2000 Yankees Diary, May 8: Pettitte outdoes Gooden

May 8 2025 by Pinstripe Alley

 

The Yankees had the upper hand in a matchup of current and former stars.

Coming off a series win over Baltimore, the 2000 Yankees opened up a three-game set with another division rival as the Devil Rays visited the Bronx. On a warm Monday night, we got an intriguing pitching matchup: on one side, Andy Pettitte, a left-hander in his prime trying to re-establish himself as one of the game’s best, and on the other Dwight Gooden, a fading former star trying wring a few more quality...

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