NEW YORK -- Even while coaching high school baseball back home in Texas, Andy Pettitte always maintained contact with various Yankees to discuss the intricacies of pitching.
Now in a new role as an adviser with his old team, Pettitte is looking forward to spending more time in person assisting New York's staff.
"I felt like I've been in the mix because it's kind of always, I'm staying in touch with guys and stuff like that," Pettitte said Tuesday in his first public comments since taking the job. "But I guess just get me back up here, and for me it's a great time.