[新聞] Pavano on the sidelines until he heals

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Pavano on the sidelines until he heals
Yankees determine it's best for righty to rest for two weeks

NEW YORK -- Yankees general manager Brian Cashman decided on Wednesday that
right-hander Carl Pavano would be shut down for about two weeks while his two
fractured ribs heal.
The latest news in the saga of Pavano, who has two years and $20 million
remaining on his contract, came shortly after the pitcher was examined by
team physician Dr. Stuart Hershon, who prescribed the rest in a conversation
with Cashman.

Pavano tried to talk Cashman into letting him pitch through the injury, which
he did during three Minor League rehab outings following his car accident,
but the GM had no intention of letting Pavano pitch.

"He wants to pitch through it; he thinks it's something he can deal with and
that he's been dealing with," Cashman said. "I'm choosing, based on the
discussions with our team physician, not to allow that. I don't need one
problem causing another problem."

Pavano's injury is forcing him to cut his delivery short, and that has
resulted in tightness in his right shoulder. Pavano underwent MRI exams on
both his shoulder and his elbow, both of which came back clean.

Despite Pavano's desire to pitch through the injury, Cashman believes that
shutting him down until his ribs heal is the right move.

"The easy thing would be to say, 'This is embarrassing for everybody
involved, so you're just going to go out there, toe the rubber and get
through it, because none of us want to deal with the alternative,'" Cashman
said. "The alternative might be a little more embarrassing to go through
with, but it's the smart play."

Pavano, whose last start for the Yankees came on June 27, 2005, has missed
the entire season with injuries to his buttocks, elbow and now the ribs. He
suffered this latest injury after crashing his Porsche into a truck on Aug.
15, though he didn't inform the club of the accident for almost two weeks.

The incident has caused a lot of hard feelings inside the Yankees' clubhouse,
where several players have questioned his desire to pitch for the team at
all. On Wednesday, copies of the back pages of Tuesday's New York tabloids
featuring the headlines "Crash Test Dummy" and "Crash Dummy" were taped into
Pavano's locker by one of his teammates, causing a laugh among some of the
players.

Cashman acknowledged that Pavano will have to mend his relationship with his
teammates when he returns to the team, but said that the issue will have to
be addressed at another time.

"There's no doubt that with the fans, the front office, his teammates --
everything is about earning respect on a daily basis," Cashman said.
"Clearly, he's been a member of this team for two years and he's been unable
to help us because of legitimate reasons; but stuff like this, hiding
injuries, it loses credibility and respect.

"He's got a mountain to climb to get back into the fold," Cashman added.
"That's on him; like any person, you're going to want to earn that back and
fight for it."

When Pavano will have that opportunity, however, is unknown. Cashman wouldn't
rule out the possibility of the righty pitching for New York in 2006, but he
also said that the pitcher could be done for the year.

"I'm not saying he won't pitch for us this year, but I'm not saying he will,
either," Cashman said. "I want him to help us at some point; I wish it would
be in '06, but I can't guarantee it is."

There has been speculation that the Yankees will try to void the remaining
two years of Pavano's contract, but Cashman said it is far too early to talk
about that. The team's internal investigation into the accident has not been
completed, and Cashman declined to discuss possible penalties until he has
collected all of the facts.

"We don't have any facts on anything that has happened," Cashman said. "We're
certainly investigating, and if there's something for us that's worth
disciplining, we're going to pursue that to discipline. That's as far as I'll
go on that."

According to Cashman, fractured ribs take three to six weeks to heal, giving
Pavano another one to four weeks of recovery time. Pavano needs to be "free
and easy, without restriction" before he will be permitted to take the mound
again, though Cashman said he will throw on flat ground to keep his arm loose.

"Two years into this thing, it hasn't worked out," Cashman said of Pavano's
contract. "I have two years left -- and he has two years left -- to salvage
it and make good, so it makes no sense to jeopardize anything going forward."


Mark Feinsand is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the
approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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→ leddy:洋基的隊友實在很毒
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推 yadayada:這人真慘
推 saandwe:Pavano:我年薪千萬美金．我好慘
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推 Seapoint:老闆:我好慘,請Pavano為洋基拿一勝的代價是一千萬美金^^b
推 economist: Pavano:我年薪千萬美金的 Crash Test Dummy