Octavio Godot
From Yankees.com:
Just when it looked like Octavio Dotel was ready to return from the disabled list and give the Yankees’ bullpen a boost, the right-hander suffered another setback on Thursday afternoon, clouding his timetable.
Dotel pitched a scoreless inning for Class A Staten Island, allowing two hits while striking out one against Williamsport. But after the outing, Dotel told special pitching instructor Rich Monteleone that he had what Joe Torre described as “soreness or tenderness” in his right arm.
“He didn’t feel like his arm had a lot of pop today,” Torre said. “He didn’t throw a couple of pitches and say, ‘I can’t do this.’ He pitched his inning, so in my mind, it’s nothing more than that he’s not ready yet.”
Back on April 22nd, I wrote:
I can’t get as warm and fuzzy as some other Yankees fans when they drool over Dotel.
Just for the record, I’m still cold and un-fuzzed about Octavio Godot – but I think now I’m not as alone in Yankeeland as before.
Ah, a theater reference, nicely done. However, it takes two to wait for Godot, so who is Vladimir and who is Estragon? Octavio and Carl? Or Steve L and a friend? We wait for two pitchers, neither of whom is coming? Perhaps Samuel Beckett plays ball? We’ll never Cano.
Tonight is just an all-around shitty night in the Yankee Universe.