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| 5th March, 2007 - 12:58 am |  MLB.com - Carl Pavano has not appeared in a Major League game since June 27, 2005, missing all of last season with numerous ailments, but looked good in his appearance on Sunday.
"I just wanted to go out there and pitch and have fun again," Pavano said.
Pavano said that his consistency in the strike zone could have been better, but all things considered, he was pleased. His fastball had good downward plane, catcher Wil Nieves said, and Pavano's slider was darting around the zone.
"He looked great," Nieves said. "He looked like he's been pitching for a while. I liked what I saw, and I know he's going to get better. I'm going to keep praying for him to stay healthy all year."
Though Pavano fell behind in the count early and issued two walks, he induced the always-dangerous Ryan Howard to ground out, ending the first inning. The run Pavano allowed in the second inning came on an Aaron Rowand fielder's choice, which Pavano remarked was the double-play ball he coveted, just too slowly hit.
"I thought I fell into a good groove," Pavano said. "My consistency can only get better." [READ] |
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