Pavano: Yankee Time Was “Exhausting”
Via the Palm Beach Post:
Right-hander Carl Pavano says he is open to a reunion with the Marlins. And wherever he winds up, Pavano is determined to shed his label as one of the biggest free-agent busts in baseball history.
Pavano played a key role in Florida’s championship run in 2003. The next year, he won 18 games for the Marlins, a performance he parlayed into a four-year, $39.95 million contract with the New York Yankees.
But he spent most of those years on the disabled list, going 9-8 with a 5.00 ERA over just 26 starts and prompting Yankees fans and even some teammates to question his dedication.
“I look back at those four years with the Yankees, it was exhausting,” he said. “But if I was healthy, no doubt about it, the team would have benefited and I would have benefited.”
…I look back at those four years with the Yankees, it was exhausting…
Maybe it wouldn’t have been so exhausting if he hadn’t performed like he had a banana stuck in his tailpipe?
Any Beverly Hills Cop reference is good in my book.
“But if I was healthy, no doubt about it, the team would have benefited and I would have benefited.”
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Uh, yeah right…
Well, maybe if he had been healthy we wouldn’t have signed Igawa? Maybe?
Well, maybe if he had been healthy we wouldn’t have signed Igawa? Maybe?
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Given the way the Yanks have stockpiled pitching over the years, they probably would’ve made a bid for Igawa.
Pavano’s a proven mediocrity, healthy or not. I’m glad his time with the Yanks is over.