Chuck Knoblauch takes shot at Andy Pettitte with tweet

By Ethan Finkelstein | Feb 17, 2015

Aug 23, 2014; Bronx, NY, USA; New York Yankees former pitcher Andy Pettite waves to fans during Joe Torre Day ceremony at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports /

Former Yankees second baseman, and teammate of Andy Pettitte, Chuck Knoblauch is not happy about the latter’s induction into the team’s hall of fame. A tweet sent out by the former big leaguer all but confirms that.

On Sunday, it was reported that recently retired MLB starting pitcher Andy Pettitte’s number was to be retired, and he himself, will be enshrined in the New York Yankees‘ historic Monument Park.

For many, this was a nice sentiment, and enough of a reason to show up to the Bronx on August 23rd. Do not count on former Yankees second baseman Chuck Knoblauch to be there though. If a recent Twitter post is any indication, Pettitte’s former teammate is not among those happy for his induction into the team’s hall of fame.

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When Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte were asked to testify in regard to their association with notorious trainer Brian McNamee, Pettitte admitted to using human growth hormone during the 2002 season to recover from injury quickly. In 2007, he was named in the Mitchell Report, and in 2008, Pettitte admitted to additional HGH use in 2004.

The former Yankees lefty has since been repeatedly apologetic to fans of both the Yankees, and the Houston Astros, for whom Pettitte played from 2004-2006.

Knoblauch, 46, posted the following tweet. It hints at just a tad bit of frustration on the part of the former major leaguer.

Congrats to 46. Yankees retiring his number. Hopefully they don't retire it like his HGH testimony.
— Chuck Knoblauch (@chuckknoblauch) February 16, 2015

Despite all the controversy surrounding his past usage of HGH, Pettitte remains one of the more important Yankees in recent memory.

A member of the “Core Four,” along with Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, and Mariano Rivera, he won World Series titles in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2009. His 19 postseason wins are the most in MLB history, and he currently sits atop the Yankees career strikeouts leader-board with 2,020. His 219 wins are third most in franchise history.

Meanwhile, Knoblauch, who played with Pettitte and went to four straight World Series, winning the first three, has had a tumultuous post-baseball life. He has been brought up on two separate counts of domestic abuse, which has led to two divorces, and a stained public image. The latter incident also cost Knoblauch induction into the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame.

There is understandably some bitterness from Knoblauch. Yankee fans were quick to turn on the guy after he mysteriously lost his ability to field effectively at second base. Eventually, manager Joe Torre reassigned him to left field, before Knoblauch left the team following the 2001 season. As one could imagine, seeing a former teammate being forgiven easily for something as egregious as taking performance enhancing substances, probably seems like a double standard to the guy.

Though it seems like sour grapes, it appears that Knoblauch does have a point. There is a double standard in play.

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