A.J. Burnett

Does Girardi have a shot at Manager of the Year?

Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

If you ask me I'd say no; the voters pay too much attention to payroll so I think that will hurt him tremendously. Anthony DiComo of Yankees.com took a look at his chances yesterday, here's some of what he had to say: His job [with the Marlins], guiding a team of young players to a fourth-place finish, was quite different from his job this season, when he was charged with meshing three high-profile...

• Girardi's efforts in '09 priceless - MLB

O's set to head to market

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

The Schmuck Stops Here: The opening of the free agent market on Friday won't generate nearly the same level of anticipation around here as last year, when fans could fantasize about big-ticket players Mark Teixeira and A.J. Burnett before the Yankees had time to snap them up. Is free-agent third baseman Pedro Feliz (above) a good fit for the O's?

Recapping The 2009 Championship Season: July

The Yankee Universe (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009

Check out the recaps of April, May, and June. July Record: 18-9 Hitting Stars (OPS): E. Hinske (1.464), H. Matsui (.967), R. Cano (.916), A. Rodriguez (.905), D. Jeter (.902) Pitching Stars (ERA)(> 6 IP): M. Rivera (0.00), P. Hughes (0.61), AJ Burnett (2.43), J. Chamberlain (2.73) The Yankees started July sporting a six game win streak, and took [...]

Cafardo On Cabrera, Penny, Upton

MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009

In his latest column, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe examines the differing opinions on this year's free agent market and passes on some info from around the majors. The highlights: One National League GM on the top players in this year's free agent class: "[Matt Holliday] won’t get what Mark Teixeira got. No chance. [John] Lackey may get A.J. Burnett money, but I’m not even sure...

Odds & Ends: Lackey, Bay, Matsui, Wilson

MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009

Some links to start off your weekend... Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe says the Red Sox are just doing their due diligence by touching base with John Lackey's agent, reminding us that they also spoke to CC Sabathia's and A.J. Burnett's representatives last offseason. WEEI.com's Alex Speier breaks down Joe Urbon's pitch for his client, free agent outfielder Jason Bay. Hideki Matsui acknowledged that...

Sox doing their due diligence on Lackey

Extra Bases (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009

The Red Sox also spoke to CC Sabathia and had a meeting with A.J. Burnett's agents last winter, but it was more a case of Theo Epstein doing his due diligence on the free agent front. A major league...

Catching up on SBN awards

Pinstripe Alley (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009

It is awards time around Major League Baseball these days. Not to be outdone, the baseball bloggers here at SB Nation held their own awards voting . I know they aren't official. But, kinda fun to see how our results compare with the official voting. Here is how it broke down, according to our bloggers. AL MVP -- Joe Mauer NL MVP -- Albert Pujols AL Rookie of the Year -- Elvis Andrus NL Rookie of the...

Friday 11/13 Quickie: Pats-Colts,LeBron-Wade, TCU-Utah, More

Dan Shanoff (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009

Pats-Colts is the regular-season game of the year -- not just in the NFL, but in all of sports. (That's the lead of today's SN column .) That is, if the recent audience figures are any indication. It seems like whenever the Cowboys are on in primetime... or Favre in Green Bay anytime... the NFL is defying trends about "audience fragmentation" and pulling fans together in close-to-unprecedented...

Shanoff's WUC: Pats-Colts, Bron-Wade, TCU-UU

The Sporting Blog (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009

Today's Calls: Pats vs. Colts, Brady vs. Manning, LeBron vs. D-Wade, 23 vs. 6, TCU vs. Utah, Ohio St. vs. Iowa, Harrison Barnes vs. Destiny, John Lackey vs. AJ Burnett, The Who vs. Bruce, Tennessee vs. the law and More. The Opening Pitch: It isn't the Super Bowl, but as far as regular-season games go, in ANY sport, you will not get many -- if any -- bigger than Pats at Colts on Sunday night . If you...

Bill James 2010 Yankees Pitchers Projections

Another Cubs Blog (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009

I already did the Yankees hitters and without the time spent formatting, here are the BIS projections (James doesn’t believe in projecting pitchers) for the Yankees in 2010. I’ve assumed they re-sign Pettitte and I have Hughes as a starter. He was projected to start 12 games and appear in 61 overall for a total of 121 innings pitched (3.35 FIP). Since we know starting is more difficult...

Star-Studded Car Customization Series, 'Unique Autosports: Miami,' Premieres on Spike TV February 28

Reality TV Website (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009

New Weekly Show Features Guest Stars CC Sabathia, AJ Burnett, Nick Swisher, LeBron James, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Tony Stewart, , Amare Stoudemire, Jermaine O'Neal And Maurice Jones-Drew

Is Lackey Actually Realistic?

Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009

The Brewers need a front-line starter. John Lackey is a front-line starter that’s looking for A.J. Burnett money. Burnett got 5 years and $82.5 million from the Yankees last offseason. I don’t see a match, but apparently some people in the know do. Sports Illustrated’s Jon Heyman bucked conventional wisdom yesterday, tweeting that [...]

Big wheels from Yanks on car show

NY Daily News (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009

CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Nick Swisher all will be featured in early episodes of "Unique Auto Sports: Miami," a new series that follows New York car customizer Will Castro and his new shop in the heart of the South Florida car world.

Gene Autry Should Be In The Hall of Fame: Wednesday Halolinks

Halos Heaven (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009

Mayor Jack Dutton, at center, accepting the new California Angels pennant from club owner, Gene Autry, at right and club president, Robert Reynolds, at left. View full size photo » Baseball Hall of Fame - 2010 Veterans Committee Announcement Gene Autry owned the Angels from their birth in 1961 until his death in 1998. Autry, a television and movie star known for his rendition of Christmas classic...

Too much hubbub over Type-A free agents

The Hardball Times (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

Over the last couple years, and mitigated by the recent press over the issue, draft pick compensation has become a major, major part of the free agent market -- to the point where it is being overvalued. As a brief refresher, free agents are assigned one of three categories: Type A, Type B and unranked. Type A free agents are those free agents that were in the top 20 percent of baseball players, determined...

Utley ties Jackson's record for homers in a Series

ayushmatia30xz | 11/08/2009

PHILADELPHIA – Chase Utley ripped a no-doubt-about-it shot to right, put his head down and ran around the bases so quickly he nearly passed Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino. Even in the World Series, Utley doesn't pause to admire his homers. He's had plenty of opportunities, too, connecting five times to tie Reggie Jackson's record set in 1977 with the Yankees. "Obviously it's great company," Utley...

Burnett a bust in Game 5, Yankees thumped by Phils

bela13xc5 | 11/07/2009

PHILADELPHIA – A.J. Burnett started walking briskly off the mound before manager Joe Girardi even got there. The erratic right-hander already was finished — and he knew it. With a chance to pitch the New York Yankees to their first World Series championship in nine years, Burnett was a major bust in Game 5 on Monday night. He gave up a three-run homer before retiring a hitter and was chased with nobody...

Yankees' Sabathia to start Game Four on short rest

pragati94p0o | 11/07/2009

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) –The New York Yankees will lean heavily on CC Sabathia in their chase for a 27th World Series title as manager Joe Girardi said Saturday the big left-hander would start Sunday's Game Four against Philadelphia. Starting Sabathia on three days' rest instead of the accustomed four means the Yankees ace would also be available to start a deciding Game Seven should the series go the...