nydailynews.com - 11/4/2009
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plans to be available out of the bullpen for the final two games of the Series, having thrown only 53 pitches on Monday night. Burnett has made four career relief appearances, the last coming in 2008 with the Blue Jays . "I just want the ball again," Burnett said. "Hopefully they won't need me, ...
nydailynews.com - 11/3/2009
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nydailynews.com —
A.J. Burnett was awful in Game 5, and
while many will now second-guess Joe Girardi’s decision to...
start him on short rest, you won’t see any of that in this space. Burnett said he felt fine physically, he just couldn’t throw ...
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Burnett bombs, but Girardi made right decision
itsaboutthemoney.net - 11/3/2009
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itsaboutthemoney.net —
Let's dispatch with what some will try to
make as "the story": AJ was terrible because he...
had no command or control, and he didn't have the A+ curveball he showed in Game 2 . It wasn't exclusively because he was on three days rest; his velocity ...
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And the Bad AJ shows up
pinstripealley.com - 11/3/2009
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pinstripealley.com —
More photos » by Julie Jacobson - AP
New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi takes the game...
ball from starter A.J. Burnett during the third inning of Game 5 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the ...
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Girardi made the right call
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A.J. Available For Game 6 & 7
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog —
According to Mark Feinsand, A.J. Burnett is ready if the Yankees call on him for some emergency relief work. He also said that Girardi told him it was doubtful that he'd call on Burnett to pitch tonight unless their was an emergency. ...
A.J. ready for pen work, just in case
River Avenue Blues —
... is available in relief. “I just want the ball again,” Burnett said to reporters. “Hopefully they won’t need me, but I’ll do whatever they need. If I get the ball again, that would be great. Whatever they need, I’m ready.” ...
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Has Burnett changed the Game 5 plan?
yankees.lhblogs.com 10/30/2009 — Joe Girardi isn’t ready to announce his Game 4 starter just yet, so he’s certainly not going to say much about Game 5. But after last night, you have to wonder if A.J. Burnett might have changed the Yankees plans.
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Victorino in Phils lineup for Game 6 —
Major League Baseball News 11/4/2009
Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino will play Wednesday night in Game 6 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium. Victorino suffered a bruise to his right index finger Monday in Game 5 at Citizens Bank Park when Yankees right-hander A.J. Burnett hit ...
