Question #41: American Idle?
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- August
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Just back from vacation again (got one more week to go in mid-September).
OK, so let’s say for the moment that the Yankees aren’t dead in the water. Let’s say that they might be able to start hitting and get the wild card. Let’s say that Hideki Matsui and Joba Chamberlain somehow get back (will Joba start or relieve? Here we go again).
Here’s the question: If the Yankees somehow believe that he can help them win even one game, would you forgive Carl “American Idle” Pavano and root for him? Could you possibly put aside all the animosity over all the injuries and the wasted money and the apparent lack of caring or effort, and cheer for him?
Or would you boo him from the moment he walked into the Stadium and only get louder once he falls behind the first hitter 1-0?
And would you be terribly frightened that he might actually pitch well enough to earn a contract for next season?
2 p.m., Sam says:
Hey everybody, look! It’s Carp! Remember him?
Glad to have you back, Carp, and good decision to return with a question about Carl Pavano, the guy who has been pretty much on vacation with the Yankees from the moment he signed his contract.
I don’t think there’s any chance at all that Pavano will actually pitch for the Yankees this year, but if he does end up taking the mound, I’m pretty sure that everyone – players, management and fans – will be willing to offer a temporary reprieve for sins already committed so long as he’s able to get through five solid innings.
Will the Yankees (and their fans) forget what a joke Pavano has been? No way. Anyone who has spent time in the Yankees clubhouse knows that bridges have been burned that won’t get repaired, but this is a business and the bottom line is that if Pavano is able to contribute in any small way, he’ll be well-received.
And then, when the season is over, he’ll be gone.
What a topic to start the day with…
As a diehard Yank fan I can tell you that from the fan aspect of it, I hope that Pavano never sees the inside of Yankee Stadium again. (This is my polite side by the way). He is souless, heartless, and spineless… (all probably lost due to injury).
But I know the business aspect of it and if the Yankees need a win to get to the playoffs, and Pavano has shown in the minors that he can throw 6+ quality innings, they’ll get what then can out of him and toss him out the door. I believe however, that nothing short of Pavano coming in and gets 8 wins in a row and carrying the Yankees to a World Series title and winning the WS MVP will Pavano even be considered for a return. And by the way, I think that the Sahara will turn into a 3,320,000 square mile vegetable garden before that happens. And no, even if he does all those things, I will offer no reprieve. It will be more of the “you owed this to the Yankees and their fans” kinda thing. $40 mil to sit on your butt for 4 years? Who the heck can forgive that? The only way he gets a reprieve from me is if he donates $30 mil to a charity. Maybe the Injured Buttocks Society.
This is why you are the best, Sunny. The vegetable garden in the Sahara and the Injured Buttocks Society? I might have to hire you to do some of my material.
Ha Ha!! Count me in!
Of course, having a character like Pavano helps. There is no end in sight for the commentary I have about that walking band-aid in Yankees’ clothing.
oh.
my.
god.
Pavano is starting… hopefully, this is just a move to trade him to somewhere in Mexico.
Call a meeting of the IBS.