http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Carl_PavanoFind stories, videos, and photos about Carl Pavano from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:41:51 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Carl_Pavano14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Carl Pavano from CNN.com.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tom_verducci/11/10/free.agency/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tom_verducci/11/10/free.agency/index.htmlFree agency once was a yellow brick road to riches. Free agents could count on being wined and dined and enriched. Does anyone remember a recruiting tour of the country by Carl Pavano -- yes, Carl Pavano -- unofficially named Carlpalooza?Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:19:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/11/07/free.agent.filings.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/11/07/free.agent.filings.ap/index.htmlMets reliever J.J. Putz and Twins pitcher Carl Pavano filed for free agency Saturday.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:01:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/ben_reiter/10/12/yankees.twins/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/ben_reiter/10/12/yankees.twins/index.htmlMINNEAPOLIS --- About forty-five minutes after Mariano Rivera induced the weak groundout from Brendan Harris that ended this American League Division Series, a few Twins fans lingered in some hidden corner of the Metrodome, testing, for one last time, the stadium's acoustics. "Let's go, Twinkies!" they yelled, their voices echoing throughout the ballpark, well after workers had dug up home plate and had begun to pull the advertisements down from the outfield wall. It was the last time that those words will ever be shouted here.Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:12:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/ted_keith/10/04/tigers.twins/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/ted_keith/10/04/tigers.twins/index.htmlAs team sports go, the regular-season collapse is a phenomenon unique to baseball. After all, there isn't much sense getting too worked up over whether a team blew its chance to be the No. 8 seed in the NHL or NBA playoffs, or one of two wild cards in each conference in the NFL.Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:23:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/12/12/bp.yankees.burnett/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/12/12/bp.yankees.burnett/index.htmlThe winter meetings in Las Vegas may have ended, but the Yankees are still busy. Two days after landing the free agent market's most coveted hurler, CC Sabathia, they've bolstered their rotation with another free agent, A.J. Burnett. The former Blue Jay has reached a preliminary agreement with the Yankees on a five-year, $82.5 million contract -- pending a physical. If Sabathia's seven-year, $161 million deal carries risks for New York, Burnett's deal arguably carries even more.Sat, 13 Dec 2008 06:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/10/01/mf.easy.money/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/10/01/mf.easy.money/index.html#cnnSTCTextWork hard, get promoted, succeed in your new post, and eventually you'll start earning the big money. This progression seems like a firmly ingrained part of the American Dream, and it's certainly worked for a lot of people.Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:55:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/09/23/bp.yankeesmakeover/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/09/23/bp.yankeesmakeover/index.htmlTuesday night's Red Sox win made it official: The Yankees will miss the 2008 playoffs, making this the first season in the Division Series era in which October will kick off without the Bronx Bombers. That's a reason for celebration in many quarters, and a cause for distress in others, but the team's failure to make the postseason inspires one question from everyone: What now?Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:50:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/john_donovan/08/25/donovan.windup/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/john_donovan/08/25/donovan.windup/index.htmlIt is now time, whether all those playoff-privileged East Coast fans want to admit it or not, to face up to the very tangible possibility that both the Yankees and the defending World Series champion Red Sox might be on the outside looking in this postseason.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:26:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/tom_verducci/04/08/verducci.weekone/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/tom_verducci/04/08/verducci.weekone/index.htmlRevelations, observations and ruminations from the first week of the championship season:Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:49:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20105942,00.htmlhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20105942,00.htmlAlyssa Milano is single, and says she's done living out the fantasy of being a baseball player's girlfriend.Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:23:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/john_rolfe/07/03/1982.yankees/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/john_rolfe/07/03/1982.yankees/index.htmlTwenty-five years ago, the Yankees hit July 4 at 36-37 on their way to unceremoniously snapping a string of five postseason appearances in six years, including three pennants and two World Series championships. That run could have been six-for-six if not for the demoralizing death of captain Thurman Munson during the 1979 season. The '82 Yankees, who bear a passing resemblance to this year's squad, were a talented bunch (on papyrus) that wheezed in fifth in the A.L. East at 79-83 -- the franchise's first losing record since 1973.Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:44:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/john_donovan/05/30/yankees.mistakes/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/john_donovan/05/30/yankees.mistakes/index.htmlHindsight being as eagle-eyed as it is, it's easy to see just where the present-day Yankees went wrong. They tried to restock their farm system and compete at the big league level at the same time. They pulled away from what they do best -- nobody bullies people in baseball with a checkbook quite like the guys in the pinstriped front office, whether it's in the free-agent market or at the trade table -- and that's costing them now.Wed, 30 May 2007 05:20:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_heyman/05/09/scoop.wednesday/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_heyman/05/09/scoop.wednesday/index.htmlAlso in this column: • Schilling mouths off again • Ortiz respects Barry Bonds • Pavano finally pays his agent • More news and notesWed, 09 May 2007 13:58:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_heyman/05/06/clemens.yankees/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_heyman/05/06/clemens.yankees/index.htmlWith one quick record-setting stroke of the pen, and one big announcement on the big screen above Yankee Stadium by Roger Clemens, the Yankees moved back into the ballgame Sunday. This is the best $28 million they ever spent (and actually since the salary's pro-rated over the entire season, it'll only cost them between $18-19 million).Sun, 06 May 2007 21:08:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/john_donovan/04/26/injuries/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/john_donovan/04/26/injuries/index.htmlNo self-respecting manager or front-office team builder would dare use injuries as an excuse for losing. Are you kidding me? Using injuries as an excuse -- justifiably or not -- makes baseball people look weak.Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:27:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_heyman/04/17/scoop.tuesday/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_heyman/04/17/scoop.tuesday/index.htmlAlso in this column: • Blue Jays in pain • Orioles interested in Kim • More news and notesTue, 17 Apr 2007 15:10:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/pete_mcentegart/04/17/ten.spot/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/pete_mcentegart/04/17/ten.spot/index.html1. Spurs star Tim Duncan says that referee Joey Crawford challenged him to a fight while ejecting him from Sunday's game against the Mavericks. That's strange. Usually the refs and players settle disputes by footraces.Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:46:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_heyman/03/26/scoop.monday/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_heyman/03/26/scoop.monday/index.htmlAlso in this column: • Lukewarm trade market • Griffey's move to right • More news and notesMon, 26 Mar 2007 14:47:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/pete_mcentegart/03/26/ten.spot/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/pete_mcentegart/03/26/ten.spot/index.html1. Peyton Manning hosted Saturday Night Live over the weekend. Apparently he was difficult to work with. He insisted on preparing multiple scripts for each sketch, then choosing the premise just before the sketch started depending on what look the audience was giving.Mon, 26 Mar 2007 13:47:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_heyman/03/07/daily.scoop/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_heyman/03/07/daily.scoop/index.htmlAlso in this column: • Pavano's $2 million fight • Gyroball: Fantasy or reality • In praise of MecheWed, 07 Mar 2007 15:21:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/john_rolfe/03/06/injury.prone/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/john_rolfe/03/06/injury.prone/index.htmlEvel Knievel's legendary carcass landed in a heap in the Guinness Book of World Records by dint of his breaking 35 bones, but that geezer spent his days jumping over rows of buses on a motorcycle. Our National Pastime -- a relatively effete sport -- is the home of guys whose injury histories make you wince, but only because you can see the open manhole in their path every time they simply step on the field.Tue, 06 Mar 2007 18:31:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/david_sabino/02/28/yankees.preview/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/david_sabino/02/28/yankees.preview/index.htmlAfter 14 straight postseason appearances, the Yankees' dominance of the AL East should continue, albeit amid the kind of soap opera atmosphere that Joe Torre, Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada & Co. have long tried to avoid. To address some unrest in the clubhouse, G.M. Brian Cashman moved the volatile Gary Sheffield and Randy Johnson, neither of whom was a fantasy force in his final season in the Bronx.Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:24:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_heyman/02/21/scoop.wednesday/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_heyman/02/21/scoop.wednesday/index.htmlAlso in this column: • More on Jeter-A-Rod saga • Andruw Jones and the Braves • Rollins' brash talk • More news and notesWed, 21 Feb 2007 16:00:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_heyman/02/07/wednesday.scoop/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_heyman/02/07/wednesday.scoop/index.htmlAlso in this column: • Pavano's perception problem • Meche's agent speaks out • Details on Utley's no-trade clause • More news and notesWed, 07 Feb 2007 15:55:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/john_donovan/01/06/mailbag/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/john_donovan/01/06/mailbag/index.htmlTrying to catch up with weeks of e-mail, starting with Randy Johnson's departure from the Yankees and working back to Boston's signing of Daisuke Matsuzaka ...Sat, 06 Jan 2007 18:49:00 EST