AIMLESS & ANDY
Published 5/18/2008 by By JOEL SHERMAN at NY Post: Sports
WHEN Andy Pettitte agreed to return in December, it set off a chain reaction that notably dismissed Johan Santana from the Yankees' plans and fully invested the Yankees in young starters. The Yanks felt confident in those choices, believing...
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