A.J. Burnett
- #34 | SP BatsR ThrowsR
- Height6-4
- Weight230
- New York Yankees
- Age33
- Experience 11 years
- Salary $16,500,000
- BirthplaceNorth Little Rock, Arkansas
Yankees right-hander A.J. Burnett gets back on track, catcher Jorge Posada ejected
Ledger on Yankees | Newark Star-Ledger — Plus, lefty Andy Pettitte expected to throw a simulated game on Saturday
New York Yankees September 2, 2010Harper: Change may be all Burnett needs
New York Daily News — Yankees pitching coach Dave Eiland has been trying to sell righthander A.J. Burnett on the possibilities of a changeup he was often reluctant to throw. Burnett may have taken an important step toward salvaging his season by throwing it Wednesday.
New York Yankees September 2, 2010Hapless A's help Yankees' A.J. rebound with win
New York Post — Just when you thought A.J. Burnett was on his way out, he pulled his way back in. Burnett picked up his first win in a month, and ended the talk of him losing his rotation spot for now by beating the A's, 4-3, in front of a crowd...
New York Yankees September 2, 2010Teixeira, bullpen back Burnett as Yanks win fifth straight
River Ave. Blues — Winning a four game series is a difficult thing to do against any team, especially when you don’t know what you’re going to get out of your starting pitcher. A.J. Burnett wasn’t great but was good enough to win with the run supported given to him on Wednesday, and the bullpen did the rest behind [...]Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blogTeixeira, bullpen back Burnett as Yanks win fifth straight
New York Yankees September 1, 2010Burnett bounces back to beat A's
San Francisco Chronicle — NEW YORK - A.J. Burnett bounced back from an awful August by pitching six effective innings and the New York Yankees beat the A's 4-3 Wednesday night for their fifth straight win. The Yankees held their one-game lead over Tampa Bay in the AL East. They'll go... New York Yankees - A.J. Burnett - American League East - NEW YORK - Sports
Oakland Athletics September 1, 2010Postgame notes: A “personality win” for A.J.
The LoHud Yankees Blog | Journal News — Joe Girardi remembers how his old manager, Don Zimmer, used to talk about “personality hits.” If a guy was particularly scuffling at the plate and his confidence was down, one hit – just one – could be enough to turn his outlook around. Along those lines, tonight was a “personality win” for A.J. Burnett, Girardi [...]
New York Yankees September 1, 2010Post-Game Analysis: A.J. OK
Yankees Blog | ESPN New York — There was no major meltdown. There was no slow walk to the dugout, blanketed by boos. As far as we know, there were no attacks of any doors. So all and all, A.J. Burnett's start was a success. Burnett went six innings, allowed three runs (all earned) on six hits, striking out eight, walking two and the Yankees won, 4-3. He lives to throw another day in the Yankee rotation. Manager Joe Girardi tried to play down that Burnett was pitching for his spot in the rotation, but he was too late. After Burnett's last start, 3 1/3 inning abomination in Chicago in which Burnett gave up nine runs (eight...
New York Yankees September 1, 2010Javy in rotation? Not yet as A.J. goes Weds.
Yankees Blog | ESPN New York — With Andy Pettitte scheduled to have another bullpen session and the shaky A.J. Burnett slated to start on Wednesday, Yankees manager Joe Girardi is not ready to return Javy Vazquez to the rotation yet. "We haven't made any changes," Girardi said prior to Tuesday night's game. "Right now, we are on schedule." That means Dustin Moseley is in the rotation for now. Girardi likely is going to wait to see how Burnett pitches on Wednesday against the A's. If Burnett fails again, then Vazquez could replace him. If Burnett pitches well, then Vazquez could still replace Moseley. Girardi, who threate...
New York Yankees September 1, 2010Burnett improves, Yanks win fifth in a row
The LoHud Yankees Blog | Journal News — A few hours after getting a good report from Andy Pettitte, the Yankees got another round of positive news on their pitchers as A.J. Burnett broke out of his latest funk. Burnett allowed three runs in six innings to earn his first victory since July 28, and the Yankees beat the A’s, 4-3. Mark Teixeira drove [...]
New York Yankees September 1, 2010Right-hander A.J. Burnett earns win as Yankees beat A's, 4-3
Newark Star-Ledger — Burnett gives up three runs, strikes out eight
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- Short life of a Super Nova Yankees Blog | ESPN New York It's hard to imagine Joe Girardi pulling any of his other starters, even the notoriously erratic A.J. Burnett, after just 76 pitches and 4-2/3 innings in a game the Yankees were winning. But that is just what the Yankee manager did with super-rook Ivan Nova this afternoon, yanking him one out shy of getting out of the fifth inning, which deprived him of the chance to get the win. It's true that Nova did not seem to have the electric stuff he showed in his first two major-league starts -- his fastball, previously clocked as high as 97 MPH, never went above 94 today and mostly loitered in the n...
- Bullpen baffles Jays Yankees Blog | ESPN New York Four relievers from the suddenly reliable Yankees bullpen held Toronto hitless over the final 4 1/3 innings. Boone Logan entered the game with two out in the fifth and retired Lyle Overbay on a strikeout. Dave Robertson relieved Logan with one out in the sixth. He got out of a two-out jam with runners on second and third by striking out Mike McCoy. Kerry Wood replaced Robertson with one out in the seventh and - after a scoreless 1 2/3 appearance - handed the ball to Mariano Rivera. Rivera pitched a scoreless ninth. Wood was awarded the win by the official scorer, who made the judgement beca...
- Bombers keep on rolling, beat Jays 7-3 New York Daily News The Yankees scored five runs in the first three innings en route to a breezy 7-3 victory over the Blue Jays at the Stadium - their season-high tying seventh win in a row. Brett Gardner rapped an RBI triple and scored three runs and Curtis Granderson drove in three runs.
- Rookie Ivan Nova not as sharp in third start for Yankees Newark Star-Ledger Girardi: "His command was a little off."
- Swisher remains day-to-day The LoHud Yankees Blog | Journal News Nick Swisher said he was available to pinch hit this afternoon, but his stiff left knee is still keeping him from moving 100 percent. “I want to be able to run full speed,” he said. “Even if I can get it up there to 80 or 90 (percent), I’ll be happy with that.” Joe Girardi waited to [...]