Andy Pettitte repeatedly shook his head, smiled and glanced down at the table in the interview room while he tried -- in his "aw shucks" manner -- to find one thing that made his return to the big leagues feel strange. Pettitte was back on the mound Sunday for the Yankees, getting lavished with adoration while pitching into the seventh inning despite giving up a pair of two-run homers in New York's 6-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners.