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Allan James "A.J." Burnett (born January 3, 1977, in North Little Rock, Arkansas) is a right-handed Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the New York Yankees. Previously, he played for the Florida Marlins and the Toronto Blue Jays. He was drafted by the New York Mets in the eighth round with the 217th overall pick of 1995 amateur entry draft. On May 12, 2001, Burnett recorded a no-hitter in a complete game shutout against the San Diego Padres in his second start of the season. Burnett was an eighth-round pick of the New York Mets in the 1995 amateur draft, but he was traded to the Marlins after the 1997 season when the Marlins dismantled their 1997 World Series championship roster.
A.J. Burnett: ‘I Regret Not Performing Better’ With Yankees
By: WFAN
23May2012For former Yankees starter A.J. Burnett, it's all about location, location, location. And we're not talking about his pitches.
Burnett Says He Regrets Not Pitching Well With Yanks
23May2012From WCBS:“I can’t even imagine what that place (Yankee Stadium) would have sounded like over there,” Burnett said before his Pirates lost to the Mets on Tuesday. “And there was maybe like two words that came out of the crowd here.” Burnet...
Catching up with A.J. Burnett
By: River Ave. Blues
23May2012Once upon a time, the Yankees had a surplus of starting pitching. So much so that they traded one of the only 16 pitchers to make at least 32 starts in each of the last three seasons to the Pirates for a pair of fringe prospects and $13M in salary re...
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. New York Mets – Game 42
21May2012Hey did you hear? The Pirates acquired Drew Sutton from the Atlanta Braves for cash considerations. He is no great shakes, but he has to be better than Clint Barmes right? Right? Did you know the Pirates have faced a team’s opening day st...
- Mentions: Andrew McCutchen, Atlanta Braves, Casey McGehee, Clint Barmes, David Wright, Erik Bedard
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Detroit Tigers – Game 41
20May2012Yesterday was a pretty good game if you’re a Pirates fan. Minus the Jason Grilli hiccup the bullpen was good, the Pirates had nine hits, Andrew McCutchen continued his torrid pace, Josh Harrison had another solid game, and Joel Hanrahan looke...
- Mentions: Alex Avila, Andrew McCutchen, Brennan Boesch, Casey McGehee, Clint Barmes, Collin Balester
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Washington Nationals – Game 38
17May2012Yeesh. So much for that winning streak. Evan Meek is pretty freaking bad, no? Honestly though, after seeing that putrid lineup I put the Pirates chances of winning around 10%. There is basically no circumstance in which Josh Harrison is a bette...
- Mentions: Adam LaRoche, Chad Tracy, Clint Barmes, Evan Meek, Nate McLouth, Pedro Alvarez
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Miami Marlins – Game 36
15May2012A nice start from Brad Lincoln and some timely hitting combined for a big win in the first game of a short series on the road. If Lincoln just could add an average changeup I would feel really good about him in the rotation. Until then IR...
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Houston Astros – Game 34
13May2012That took a bit of the sting off of the previous loss. Pirates need the rubber game though. Do the Pirates even have a Sunday lineup? First Pitch: 1:35 PM EST Where to Watch: Root Sports, MLB.TV, FS-H Wandy Rodriguez, LHP (33) Can we p...
- Mentions: Andrew McCutchen, Brett Myers, Carlos Lee, Casey McGehee, Charlie Morton, Chris Snyder
Redbirds Week in Review—4/30/12 to 5/6/12
By: Redbird Rants
7May2012It was a week of firsts for the Cardinals, both good and bad. The good–Cardinal pitcher Adam Wainwright won his first game this week, getting an offensive outburst by his teammates, something he had been lacking in his other starts. ...
- Mentions: Adam Wainwright, Erik Bedard, Houston Astros, Jaime Garcia, Kyle Lohse
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