Game 129: Yankees at Orioles (schedule update)
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Gameday Thread on Aug 26, 2011 
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YANKEES (78-50)
Derek Jeter SS
Curtis Granderson CF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Jorge Posada DH
Russell Martin C
Brett Gardner LF
RHP A.J. Burnett (9-10, 4.96)
Burnett vs. Orioles
ORIOLES (51-77)
Robert Andino 3B
J.J. Hardy SS
Nick Markakis RF
Vladimir Guerrero DH
Matt Wieters C
Mark Reynolds 1B
Ryan Adams 2B
Nolan Reimold LF
Matt Angle CF
RHP Tommy Hunter (2-2, 4.95)
Hunter vs. Yankees
TIME/TV: 7:05 p.m., YES Network
WEATHER: Looks like they’ll play tonight. It’s the rest of the weekend that’s uncertain. At best.
UMPIRES: HP Scott Barry, 1B John Hirschbeck, 2B Laz Diaz, 3B Vic Carapazza
AIN’T LIFE GRAND: The Yankees lead the Majors with eight grand slams this season (they’ve been hit by seven different players). The team is two grand slams shy of the franchise high set in 1987 and matched last year. The Yankees have hit five grand slams in August, the most by any team in a calendar month since the Mets in July of 2006. That’s from Elias.
ROUGHLY 10 PERCENT: Derek Jeter has 306 career hits against Baltimore. He’s the first player since Tony Gwynn (who did it against Houstin, Atlanta, San Francisco and Cincinnati) to record at least 300 hits against any one team. That’s according to Ellias. Since the Orioles moved to Baltimore in 1954, Jeter ranks third among players in hits against the franchise behind Carl Yastrzemski (363) and Al Kaline (326).
CHARMED IN THIS CITY: Robinson Cano has hit .375 (81-for-216) with 21 doubles, 10 homers and 31 RBI in 52 games at Camden Yards. He’s riding a current 17-game hitting streak in this ballpark dating back to 2009. According to Elias, it’s the longest active hitting streak at Camden Yards.
UPDATE, 7:05 p.m.: Here’s the latest statement from Granderson regarding the current situation:
“Given the advanced notice, and the fact that other teams have adjusted their schedules ahead of time, we are perplexed at the current options we are being presented with in regards to making up any games postponed due to Hurricane Irene. The proposition to take away our only full off day in the final month of the season is not an option, even though the Orioles front office and the commissioner’s office think this is an adequate solution. It’s a shame that the decision has now come down to possibly having to play four games in two days, or having to come back to Baltimore for another makeup game.”
UPDATE, 7:18 p.m.: A strong arm is pretty low on the list of priorities for a second baseman, but Cano’s arm lets him make all sorts of plays that other second basemen just can’t make.
UPDATE, 7:22 p.m.: Classy move by the Yankees, all coming out of the dugout to watch a video tribute to Mike Flanagan. The Yankees already had one pregame tribute, but the Yankees came back out when an additional video played after the first inning.
UPDATE, 7:42 p.m.: Three hard-hit balls in a row off Burnett. Solo homer and back-to-back doubles. The Orioles are up 2-0 in the second.
UPDATE, 7:47 p.m.: Oh wow. JJ Hardy just clobbered a ball. The past six Orioles have a home run, four straight doubles, and another home run.
UPDATE, 7:50 p.m.: And now an error by A.J.
UPDATE, 7:53 p.m.: Double play finally ends the second inning, but the Orioles are in front 6-0, and the Yankees fans in the house are letting Burnett hear it.
UPDATE, 8:30 p.m.: Jeter’s bobble cost a run, and it’s 7-0 in the fourth.
UPDATE, 8:35 p.m.: Posada goes deep to put the Yankees on the board. Still in a 7-1 hole in the fifth.
UPDATE, 8:55 p.m.: Two-run triple in the fifth, and finally there is action in the Yankees bullpen. Ayala is throwing in the pen, but Burnett is still on the mound.
*** SCHEDULE UPDATE ***
Both games of tomorrow’s doubleheader have been postponed because of the coming hurricane. So here’s the new schedule.
Saturday: No game
Sunday: Doubleheader, 1:35 p.m. and 7:35 p.m.
Monday: Regularly scheduled 7:05 p.m. game
September 8: Makeup game, time TBA
UPDATE, 9:22 p.m.: Solo shot by Rodriguez. Two-run homer by Swisher. It’s now 12-4.
9 – 4 TTTTHHHHHHHHEEEEEEE YYAAAANNNKKEEEEEESSSSSSS WWWWWWWWWWWIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At least Michael Kay prepares for the games. Oneill comes in like he has been on a 2 month bender
Jim Palmer can barely speak on the O’s broadcast now trying to describe his feelings about Mike Flanagan…
Did they ever confirm it that money woes were the reason not that he was upset about criticism regarding his dealings with the team
Nice tribute to ‘Flannie’ before the game on MASN.
Good ole AJ tonite……………the over / under is 10 runs vs. Hunter. Trying to decide if the bats will be asleep after the 22 run game yesterday.
A wager on the Yankees to win is 180 to 160, not good odds with AJ (The Implosion) on the hill.
What say you ?
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Gotta go with the AJ consistency, over 10 for a c-note. Consistency meaning he give up 5 or 6 without too much trouble.
Kay is not a decent guy. He is the definition of arrogant. He only cares for himself. If you notice, he always mentions money and how he would demand x amount for performing y job. Kay does not prepare for games, he just spews the same statistics such as batting averages and mind-numbing hit streaks of 10 or less games, information his lackeys get for him. He knows nothing about baseball compared to 90% of the posters on this blog. He makes every broadcast about himself and his shtick.
Jacob Ruppert,
I like his self deprecating humor.
I said he prepares more for a game then Oneill.
Clearly you are in the anti Kay group
lol about O’Neill. He rolls right out of bed and into the broadcast booth. But O’Neill is a Yankees legend.
Burnett just hit the glove on the outside corner for the 1st time in memory with the fastball…
Nothing spreads like fear.
ContAJion.
Burnett has much better stuff tonight than in Minnesota, it will be interesting to see if he can sustain it…
what a great play by the great Robbie Cano.
And good hustle by Burnett to get over there to cover.
MG, that was some kind of shakey infield defense in the first. Not something you see from the regulars. That error at second was jeter’s and not Martin’s. Cano saved them.
Vlad gets down the line like I do…
Yanks catch a big break with three Yankee killers out of the lineup…..Roberts, adam Jones and Luke scott.
GB, you’re right,that was a strange inning from a gold glove infield.
Aj hasn’t given up a run, shocker
Burnett looks like he has great stuff tonight, his breaking ball is much sharper than it has been.
If he gets hammered again there is no hope for him…
Lol, very impressive, great stuff.
Like usual AJ has no idea where the ball is going
Great stuff
Michael Kay: I know Flanagan was your teammate, Ken, and it is a sad sad story. Moving on, I got a text from Sandy Koufax saying how great AJ Burnett can be and tomorrow I’ll have Bert and Ernie on my ESPN Radio Show on ESPN 1050.
I knew it was impossible for AJ to go 2 innings without giving up a run. AJ hasn’t hit Martin’s glove once so far.
Aj sucks, lol
“Burnett looks like he has great stuff tonight.”
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L M A O !!!!!!
Nolan has a 6 game hitting streak, Adams now has a 5 game hitting streak. Thanks for the wealth of knowledge.
Enough. Just…enough. Get this douchebag off the mound, out of the game, and out of pinstripes. This has got to stop. He’s terrible.
Here we go
Quit it, WCYF. MG knows baseball. Burnett has better stuff tonight than most nights, which is not saying much. MG probably meant AJ has his best stuff tonight.
aj is hard to watch under any circumstance. slow, never knows where the ball is going, no quick outs.
hard to watch even when he is on whic is almost never..
His fastball is getting tattooed this year. He isn’t throwing it as hard as he used to and he has no idea where it’s going. The bullpen is waiitng for him….
West Coast Yankee Fan August 26th, 2011 at 7:40 pm
“Burnett looks like he has great stuff tonight.”
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L M A O !!!!!!
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nice way to take something out of context, idiot, reading comprehension is clearly not one of your very limited skills.
Where was that pitch.
There you go— WCYF causing trouble again, where have I seen that before.
Jacob Ruppert August 26th, 2011 at 7:42 pm
Quit it, WCYF. MG knows baseball. Burnett has better stuff tonight than most nights, which is not saying much. MG probably meant AJ has his best stuff tonight.
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Great stuff huh?
That pitch was tee’d up, lucky it wasn’t hit in the seats.
Ugh. Can’t throw his curve for a strike. They’re just sitting on his fastball.
This is great stuff for AJ, which again, is not saying much. AJ is horrible.
OK,
I’ve finally given up on AJ. I don’t owe him millions, but he can’t pitch for us any more. Cant locate anything, and while I’m sure he cares, I don’t anymore. Lose him, somehow.
I can’t watch this guy anymore. Enough is enough already…..
ball 3 was strike 3 but aj is aj….
his fastball constantly leaks over the plate and is very hittable.
seriously this guy is the worst pitcher the yanks have given a regular rotation spot in forever……
GET AJ OUTTA HERE
Before it is too late.
This guy is absolutely WORTHLESS on this team. Look at the body language of the fielders… they don’t even wanna play with/for him.
Jacob Ruppert August 26th, 2011 at 7:46 pm
This is great stuff for AJ, which again, is not saying much. AJ is horrible.
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Agreed. Pretty horrible.
We cannot be angry at Burnett. He simply is not any good. It is not his fault his organization continues running him out on the mound.
Girardi can use his bullpen tonight early. They likely won’t play again till Monday.
Burnett is just an awful pitcher. He basically is a two-pitch pitcher, and his fastball seems to have no movement whatsoever. He’s terrible. We’ve got to have some guys in the minors who at least have a chance to get big league hitters out. It really looks like Burnett just doesn’t anymore. He’s just pathetic. Plus he’s a head case! Please, Cashman, just get rid of him.
the 3 year horror show continues..
aj has good stuf doesn’t he????????how anyone would ever make that comment is laughable.
this guy is stealing money from the yanks……..
Who is available to pitch tonight? Noesi and Wade pitched yesterday. Who’s throw day is it?
Holy crap AJ.
This is a pretty ugly game so far.
I seriously hope the O’s pound AJ for 7 runs in 3 innings or less and he gets the hook. I’ll take the hole that will put us in for the game, in return for the Yankees FINALLY realizing this Bum has no place on the postseason roster. We can come back from 7 runs down against the O’s, but that’s a much taller order in a Postseason game.
If the Orioles showed this much energy against other teams they might actually win some games
Maybe the mother-in-law of AJ is suffering from cancer and that is the reason for his struggles? That was the case with Lackey.
Yanks do nothing unless opposing pitchers serve up walks. Hunter throwing strikes, Yanks at bats have been terrible. Problem is the hitters kind of know it’s a lost night when this guy is on the mound. You have to wonder if Burnett would have any decency and request to be put on waivers.
AJ’s ERA is now 5.09.
I’m still confident AJ will give up less than 12 runs
The question is, …..is even Idiot Joe stupid enough to leave AJ in long enough to give up 7 runs against the mighty powerhouse he is facing tonight?
Get the bullpen up…Then bring up someone from AAA tomorrow to protect the bullpen….Girardi and Cashman can’t continue to send this nut job out there.
AJ continues to be horrible…
I’ve been saying for at least 2 weeks that Burnett should be pulled from the rotation.
He has his best stuff tonight with his fastball hitting 94-95 and a sharp breaking pitch.
Even with this he’s getting hammered, there is just no excuse to keep him in the rotation beyond tonight.
How the hell can they justify sending this guy out every 5th day? His contract? It’s a sunk cost anyhow. Burnett is an embarrassment. I’d eat his contract for the next two seasons. This dude doesn’t deserve to wear a Yankee uniform. It’d b more tolerable if he was a good guy, but on top of it all, he’s an ass as well. I’d rather see Kei Igawa than this punk.
4 doubles – 4-0.
GREAT STUFF!
who do they have to put in? Noesi isn’t available is he…
can they warm someone up please????????wait for 7 runs before………..
Sweet! Pour it on, Baltimore !!!!
Can brain or personality problem/issue get you on the DL? The Yanks have got to shelf him.
No one’s getting up in the pen. I’d like to DL Girardi and Cashman too.
Why did I cancel my Friday night plans to watch this? I must enjoy pain
anyone warming up yet?????????????????????
Cashman may have faith in AJ, but I don’t.
Oh for F’s sake.
The Yanks better put AJ on the DL after this start. He is a waste of a roster spot in the bullpen, he’s like Oliver Perez….
We will lose our second game against the Orioles this season…….Burnett will be responsible for both. The Yankees are giving up on the division by letting him stay in the rotation. I guess the Wild Card is fine.
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!
superb
6 runs. can you imagine this………..
take him out…
He’s cooked.
Home run
Double
Double
Double
Home Run
I really don’t even know what to say. There is no excuse for this, and it’s got to stop.
Looking forward to this mound exchange. Well Girardi?
See ya! Goodbye AJ! Thanks Cashman for defending your $85 million signing. We know what you meant MG and we know AJ is the only Yankee in recent memory that you have blasted.
put Swisher in!
I told ya….7 runs….can he do it???
No one warming up? Giving up so soon Joe?
Girardi thinks they’re going to score 22 again.
Thing is, if he leaves this trash on the mound much longer, 22 won’t even be enough!
Get him OUT OF THERE already!
Hmm, where have I seen this game before….
AJ just gave up on his team in this inning. He better never start another game for this team again…
Oh, I shorted them a double. My apologizes to the Orioles.
AJ is destroying himself out there.
Burnett’s furtive glance into the dugout at Girardi was painful. I actually feel sorry for him. Totally lost out there. Put him out of his misery.
the good news is that I don’t get upset when AJ does this anymore…..I’m numb to it.
Where’s Trisha to defend aj?
AJ is looking great. Can’t wait for the excuses from Binder Joe and Cashman.
Kay is 100% right here.
He’s unraveling. Don’t tell me this isn’t part mental. He’s a freak.
Have to save the bullpen with the DH tomorrow. Keep on giving up runs AJ and hope the rain cancels the game so these runs dont count!
I feel bad for AJ on that swinging bunt. He seems like a great guy. He is just not a good pitcher.
Girardi should just leave him out there…..if he does then that’ll be the best indication that it’s a lesson from his last start
VY your over was a sucker bet congrats.
I hope Posada or someone on the team loses his temper with AJ after this inning and beats the crap out of him
No worries, all. Couple of grand slams and we’re right back in it.
They might make him throw at least 90-100 pitches no matter what.
he made an error because he was looking at the runner instead of the ball because he is a dope, hillbilly moron.
but hey he has good stuff. let’s start him in game 2 of the playoffs after all he has good stuff.
Come on rain!!!!!!!
Why do they have to keep sacrificing games for this sorry excuse of a pitcher?? This start was even worse than the other one. No doubt in my mind now that he is taken out of the rotation. Ridiculous how bad AJ Burnett is as a pitcher.
there is no excuse for Burnett tonight.
I have the O’s feed and Jim Palmer has it exactly right, there is no chance that any pitcher can get hammered like this and not feel it, that error is a perfect example.
I think Girardi has to let him take a beating tonight, he may wind up going 6 or 7 and giving up 10+ runs.
lets score some runs and at least make this interesting
If you have watched AJ, you know on an given inning he can have great stuff, and then just as quickly implode like tonight. In fact it can ( and does ) happen from batter to batter.
I didn’t see him pitch the first, but if MG said he looked good in the first inning, I believe it.
It is not fair to the rest of the team or to the fans to keep running this POS out there. He couldn’t get anyone out at the Little League World Series fercryinoutloud. Get him out of there and dl or release him.
How stupid are Cash’s comments about AJ now? Supporting your players is one thing, but that ringing, over the top endorsement was unnecessary. And undeserving. We can only hope this is the last time we see this guy start a game this season.
Love this move by Joe, leave him out there and be accountable for his performance. Eat some innings and save the pen for whatever games they can get in this weekend. Or hope that Burnett never surrenders an out and the game never becomes official as Irena arrives. Kudos to the Yankees fans in Baltimore booing the hell out of AJ as he comes off the mound.
All of you calling AJ names, remember this. When you thought Flanagan offed himself because of how he was viewed by the community for his role in the Orioles’ failures, you felt bad. Would you want AJ to kill himself because he pitched poorly for us? That is why I do not understand the purpose of booing. AJ must feel like crap right now without the boos
I’m curious…what else does Burnett have to do to be taken out of the rotation? Kidnap Cashman’s wife and kids?
AJ needs a doctor and some medicine. His issues go past a pitching coach being able to help him.
If AJ was a horse, he’d be humanely destroyed….
it is not fair to the team in pitching aj but it seems like it is his right to pitch. kei igawa has been in the minors for 3 years. dfa him end the charade….
money wasted so what…..
AJ has been pedestrian in 7 of his last 9 starts…..
The gutless wonder, the Anti Pettitte are nicknames for AJ.
what aj does with his life is not because fans state the obvious that he stinks is stealing money and needs to leave the rotation.
if that makes aj feel bad, to bad. welcome to the real world….
Oh Jacob calm down. I’m sure the 16 mil that AJ is pocketing could cure any hurt feelings. If he wants the fans, you gotta perform. That’s just the way it is!
How tough would it be to play behind this guy? It’s demoraliizing.
blake, Burnett has been awful for two months, we both know that, it’s just Cashman’s spin trying to retain some value in him.
when you can’t get outs throwing 94 the 1st time through the order there’s really no hope, is there…
Jacob Ruppert, don’t blame fans. Burnett knew what he was getting into playing in New York. He is a nightmare.
Can’t wait to hear the post game…….”the rain….uncertain…..blah, blah, blah.”
want AJ to kill himself because he pitched poorly for us? That is why I do not understand the purpose of booing. AJ must feel like crap right now without the boos
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I cant believe Yankee fans at Camden booed aj, but he did deserve it…
I agree aj stays in, let him suffer, 120 pitches.
Maybe the Yankees can hit 4 grand slams tonight to bail out #HurricaneAJ
No way you keep in the rotation! Adam Warren, David Phelps or DJ Mitchell could do no WORSE than this piece of crap.
“The O’s just hit 6 good pitches. We need AJ to pitch like we know he can. He’s still in the rotation. He’s a veteran. Oh and he won Game 2.”
FeBuch August 26th, 2011 at 7:56 pm
Love this move by Joe, leave him out there and be accountable for his performance.
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AJ deserves it if Girardi puts him out there again. He screamed at Joe last time for taking him out. Let him suck it up.
Everyone should boo him
The great Brett Gardner now 4 for 35.
Gardner is totally lost right now and his swing is awful…
I agree aj stays in, let him suffer, 120 pitches.
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correct. let him mop up for himself.
let him curse Joe out for leaving him in…
Nobody deserves boos. AJ is out there trying his hardest, he just happens to be awful and I am sure he feels like crap about it. No matter what, AJ did win the Yankees the 2009 World Series.
He should feel like crap. He pitches like crap.
Hughes now looks like a cy young winner.
Gardner is totally lost right now and his swing is awful…
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get Matsui.
“AJ did win the Yankees the 2009 World Series”.
No he didn’t.
Burnett isn’t coming out of this game, it’s a baseball tradition to let a pitcher take a beating after pulling the kind of crap Burnett did in Minnesota.
So Tommy Hunter with a 4.64 era is gonna shut down this offense. Yesterday seems soooo long ago. Thank you AJ! 3 errors don’t help either.
AJ is out there trying his hardest
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How do you know that?
Sterling is now singing.
JR: what are you, some kindergarten Pollyanna? Athletes get booed all the time. Lots of times they deserve it. This isn’t tee ball for 6 year olds.
Hurricane Irene may cause devastation but nothing compared to the carnage caused by aj burnett…. I am scared of the coming storm.. But it’s nothing compared to the horror of aj “pitch” every fifth day
Are our posts up to par, GB?
Jacob Ruppert August 26th, 2011 at 8:02 pm
No matter what, AJ did win the Yankees the 2009 World Series.
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Yes, he single-handedly won the World Series. So true. NOT.
We can hope for lots of rain tonight. Like right now.
The BAL announcers were just saying that the Yankees had a lot of nerve proposing to change the schedule without consulting them first. The level of stupidity surrounding that organization is mind boggling.
Jake is goofing on you guys…
Let AJ pitch until he needs tommy john surgery. That way it clears up space not only this season but next season too and with the insurance, the yankees can reclaim the money.
This blog is entirely too negative. Does anyone know any cheerleaders that might come and restore order? Anyone?
AJ Burnett pitching in the pouring rain : ) he needs to stay out there and take his lumps, apparently he hasn’t been humbled enough.
Everyone forgets the turf that AJ laid in his second start of the 2009 WS. So he was good once out of two games. That’s not good enough to win.
aj won 1 game in the 2009 run. he spit the bit against the angels in a game.
aj does deserve boos for poor performance… his performance is significantly under par…
how can this guy stay in the rotation…
hey where is the objective pipe for aj eval?? the objective pipe says he sucks at monumental levels.. he makes ed whitson seem like sandy koufax….
That’s turd, not turf.
Negative?? We are realists on here. Most of us anyways. What is real is that AJ Burnett is absolutely terrible as a Yankee. One WS win or not. He hasn’t pitched well!
The worst part of AJ’s bad performances are his post game interviews. He always says that he’s not going to let his sucky performance get him down and he’s going to go out and get ready for his next start. That would be a good thing to say except that he always stinks in those next starts.
It’s time to give Warren a shot…..he can’t be any worse than AJ….invent a blister or something to DL him.
aj with 8 quality starts all season.
8 in 27 or so starts. that is not bad it is atrocious…
Without his relatively good performance in Game 2, Yanks lose Game 2 and the World Series, unless a 1996 redux occurred. mick, it is just common belief that these guys are out there giving their all
Let AJ pitch this all the way through – let his arm fall off and DL him.
I remember when the biggest concern about AJ was whether he would stay healthy. Now, the Yankees wish he would come down with something. LOL!
mick August 26th, 2011 at 8:05 pm
Jake is goofing on you guys…
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I wondered if Jacob R had suddenly morphed into pom-pom trisha.
JR: that’s total BS. World Series aren’t over after two games. Only losers think that.
I wonder if the liquor stores in the tri state area see a rise in sales on the days that AJ pitches…..
They picked up Hughes yesterday….lets see if they can do the same for AJ.
Laura,
AJ’s post-game comments could be taped and just replayed after each game he pitches…it’s always the same crap from him.
Wow. That was actually good.
AJ will always get credit for pitching a hugh WS #2 game. But that doesn’t excuse how he has been pitching most of the last two years.
sportsJC16 Joe Casale
Time for #Yankees management to smoke the “objective pipe” and force Girardi to take AJ out of the rotation.
10 minutes ago
so in essence aj will pitch 6 innings and give up 3 uns or less in about 25 % of his starts. so in 75 % of his starts he either goes less then 6 innings or gives up 4 or more runs…
think about that fans…
the guy has 1 win in august in almost 3 seasons probably about 12 starts……
*huge, not hugh
blake August 26th, 2011 at 8:10 pm
They picked up Hughes yesterday….lets see if they can do the same for AJ.
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cmon blake, how can you be a cheerleader, when was the last time the Yankees came back from a 6 run early deficit against a mediocre starter like Hunter?
When AJ pitches I know he will implode, just don’t know what inning. Hence, I don’t get upset with AJ anymore. I know he will stink it up.
Cashman and Girardi cannot just stay the course after this performance. If they do, with the other options they have, it’s totally irresponsible.
You have to just let him get killed in there. Can’t keep running him out there for 1 and a third with 5 ER every 5 days.
I am thinking tonight will be enough to make it even more obvious that AJ can’t start anymore for awhile, much less in Fenway on Wednesday.
“cmon blake, how can you be a cheerleader, when was the last time the Yankees came back from a 6 run early deficit against a mediocre starter like Hunter?”
last time the pitcher started with an H also…..
O’s defense has just been insane tonight.
Can you imagine what the Sux would do to AJ at Fenway given how he is pitching right now?
Mark Reynolds just asked Alex about his meeting with MLB about the poker.
Yanks don’t have any choice than to take AJ out…..Hughes was bad yesterday but he’s also pitched much better than AJ the last month.
Again just like last year Girardi is making it obvious that winning the division means nothing to him.
This looks like the offense that we saw in the 1st 2 games against the A’s. I know they are down by 6 runs but they are definitely slumping now.
At least Hughes recognizes when he pitches poorly and acknowledges it to the media. AJ just says it won’t keep him from going out again in 5 days. One is centered in reality; the other is delusional.
UnKnown August 26th, 2011 at 8:17 pm
Again just like last year Girardi is making it obvious that winning the division means nothing to him.
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Can’t blame Girardi for not wanting to use a lot of bullpen not knowing for sure what is going to happen the next few days.
aj’s era is up to 5.21. has to be the worst in baseball for a guy with more then 10 starts but hey the objective pipe says he has good stuff and he won a world series game once….
give him a contract extension…
“Again just like last year Girardi is making it obvious that winning the division means nothing to him.”
well tonight…..they don’t have their long guys because Hughes went out early yesterday and they have a lot of games coming up this weekend (theoretically). They pretty much have to let AJ throw 100 pitches and let him go as long as they can. We’ll see how they handle his rotation spot later I guess…..it’lll be interesting….not sure how they can spin it any more than they already have.
Really, Clutch….they scored 22 yesterday.
OTOH, maybe the whole team would like to teach AJ a lesson tonight.
there isn’t a single reason to pull Burnett until he’s thrown at least 100 pitches tonight and every reason for Girardi to both make a point and save the bullpen.
acksquat August 26th, 2011 at 8:19 pm
UnKnown August 26th, 2011 at 8:17 pm
Again just like last year Girardi is making it obvious that winning the division means nothing to him.
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Can’t blame Girardi for not wanting to use a lot of bullpen not knowing for sure what is going to happen the next few days.
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Oh I totally agree. I meant the Yankees continuing to let AJ start games in general.
AJ is settling in
4-1 A’s over Socks in the 4th.
Burnett has clearly made an adjustment in his fastball, it’s not leaking as much tonight and has more velocity but probably has no late life either. It’s either that or he’s tipping his pitches really badly.
Yeah leave the Bum out there. I am all for that. Big baby can just stay out there and get slaughtered. I would make him beg for me to take the ball from him if I was Joe.
Joe: AJ just had one rough inning. We need him to pitch for us.
They don’t have the luxury of getting 5 innings from their bullpen with a day game tomorrow.
Wow…now he can’t even get outs that are actually outs.
Sizemore for the A’s has been a good pick up from the Tigers.
The A’s are on fire offensively and were the entire series with the Yankees…..it wasn’t just the Yankee pitching…..they really swung the bats for some reason and hopefully it’ll carry over with weekend.
no matter what Girardi says publicly he’s making a point to Burnett tonight and isn’t happy with him taking the team out of every game he starts.
Was this start pedestrian? Maybe it was mediocre. Not worth the money? I guess we should blame Cashman A’s he suggested. #PilingOn
“Burnett has clearly made an adjustment in his fastball, it’s not leaking as much tonight and has more velocity but probably has no late life either. It’s either that or he’s tipping his pitches really badly.”
Not a good sign that he made adjustments and he is getting hit just as hard.
Love that 53 foot breaking ball. Someone should tell AJ that it’s 60 ft 6 in.
Godzilla doubles off the wall, 6-1 A’s.
AJ is pitching well now.
I, nor anyone else at this point I assume, have no excuse, no defense for AJ Burnett.
I hope the Yanks bring up Warren in Sept. and let him start a couple of games and see how he looks. With Colon running out of gas and AJ ineffective they will probably need another starter for down the stretch.
Win #200 is being elusive for ole Wakefield.
Willingham homer over monster, 8-1 A’s.
AJ has settled down nicely. If he can get us through 6 or 7 and save the pen, it is a step in the right direction for him. He would then have only given up runs in 1 inning.
Nick in SF,
I’m fed up with bodog – do you know of another reliable site I can use?
I want to get in some NFL props….
thanks.
The A’s are killing the ball….I don’t know why….but it’s just one of those things where their team is hot right now.
Well, here’s some cheery news: Oakland/Boston is 8 to 1. Wakefield doing an AJ.
He’s garbage, and everyone knew it was a distinct possibility when they signed him. One good year in a walk year, and a bunch of 10-8, 12-12 type seasons otherwise. And if you pay $35 to park your car, you have every right to boo him.
“Win #200 is being elusive for ole Wakefield.”
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he’s gonna lose his spot in the rotation to Miller too.
Sox are praying he can just win #200 and get it over with so they can “bench” him
he settled down but he’s unsettling again….which can happen quickly with AJ
Here comes a homerun or a double in the gap
BD, what do you mean by reliable? Trustworthy as far as payouts?
What’s your beef with bodog?
Wakefield vs. AJ matchup on Wednesday is what the Sux really want.
Josh Willingham post ASB .263 .363 .579 .941 11 HRs in 30 games (same as he had in the previous 70 games)
Matsui post ASB .352 .399 .514 .913
A’s offense has been really good post ASB
Defense has sucked for AJ tonight as well.
The A’s broadcast did a closeup of Wakefield’s neck after the homer, he had a vintage Patrick Ewing-style sweat going.
Jeter post Minka break up is a little shaky lol
this game sucks so far…..DJ makes that in his sleep
Nick in SF,
no they are reliable – just annoyed that my $ is tied up in open bets even though I already won them… I want to deposit more and they are going to charge me fees to do it. So really, a reliable site, like bodog, but that has at least some funding options that dont charge me a % fee.
It’s just the fact that I can never go into an at bat or an inning saying “okay AJ will handle this”. That’s scary. You never know when the breakdown is coming, but it always seems to be coming.
Maybe Jeter has Minka on his mind
Nick,
if you know of one or two, I can just go check them out…
AJ is getting tired…..
“Defense has sucked for AJ tonight as well.”
yeah, that’s why I’m willing to give him a pass tonight
Anything that happens from now on tonight doesn’t count anyway
clean nice effort by the yanks tonight. even though jeter blew that 1 it was a typical aj inning. strikeout and wildpitch, then a walk, another wild pitch and then the jeter play.
aj does nothing to help himself. he is a horrible fielder, hits tons of batters, throws tons of wild pitch’s he is just totally horrible. the good news is another 20 or so pitches and he is out tonight. that want to save him for his next start.
postgame should be standard aj nonsense.
hey i got an idea they just need a new pitching coach.. aj will do much better with about his 10th pitching coach, he is right on the cusp of turning things around after all he has good stuff!!!
good pitch
sportsJC16 Joe Casale
@Buster_ESPN AJ’s #’s the last 2 yrs are the worst in the history of the franchise for a SP. That’s smoking the objective pipe, of course.
5 minutes ago
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SJ44 reaching out to Buster Olney for companionship.
I can’t wait to hear Girardi’s one bad inning bs after the game
That 7th run was a tough break run. Strikeout and the runner reaches and then DJ doesn’t turn two.
AJ is bad enough on his own he doesn’t need any help.
Instead of “guess the line-up” we should have “guess the AJ Burnett sound- bite during post game”
Here’s my entry:
” my “hook” was not sharp…..Joes got my back…. I feel good… Can’t wait for next start… Im going to go on a roll”
From girardi:
” aj is battling…. He gave us some “length”….the orioles can swing the bats…. Aj is going to be big for us”
Godzilla owns Fenway….too bad he’s not on the Yankees anymore..,,Burnett is starting to remind me of Sidney Ponson, except for the salary of course!!!
as i stated more then once aj is way worse then kenny rogers, denny naegle, ed whitson, and others.
his #’s are matt desalvo like………..
Same old predictable AJ………………I love AJ Burnett, he is a nice man.
The Yankees haven’t hit or played very good defense behind AJ this year…..could be a coincidence…..could also be more than that.
Congratulations to AJ: he now has the second highest ERA of all qualifying pitchers in the AL. But of course he’s still good enough to start every 5 days for a pennant contender.
Did Kay just call him Tommy Hirsch after returning from break?
I don’t know about funding, but you should check out pinnaclesports dot com and wsex dot com, both are very reputable and usually have sharper odds than bodog. I don’t know if they’ll have as large a prop menu as bodog either.
I wish they could bring Matsui back.
Hip Hip….Jorge has found life.
UnKnown August 26th, 2011 at 8:30 pm
Wakefield vs. AJ matchup on Wednesday is what the Sux really want.
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That’s a got a seven hour Yankee v red sox “classic” written all over it
“Same old predictable AJ………………I love AJ Burnett, he is a nice man.”
But he’s a great teammate! And he invented the pie! And he won game 2 in 2009! And he has made all his starts! And he gets no run support!
Hip Hip!
Jorge crunched that one.
Hip hip Jorge!!!!!
Does anyone know which day AJ will be pitching in Fenway ?
Oh yeah AJ: “I am going to find it, I am going to be better.”
Wrong AJ
Girardi/Cashman trash a true Yankee like Jorge all year, while making every excuse in the world for AJ
Makes sense.
AJ might need to see a sports psychologist if he isn’t seeing one all ready.
Weds is AJ scheduled start at Fenway
Keep it here at 6 and they can still win this game. 8th run will probably be a killer.
“Does anyone know which day AJ will be pitching in Fenway ?”
hopefully he won’t be pitching in Fenway
Girardi should play Jones in LF for a couple of days. Give Garder some days off. When he slumps he is completely lost.
it would be tough to duplicate an AB as bad as the one by Gardner there-he lets a hanger go right down the middle and follows it by chasing a fastball well out of the zone.
He probably needs a couple of days off at this point in time, he’s lost at the plate…
Gardner is in a terrible slump.. Sucks since Jeter is on fire and they would be great back to back hitters, but unfortunately Gardner is brutal right now.
“Does anyone know which day AJ will be pitching in Fenway ?”
Wednesday or Thursday, depending what happens with the rainouts.
I’m assuming Nova Saturday, Colon Monday, CC Tuesday, Hughes Wednesday, AJ Thursday
They should bring back Garcia for one of those games.
Amen, Yanks78. How they can treat Jorge so badly while making excuse after excuse for the pie thrower is unbelievable.
Hopefully AJ will pitch when the next hurricane hits.
All those Yankee fans must just be disgusted to have to sit there and watch this BS.
Trust me I was at Target Field last Saturday.
Having AJ pitch is unfair to everyone. Even to AJ himself.
Thanks for the info. fellas. AJ in Fenway should make for an interesting over / under line.
There should be a redeemable couple for fans at Yankee Stadium when AJ pitches.
What are the chances of bringing up a starter from AAA? I really don’t think Colon can handle starting any more, so I don’t think he’s the answer to the rotation.
another great throw by Robby, another terrible hanging breaking ball by Burnett…
my knees and back hurt watching Vlad try to run
It was funny watching Vlad carrying the piano on his back while rounding 3B.
11.5
man they got lucky that hanger wasn’t lost somewhere.
So our rotation isn’t looking so hot……….but this has to do it for AJ in terms of staying in the rotation.
Did you guys hear this great Fresh Air interview with Brad Ausmus? I’ve never really heard about the in depth process of catching.
http://www.npr.org/2011/08/18/.....-tells-all
It’s worth a listen some time.
Now here comes a wild pitch lol
Burnett has thrown more changes in the last 3 innings than the entire season, maybe Rothschild told him to just throw it already.
Actually sorta neat to see how Cano seems to ‘wind up’ and leverage himself with his leg before he catches the ball from Swisher so that he’s primed for a strong throw home.
Superb athlete.
Wakefield << AJ (barely)
Watching Martin out there, after listening to this interview, is pretty amazing.
Also I just realized the rotation answer. Noesi. Just stretch the guy out over a few days, and bam, there it is.
11.5 is too high unless Wakefield is on the mound for the Sux.
If the Red Sox win the division and we meet up in the ALCS, either Wakefield or Miller is going to have to start Game 4 at Yankee Stadium
Geez, SJ needs to give it a rest with Girardi and lay the blame where it belongs – on Cashman’s head.
Ausmus is very intelligent and articulate. Great interview from a former Yankee farmhand.
AJ’s is really tired….he has nothing on the fastball right now….it’s 92 but extremely flat
Burnett missed the glove by a foot, what is he complaining about?
I”m not worried about the rotation; this is dog days of August, some slumping. But AJ? That’s a whole other thing.
“If the Red Sox win the division and we meet up in the ALCS, either Wakefield or Miller is going to have to start Game 4 at Yankee Stadium”
Probably Lackey, assuming Bedard is healthy and is the #3.
With the way AJ pitches, and how late Girardi usually pulls him, I would just leave him in for the complete game every time he pitches. It’s usually lost by the first or second inning anyway, so I would tell AJ it doesn’t matter how many pitches you have to throw, you are pitching the whole game unless your arm falls off.
The man doesn’t deserve to be relieved and get to burn out the BP. If it takes 400 pitches a game, so what? He ends up on the DL? That isn’t a minus at this point. It would be a good thing for the Yankees to lose him from the rotation, so why not burn him out. They probably have insurance on his contract, so it wouldn’t hurt a thing other than AJ.
Overall, not a horrible start from Burnett. He worked through his early troubles. Offense can still come back.
What do you mean, Kay, that if you are not around the strike zone consistently, an umpire is not going to give you strike calls? What happened with Fautino a few days ago when he did not throw a single strike all inning but repeatedly got called strikes?
Blake, if that’s the case, it’s no coincidence. I doubt the fielders are on their toes behind AJ as he’s always on the precipice of losing it – it’s not like he’s a quick worker
“Girardi and Rothschild are going to ‘straighten out’ AJ”. Glad to see they are working on it.
Niblick August 26th, 2011 at 8:54 pm
Ausmus is very intelligent and articulate. Great interview from a former Yankee farmhand.
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Yeah, it really was one of the better interviews I’ve heard on the show.
Martin has took a beating tonight……reward for his career night last night.
Ummm. Where are the other 21 runs?
I don’t know if someone is warming up in the ‘pen but it looks like Girardi is ready to call it a night for Burnett, the point has been made by Girardi.
I don’t follow SJ on Twitter but if he’s complaining about Girardi tonight he is far off base, Girardi is making a point that needs to be made, that you can’t show up the manager the way Burnett did in Minnesota and not get this kind of treatment.
AJ has a hard life, he is tired now. Must be tough for him to try and make it through 5 innings every 5th day.
you could see that coming a mile away…..he’s throwing BP…..fastball is flat and he’s really tired. This is to save the pen…..but it’s also a lesson by Girardi to AJ.
He’s the absolute pits
AJ was tired last inning…..
# Yanks78 August 26th, 2011 at 8:38 pm
“Same old predictable AJ………………I love AJ Burnett, he is a nice man.”
But he’s a great teammate! And he invented the pie! And he won game 2 in 2009! And he has made all his starts! And he gets no run support!
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Gee, I forgot all that !!! Sorry, AJ we still love you ! NO WE DON’T !!!! Ya’ blonde bonehead !!!
AJ now has the worst ERA in the league. Good thing Binder Joe keeps him in the rotation, isn’t it?
Sad thing is, Pavano was a better signing than this chump. At least Pavano didn’t consistently lose games for the Yankees. Better having him on the DL than pitching at this point.
who didnt see that coming. aj upset over strike 3 non call, blows up for 2 more runs.
at leeast the guy is consistent…
There is really nothing the Yankees can say at this point to justify Burnett staying in the rotation. He handicaps the team significantly every five days. Its not even like hes going out there and allowing four runs. He gets hammered every outing.
Just get this out, Yanks score 10 in the 6th, win for AJ.
BryanHoch Either Girardi has told Burnett to wear this one and save the bullpen, or he just doesn’t want to get yelled at.
Yogi Mantle August 26th, 2011 at 8:59 pm
Sad thing is, Pavano was a better signing than this chump. At least Pavano didn’t consistently lose games for the Yankees. Better having him on the DL than pitching at this point.
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Oh save that crap.
aj has good stuff. I see him getting it any start now… after all a 5.32 ERA is not bad in slow pitch softball.
the worst starter for the yanks in the modern era, your man the hillbilly aj burnett. who steals money on a daily basis from the yanks…
114 pitches and counting for the 5 th. I think Girari wants AJ to blow out his arm. (wouldn’t blame him).
I believe AJ has 2 innings more left, maybe 3. Hope they see it my way
I love listening to Jim Palmer, he was just summarizing a conversation he had with Singleton about Burnett-’he throws too many pitches, doesn’t hold runners, has bad control, and doesn’t field well’
I don’t think Kenny is a member of the Burnett fan club…
pavano was absolutely a better signing. less year, les smoney and he was hurt not horrible beyond belief…
MG August 26th, 2011 at 8:57 pm
I don’t know if someone is warming up in the ‘pen but it looks like Girardi is ready to call it a night for Burnett, the point has been made by Girardi.
I don’t follow SJ on Twitter but if he’s complaining about Girardi tonight he is far off base, Girardi is making a point that needs to be made, that you can’t show up the manager the way Burnett did in Minnesota and not get this kind of treatment.
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I agree leave him out there till his arm falls off… He whines when gets taken out… He whines about umpires… Pitching coaches…. Personal catchers…. Leave his but out there….I’m not a big girardi fan but I give him credit….
This is to save the pen…..but it’s also a lesson by Girardi to AJ.
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blake, I would throw him another inning, let him complain about being left in too long.
uh, why did he leave me in there, cant he see i had nothing?”
# Vineyard Yankee August 26th, 2011 at 8:58 pm
AJ has a hard life, he is tired now. Must be tough for him to try and make it through 5 innings every 5th day.
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Wouldn’t you be if you were only “earning” {strange word mixed with AJ } $ 80 million ?
“AJ now has the worst ERA in the league. Good thing Binder Joe keeps him in the rotation, isn’t it?”
To be fair to Binder Joe, this AJ thing is above him. Cash is the one who doesn’t want to be embarrassed.
Cash is the one who goes on every radio station and newspaper after all of his starts to defend him. It was extremely pathetic listening to him on Kay’s show the other day going through start by start talking about how he gives the team a chance to win… if you didn’t know any better, you would think it was some usual idiot radio caller, but it was our GM…
“Burnett-’he throws too many pitches, doesn’t hold runners, has bad control, and doesn’t field well’”
but he used to have great stuff
hell igawa was a better signing…he hasn’t lost a game for us in years
the vlad hit mussina makes the play. aj falls off the mound to the first base side with no ability to field the ball.
he does every little thing wrong. so when any fielder makes any mistake it is magnified by aj who does nothing well.
BryanHoch Orioles announce both games of tomorrow’s doubleheader have been postponed.
mick,
you can’t do that really….he’s done. They made their point and at least got him through 5
I doubt they will let Burnett throw another inning, he’s already over 110 pitches, there is a limit to the punishment…
Can’t wait to hear Girardi and Cashman spin this craptastic start.
It would be nice to think that Binder Joe is teaching AJ a lesson, but I think he’s just scared of what AJ would do if he came to take him out.
Girardi doesn’t have a choice but to support AJ in public….that’s what you do.
Like Kay cares about other people’s work lives, gag me.
So all bosses should be okay with subpar performance in the workplace. Then there would be no productivity.
Niblick August 26th, 2011 at 9:03 pm
It would be nice to think that Binder Joe is teaching AJ a lesson, but I think he’s just scared of what AJ would do if he came to take him out.
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I’m not the world’s biggest Girardi fan but a guy doesn’t catch in the majors for over 10 years if he’s afraid of anything.
2 more AJ innings pls.
billy martin would have left him in till his arm fell off…
no more aj problem.
I think Joe would take AJ out if he could – I think this is more of a Cashman thing
They think they are going to get a DH on Sunday….that’s a laugh.
Michael Kay continues to say stupid things. If we all had bosses like Binder Joe, things would be even worse than they are.
No. This is about saving the bullpen. Not Cashman vs. Girardi
Dumbass O’s.
i can’t believe there are morons on here suggesting Carl Pavano was a better signing then AJ Burnett. are you fxcking serious? the guy who didn’t want to pitch for the Yankees by year two of a four year deal? get out of here.
I wonder how GB will rate our performance tonight?
http://t.co/T5peHcx
Stupid O’s
“I think Joe would take AJ out if he could – I think this is more of a Cashman thing”
yea this is an organizational decision…..they Yanks have tried to get production out of their investment…..and I guess they had to try…..but the patience has to be running thin.
Britt_Ghiroli Brittany Ghiroli
Sept 8 is the #Yankees #Orioles makeup game for the afternoon portion tmrw. Sorry for the Twitter typo there.
BloggingBombers Tomorrow’s doubleheader has been postponed. Split-doubleheader on Sunday, night game on Monday. Makeup set for Sept. 8 1:05pm.
MG – Binder is clearly afraid of AJ. otherwise he’d kick his butt like he deserves, instead of coddling him.
Wish the O’s had announced the PPD before the game. I might’ve changed Girardi use of the pen tonight.
Why not the twin bill on Monday?
Radio Kev, tell me where AJ has come close to being worth the contract he had. Don’t tell me it was his WS win. That isn’t worth that kind of money.
Every 5 games he comes on and throws BP. He isn’t even a .500 pitcher, which some kid from AAA might be able to do.
At least on the DL, the Yankees can collect some of the loser’s salary back from the insurance on him. A young arm getting big league time in and losing would be far more valuable than this turd tanking so many games.
10 K’s for Ubaldo Jimenez tonight.
If AJ Sucked any more his last name would be Oreck.
all this talk of SJ has brought back some memories….besides twitter, does he roll on any other blogs, etc..?
Sunday? yeah, that makes sense
A DH on Sunday? You mean, the day the worst of the weather is projected to hit?
Makes sense. Tomorrow is just rainy weather, Sunday is when the serious stuff comes through.
Orioles are incredibly dumb. They should have at least started the game tomorrow at noon and tried to get 5 innings in the book….
When does Freddy come off? Sunday?
And of course Hunter has thrown all of 76 pitches thru 6 innings so the offense has gone back to sleep.
They should play the 9/8 game at the Stadium, would serve them right.
Jorge says no shutout for you, Orioles!!!
As to the Baltimore’s refusal to consider a doubleheader today, there seems to be an element of spite when it comes to the Yankees. In 2003, the Orioles, with an assist from MLB, refused to reschedule a game against the Yankees at Camden Yards even as a huge storm had completely shut down Baltimore, replete with an advisory for everyone to stay indoors. So the game had to be played in an empty ballpark — only to end in a 1-1 tie after 5 innings — and re-played at a later date. And to top things off, the Yankees then had to fly out in the storm to Tampa from an all but shut-down airport. Pretty childish and spiteful, but that seems to be the mindset emanating from owner Peter Angelos. As others have said, no wonder their organization doesn’t seem to be able to get anywhere.
As to tonight’s game: yikes. It’s asking a lot for the Yanks to make up double-digit runs two games in a row, and they’re not having much success hitting this pitcher so far. On the bright side, the A’s are definitely not tanking in Fenway, currently leading the Red Sox 8-4. Go Oakland and let’s GO Yanks . . .;)
ET – then Binder Joe shouldn’t be managing, if he isn’t allowed to decide who to play. But Binder Joe is just Cashman’s toadie, which is why Cashman likes him. Binder won’t ever question his boss.
Whats not to like ? AJ give up lots of BB’s, HR’s. 20 WP’s so far this year, is easy to steal on and has no mental fortitude. He is a solid # 2 and he is all ours.
Ugh. What a horrible game.
Thankfully, Oakland showed up today. Hopefully they can hold the Sox off.
“i can’t believe there are morons on here suggesting Carl Pavano was a better signing then AJ Burnett”
nah….not even close. AJ played a part in winning a title and was pretty good in 2009…..so just that alone was worth more than anything Pavano did in his tenure with the Yankees. However…..right now AJ is hurting the team more by pitching than he would be by not pitching.
Man I wouldn’t want the Orioles as my Wedding Coordinator…
mick August 26th, 2011 at 9:06 pm
I wonder how GB will rate our performance tonight?
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Who gives a rat’s ass.
Blake, it’s part of the reason why I’ve exhausted most of my supply of Cashman love. I like AJ personally and would never trash him, but Cashman has gone above and beyond to defend him – more than he has any other player. The thing is, all AJ had to do was be decent – not even great – considering that his main competition for the 5th spot is Hughes, who got murdered last night. He comes out tonight and pitches like this?
Amen, VY.
Betsy,
I think they had to try with AJ….Cashman didn’t have much choice with the investment they made in him. We’ll see how they handle it from here on out….
Who gives a rat’s ass.
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With over 1000 posts he called us whiners, losers,asses, etc… and we won that game.
9 earned runs in 5 inns. Not so bad, he only walked 2 and had 5 K’s ! On to next start !
” I’ll be fine .” LMAO
….Cashman didn’t have much choice with the investment they made in him. We’ll see how they handle it from here on out….
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Why didn’t they give Igawa the rope to hang himself as they have AJ?
Apparently mick cares what GB thinks.
He went out and bought himself a bottle of “Obsession”
“Why didn’t they give Igawa the rope to hang himself as they have AJ?”
because Igawa is way worse than AJ and has no track record of any big league success.
Why would anybody “like” AJ?
What is so likable about him?
Apparently mick cares what GB thinks.
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you don’t care what others think?
(I know the secret to the spinning wheel)
Is it possible that AJ turns things around the way Jeter has? I was on the “Jeter sucks” bandwagon for the first 3 months and then he’s gone retro-Jeter. It’s possible AJ could do the same since he’s younger…Nahhhh, just effing with you. He’s toast.
Great fielding continues.
His ugly face and tattoos?
Blake, that’s fine and as I said earlier this year, I didn’t think AJ was pitching badly enough (not even close) to warrant being pulled. The problem is that there are 6 men for a 5 man rotation so someone has to go. I don’t feel very confident with Hughes to be sure, but I think that at least he might occasionally pitch a very good game whereas AJ seems to be spinning out of control. Also, if Hughes is going to be in the rotation next year, he has to pitch. I don’t think either AJ or Phil would get a post-season start – my 4 man would be CC, Nova, Garcia, Colon (in no particular order after CC)
Bad karma AJ hits the showers, punches the water cooler, throws the bubble gum bucket. Now that he is out of the way its time for a comeback. Batter up ! ! !
worst overall game of the year tonight for the Yanks….just a stinky all the way around.
because Igawa is way worse than AJ and has no track record of any big league success.
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who evaluates the talent to pick up these mopes?
Ouch………
Wow, what a great game….way to keep the momentum going from yesterday….thanks AJ.
To be fair to Ayala. he threw 30 pitches yesterday….
To be fair to Ayala. he threw 30 pitches yesterday….
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Another reason to axe aj, he’s a pen killer.
From a 22-9 beating yesterday with record setting offense to a 9-1 thrashing and non existent offense against a subpar team. Go figure, but AJ has to go…
“who evaluates the talent to pick up these mopes?”
blame Hank
Is it me or has Ayala started to suck lately.
Your 2011 playoff rotation:
CC, Colon, Nova, Garcia…..let’s hope Bart can stay somewhat effective. I suppose if he falters you could stick Hughes in there.
Hope the bats show up….
blame Hank
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i would if it were true, bad scouting?
they need to hire “character” scouts, trained psychologists…
A-bomb! Guess getting the poker thing cleared up has freed his mind…
AJ would have kept the runs to 9 if he continued to pitch. AJ was in a roll and they pulled him.
Burnett should be in the same sentence as Jeter when it comes to being mentally prepared. There is now way Burnett turns this thing around anytime soon. He is spirally out of control at this point. I thought Jeter was cooked, but he doesn’t have a negative track record AJ has. He had a down year and a half basically, but he seems back now.
At least Betsy dislikes Cashman, there’s hope for her still
Mick
Still pouting huh?
What happened did big bad GB hurt your feelings? Grow up dude.
How many posts are you going to subject everybody to saying the same asinine thing?
You are quickly losing all and any credibility you had on this board.
I smell a rally
man when Swisher hits one….he hits it. That was a bomb. He’s been killing the ball
9 runs in 5 innings. I never thought it could get worse than last week. Ayala gets a pass for being overused the last couple days. Rotation not looking so hot now does it?
Is it possible two days in a row?
mick,
To be honest. I don’t care what others think.
What I do care about is civility and good manners.
My new campaign is ‘m’ stands for Civil Discourse
Please send $$ to Chad. I’ll collect it from him.
21 runs to 2 sub .500 teams isn’t exactly a positive thing either. AJ we at least knew this was gonna happen tonight, but not 12 runs!
You guys bashing Girardi and Cashman are being silly. What do you expect these guys to do? Come out and trash Burnett? That does absolutely nothing. It kills ANY (not that there is much) chance of the Yankees being able to trade AJ if they do that. It also sends a horrible message to incoming and current talent that if you go through a rough patch or are struggling the team won’t back you.
I predicted AJ would give up less than 12 runs so I was accurate
it’s hopeful, but AJ put this team in a deep dark hole. Bigger than Hughes’. The likelihood of them making it all the way back in 2 1/3 innings is unlikely.
thanks Nick
I’ll check those out.
Nice 1 pitch out for Gardner. He is worst hitter on the team at this present time. Too bad cause when he’s on fire, he really can add another dimension to this team.
At least with Hughes, they stopped the bleeding by the 3rd and starting to smack them around by the 5th. It’s already the 8th. Don’t see a comeback happening.
Now we just hope for Alex to get hot because he can carry a team without a doubt………
Blake, can you please predict that the hurricane will miss Long Island? Go figure – in a week where we had an earthquake on the East Coast, a hurricane will literally and figuratively blow it out of the water
16 runs in the 7th, made the over with ease. Sweet.
At least Wakefield threw up at Rangers’ ballpark to subside this loss, but it would have been nice to have pulled back into the division lead.
Waka, it’s one thing to defend a player, another to make asinine comments like the objective pipe thing. He should talk about being objective.
Betsy,
I’m not as sure about that one…..I just hope it’s not too bad. Hope everybody stays safe and the damage is minimal.
Longoria’s batting stance and swing reminds of all-time Yankee killer Edgar Martinez.
Suzyn just announced Sam Borden got a job as a staff at the NYTimes.
You guys bashing Girardi and Cashman are being silly. What do you expect these guys to do? Come out and trash Burnett?
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They are going out for a nice meal and a couple of drinks after the game. Then they are going to straighten AJ out so he can be that solid # 2 SP.
*that’s staff writer
“Longoria’s batting stance and swing reminds of all-time Yankee killer Edgar Martinez.”
a little yea…..main difference though is that he can’t hit nearly as good.
Not trash him; just don’t pitch him every five days. That’s what you would expect from rational management, not guys who are just covering their butts.
mick does not whine. mick tells it how it is.
“My new campaign is ‘m’ stands for Civil Discourse”
“Mine is har ass the ass-es”
Blake, me too. I went to the supermarket a few minutes ago and the lady behind me said the gas stations she went to today all were closed by mid-afternoon. I guess there’s a run on gas for some reason. Either way, my brother in Florida gave us some good advice on dealing with hurricanes and I just heard some good advice on the radio. All we can do is take the advice, grit our teeth and get through it………..
Congrats Sam!! I’m proud if ya!
‘Not trash him; just don’t pitch him every five days’.
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Naw, Cash, Joe and Larry have a plan, they are going to fix em. Just you wait till AJ takes the ball at Fenway.
I’m not giving the NYT any credit for hiring Sam, though. They didn’t keep Curry — BIG mistake. GREAT reporter who writes beautifully. But of course, Sam is cheaper at this point in his career.
Happy for Sam and his family. Tough times for journalists…well, anyone really in the US.
Rich7041 August 26th, 2011 at 9:16 pm
Is it possible that AJ turns things around the way Jeter has? I was on the “Jeter sucks” bandwagon for the first 3 months and then he’s gone retro-Jeter. It’s possible AJ could do the same since he’s younger…Nahhhh, just effing with you. He’s toast.
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Funny!!! The problem is “retro- aj” isn’t any better than actual or current aj
Longoria does have some ways to go before reaching Edgar’s consistency.
2 runs (1 earned) in 6 innings for Chien-ming Wang vs. the Reds. The Nats’ bullpen flushes the lead, no decision for Wang.
Fill your bathtub up with water. If you lose eater pressure you will be able to flush your toilet. Put a gallon or two (if you can) in your freezer. If the power goes out put the frozen gallons in your fridge, as it melts it will make it colder. /hurricane tips
There is no way there is going to be games on Sunday – the storm is supposed to last till Sunday afternoon and then the roads and highways will need cleanup – who could make it to the game?
When Cashman said the ‘objective pipe’ comment you could argue Burnett was just struggling. I honestly think Burnett is done after this start. Girardi said it was an important start and changed his tune about AJ as well.
Water pressure
Wang keeps improving. Tough injury to come back from. Proud of Wang for continuing to work hard after a really rough return from surgery.
atta boy Jete!.
“mick does not whine. mick tells it how it is.”
How profound Jacob. And what else…oh yeah- he is the funniest person on this blog (but Nick is not.. is that how it went?). It seems you know and like quite a bit about mick.
Whine (and occasionally being Mick) is exactly what he has been doing for days.
“Longoria does have some ways to go before reaching Edgar’s consistency.”
yea Longoria is still young but Edgar had 5 seasons where he OPS’d over 1 and he was a career .313 hitter…..hitting above .320 7 times. Longoria has yet to hit .300 and has yet to have a .900 OPS season. He’s a good player for the total package (great defender)…..but he’s overated as a hitter to this point in his career.
I have to rub my eyes whenever Tex goes opposite way batting left. Maybe he’s trying to adjust?
Objective pipe = delusional madness.
Prete, thanks! I heard the bathtub advice on the radio -not the one about freezing water.
The NYT deserve no credit for anything except yellow journalism.
Blake, just got in from playing golf.. Did I miss anything?
You missed Posada, Swisher and Arod homers…..that’s about all that was good
Straw,
Agree. The NYT is not my choice for news if I want objectivity.
@Betsy no problem. I’m expecting the lights go out for a while here in Bergen county. Gotta be prepared.
“The NYT deserve no credit for anything except yellow journalism.”
according to MLB the best source for your daily news is Star Magazine.
NYT has an awful sports section now; I don’t even check it out anymore, but when I did, it seems they were always covering the Sox. Kepner was good, but I had no interest in reading his coverage of other teams.
Wang IS Taiwan – I’m sick and tired of reading you saying things about me. I don’t give a rat’s ass what you think and’s pretty low rent for you to take cheap little shots when I’m not around. Funny, I don’t know squat about you and your posts but you seem to be pretty up on me. Big man on campus. Always impressive to see real men take shots when people aren’t around.
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ACE, or whatever multiple you are – you can stick it too. Sorry if my constant support of Yankee players threatens your faux virility.
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Now I’m sure that if they’re around, a few other “real men” will feel the need to chime in.
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Prete, yep – I’m hoping we have enough batteries because I do expect the power to go out. I just want this over with already, lol
We get a lot of typhoons in Taiwan. Recommended stored water is 5 gallons, minimum. We actually have a typhoon headed our way tonight/tomorrow.
Good luck to you folks on the Northeast coast. Irene sounds nasty, but you never know — they can suddenly change course or lose strength.
Weather underground is a lot less panicky about the storm than the mainstream weather outlets. Says the eyewall has already collapsed and storm won’t be worse than a cat1.
What, you think Lower Hudson is better than the NYT? You’re crazy.
Joe really cmon. Let Wade finish it out.
Curry’s writes like a dream. He’s also got a nice voice and delivery for radio/TV. I wish the Yanks would hire him to replace Kay…yes, I know it will never happen.
I love him working at YES, but if I were managing ESPN, I’d hire him for TV.
The sports page of the NYT is it’s only redeeming quality.
So far the Sux are taking a pounding. Good, we’ll pick up the game and get back to a tie for first.
Tar-you have no credibility.
Betsy-why not share your hurricane tips with others?
Apparently Gio wasn’t on top of his game but he was certainly better than Wakefield, who has been going for win #200 for quite a while.
Tex creeping towards his .240 average again.
How can they cancel the games tomorrow and play Sunday? I thought the storm is hitting our areas late Saturday nite into Sunday.
Will it be Hurricane Joe again tonight? Kim better duck
So when Sunday’s doubleheader is postponed, when will they make up those games. Really stupid scheduling by the O’s.
If George was alive, this GUTLESS PU$$Y, Tin Man Burnett, would have been in tears the last three starts. This piece of garbage HAS NOT WON A GAME IN AUGUST IN HIS YANKEE CAREER!
How about this AJ theory?
He is a Yankee hater.
Was before he came here-is now.
That is why he owned us.
And why he stinks now.
# Wang IS Taiwan August 26th, 2011 at 9:52 pm
Curry’s writes like a dream. He’s also got a nice voice and delivery for radio/TV. I wish the Yanks would hire him to replace Kay…yes, I know it will never happen.
I love him working at YES, but if I were managing ESPN, I’d hire him for TV.
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I wouldn’t mind if YES had a nightly sports desk show and and put Curry on it. He’s really good.
So when Sunday’s doubleheader is postponed, when will they make up those games. Really stupid scheduling by the O’s.
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what do they care-the games prolly wont be neccesary.
There’s lots of uncertainty in hurricane forecasting. Hurricane warning is one topic I don’t mind sensationalizing. Expect the worst and hope for the best.
“There’s lots of uncertainty in hurricane forecasting. Hurricane warning is one topic I don’t mind sensationalizing. Expect the worst and hope for the best.”
Very smart advice. +1
Boo AJ