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Thursday, December 13, 2007

'Mr. Purity' is a steroids user

OK, so no one's surprised that Roger Clemens is on George Mitchell's list of Major League Baseball players who took steroids. Is it really that much of a stretch to think that the Rocket, someone who would throw a 90-mile-an-hour fastball at his own grandmother, would cheat to win?
But Andy Pettitte?
Andy Pettitte, the church-going family man?
Andy Pettitte, the guy who says he would be a youth minister if he weren't a Major League Baseball player?
Pettitte even wrote a book about his Christianity and how young people can live a life of "sexual purity." (Described this way on a Web site that's currently offering a $3 discount to $11.99: While life as a big league baseball player has brought Andy Pettitte fame and accolades, it has also brought with it temptation. However, Andy learned to deal with temptation long before he donned his first major league uniform. While still a teenager, Andy committed himself to Christ and a life of purity. With his target identified early on, he has been able to hit the strikezone throughout his life. Andy and author Bob Reccord encourage you to commit now to a life of purity and integrity, not only in sex but in action, thought, and motive.)
How does all that "purity" talk sound now that we know Pettitte cheated by having performance-enhancing steroids injected into his body?
Here are a few direct quotes from interviews with Andy Pettitte:
"I want to try to honor the Lord in every area of my life. Every decision I make, I go to him and ask him for wisdom about decisions I make for myself and my family. "
and...
"I constantly ask myself 'What does God want me to do?' and 'Where does He want me to go?' ... As I said in the last chapter, living a pure life means trying to please God in everything I do."
Maybe God told Andy Pettitte to take steroids?
Otherwise, can you say hypocrisy?

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