http://houstonist.com/2006/12/08/pettitte_opts_f.php All comments for Pettitte opts for the Yankees en-us 2009 Brittanie Shey Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:00:00 -0600 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss brittanie@houstonist.com brittanie@houstonist.com 60 http://houstonist.com/2006/12/08/pettitte_opts_f.php#comment-792480 http://houstonist.com/2006/12/08/pettitte_opts_f.php#comment-792480 Comments Fri, 08 Dec 2006 19:10:28 -0600 <p>I know that they weren't willing to offer him the second-year option but I think a lot of baseball fans, and Richard Justice, in the article that's linked, feel like Pettitte is worth another couple million and the option for 2008, and there is speculation that there was more to it than just money.</p> http://houstonist.com/2006/12/08/pettitte_opts_f.php#comment-792396 http://houstonist.com/2006/12/08/pettitte_opts_f.php#comment-792396 Comments Fri, 08 Dec 2006 18:04:04 -0600 <p>It's unclear why the Astros wouldn't offer Pettitte a better deal, It's not unclear. Astros management has told 790 AM that the second-year option was a non-starter for the Astros, and the deal killer.</p>