AJ BURNETT NEWS
Yanks Should Turn To Burnett
June 16, 2008 by
Hot Stove New York
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The Toronto Star is calling pitcher A.J. Burnett "classless" today. In other words, looks like the Yanks have found an available pitcher!
Actually, the news that Burnett - who can opt out of his contract at season's end - is on the trade market is not exactly breaking...
GM J.P. Ricciardi: Burnett not Going Anywhere
July 28, 2008 by
Eli's MLB Rumors
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Toronto Blue Jays J.P. Ricciardi left little doubt about a potential AJ Burnett trade. Said Ricciardi, "He's not going anywhere." Burnett is in the middle of a 5-yr, $55 million deal, in which he can opt out after this season. There had been much talk about his departure...
(Insert Cliche Here)
June 25, 2008 by
Bugs & Cranks
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The bats woke up.
Hitting on all cylinders.
The managerial change did the trick.
They're playing with a purpose.
Any of those will do.
Not that they're right, but they're sure to be everywhere today.
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Last night, the Blue Jays put a beating on the Cincinnati...
Kelly Gruber Haunts My Dreams
September 23, 2007 by
Mop Up Duty
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So I started taking a mineral supplement last night called ZMA which is supposed to give you weird dreams and let me tell you, last night's was AWESOME!!
Red Sox bring back Josh Bard
December 29, 2008 by
Sox Addict
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They may have lost out on AJ Burnett and Mark Teixeira but Theo Epstein and the Red Sox have REFUSED to let this be a stagnant offseason. That?s right, it?s time to make a splash in the free agency market.
Boston has signed a non-guaranteed major league deal with catcher Josh Bard. The [...]
Details On CC, A.J. Contracts
December 20, 2008 by
The Evil Empire
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According to the Associated Press (via ESPN), CC Sabathia had a $9 million bonus included in his contract. He will receive $6 million of that before opening day next year as well as $3.5 million of his 2010 salary. Expanded details on the contract: ? The signing bonus is payable in three equal ...
Quick Pic: CC checks out his new home
December 17, 2008 by
tonyblogs.net
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Newly signed Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia visited the new Yankee Stadium today and, from the looks of this photo, liked the place. He is set to be introduced along with AJ Burnett at a 2:30pm press conference tomorrow. (Grazie, Peter Abraham for the pic.)Check out more from Tony Arnoldine at ...
Hankees: "We want all pitchers", Yanks ready to offer Lowe and A.J. Burnett Contracts...........
November 15, 2008 by
Dom D's Mets Fan Blog
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In the Lohud Yankees Blog, Hank Steinbrenner confirmed that Brian Cashman made an offer to CC Sabathia.
Then he added: "And we're prepared to make offers to (A.J.) Burnett and (Derek) Lowe. I'm starting to become very optimistic. I think it's going to be mutually...
$243.5 Million Can Buy You Two Aces, But Not A Championship
December 20, 2008 by
No Guts, No Glory
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Like every offseason, the New York Yankees once again have went on their annual free agent shopping spree where they pay top dollar for the year's "can't miss" free agents. They were able to lure both AJ Burnett and CC Sabathia to the Bronx for a combined $243...
Phils Skating Around Lowe, Burnett, Moyer
November 26, 2008 by
Phillies Nation
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A few notes from Todd Zolecki today:
The Phillies have contacted Derek Lowe and AJ Burnett, according to a source. (...)
If CC, AJ And D-Lowe Are No-Gos
November 23, 2008 by
Lady At The Bat
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CC Sabathia, AJ Burnett and Derek Lowe. How terrible would it be if the Yankees were unable to sign even one of them? You know how I feel about CC Sabathia. I hope he gets a chance to swing the bat every five days for some NL team on the West Coast. Let them suffer the effects of...
Post Thanksgiving notes to chew on: Sabathia, Peavy, Manny, Burnett...
November 29, 2008 by
Dom D's Mets Fan Blog
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ESPN's Peter Gammons has some post Thanksgiving notes to chew on:
He says the Yankees will try to outbid everyone for CC Sabathia. The Angels will make their case like they did when they signed Tori Hunter, but it will be hard for Sabathia to turn down the highest bidder because...
Who You Calling A Moron, Moron?
July 22, 2008 by
Bugs & Cranks
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Since the Jays played like garbage last night in Baltimore, I was planning on skipping today and waiting to see if the return of Shaun Marcum produced something noteworthy to talk about tomorrow.
Needed some mindless reading, I checked in at Drunk Jays Fans and once again was treated...
Walkoff Sweep…and Maybe No Scurvy
July 11, 2008 by
Bugs & Cranks
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Heading into their three game set with the Baltimore Orioles, Toronto had a grand total of zero walkoff victories this season.
Three days later, that number stands at two and the Jays have won three in a row.
Thanks Baltimore!
The real thanks from last night goes a couple places in...
A.J. Tells Yankee They Will Be Teammates
December 14, 2008 by
The Evil Empire
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From Joel Sherman and George A. King III: Talking to a Yankee recently, A.J. Burnett informed the player they were going to be teammates. "He wants to come to New York - those words came out of his mouth," the player told The Post last night. "He really wants to play...
Burnett Bronx Bound?
December 14, 2008 by
Baseball & The Boogie Down
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A.J. Burnett apparently told one of the Yankees players that they were going to be teammates. This comes from an article in the NY Post by George King and Joel Sherman. According to the article, the unnamed Yankee is quoted as saying, "He wants to come to New York - those words...
Yanks Being Cautious
January 01, 2009 by
The Evil Empire
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From Pete Caldera: Given the unprecedented career workload that Sabathia and Burnett faced in 2008, the Yankees intend to ease their prized new starters into form when pitchers and catchers report on Feb. 13. "We
The Sabathia & Burnett Press Conference
December 19, 2008 by
The Power Zone
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is available below. First. The C.C Sabathia Press Conference. The A.J. Burnett Press Conference. The YES Network Interviews C.C Sabathia. The YES Network Interviews A.J. Burnett. Many thanks to the folks who run the YES Network's Youtube Channel, as they are now allowing us...
Quick Pic: CC and AJ laughing their way to the bank
December 19, 2008 by
tonyblogs.net
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CC Sabathia and AJ Burnett were introduced yesterday at the old Yankee Stadium. CC will wear number 52 and AJ will wear 34. The two handled themselves well in the press conference and were received well by the media. No cameraman pushing incidents thus far. Toss a caption in the comments...
Not The Start We Wanted
July 20, 2008 by
Bugs & Cranks
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Friday night we couldn't get a run.
Saturday night we couldn't get a call.
Both nights the Tampa Bay Rays got the win.
Coming out of the gate following the All-Star Break, AJ Burnett became the first Jays pitcher to ever start back-to-back games and he was outstanding, again...
Welcome To The Bronx
December 18, 2008 by
Sliding Into Home
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(Photos from Kathy Willens from the AP, Nick Laham from Getty Images, and Ray Stubblebine of REUTERS)
Peavy NOT to Cubs
December 11, 2008 by
BravesBlast
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With Jake Peavy not going to the Cubs, do the Braves have a chance of landing him? That'd be nice, though improbable. Imagine the rotation with me in your mind's eye: Peavy Burnett Jurrjens Vazquez Hanson/Morton/Campillo Ok, so it won't happen, but the main purpose of this...
Offseason Winners: AJ Burnett
February 26, 2009 by
Jorge Says No
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There were several great anomalies this offseason. With the market in such chaos, this is to be expected. But one oddity that I have yet to figure out is how in the world AJ Burnett wound up with $80 million bucks over five seasons. I'm not saying that Burnett is not a good pitcher...
AJ Burnett vs. Ben Sheets
December 05, 2008 by
Simon On Sports
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An analysis of exactly who is the better free agent signing.
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