replace Pettite on the Astros roster. Pettitte was placed on the DL. |
| August 18, 2004 The Houston Chronicle reports that Andy Pettitte will seek a second opinion on his ailing elbow from Dr. James Andrews. Season-ending surgery remains a possibility for Pettitte. |
| August 17, 2004 Andy Pettitte will have his next start pushed back two days because of a sore left elbow, according to the AP. He is now scheduled to pitch against the Cubs on Saturday. Carlos Hernandez will start against Philadelphia on Thursday in Pettitte's original spot. |
| August 14, 2004 Andy Pettitte didn't join the Astros on their trip to Montreal this weekend and instead flew back to Houston to have his elbow examined. The Houston Chronicle reports that this has become a routine practice. Pettitte is expected to get an extra day of rest before his next start on Thursday. |
| August 12, 2004 Andy Pettitte will probably be given an extra day of rest next week and isn't likely to make his next start until August 19, according to the AP. |
| August 12, 2004 The Houston Chronicle reports that Andy Pettitte admits he likely will need surgery to repair a slight tear in the flexor tendon in his pitching elbow. He could have the procedure done before the season ends. "It's definitely a possibility," he said. "I realize everything that's going on. Right now it's just something I'm not really kind of saying anything about, because we haven't really done any MRI since the first part of the season." Pettitte doesn't believe he would need Tommy John surgery. |
| August 7, 2004 Starting for the first time since July 26, Andy Pettitte earned the no-decision on Saturday after allowing two runs off six hits in five innings. He missed his last scheduled start due to elbow pain. |
| August 6, 2004 The Astros expect Andy Pettitte to make his scheduled start Saturday despite lingering pain in his pitching elbow, according to the Houston Chronicle. "I feel a little bit of discomfort in there, and it's to the point where I feel like I gotta go," Pettitte said. "Any time you're hurt and you're having trouble getting out on the mound, it's a big concern to you." |
| August 5, 2004 The Houston Chronicle reports that Andy Pettitte threw his normal bullpen session yesterday and remains hopeful he can make his scheduled start Saturday. "If I get in (Saturday) morning and I come here and my arms feels like I can only give them an inning, then I wouldn't go out and make that start," he said. "I'm hoping Saturday morning I will come in and won't say that." |
| August 4, 2004 Andy Pettitte plans to return to the mound on Saturday. He has a small tear in a tendon in his left elbow, an injury that will likely hinder him the rest of the season. He threw for about 20 minutes on Monday and afterward pronounced his elbow ready to go. |
| July 31, 2004 The Astros scratched Andy Pettitte from his scheduled start Saturday due to lingering soreness in his elbow, according to the AP. "It feels better," Pettitte said. "We felt that if I went out there and reaggravated it, it could be a DL situation. I probably won't pick up a ball for several days. I'm pretty sure I should be able to make my next start." Darren Oliver started in place of Pettitte. |
| July 31, 2004 Although Astros manager Phil Garner was confident yesterday that Andy Pettitte would start today, despite a sore elbow, Pettitte didn't sound quite as certain, according to the Houston Chronicle. "I don't know if I'll be able to make it," said Pettitte. "There's a question mark in my head right now, so that might answer your question right there." |
| July 30, 2004 Andy Pettitte felt good on Friday, a day after he tested his left elbow, according to the AP. Manager Phil Garner expects him to make his scheduled start Saturday against the Reds. |
| July 29, 2004 Andy Pettitte worked out his ailing left elbow in a bullpen session Thursday, but was still uncertain if he could start Saturday, according to the AP. "I felt pretty good," Pettitte said. "But I'd be lying if I said I was definitely going to pitch on Saturday. I want to try to make the start and do the right thing for the team." |
| July 29, 2004 Andy Pettitte skipped a scheduled throwing session on Wednesday but plans to give it a shot on Thursday, according to the AP. Pettitte is still planning to make his next start on Saturday despite a torn flexor tendon. |
| July 28, 2004 Andy Pettitte has a small tear in a tendon in his left elbow, and he may be headed to the disabled list for the third time this season, according to the AP. He's been diagnosed with a small tear in his flexor tendon but wants to try to pitch through the discomfort. |
| July 28, 2004 Andy Pettitte plans to play catch today and throw a bullpen session tomorrow in preparation for his Saturday start, according to the Houston Chronicle. He left Monday's start early due to his ailing elbow. |
| July 27, 2004 The Houston Chronicle reports that Andy Pettitte likely is headed for surgery on his troublesome elbow after the season, even if he is able to pitch through the injury until then. He aggravated the elbow last night and left the game early. "I think they're going to let me go with this," Pettitte said. "We're to the point to where I need to pitch. And I won't go out there if I don't feel like I'm going to be able to help us or if I'm going to hurt us. We'll just do whatever we've got to do to try to get me out there." |
| July 26, 2004 Andy Pettitte left his start on Monday after just five innings because of elbow soreness, according to the AP. He's already been on the DL twice this season with an injured left arm. "I aggravated it again a little bit. We're going to see how it feels the next couple of days and hopefully I'll be able to make my next start," Pettitte said. "It's the same thing, the flexor tendon in my elbow, but it's not as bad as it was before." |
| July 1, 2004 Andy Pettitte reported nothing but normal soreness Wednesday after returning from a strained arm the day before, according to the Houston Chronicle. |
| June 29, 2004 Making his first start Tuesday in over a month, Andy Pettitte allowed three runs over five innings. He struck out seven and walked three, giving up four hits. He left with a 4-3 lead, though his bullpen eventually lost the game. |
| June 29, 2004 The Astros activated Andy Pettitte from the DL, and he's expected to start Tuesday night. Pettitte has been out since late May and has missed five starts with a strained forearm and sore elbow. |
| June 25, 2004 Andy Pettitte will throw a routine bullpen session on Saturday in preparation for his return to the rotation next Tuesday. |
| June 24, 2004 The Astros announced that Andy Pettitte will come off the DL to start on Tuesday against the Cubs. |
| June 24, 2004 Following last night's rehab start, Andy Pettitte said again he feels ready to return from his strained left forearm to start on Tuesday, according to the Houston Chronicle. He will meet with Astros manager Jimy Williams today to discuss when he will come back. |
| June 23, 2004 Andy Pettitte pitched five scoreless innings Wednesday in a rehab start for Double-A Round Rock. He allowed one hit and one walk while striking out five. |
| June 22, 2004 Andy Pettitte is set to make his second minor league rehab start on Wednesday, according to the Houston Chronicle. "The only aggravating thing is that I feel like I'm still in spring training mode as far as my arm and my strength of it and everything like that," he said. |
| June 21, 2004 Andy Pettitte will make his second rehabilitation start at Double-A Round Rock on Wednesday, according to the AP. He's been on the DL since May 31 with a strained left forearm. |
| June 19, 2004 Andy Pettitte will not start for Houston next Wednesday as expected, according to the AP. He will make another rehab appearance at either triple-A New Orleans or double-A Round Rock instead. The rehab appearance is expected to be Wednesday. "There is some soreness, but I haven't pitched competitively for a month. I just wasn't sharp,'" Pettitte said. |
| June 18, 2004 Andy Pettitte allowed two runs over three innings while striking out four in his rehab start Friday, according to the AP. "I don't feel like I have regular-season pitching strength. I'm rusty and not very sharp, I threw all my pitches but nothing was really as sharp as it can be," said Pettitte, who hopes to make his next start with the Astros. |
| June 18, 2004 The Houston Chronicle reports that if all goes well with his rehab start today, Andy Pettitte should come off the DL to start on Wednesday. He's been out with a strained forearm. |
| June 17, 2004 Andy Pettitte had no problems with his side session yesterday and declared himself ready to make a rehab start on Friday, according to the Houston Chronicle. |
| June 15, 2004 Andy Pettitte will make a rehab start with Double-A Round Rock later this week depending on how he fares during a bullpen session Wednesday, according to the AP. |
| June 14, 2004 Andy Pettitte threw about 60 pitches in a simulated game Monday. Depending on how his arm feels Tuesday, he will go out on a minor league rehab assignment this week. He's on the DL with a left forearm strain. |
| June 12, 2004 The Houston Chronicle reports that Andy Pettitte threw about 60 pitches in a bullpen session yesterday and is slated to toss a simulated game on Monday. "That's the game plan right now, and then we'll kind of take it from there," Pettitte said. |
| June 10, 2004 Andy Pettitte threw nearly 60 pitches in a bullpen session yesterday and will toss another session on Friday, according to the Houston Chronicle. "Probably after that we'll try to make a plan as far as what they want to do as far as rehab. It's felt better and better every time that I throw," said Pettitte, who is out with a strained forearm. |
| June 9, 2004 Andy Pettitte said that he felt good on Tuesday, a day after throwing a light bullpen session for the first time since going on the DL, according to the Houston Chronicle. Pettitte played catch on Tuesday and is expected to throw a bullpen session tonight. |
| June 8, 2004 Although Andy Pettitte was able to toss a light bullpen session yesterday for the first time since going on the DL with a strained forearm, it doesn't sound like he will be activated when eligible this week, according to the Houston Chronicle. "Definitely, I would think I won't (start Sunday)," said Pettitte. |
| June 6, 2004 Andy Pettitte said his strained forearm may be improving, but he still can't "air it out" when playing catch from 125 feet, according to the Houston Chronicle. "I just don't feel like I can air it long-tossing yet," he said. "I can long-toss, but I don't feel like I can throw it, throw it like I'm throwing it to somebody. That's where I need to get back to before I can get on the mound. When I get on the mound, then throw a couple of bullpens and probably make a rehab start." |
| June 2, 2004 Andy Pettitte played catch for about 10 minutes on Tuesday, according to the Houston Chronicle. "It was just regular catch," Pettitte said. "It felt like it's getting better every day. We're just going to have to take it slow." There remains no set timetable for his return from a strained left forearm, but he's expected to go on a rehab assignment before being activated. |
| June 1, 2004 According to the AP, there is no timetable for Andy Pettitte to return to the rotation. The left-hander was placed on the 15-day DL on Monday because of a strained muscle in his left forearm. "We can't really take the chance of trying to rush him back too soon. We've got to get him healthy first, get him to a point where he can throw long toss and then see where we are," Astros manager Jimy Williams said Tuesday. |
| May 31, 2004 The Astros placed Andy Pettitte on the 15-day DL today with a strained muscle in his left forearm. The move is retroactive to May 26. "This is uncharted territory for me. I've had a lot of elbow injuries before, but not a muscle injury," Pettitte told the AP. |
| May 31, 2004 Astros GM Gerry Hunsicker said Andy Pettitte suffered a setback when the pitcher felt stiffness in his left forearm while playing catch on Sunday, according to the Houston Chronicle. Pettitte will test his sore forearm by trying to throw again today, though he could be headed to the DL. A decision is expected to be made by tomorrow. |
| May 28, 2004 Andy Pettitte will miss his scheduled start Tuesday against the Cubs to give his strained forearm more time to heal, according to the AP. Team officials said Friday that Pettitte should be ready for his next turn, June 7 at Seattle. |
| May 28, 2004 Andy Pettitte has reported improvement in the "tightness and comfort level" in his strained left forearm, according to the Houston Chronicle. The team will monitor his situation and make the decision within the next couple of days as to whether he will make his scheduled start on Tuesday. |
| May 27, 2004 Astros officials said Thursday that Andy Pettitte is day-to-day but should be able to start June 4 against the Pirates, which would mean Pettitte would miss only one start. The veteran lefty will have his sore forearm re-evaluated in the next few days. |
| May 26, 2004 Andy Pettitte left Wednesday night's game after only four innings with discomfort in his left forearm, according to the AP. Even though he left the mound wincing in pain, team officials said Pettitte is considered day-to-day. |
| May 4, 2004 Andy Pettitte recorded his first win in Houston for his hometown Astros Tuesday. He allowed two hits in five innings, while striking out eight. |
| May 4, 2004 In just his second start since coming off the DL, Andy Pettitte will be operating with a pitch count tonight, according to the Houston Chronicle. He indicated that the club does not want him to throw more than 85-90 pitches tonight. |
| April 29, 2004 Andy Pettitte threw six shutout innings on Thursday in his first start since comng off the DL. He surrendered just one hit and struck out three while walking only one in picking up his first career National League victory. |
| April 26, 2004 Andy Pettitte is expected to come off the DL and start on Thursday, according to the AP. |
| April 26, 2004 Andy Pettitte threw another bullpen session yesterday, and though he still needs to build up arm strength, he appears set to start on Thursday, according to the Houston Chronicle. Pettitte said he figures to be able to throw at least 75 pitches Thursday. |
| April 25, 2004 Andy Pettitte had no ill effects the day after throwing a five-inning simulated game on Friday, according to the Houston Chronicle. He should throw a bullpen session today and remains on target to start Thursday. |
| April 23, 2004 Andy Pettitte threw a simulated game Friday morning, according to the AP, and the Astros were encouraged with the results. "Andy threw 70 or 78 pitches and threw well," said manager Jimy Williams. "He's on his way here." Houston is hoping to have Pettitte back to start against Pittsburgh on April 29th. |
| April 22, 2004 Andy Pettitte said yesterday he felt good after tossing 93 pitches the day before, according to the Houston Chronicle. He's nursing a strained elbow and likely will return to the rotation April 29. |
| April 21, 2004 Andy Pettitte said he felt he'd be ready to start on Friday, even though he still has some discomfort in his elbow, according to the Houston Chronicle. The Astros considered the expected high temperature in Denver Friday of only 45 degrees as a factor in bumping Pettitte's return until April 29. |
| April 20, 2004 Andy Pettitte will not come off the DL to start Friday's game after all, as the Astros have decided to give him more time to get over a sore elbow, according to the AP. Pettitte threw about 80 pitches in a bullpen session on Tuesday and now hopes to return on April 29. |
| April 20, 2004 Andy Pettitte will throw another bullpen session prior to today's game, according to the Houston Chronicle. He plans to turn it up a few notches from Sunday's 12-minute session. If he continues to progress and reports no pain Wednesday, he will come off the DL in time to start Friday's game in Colorado. |
| April 19, 2004 Andy Pettitte had a short bullpen session on Sunday and will have another on Tuesday, according to the AP. He still plans on returning from the DL to start for the Astros on April 23 in Colorado. |
| April 18, 2004 Andy Pettitte is slated to throw his first bullpen session today since being sidelined by an inflamed elbow, according to the Houston Chronicle. He's expected to make his scheduled start on Friday. |
| April 17, 2004 If all goes well over the next week, the Astros hope to have Andy Pettitte start next Friday's game, according to the Houston Chronicle. |
| April 16, 2004 Andy Pettitte pitched off a mound for 10 minutes Friday without any pain, according to the AP. He is scheduled to pitch again Sunday. |
| April 15, 2004 Andy Pettitte reported no problems after throwing on flat ground before Thursday's game, according to the AP. He will attempt to throw off the mound on Friday if there's no soreness. |
| April 11, 2004 The AP reports that Andy Pettitte received a cortisone injection in his elbow on Sunday, and the Astros are hopeful that he\'ll be able to return to start on April 25. |
| April 11, 2004 Andy Pettitte likely will have a cortisone injection near his strained left elbow today and begin playing catch Thursday, according to the Houston Chronicle. |
| April 10, 2004 The Astros placed Andy Pettitte on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to April 7. Pettitte injured his left elbow when he checked his swing while batting on Tuesday. An MRI revealed inflammation in the elbow and a strained flexor tendon. |