Andy Pettitte pitched in a minor-league game on Monday, continuing his comeback from a year off. On Tuesday, he really got thrown into the fire.
Pettitte testified on the third day of the Roger Clemens perjury trial in federal court in Washington, an awkward setting in which he sat 25 feet from his good friend Clemens and testified that Clemens told him he had taken human growth hormone to help recover from an injury. (Pettitte himself admitted to taking HGH himself.)
"Roger had mentioned to me that he had taken H.G.H. and that it could help with recovery," Pettitte said, according to the New York Times. "You know, that's all I really remember about the conversation."
The defense, however, might have made some points against Pettitte, a star witness for the prosecution. When Pettitte was asked if Clemens' alleged relevation came amid a "lot of huffing and puffing" that accompanies a workout, Pettitte said yes, inferring that it wasn't a focused conversation. Clemens has said that Pettitte misheard the statement, that he was talking about his wife taking HGH.
(Pettitte, by the way, will make at least one more minor-league start before joining the Yankees' beaten-up pitching rotation.)
Brian McNamee, Clemens' former trainer, has yet to testify in the case. His believability to the jury will likely make or break the government's case.
Recap: Clemens vs. McNamee, a breakdown of their arguments
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