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Pavano is up for Opening Day Open for the N.Y Yankees
By Ally White
It looks like Carl Pavano is going to start on Opening Day for the New York Yankees. For some New Yorkers that is the worst sports news they have received in all MLB preseason. Carl Pavano, last threw in a major league game on June 27th, 2005.
So I guess the question is what is wrong with New York? Opening Day still is supposed to be loaded with promise, anticipation and potential, and if Pavano best exemplifies that for the Yankees, I think we have some problems. Excepting the 2005 season, Joe Torre has been quite the manager for the Yankees. In the last 11 Aprils, the Yankees are 160-107. On Opening Day, they have started Roger Clemens four times, Randy Johnson and David Cone twice and Andy Pettitte, Mike Mussina and Orlando Hernandez once.
Now we cannot blame Torre for this, he is going through a situation no manager wants to be in, when something happens to your pitchers. Losing Wang hurts. His replacement in the rotation, Jeff Karstens, is ailing, too. Darrell Rasner is next in line. Actually, next could be Phil Hughes, even though this spring he did not look like the best pitcher in the league.
The Yankees want Hughes to spend at least a few months in Triple-A before he debuts in the big leagues. And the most likely thing to happen by that time is that they probably won't need him because Roger Clemens will be in their rotation.
The lineup can still work out. Alex Rodriguez almost certainly will be better than last year, provided he spends his time worrying about getting hits and putting Derek Jeter to work as well.
With everything there is still hope that the Yankees will have a good season start.
About the Author
Ally White is a top senior copy writer on sportsbook action for http://www.instantactionsports.com
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