Anything can happen tonight with Pavano on the mound
New York Yankees Fan Blog —
... . Today is the long anticipated and awaited return of Carl " American Idle " Pavano, who will be going on 501 days of rest. We're extremely curious to see what he'll bring to the mound - will he go one inning? Six strong? Will he leave the game uninjured? The Yanks are ...
The Return Of Carl
YankeesRedSox.com —
... Over the last couple of days I have seen some pretty shocking articles about Pavano. Some suggested that the Yankees shouldn't start him out of spite. Some, like this one, suggest that Pavano will kill any momentum the team has by setting foot in the locker room. Both are silly points to try and make. ...
Guess Who's Back...
Oriole Post - Baltimore Orioles Analysis & News; The World of Baseball and Beyond —
... Ah, seeing Carl Pavano start tonight and the response he gets may be worth the price of admission alone tonight at Camden Yards by the Yankee faithful...
An Ugly Night…
Baltimore Orioles —
... to allow one runner to score, and allowed the other to come in off a base hit. The nail in the coffin came in ninth inning as hurler Francisco Cabrera allowed the game to get out of hand by serving two homers in the final frame. Four runs crossed home plate, and the game became very much out of reach. Both Aubrey Huff and Kevin Millar had two hits, and Ramon Hernandez hit his 14 home runs and drove in 2; however, the Yankees’ Bobby Abreu had 4 hits and Cody Ransom homered. Ah, seeing Carl Pavano start tonight and the response he gets may be worth the price of admission ...
Idling Into Cleveland
The DiaTribe —
... additionally available if certain incentives are reached, ostensibly ending the Indians’ off-season. The rationale behind the Pavano deal is that adding him to the rotation gives them some depth in the rotation, allowing Pavano to be a candidate to fill one of the three spots in the rotation behind Lee and Carmona. Since a number of the candidates for those 3 spots still have options (notably Laffey, Sowers, Huff, and Lewis), it would stand to reason that Pavano (who was dubbed “American Idle” by the brutal New York tabloids), even if remotely healthy or effective, will given ...
