Its a rare feat to be able to watch a living legend ride off into the sunset folks. And its an even rarer feat to watch a living legend ride off into the sunset as he leaves a gaping hole in his home grown team, but that’s neither here or there right now. Because yea, no shit one of the best lefties in Yankee history would fit in perfectly in that joke of a rotation the Yankees have right now, but I’m not mad at Andy Pettitte. How the hell can anyone be? Guy has delivered so many big games and been there for so many big moments, he deserves to go out on his terms. If you’re a Yankee fan in your 20s like me, you’ve literally grown up watching Andy become one of the most dependable and most clutch starting pitchers in baseball history.

Bottom line, Andy Pettitte is one of the few people in this world who doesn’t need to lie on his resume to make himself look good. He was on 8 World Series teams. Won 5 rings. 240 regular season wins. More playoff wins than anybody. Picked runners off like a motherfucker. Don’t care who you are or what team you root for, any starting pitcher would jizz in their pants to have a career like Andy’s. Is he a Hall of Famer? Probably borderline at best. But all I know is that Yankee baseball just won’t be the same without that NY hat pulled halfway down his eyeballs and a mean mug stare down to home plate before every pitch.

Farewell Andy. Thanks for the memories.

Now, its time to step it the fuck up Ivan Nova.