The only Pavano post all spring (promise)
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- February
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Carl Pavano is in camp. He has to be because he’s on the 40-man roster. The Yankees asked him to accept a payoff on the final year of his deal then take a minor-league contract and he refused.
Pavano had surgery last June and almost certainly won’t be ready to pitch until 2009. He’ll be somebody else’s problem then.
To say Pavano is a pariah is an understatement. He asked one of the clubhouse kids for a small box today to store some things he had in his locker. The kid went over to a garbage pail, fished out an orange Nike shoebox, dumped a half-eated sandwich out of it and handed it to Pavano.
None the wiser, the “American Idle” (as the Post calls him), put it in his locker.
When the clubbies hand you garbage, that’s a sign your team has had enough of you.
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Peter Abraham
I almost feel bad for him.
Almost.
I don’t!
Watch him get some sort of weird infection because of the half-eaten sandwich that was once in that box.
Wow, is that actually true?
I for one would love to hear more tales likes these about Carl Pavano. The bizzareness of him being camp seems like a great story.
thats kind of a sad story, almost
Good for that kid. I wish I was him.
Sign that kid !!
Pete, I’m a lawyer, and I don’t understand why he needs to be in camp. I can understand him taking up a roster spot and the team needing him to be on the 40-man roster in order to collect on insurance, but why does he physically need to be in camp, particularly given how uncomfortable the situation must be. I mean, what’s the point?
I just hope that he doesn’t read this blog, it would be a shame for that kid to get in trouble.
The kid’s probably Mussina’s cousin or something.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…but honestly, that’s kinda sad
The kid is probably the manager’s.
I think the $40M he robbed from the Yankees should be a pretty good consolation prize for the clubbies and teammates treating him badly.
what fun! thanks pete!
Remember when Yankees fans were actually excited about him last year?
What does he have to “store” in there?!! His bandages, medicine and his million dollar checks? When can I sign up for his job?
he’s a con man.
no, i can’t say i remember anyone talking about being excited about him last year.
come on. he did pitch good against Twins last yr! give him a break.
He probably doesn’t want to be there. I’m sure Girardi made him feel welcome.
C’mon,guys. You gotta cheer for the laundry, even if there’s a stench.
I don’t know if anybody mentioned this here already, but the people at the insidethebook blog mentioned that it seems like Mitchell didn’t even tell the players why they were being called in for, and so they were more likely to decline his “invitation”. How come the media is just letting this slip by?
Anyway, I’m glad we can almost get back to baseball…
I’m sure pavano cries himself to sleep every night because of how mean the other people treat him.
Yes sir I’d hate to have to try to sleep like him ON A PILE OF 40 MILLION DOLLARS!
he cries himself to sleep? thats a good one lol..
T Munson:
McLovin actually has Schilling’s rotator cuff in his mouth…
Pavano may or may not be ready to pitch by the year 2014, but seriously, some team will definitely offer him a deal after this season. I can see any of the National League cellar-dwellers (Pirates, Nationals) offering him a one-year incentive laden deal. It’s a market starved for pitching, and this would be the perfect hint of how much desperation that a team has.
Pete, if possible, is there any way you could post about Pavano’s relationship with the other players? Do they ignore him? Are they laughing behind his back? Are they giveing terse greetings and moving on? I know the answer is probably no, but I have to ask.
Hey Pete - One guy who could be VERY important to the Yankees isn’t getting much play here
Jonathan Albaladejo
I hear he too has a weight problem.
Have you seen him? Did he shed any pounds? How does he look?
Old Yanks Fan: Spring training is one day old. There are 69 players in camp. Easy on the “Jonathan Albaladejo isn’t getting much play” complaint. On my list of players I need to write about, he wasn’t first. Beyond that, I’d like to see him pitch in a game first.
He looks like Chris Britton, only Hispanic.
Phil: They don’t much like him. Yes and Yes.
Ben: MLB rule, all players on the 40-man get invited to camp regardless of injury status. He came for the free food and per diem and to rehab on the Yankees’ dime.
Ben, lmao. of couse you don’t understand it. you’re a lawyer. just kiddin ben, some of my best friends are lawyers. have a great season.
Ben, lmao. of couse you don’t understand it. you’re a lawyer. just kiddin ben, some of my best friends are lawyers. have a great season. ok?
Girardi’s approach to ST sounds like the high school gym teacher that gave you the dry heaves from your workout. Excellent.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/02162008/sports/yankees/run_for_glory_97927.htm
The Yankees didn’t acquire Santana or any other big name player in the off season. But consider Girardi a “force multiplier.” If he can get an extra 10% more from each guy on the 40 man, by getting them to keep the switch in the “on” position mentally and physically for an entire season, who needs anybody else?
Check out the Pavano hubris! He’s at Yankees ST because he chooses to be, not because of any rule which says he must be. He knows that Yanks revile him — well, at least Moose — yet he opts to act as if he were an entitled major leaguer. People like Jonathan Albaladejo have to struggle and sweat for the invite while bums like Pavano are entitled.
As for Pavano pitching for one of the NL basement dwellers (suggested earlier), that is the Pirates’ MO. They’d sign Pavano in part to “mentor” the younger pitchers, so I hope he tells these kids not to “get hurt” until after they’ve signed the big contract.
Pavano is to baseball what Janet Yarno is to knitting
Guess his new agent hasn’t really solved anything. That’s too bad, but Pavano is a putz, so he could have the greatest agent in the world and it wouldn’t matter.
Or, as a wise man (guy) once said, you can’t turn chicken (droppings) into chicken liver.
Pass the kreplach. (Burp!)
Jeez Pete, way to rat the kid out; although I imagine someone will pin a medal on him soon if Crumbly Carl doesn’t get to him first.
I know one of the club house attendants, I hope it was the kid i know.
Someone give that clubhouse boy a raise.
Can you imagine how Wang feels having to look at him everyday? It’s crazy to have to keep the physical embodiment of underachieving around.
Hey Pete - “Easy on the “Jonathan Albaladejo isn’t getting much play” complaint.”
Buddy… this was NOT directed at you, but rather the entire media, fans, bloggers, etc. This was one of the very few trades the Yankees made this offseason, where we said goodbye to a onetime heralded pitcher, Tyler Clippard.
I hate to quote anything that is small sample size, and this is really a miniscule sample size, but at the end of last year, in 14.1 innings, the kid posted a 1.88 ERA, 0.63 WHIP and 12 Ks against 2 BBs.
This kid could be a sleeper.
He is listed at: 6′5′ / 248 - although the 248 might be generous.
So Pete, just keep an eye out for him and see if he looked like he slimmed down at all from last year.
How did I get involved in this? Lol
Rat the kid out? Once the Steins find out about this, they’ll offer him protection and a job for life. That kid is set!
HA-HA that is too funny! I really hope it is true. What a leach that guy is.
well Pavano is a piece of garbage, so I guess it works. I would love to hear more Pavano hating stories, this should be a daily theme for posts.
http://aroundthemajors.blogspot.com/
I remember the circus-like atmosphere around his free agency and I am glad that you all got him and not the Orioles.
Great story Pete! I can’t think of Pavano without thinking a big FU to him. Ugh. He’s not a team player, so… why does he play a team sport?
The Yankees deserve to have Pavano around after they ran off one of the best managers of the modern era in Joe Torre. This is the aura of the Yankees now that Steinbrenner has taken over. He doesn’t want to trade for Johan virtually assuring the division title and the playoffs, but he allows Pavano to be in camp to send the message that we are the new Yankees not to be messed with. To show you I am going haggle with Wang in arbitration but allow non-playing Pavano haunt everyone. The Yankees crap on the ones that help them and pay and keep around the ones that don’t. In this new Hank Steinbrenner era there are no new Yankees….just the same old choke artists with bloated contracts delusions of granduer.
Pavano is the definition of a bum. I wish we could rid ourselves of him.
I see Bobby the Red Sox troll is here. Drop dead.
That is so funny, I was sort of taken aback by the evil laugh-out-loud I did when I read it! Keep ‘em coming, Pete.
This is the best story I’ve heard in quite some time!!!
and lol @ “Bobby!”
I feel bad for the shoebox. I’m sure it would be much happier rotting in some landfill.
i’m sure this is the tip of the iceberg. They went through over a dozen starting pitchers last year. That guy must get hazed like crazy. The whole team probably rubs their jock straps on his clothes while he’s “rehabbing” watching spongebob. loogies in his pasta. steaks off the floor. i wish i could hear more. if paul o’neil was still around that pavano would be running for the hills!!!
Why blame Pavano. The Yankees were the one’s who were stupid enough to give $40 Mil to a pitcher who had one good season and had never been healthy. Don’t blame him for a poor investment.
Nice to get the New Age perspective from “Bobby” about the Yanks’ “aura.”
Just be careful when you have aural sex there, Bobaloo.
Jeff Karstens: any word on how he’s doing? i read a few weeks ago that he pitched well for Team USA over the winter. Think he has a shot at 5th starter? if not, can we get someone for him in a trade?
Yeah Pavano’s a douche bag. he kicks puppies (but only after peeing on them). I mean sure he doesnt make anymore than more than average pitchers these days, I mean A.J. Burnett makes more and plays equally as little, but who cares, Pavano shouldnt even be classified as human. Oh yeah, and who cares that when a player is on the 60 day disabled list, he can be replaced on the 40 man without penalty, I think I saw Pavano at a White Supremacist rally. He wouldnt even restructure his contract, which never happens in baseball. God I hate that guy.
I remember how excited Yankee fans were at the Pavano signing especially at how they had prevented the Red Sox from obtaining him. That seems like ages ago.
But what do readers here really think of Carl Pavano?
Bottom line…Pavano sucks
AJ Burnett has actually pitched a fair bit of the last two years–and has pitched quite well (ERA under 4.00). He finished strong last year and can opt out after 2008. I think you’ll see a strong year from him, followed by free agency and a contract in the neighbourhood of 5 years/$100 million.
“Half-eated”? Who writes this thing, Crackhead Bob from the Stern show?
Wait, did someone just say that Burnett’s going to get a 5 year 100 million dollar deal? Uhh..no. Not in this free agent market. With CC being a FA, Sheets, Lackey, Penny, Lowe, Perez and several others(some have different options), Burnett may end up with 15 million a year over 4, but I really doubt he gets a 5th year. So MAYBE 5/75. Nowhere near 5/100.