Brian Cashman Stocks Up on Yankees Perfume for Valentine's Day
With Valentine's Day just a day away, the timing of the release of an official Yankees perfume could not have been better for general manager Brian Cashman. It's been two whole years since the Yankees won the World Series, so something doesn't smell right in the Bronx. Fortunately for Cashman, the new scent can help mask the odor of being an also-ran, so he will wipe...
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5 Years Ago on Lady At The Bat: Memories Of Scooter
Five years ago this week, on Valentines Day 2007, this blog, Lady At The Bat, was born. A short post about the start of Spring Training that week has evolved into over 750 posts about the Yankees, Major League Baseball and, at times, my life as a Yankee fan. This week I'm taking a look back at some of those posts, and I invite you to do so as well. First up, a post from August...
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New York Yankees Will Trade A.J. Burnett To Avoid Controversy And To Sign Another Bat
The New York Yankees will trade starting pitcher A.J. Burnett at some point, and it could very well happen as soon as within the next few days. At this point, I do not expect Burnett to make it to Tampa as a member of the team when the Yankees begin Spring Training.
It appears most likely that Burnett will be dealt to the Pittsburgh Pirates. For what compensation remains unclear...
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Pirates Should Trade For Burnett
The Yankees are going to trade A.J. Burnett before the season starts. He isn’t necessary to their success moving forward and his spot in the rotation is better filled by Phil Hughes or Freddy Garcia. The Yankees can also reallocate whatever portion of Burnett’s salary gets absorbed by a trade partner to more pressing areas, such as designated hitter. While the Yankees...
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Trading Burnett For Nothing Hurts Pitching Depth
You need pitching depth to get through a 162-game schedule. I recently spoke to a big league pitching coach who told me it was important to leave camp with about 18 pitchers that could realistically contribute at the big league level. Of those 18, you probably need 10 that could start a ballgame. Knowing how important depth is to making the playoffs, I wonder if the rumored deal...
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New York Yankees: 3 pre-season reasons to be very afraid of this team
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The 2012 New York Yankees have a team that is built to win the World Series, and offer plenty of everything for opposing teams to be very afraid about.
And here are the three reasons why:
1) MOTIVATION.
From CC Sabathia to Mark Teixeira to Alex Rodriguez, if the Yankees have made one thing very clear this offseason it is how unhappy they were with their 2011...
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Golden dollar: A.J. the Bucco
Might A.J. Burnett, forgotten fantasy star and probable Yankees castoff, salvage some fantasy value in Pittsburgh. Let us see...Click the title to read more.Read more great baseball stuff at The Hardball Times.
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Yankees on verge of dealing erratic righty to Pirates
A.j. Burnett is on the brink of becoming an ex-Yankee.
An industry source yesterday confirmed the Pirates and Yankees have the outline of a deal in place that would send Burnett to Pittsburgh. Three other teams also are believed to have interest in the erratic right-hander.
Burnett is owed...
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Trading Burnett gives hope to young arms
TAMPA — Change is good. Call it the “Lin Effect.’’
Clearing some space on the pitching staff by trading 35-year-old A.J. Burnett will get spring training off on the right foot for both the Yankees and for Burnett.
Manny Banuelos, Dellin Betances, Jose Campos, David Phelps and Adam Warren, the...
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Pirates close in on deal for starting pitcher Burnett
It is looking likely that right-hander A.J. Burnett will be in a Pirates uniform when the team opens spring training in Bradenton, Fla.
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I mean, what the heck, why not just fill up the whole front page of the blog with AJ Burnett posts?
@HussarJ I'm absolutely okay with it, the fact is, is that this game is a business and I understand perfectly what is going on within it.
— A.J Burnett (@AJ_Burnett34) February 13, 2012
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Yankees aiming for more than just salary relief in A.J. Burnett deal
Team insisting on receiving players in potential swap with Pirates
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2-For-1 Deal On A.J Burnett….The Yankees Are Practically GIVING His Redneck Ass Away
A few weeks ago, Brian Cashman expressed his faith in A.J. Burnett. Don’t laugh, he really did. But seriously it doesn’t come as a surprise to me. Any GM with a brain knows better than to trash his own players, especially the ones he’s trying to dump off on another team. Remember how the New York Jets praised dumbass Brian Schottenheimer before “he decided” to get...
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Branyan on Joining the Yanks
From Jeff Bradley:“Just to be able to go and put on the pinstripes,” Branyan said, sounding more like a teenager on draft day than a 36-year-old veteran. “I don’t know if it’s really sunk in yet.”
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“My whole career has been a challenge,” Branyan said. “Like a lot of guys in the game, nothing’s been handed to me. No one said it was going to be easy, so...
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Olney: Framework In Place For AJ Deal
Yesterday, Peter Botte reported that Burnett wasn't upset about the rumors:“He is getting ready to go to spring training, whether it’s with the Yankees, Pittsburgh or anyone else,” Darek Braunecker said in a brief phone interview. “A.J. understands this is a business and will do what he has to do. He’s healthy and he’s looking forward to pitching for somebody.”Well...
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Yanks and Pirates still talking, but A.J. deal not close
The Yankees and Pirates continued to work Sunday toward completing a trade that would ship A.J. Burnett to Pittsburgh, but a baseball source said the sides were still "a good ways away" from a deal.
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What Can The Yankees Do If They Trade A.J. Burnett
It looks like the New York Yankees are getting closer and closer to completing a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates. There apparently are three other teams involved although one of them is on Burnetts no trade list. Joel Sherman is speculating that Cleveland may be one of the teams involved and that the trade talks could involve Travis Hafner. The Yankees had asked for Garrett...
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A.J. Burnett Sunday Update
It looks like this deal is just about done, and Burnett will be a Pirate by the time pitchers and catchers report next weekend. Check out Pirates Prospects for all the details:Clipped from: www.piratesprospects.com (share this clip)
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Yankees, Pirates still talking A.J.
The Pittsburgh Pirates continue to talk with the New York Yankees about right-hander A.J. Burnett, with most signs pointing to a trade. But as of early Sunday, the two sides were still haggling about the money and players in the deal.
The Yankees likely will pay $19 million to $23 million of the $33 million remaining on Burnett’s contract and receive multiple minor leaguers...
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Rumors: Yankees and Pirates have framework for Burnett deal
With seven starters fighting for five rotation spots it looks like the Yankees really are going to trade A.J. Burnett this offseason. Here is the latest:
The Yankees and Pirates have the “framework” for a deal in place with the Pirates, Buster Olney of ESPN reports.
The two sides have not agreed on a dollar amount of which players will come back to the Bronx, but...
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Report: Pirates closing in on deal for A.J. Burnett
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AJ Burnett is not Matt Morris (and other thoughts on the potential trade)
I was going to wait until the Pirates and Yankees officially have a deal more about AJ Burnett, but since I'm in lab this afternoon without much to do I figured I'd put together a post that tries to get as much Burnett information into one place as I can. I have this bad habit of assuming that everyone is on the same page as me, even when I write things in November and don...
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Sources: Yanks, Pirates work on Burnett trade
The Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees have a framework in place for a possible A.J. Burnett deal and were working through conditions in that framework Sunday, according to baseball sources.
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Sources: Yanks, Pirates work on Burnett trade
The Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees have a framework in place for a possible A.J. Burnett deal and were working through conditions in that framework Sunday, according to baseball sources.
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Reports: Pirates, Yanks talking Burnett deal
The Yankees and Pirates are continuing talks about a deal that would send right-hander A.J. Burnett to Pittsburgh, according to ESPN's Buster Olney.
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