Carl Pavano Gets Good News and Bad News

Proving that fate has a sense of humor, a series of injuries and timing between starts has left the Yankees with no other choice than to kick off the year with Carl Pavano as their Opening Day pitcher. Pavano hasn't thrown a pitch in a regular season game since June 27, 2005 against the Orioles ... and if you think that's a long time, you are correct. New York's WFAN 660AM recounts just how long on their sports blog:

Mazzilli was fired later that summer, making the Orioles one of 12 major league teams that has changed managers since Pavano's last start. The Marlins have actually done it twice. And that doesn't count the Reds, who fired Dave Miley just 6 days earlier.

On June 27, 2005 Ryan Howard had just 3 career home runs. Since then, he's hit 79 home runs and won the Rookie of the Year and MVP Awards.

Ben Roethlisberger was heading into his second NFL season with the Steelers. He went on to win the Super Bowl, get in a really bad motorcycle accident, recover, have an appendectomy, recover, and pass for more than 3500 yards in 15 games of the next season ... all since Pavano's last start. ...

By June 27, 2005 Jennifer Aniston had already split from Brad Pitt. Since that time, she made a movie with Vince Vaughn, dated Vince Vaughn, and broke up with Vince Vaughn.

There's a lot more where that came from, so I suggest you read the whole post. Also, ladies, you might be interested in knowing that he's officially available after being dumped by girlfriend Gia Allemand -- though from the sounds of things it's not like the fact he was in a relationship before would have stopped him from being receptive to your advances before. From the New York Post:

After weeks of trying to patch things up, the sizzling Queens native finally decided to call it quits.

"I was the one that trained him and got him there all year," she told Steppin' Out's Chaunce Hayden.

"I stood by him and didn't work so I could help him out, and he cheats on me. Nice, right?"

Right.

(via Fark and The Big Lead)

Previously on FanHouse:
Unbelievably, Pavano Might Be Yankees' Opening Day Starter
Carl Pavano Thinks He's Underpaid
Carl Pavano's Fiancee Might Make Him More Popular