Burnett Bombs, But Was Right Choice
baseballdigest.com 23 days ago — Anyone watching last night’s World Series Game 5, must have thought they were watching a replay of the fifth game of the American League Championship Series. A.J. Burnett on the mound, no command, flat fastballs, opponent taking a quick lead. ...

Bruised and battered, Shane Victorino plans to start Game 6
bases.nbcsports.com 23 days ago — Shane Victorino's right hand was bruised and swollen after being plunked by a 93-mph A.J. Burnett fastball in the first inning last night and he played the next seven innings in obvious pain before Ben Francisco finally replaced him. Victorino...

When Is Shane Victorino Going to Show You the Finger?
maurybrown.com 23 days ago — I never went to a Catholic school, but we’ve all seen that stereotypical scene: the nun with the ruler cracking a misbehaving student over the knuckles. Now, image how Shane Victorino feels? The crack across the hand — an A.J. Burnett ball riding inside on a bunt attempt ...

The Last Off Night Before The Offseason
fackyouk.blogspot.com 23 days ago — First and foremost, huge congrats to a good friend of the blog, Craig Calcaterra . After graduating from Blogspot to The Hardball Times and from there to NBC Sports , the Shyster is quitting his day job and moving to NBC Sports full-time. Like many others, I found Shysterball through Rob Neyer ...

Ultimate Gamble: Pitch Rivera for 3 Innings
nybaseballdigest.com 23 days ago — So Andy Pettitte will be pitching on short rest tomorrow for Game 6. Knowing that he hasn’t done it since 2006 doesn’t guarantee that we will see the version of Pettitte that has provided quality starts in three of his four postseason appearances. The Yankees bullpen, surprisingly, ...

Can't Blame Girardi For Yankees' Starter Dilemma — Bleacher Report - MLB
The pitchforks and burning torches are out for Joe Girardi today, this in the wake of  A.J. Burnett's epic failure in Philadelphia. They're saying that Girardi's decision to use Burnett on short rest has set in motion a chain of events that will ...

Hold the Champagne, New York: Yankees Fall to Phillies, Face Game Six Wednesday — Bleacher Report - MLB
It just wasn't going to happen in Philadelphia. The baseball season will go at least one more game. Chase Utley was once again the spark for the Phillies as he set the tone in the bottom of the first inning with a three-run homer off A.J. Burnett. ...

Yankees' Pitching Staff the Team's Major Concern Heading into Game Six — Bleacher Report - MLB
Monday night in Philly, Yankees starting pitcher A.J. Burnett started Game Five of the World Series on three days' rest, which he hadn't done since last season while in a Blue Jays uniform. There was skepticism by many commentators and Yankee fans ...

New York Yankees: "Strategy" Is Paying Off in World Series — Bleacher Report - MLB
You don't want to pitch CC Sabathia against Cliff Lee. So the Yankees found out in the first game of the Word Series, which they lost, 6-1 (trailing 2-1 on Sabathia's watch). This is the reason why the strategy of pitching Sabathia (and others) on ...

Howard piling up strikeouts at record pace in WS — Boston.com -- Baseball News
Ryan Howard's World Series can be summed up like this: swing and miss. Over and over, Howard has gone down swinging against the New York Yankees. Overall, the Philadelphia Phillies' slugger has struck out 12 times in the first five games, tying Willie ...