Feinsand: Andy Pettitte done for year, may have thrown last pitch in pinstripes

Accountability has never been Andy Pettitte’s problem, that’s for sure.

The veteran pitcher put the weight of the Yankees’ failed season on his achy left shoulder Wednesday, saying his dismal performance down the stretch was the primary reason the Bombers are headed home following Sunday’s finale in Boston.

“The biggest thing was me, personally; I just pitched terrible,” Pettitte said. “I don’t think we played great, I don’t think we hit in some clutch situations when we needed to, but everybody pitched really well other than me down the stretch. If I don’t win one game out of my last 10 starts, I think the last couple days of the season, we’d be right there.”

...Having battled a sore left shoulder for much of the past two months, Pettitte won’t make his final start on Saturday at Fenway Park, as Joe Girardi announced Wednesday that Sidney Ponson would take the ball in his place.

“(The shoulder) has given me a little trouble,” Pettitte said. “I just wanted to go out and pitch, to do what it takes to get out there and pitch. Now that it’s over, now that we’re not going to the playoffs, there’s no sense in trying to do what it takes to go out there.”

Hey, if it ain’t a “big game in a big spot”...why bother playing.