Great piece on Cleveland.com today about former Yankee Great, the American Idle himself, Carl Pavano.
Bud Shaw, a columnist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, discusses the Cleveland Indians' newest pitching acquisition after his first spring outting.
Saturday Pavano faced the Oakland Athletics, pitching two perfect innings and then had to leave the game after soreness in his crotch area was reported.
Okay, maybe the final fifteen words of that paragraph aren't exactly true. But he did pitch two innings in which he manufactured five ground ball outs.
Shaw brings up a funny passage from St. Joe's Book of Verducci, an apparent Jeterism that occurred in the clubhouse one day while Pavano graced the Yankees with his presence:
"Torre said the other Yankees despised Pavano. Bullpen catcher Mike Borzello told of Derek Jeter walking past Pavano and chiding him rhetorically: "You ever going to play? Ever?""If that isn't Captain-esque, I don't know what is. Good for Jeter.
Note to the Indians: I hope AIG, err, 21st Century Insurance, isn't the company that you decided to insure Pavano's contract with. And I hope you have a good medical staff.
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Can Jeter be made for Employee of the Month for this?
I don't know what month it occurred during Pavano's four year stint with the Yankees.
But it shouldn't be hard to figure out. Exactly how many months did Pavano spend in the Yankees clubhouse, and not in a hospital or on a rehab assignment somewhere?
Three, maybe four total in four years?
The photo is freakin' me out.
ARRRRRRRGGGHHHH!
Please, please, please make Pavano the employee of the month.
I do not want the EOTM curse to take out Jeter or worse, Mariano.
If we can't have Pavano as EOTM, then please vote for Tomko!
Cant wait for Carl to make a start at the stadium.
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