Consider this: Arizona’s Doug Davis had surgery to remove a cancerous thyroid gland on April 10 and ...

Consider this: Arizona’s Doug Davis had surgery to remove a cancerous thyroid gland on April 10 and came back to win a game on May 23. Carl Pavano has pitched in two games since June 27, 2005.

Two games in 35 months and counting. The other guy was out 42 days with cancer.

-- Peter Abraham describing the difference between cancer survivor, Doug Davis, and bruised buttocks survivor, Carl Pavano

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Man

I remember being excited by that signing.

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on May 24, 2008 5:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I think that people hate Pavano so much because you know he’s just chilling out sitting on a fat bank account with no hope of every playing again. He couldn’t care less.

It’s like he won the lottery because he did nothing to deserve his money.

"The secret of managing is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys who are undecided." -Casey Stengel

by bxgrl1 on May 24, 2008 10:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

35 months vs. 42 days

really puts things in perspective.

i still say the igawa signing is worse. at least everybody and their mother wanted pavano. the igawa deal was a panic move from dice-K and the yankees were bidding against themselves.

by Clutch like Leyritz on May 24, 2008 11:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs