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May 10, 2007

Pavano's Condition Not That Bad?

BP's Will Carroll on Pavano, via The Lineup Card -

"Here's the long and short on Carl Pavano--even before he had an MRI or saw a specialist, he'd made the decision to have Tommy John surgery. Even after seeing specialists and finding that while his UCL was torn, it was not torn so significantly that doctors recommended the surgery. Much like Octavio Dotel a few years ago, though, Pavano is simply not willing to pitch through the soreness. There's probably a high number of pitchers in the game today (far too high a number, actually) that have similar, perhaps worse damage and get out there. I'm not advocating that anyone pitch with pain, but when the possibility exists that someone can come back without surgery, I think they owe it to the team paying the bills to do it. Pavano's not willing to, perhaps closing a chapter that the Yankees would rather not have had written. Call him 'American Idle' or the 'Rajah of Rehab' if you want. In my opinion, he's gone beyond that, and is simply stealing money."

This is probably why Cashman keeps sending Pavano to doctor after doctor, after doctor, etc.

Posted by Steve Lombardi at May 10, 2007 05:35 PM

Comments

Interesting take by Carroll. Anyway, as many times as Pavano has been scoped, this is just par for the course.

Posted by: Raf [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 10, 2007 05:45 PM

Wow. If this is true I hope it hits the MSM hard, and Carl is smeared into oblivion. What a waste.

Posted by: TK_NYY [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 10, 2007 05:52 PM

Wow! Yet Pavano was 'crying' over the Yankees sending him to another doctor for yet another opinion.

But if the above report is accurate, then maybe the Yankees will try and get out of paying the remaining money he's owed. Is Cashman setting the stage with all these opinions?

Posted by: Don [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 10, 2007 05:55 PM

I'm speechless. I don't know why I keep think of that scene in Fargo when they find that dude was put through the wood chipper. Oh....to dream.

Posted by: Garcia [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 10, 2007 06:04 PM