WHY PETTITTE HAS A GREAT START

Dan Martin of the New York Post says Andy Pettitte felt good after his first bullpen session. Martin's piece is HERE.

"It went well... I didn't feel too good at first, but then Russell [Martin] got back there and that got my juices flowing."

You gotta love Russell Martin, the guy just helps all these guys get in the right mindset, love the way he works and they all have the utmost respect for him. Anyway, even Martin said things went well. Here are some quotes from Russell Martin:“He seemed like he was dialed in... He made pitch after pitch after pitch. His command. His mindset. It was like a game to him, even though it was just a bullpen. It’s good to see someone take it that seriously. He threw fastballs, four-seamers on both sides of the plate, two-seamers, cutters, sliders, some curveballs, some changeups, elevated a couple of fastballs. He was just hitting his spots 90 percent of the time. That’s as good a bullpen as I’ve caught all spring. From anyone. I don’t know what the velocity was, or how his arm strength feels, but as far as executing pitches it was impressive.”

According to USA Today, Pettitte threw 50 pitches and said: "I feel like I never left." Read HERE.

Special thanks to Dan Martin of the New York Post for his piece, great quotes!

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