thestar.com - 12/13/2008
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Cathal Kelly Sports Reporter Once it's over, you tend to dwell on the good times. For A.J. Burnett, who agreed to a five-year, $82.5 million (U.S.) deal with the Yankees yesterday, those good times were the few weeks after he signed with Toronto in December 2005 and large swaths of last year. ...
totalprosports.com - 12/13/2008
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totalprosports.com —
Total Pro Sports - The New York Yankees
are at it again! Trying to buy a World...
Series Championship, instead of doing it old school like the Tampa Rays developing from their draft picks and the farm team. First it was C.C Sabathia and now it's former Toronto Blue Jay, A.J. Burnett . In one ...
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A.J. Burnett Signs With The Yankees
mopupduty.com - 12/13/2008
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mopupduty.com —
Ok. AJ has officially left us. What are
we to do? JP’s used car lot is in...
full swing, buying an arm in Clement with 600,000+ km’s on it and trying to sell it back to Jays fans as good as new. Well he hasn’t done it yet, but he will. And it’s not a lie if he knows the truth, right?
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I Think We're Alone Now
inmowetrust.com - 12/9/2008
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inmowetrust.com —
Burnett Is A Yankee Click for full story.
The Yankees have reportedly come to terms with A.J....
Burnett on a 5-year deal worth $82.5M, according to Jerry Crasnick. My feelings on the matter haven't changed. This is a guy who's only thrown 200 innings ...
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Yankees Back in the Spotlight
BASEBALL HOT CORNER —
... An observation from our neighbors to the north: "Until Burnett drags the Yankees to the playoffs, injuries will define his career." ...
AJ’s Obituary
Mop Up Duty | Baseball News Sabermetric | Baseball History Bio —
... In today’s Star, Cathal Kelly absolutely nails it as he writes an obituary of sorts. In the article he reminisces on AJ’s time in Toronto and airs some dirty laundry that some of us may or may not know. ...
So, AJ is a Yankee
Drunk Jays Fans —
... Sorry that we disappeared yesterday before commenting on what, I suppose, is the big story of the day-- unsurprising as it is. Yes, AJ Burnett is a Yankee. Awesome! ...
My new motto
The Tao of Stieb —
... Speaking of which, outstanding work by Cathal Kelly with this piece on A.J. Our man Cathal does a great job reminding us of what we really lost when he walked away, and de-mystifies the "legend" that was/is A.J. Anyone else looking forward to the first Yankee Stadium showdown with Doc and A.J. on the hill?
Throwaway Quotes
Ghostrunner on First —
... Speaking of wasted column inches, Cathal Kelly's now my favorite Jays beat guy; his modern voice is rare in the MSM. His column about the AJ & Halladay's relationship that never really was generated a lot of feedback, as these columns always do. The "he was trouble in the clubhouse/nobody liked him column" always come out after the fact. I ask why? Why are we not hearing about this until these guys leave? Before Frank Thomas was cut, we heard he was a good teammate, the guys respected his record blah blah blah. As soon as he's cut, Wilner and some others immediately start ...
The Tao's Links in Bulk
The Tao of Stieb —
... It's a few days old now, but Cathal Kelly's takedown of A.J. in last weekend's Star is a dilly of a mythbuster on the enigmatic hurler. ...
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