Baseball Lost and Found

Lost: Joe Nathan’s miniscule 0.98 ERA is is so small its hard to find. Forget K-Rod’s record setting save pace, Nathan is the best in the biz this season – and right behind Rivera over the last handful of years. If a pitcher can get a save in a 30-3 win, saves are obviously not the best indicator of dominance.

Found: Carl Pavano takes the mound for the Yankees tonight, his first appearance since April 9th last year. In the last of a four-year contract, Pavano has become a punch-line in baseball circles. One of the worst free-agent signings ever, at this point the Yanks have nothing to lose sending Pavano to the hill. Pavano’s reputation is already at rock bottom, the team is sinking faster than the stock market, and they already sending Ponson and Rasner to the mound every five days. At this point, why not.