From AJ, With Love
The Jays smushed frenemy AJ Burnett in the 5th inning. In the midst of a classic, out of nowhere Burnett 5th inning implosion. Six doubles (tied a record) in one frame, leading to a 7 spot. The Yanks came back, as they do, and made it tight. But stunned, sickened silence is the best sound coming out of the New Yankee Stadium.
How sucky was AJ? Dude gave up more runs in the 5th inning then he did the entire month of July. But thankfully, for the Yankees, Burnett didn't pick a fight with a door. As a Yankee fan put it, "dammit, AJ is back." Like Good AJ is an imposter, and the real AJ is this one.
Despite what AJ Burnett may do as a Yankee (World Series, etc.) or did as a Marlin (no hitter, being asked to leave), I am going to say that Burnett's 2008 campaign where he went 18–10, lead the AL in strikeouts and a 4.07 era may be the best this guy has been or will ever be. And he did it as one of ours and it was damn fine entertainment. The talent, for once, outweighed the bonehead.
In this episode of "What's That, Clarence?" we ask Cito Gaston whether Alex Rodriguez is a lock for the Hall o' Fame. "I don't think so."
Alright, but Alex must be useful for something other than my mockery and derision, right? "He has a plan every time he walks up there. You guys have seen it. He's taken a 3-2 fastball right down the middle of the plate, and he'll go sit down. That's because that's not what he wanted to hit.It has to work -- he has 599 home runs. I use him a lot of times with some of the kids. I say, 'Look at the way he goes about his business. Look at the way he hits.' He has a plan when he walks up there. I like him, as far as what I see as a hitter. I don't know him as a person. I know he's had some problems, but overall, he been a pretty good hitter." Yeah, he's all right.
How sucky was AJ? Dude gave up more runs in the 5th inning then he did the entire month of July. But thankfully, for the Yankees, Burnett didn't pick a fight with a door. As a Yankee fan put it, "dammit, AJ is back." Like Good AJ is an imposter, and the real AJ is this one.
Despite what AJ Burnett may do as a Yankee (World Series, etc.) or did as a Marlin (no hitter, being asked to leave), I am going to say that Burnett's 2008 campaign where he went 18–10, lead the AL in strikeouts and a 4.07 era may be the best this guy has been or will ever be. And he did it as one of ours and it was damn fine entertainment. The talent, for once, outweighed the bonehead.
In this episode of "What's That, Clarence?" we ask Cito Gaston whether Alex Rodriguez is a lock for the Hall o' Fame. "I don't think so."
Alright, but Alex must be useful for something other than my mockery and derision, right? "He has a plan every time he walks up there. You guys have seen it. He's taken a 3-2 fastball right down the middle of the plate, and he'll go sit down. That's because that's not what he wanted to hit.It has to work -- he has 599 home runs. I use him a lot of times with some of the kids. I say, 'Look at the way he goes about his business. Look at the way he hits.' He has a plan when he walks up there. I like him, as far as what I see as a hitter. I don't know him as a person. I know he's had some problems, but overall, he been a pretty good hitter." Yeah, he's all right.