His mother had put it that she knew what it is she wanted, which was nursing and not an easy program at Peoria JuniorCollege, and plus she worked hostessing at the Embers and had bought her own car.
Since Pettitte had enrolled in a juniorcollege instead of a four year program, the draft rules at the time had allowed the Yankees to follow Pettitte and still negotiate a deal with him up until the day before the 1991 draft.