If it was 1996, he would have struck him out. I remember because I was the catcher.

"His 111th and final pitch was a fastball too high and too fat to get past Jose Guillen, who drilled it into the leftfield seats for a grand slam that put Kansas City up 10-6.

It was a sign of respect for Pettitte that he was allowed to pitch to Guillen, who already had three RBIs on a homer and single. 'I'm going with experience, that's the bottom line,' Joe Girardi said. 'It was Andy's game to win or lose there.' "

Terrible decision by Girardi and pathetic postgame rationale.