Carl Pavano was unhappy with the Yankees in 2005. His first season in New York, ended in midstream by a shoulder injury, wasn't the stuff for smiles. "If somebody wasn't unhappy with the way the year went, what would you think of that person?" Pavano said recently from his home in Florida. But Pavano is upbeat about his second season. "Last year, things didn't work out the way either of us hoped they would," he said, "but I think the future is going to hold a more positive story. ... I can't wait." Pavano, 30, a righthander from Southington, came to the Yankees with high expectations but was uncomfortable with the fanfare surrounding his free agency. Coming off a breakout season, he signed a four-year, $40 million contract with the team he and his family had cheered for generations. But he went 4-6 with a 4.77 ERA in 17 starts before shutting it down June 27 with a shoulder injury that took almost two months to diagnose. "We have high hopes for Carl," general manager Brian Cashman said. "We didn't see the real Carl Pavano. We saw a guy who was trying to get there, but he was hurt. He wasn't able to show us the real Carl Pavano. Everyone, every day, has to reaffirm their past in this game, try to get back to what they've done before."