The Yanks trade of A.J. Burnett to the Pirates became official on Sunday night, allowing all of us Yankee fans to sleep a little better knowing he'll never start another game in New York. It's nothing personal, he just sucked. Sure, he out-pitched Pedro Martinez in Game 2 of the 2009 World Series and won a playoff game vs Detroit last year, but that's literally all he did for us. So, I really could care less that the Yanks essentially gave him away for two minor leaguers and are still paying $20 million of the remaining $33 million on his contract. We're the Yankees, we have money. He was only 34-35 with a 4.79 ERA as a Yankee, and hit a low last year when he led the league in wild pitches and gave up a career-high 31 home runs. The guy couldn't handle the pressure so I'm glad to see him go. Let's be real, in his time as a Yankee, the only thing Burnett was good at slinging was shaving cream pies.
On a side not, I believe there is a bit of controversy about who or what A.J. Burnett's doppleganger looks like.
Some say he looks like an ostrich...
But if you ask me, I think he looks like the lizard from the "Drinking Out of Cups" video...
He's right, lighthouses do rule.
Watch the video here ---> Drinking Out of Cups
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