I think the Phillies' skipper might want to find some morning crow to eat:

"Andy Pettitte, he's a lot like anybody else who ages - his stuff is kind of starting to dwindle down", Manuel said.

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"I've seen him pitch on TV a lot, and I've definitely seen him pitch against our Cleveland team," the former Indians manager added. "We used to have some pretty good success against him, and I think we are ready for him."

Whoops. That was before Pettite handcuffed his team last night. He had one bad inning (the 2nd), after which he just shut them down. The Yankees then came charging back, with Pettite helping himself with an RBI and a run scored.

Pre-Gloating is just a bad idea in sports....

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