Pettitte tries honesty

I was quick to blast Andy Pettitte's hypocrisy in being an outspoken evangelical Christian and also a user of illegal performance-enhancing substances, according to the George Mitchell report.
So I'll be quick to say that Pettitte's reaction to the report today has by far been the best and most stand-up response to Mitchell's accusations.
While everyone else in the report seems to be ducking, denying, hiding behind lawyers, or literally hiding, Pettitte spoke to reporters today, and admitted exactly what he did.
"In 2002 I was injured. I had heard that human growth hormone could promote faster healing for my elbow," Pettitte said in the statement released to The Associated Press by agent Randy Hendricks. "I felt an obligation to get back to my team as soon as possible. For this reason, and only this reason, for two days I tried human growth hormone. Though it was not against baseball rules, I was not comfortable with what I was doing, so I stopped."
Honesty. That's refreshing.
And that's pretty Christian of him, and it stands out amid the behavior of the many other players mentioned in the report, especially teammate Roger "Take it in the Butt" Clemens.
Pettitte could have admitted he broke the rules as soon as he started feeling "uncomfortable" with his actions and stopped. He could have been the first and only Major League Baseball player to voluntarily cooperate with George Mitchell's investigation. He could have admitted to using HGH as the issue came into the spotlight bigtime over the past year.
He didn't do any of these things until he was publicly called out for his actions this week.
Certainly not perfect, but just being honest about it, even long after the fact, is more than you can say for Roger Clemens and dozens of other current and former Major League Baseball players.