Andy Pettitte, starting pitcher for the New York Yankees, admitted on Saturday that he did indeed use human growth hormones in 2002 just as stated in George Mitchell's report. Pettitte's agent said he would not comment until meeting with someone from the union. He then came out with the truth and said that he used it. He said that he used it in 2002 because he was on the disabled list for an elbow injury. He said that he "had heard that human growth hormone could promote faster healing for my elbow." He also vehemently stated that he only used it for two days so he can get back to his team faster. He told reporters that he "wasn't looking for an edge. I was looking to heal." Pettitte, along with Roger Clemens was reported in the Mitchell report as taking human growth hormone and steroids from Brian McNamee, who was with the Toronto Blue Jays when Clemens was with the team and with the Yankees when Clemens and Pettitte were there. Pettitte has made it clear that he only used human growth hormone and not steroids. Will Pettitte's admission make people ease up on him? Will his admission put more pressure on Clemens? Will Bud Selig, the commissioner of Major League Baseball, suspend him?
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