Its a shirt on bustedtees.com (which I own proudly), but it may be more reality than comedy. But then again, sometimes reality is the best comedy… I have no idea where I ‘m going with this.

It looks like Carl Pavano is going to start on Opening Day for the New York Yankees.

(Right.)

That’s a joke. You’re supposed to laugh.

(Sorry. It’s true.)

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Torre also is nervous: “Pressure-wise, I’m not concerned. But again, the competition being away for a couple years is still something that’s first and foremost in my mind that he needs to feel on a consistent basis. It has nothing to do with his personality. It’s just that you haven’t competed. It’s something you have to gradually get yourself into. You can’t turn that switch on.”

(There’s a joke to be made somewhere about Pavano and turning a switch on, isn’t there?)

Nah. Pavano is starting on Opening Day at Yankee Stadium. Tough to get funnier than that.

Carl friggin’ Pavano? That is funny, Pavano is not owned in one of the four fantasy leagues I am in… definitely not owned in Show & Tell w/ Sean Salisbury… nor would I recommend it; and yet the Evil Empire of baseball has been forced to use Pavano as their opening day #1 starter. If that’s not a smiting, then I obviously don’t know a good smiting when I see one.

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