In anticipation of ace Chien-Ming Wang beginning the season on the disabled list, the Yankees have named a new opening day starter. Mussina? No. Pettite? No. Uhhh...Igawa? No.
Yup, Joe Torre has announced that because of scheduling issues, neither Mussina not Pettite will be able to open the season. That leaves an unproven rookie or a somewhat proven veteran who hasn't pitched in almost two years. So I guess Pavano was the lesser of two evils in this situation. What a farce. The loss of Wang will prove to be a huge blow to the rotation in New York for the first part of the season, and Pavano's opening day start will prove to be representative of the entire season - roughly patching up a dismal rotation and praying the offense and bullpen can win enough games to get the Yankees into the post-season. It's worked in the past, and in all likelihood will work again --- but one has to wonder how long their division-winning streak will last.
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