New York Yankees designated hitter Lance Berkman thinks that long-time teammate Andy Pettitte will be back to pitch in 2011.

“My personal feeling is he’ll be back. But I don’t know that. I just have a feeling he’s not done yet,” Berkman told the New York Post as reported by Mark Hale.

Asked why, Berkman said, “I don’t know. Just nothing really that he said. I just get that sense from him, that I think he still loves to compete and I think he loves being a Yankee.”

“I would be surprised if he retired. I think he might come back for one more.”

The 38-year-old Pettite went 11-3 with a 3.28 ERA during the regular season, but he took the ALCS Game 3 loss.