Andy Pettitte Won't Be With the New York Yankees on Opening Day

There’s been a new development in the “Will Andy Pettitte pitch for the New York Yankees in 2011?” question that seems to have Yankee fans on pins and needles this offseason.

According to Stefan Bondy and Nathaniel Vinton of the NY Daily News, Pettitte has told GM Brian Cashman that he won’t be pitching for the Yankees at the start of the 2011 season.

He hasn’t officially retired, but he told Cashman not to count on him to start the season.

Until Pettitte officially decides what do, this story has classic Yankee dragging this out until we are all blue in the face written all over it. Pettitte will dominate WFAN like the “Joba Rules” did two summers ago.

And if the Yankees get off to a slow start, forget about it.

With this news, look for the Yankees to up their pursuit of Jeremy Bonderman, Jeff Francis or Justin Duchscherer.

To this day, I still maintain that Rafael Soriano will end up in a Yankee uniform.

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