Carl Pava-NO

Years ago, when Carl Pavano first got drafted, a friend of mine who went to high school with him had a bunch of bad things to say about him. There was no question about his pitching talent, but there were a lot of things said about his make-up and personality. I thought it wasn't fair, and I honestly didn't care much about him then. Now, however, he's on the Yankees - or at least that's what his contract says. I don't think I've ever seen a professional athlete with such a consecutive string of lame injuries in my life. No one should be sidelined from their job for 3 months by a buttock injury except a porn star. Now, just as he is finally finishing his rehab assignment another injury pops up. According to the Daily News, the latest injury went down like this:

After finishing the game - in which he allowed two runs in six innings - Pavano seemed okay, sources said. About 20 minutes after Columbus manager Dave Miley informed Pavano of the Yankees' plans, however, he mentioned that he had been feeling some pain in the lower chest and oblique area on his right side, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. Now, it's unclear - again - when he'll be able to pitch.

They even quoted one Yankee Official saying Pavano is "scared stiff" to pitch again. I wish the Yankees could just dump his sorry ass and move on. If only we didn't have the pitching woes we do, then maybe we could. I know they were hoping he could make a strong return at the end of the season to help with the playoff run. Now, I think they're just hoping they can avoid a complete mental breakdown.

NP: Crazy, Gnarles Barkley