Pettitte or any of the retreads that Cashman brought in???
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I would’ve been (and was) happy with a top 3 of Johnson-Mussina-Wang.

And no one said Pettitte was bad, but there was a reason he was allowed to leave, be it fear of injury, or him wanting to pitch closer to home.

Anyway, Pettitte’s loss was to be absorbed by Vazquez, who was younger, Brown, coming off an exceptional season with the Dodgers and Duque & Lieber, who were to show up sometime down the stretch.

“no guarantees he would’ve been of any help in 05 or 06.”

Pettitte or any of the retreads that Cashman brought in???

Is that even a thought? Andy was so bad they went back to him 4 years later.

Cashman needs to go.

Remember letting Mike Stanton go for that bumb changeup artist when Stanton still had something left? How about Pettite going to Houston?
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Bumb changeup artist? Chris Hammond? That was 2003; Yanks made it to the WS that year. Andy Pettitte left to Houston after that season, where he blew out his elbow; he would not have helped in 2004, no guarantees he would’ve been of any help in 05 or 06.

Whelp, so much for that…

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PAVANO SKIPS BULLPEN SESSION
STIFF NECK PUTS SATURDAY START IN DOUBT

Pavano was a terrible deal not just because of the injuries, but that they signed him on the basis of one very good year. There have been a steady stream of bonehead decisions since the glory days of the late 90′s – not coincidentally they haven’t won. Remember letting Mike Stanton go for that bumb changeup artist when Stanton still had something left? How about Pettite going to Houston? I think all those years without good lefties cost them a couple of championships – and let Boston through the door. And then, of course, they brought steroids into the clubhouse w/ Giambi & Clemens – don’t tell me they didn’t have inklings about that. Putting a team together ain’t like a rotisserie league. At times the gm seems to have an ameteurish attachment to stats. Harken back to the days when Bob Watson was here – he knew how to put together a team.

Your answer can go one of two ways: …

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Or a third way, which would be the truth :

Carl’s work ethic and devotion to the team and pitching in general have come into question in the past 4 years, but now that he’s healthy, he has the opportunity to prove his doubters wrong by providing stability to the rotation with consistent outings.

The second may be offputting to some fans, but it may bolster the psyche of the player.
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The guy’s tagging supermodels and wrecking porsches, I don’t think his psyche needs any bolstering

Actually, his contract was given to him based on his service for one season with the Marlins (2004) and pretending the six previous seasons of -31 RSAA never happened.
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You may want to add 2003 as well; being on a WS winner shows that “he knows what it takes to be a winner.”

I can’t measure heart BUT Pavano hasn’t earned this contact.
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Actually, he has, based on his service with the Expos & Marlins.

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Actually, his contract was given to him based on his service for one season with the Marlins (2004) and pretending the six previous seasons of -31 RSAA never happened.