GOSSIP

I just got an e-mail from a friend in the midwest who says that ESPN 1000 radio in Chicago is reporting that Andy Pettitte has signed a deal to pitch for the Astros. The deal will evidently be announced this weekend. We’ll have to wait and see if this is for real, but if it is, it doesn’t come as a major surprise.

So much for the Yankees’ number one priority. Stay tuned…