Pavano to start Saturday

So much for that stiff neck.

Carl Pavano will make his first major-league appearance since April 9, 2007 on Saturday against the Baltimore Orioles.

I will certainly be interested to see how he performs, and you can't blame the Yankees for trying to get whatever they can out of him. If he can somehow win a couple of games and help the Yankees get closer to playoff contention, it will somewhat ease the embarrassment of his four-year contract.

Five bucks he gets injured between now and Saturday night, however.