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Sat Aug 23, 2008 9:55 am EDT

Pavano: 'I'm not here to make amends'

By Joe Zedalis

Carl Pavano

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Carl Pavano knows that his New York Yankees' tenure has been one long running joke.

But when he takes the mound Saturday night at Camden Yards, the oft-injured righthander won't be thinking about making good on the past three-plus years, only about getting the Yankees one step closer to the playoffs.

"I'm not here to make amends, I'm here to do my job and that's to win ballgames," Pavano said yesterday, having joined the Yankees in Baltimore the day before his start. "That's what I'd like to have been doing the last three years, but it hasn't worked out that way. To put my energy into thinking about the past and worrying about what's gone on, it does me no good and it does the team no good."

Pavano's lengthy injury list since he signed with the Yankees before the 2005 season includes two elbow surgeries, two shoulder problems and various injuries to his back, rib and buttocks.

Source: New York Daily NewsNew Window

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  1. jeffutlaw
    1. Posted by jeffutlaw Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:32 pm EDT

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    Well outside of curing cancer, I don't think anyone is worried that's gonna happen anyway......
  2. davfied
    2. Posted by davfied Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:37 pm EDT

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    everyone has to remember, he did not try to get hurt. He is a pro baseball player for a great organization. It would have been in his best interest to have played and done well. He then could have gotten another contract with a possibility of a raise. As it stands now he is considered damaged goods and has to prove himself all over again.
    Guys
    Check out the Abreu board. Yahoo has taken out all the fakers posts!!!!!!
  3. ken
    3. Posted by ken Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:54 pm EDT

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    your right carl your here to make yourself and the yankees look like fools. i hope you get shelled and your baseball career is over.this way you cant screw any other team out of millions in the future.you should be lucky the yankees even bother to put you in a game, if it was up to me id bar you from the team.
  4. A Yahoo! User
    4. Posted by A Yahoo! User Sat Aug 23, 2008 10:36 am EDT

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    Pavano did not try to get hurt...he was not always honest with the organization, but he tried and I wish him well...Maybe the Yankees and other teams will learn a lesson from all of this, maybe NOT! He has to prove himself all over again and that will take some doing considering what he was paid and how he under performed...
  5. one happy chick
    5. Posted by one happy chick Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:18 pm EDT

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    OH NO ! The yankees are on a run. I think I am scared ! HA ! HA ! HA ! HA ! HA ! GO RED SOX !
  6. one happy chick
    6. Posted by one happy chick Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:18 pm EDT

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    Beware of dawfied the man has knowledge.
  7. stewie
    7. Posted by stewie Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:31 pm EDT

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    hi dav good to hear yahoo is spending some time on its clients ! jmayall he really didn t underperform , he just couldn t perform because of injury , I m sure he would have loved to pitch up to potential for hte yankees and could be alot richer now. and what leeson is to be learned it could happen to any player. remember Don Gullett.? It would be better for owners and players to go with 2 year contracts for pitchers and 3 for position players. No one would be locked in too long. and there would be less,players trying to renegociate with a few years left on the contract they agreed to at the start.
  8. fan
    8. Posted by fan Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:38 pm EDT

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    the yankee's need to start building a better team for next year. and it all starts with Pitching. they better find out what they have, because they started out this year thinking they had more than they did. I think they need a new GM. after watching the yankee's for the past 58 years, give me the job for $1 per year , I'll get them WS # 27.
  9. lrg
    9. Posted by lrg Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:22 pm EDT

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    sleaze rod is gong to make another announcement in the middle of the world series that he'll be watching. he wants a new contract. he just found out that pavano gets $2 million a game and he's upset.
  10. Adam
    10. Posted by Adam Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:45 pm EDT

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    One dollar a year? So, for ten bucks a year, would you be able to oversee the contraction of a dozen teams, too? :-p
  11. judy v
    11. Posted by judy v Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:31 pm EDT

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    pavono better win today, otherwise i have to burn my nny /pavono shirt
  12. william p
    12. Posted by william p Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:44 pm EDT

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    mr. cashman ............... we have come a long way .... the wrong way .. with our pitching corps. from days of not thinking of trading our young guns ( kennedy,hughes) for a young santana !! to where we stand now .. all the young guns on the dl and have been all season while we watch santana sport one of the best era's in the majors and most innings pitched. and now we look to pavano for help !! unbelievable planning and judgement !!!!
  13. AGGRO 17
    13. Posted by AGGRO 17 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:30 pm EDT

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    this is out for when he sucks tonight
  14. gregoryrmeyer_meyer
    14. Posted by gregoryrmeyer_meyer Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:13 pm EDT

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    Pavano may have not tried to get hurt but it but he obviously wasn't working extremely hard to get better or take care of himself either. Why would Mussina and other players call him out if there wasn't something else going on. You can put him on the top of the list of horrible pitchers that Cashman has graced this team with over the last 8 years. And right there is why the Yankees haven't won the Series since 2000 despite having a 200 million dollar payroll. The Yankees may get back to the post season next year but you can count on not even making it to the World Series for years to come if things don't change in the starting rotation. HORRIBLE!!! Sure makes me appreciate Cone, Wells, Pettitte, El Duque, Clemens, Key, etc. etc. of the late 90's a lot more!!!!
  15. Easy Money
    15. Posted by Easy Money Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:11 pm EDT

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    Pavano sucks, He has one good season and then all of a sudden he gets a multi year contract.
    Thats what the Yankees get for throwing around their money.
    I said he was a bust before and right after he signed the contract he would suck even more.
    If anything the Yankees can blame it on injuries because if he was healthy then they would have even more ticked off fans.
  16. davfied
    16. Posted by davfied Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:37 pm EDT

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    one happy chick
    Do you ever have anything to discuss about baseball? NO! All you do is bash the Yankees. Go get a life. Have sex with your girlfriend or anything that may be productive.
  17. davfied
    17. Posted by davfied Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:37 pm EDT

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    stewie
    Notice, there are no #15 & # 16 posts on here. Thank you Yahoo. I am hoping the best for Pavano. I really believe he will do well.
  18. dave r
    18. Posted by dave r Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:08 pm EDT

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    Baltimore ..............LIGHT HIM UP !!! .......Smoke him like a pack of Kools . Someone could correct me about this but wasn't he signed before they traded for A-Rod
  19. davfied
    19. Posted by davfied Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:37 pm EDT

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    Hey Faker,
    How do you like me now!!!!!!!!
  20. stewie
    20. Posted by stewie Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:31 pm EDT

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    dav could it be that yahoo is finally screening the post and getting rid of the abusers , if so they should go after the idiots next HA HA HA HA go YAHOO
  21. jd 1
    21. Posted by jd 1 Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:19 pm EDT

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    dav, if he shows just keep reporting him using the email I gave you. Maybe they finally have woke up. Rays and Minny playing great. Yanks need to get it to 3 games back by 9-1 to have a shot.
  22. one happy chick
    22. Posted by one happy chick Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:18 pm EDT

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    Mr. Dawfied please do not worry about my sex life I have plenty. Not only that but I also get to watch the RED SOX ! GO RED SOX ! Poor dawfied all that knowledge and still bitter. HA ! HA ! HA ! HA ! HA !
  23. Ernest "Man of the People" E
    23. Posted by Ernest "Man of the People" E Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:52 pm EDT

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    Don't Give up hope Yankees fans theres still a chance the Yankees can make the playoffs, It'll just just a run or two which they're very capable of going on. Matsui's back, Pavano and Pavano will deliver.
  24. Ernest "Man of the People" E
    24. Posted by Ernest "Man of the People" E Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:52 pm EDT

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    don't give up hope yankees fans theres still a chance the yankees can make the playoffs, it'll just just a run or two which they're very capable of going on. matsui's back, pavano and pavano will deliver.
  25. one happy chick
    25. Posted by one happy chick Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:18 pm EDT

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    Mr. Dawfied Victoria Secrets is having a sale on golden thongs. Maybe you should buy one. It could help the Yankees. HA ! HA ! HA ! HA ! HA ! GO RED SOX !

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