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Matthews: Pettitte looks iffy on three days' rest

Wallace Matthews

Newsday columnist Wallace Matthews

Matthews writes on professional sports, with a specialty in professional

PHILADELPHIA -- The last time the Yankees asked Andy Pettitte to do what they will ask him to do Wednesday night, the World Series ended with a visiting team celebrating on the field at Yankee Stadium.

That wasn't Pettitte's fault. He and the Yankees ran into a buzz saw named Josh Beckett that night in 2003, and the way Beckett pitched, the one earned run Pettitte allowed against the Marlins...

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