Agree. So which engine do you refer to when failed would produce the pitch up ?
Engines 1 and 3 (i.e. the wing engines) would produce the pitch up.
MD11... with an ENG 2 failure (the center engine) during takeoff (and after V1 for this example) you will actually have to push the yoke and be very gentle during rotation to avoid a tailstrike as the pitch up tendency from the wing engines is not any longer 'countered' by the center engine.
With all engines operating the MD11 is pretty stable in pitch when it comes to power changes.
So all in all,
barit1s statement is correct.
Cheers,
DBate