How worried should we be about A.J. Burnett? Not just this year, but for another three-and-a-half -
"It's a gut feeling of mine," Girardi said. "The stuff is there, so my gut is to run him out there. You've got to go with what your heart tells you, and my heart tells me to get him back out there."
In five starts this month, Burnett is 0-5 with an 11.35 ERA, one of the worst stretches by a Yankees starter in recent memory.
His ERA (5.25) has risen above Vazquez' (5.16). It's hard to remember early May when he was 4-0 with a 1.99 ERA.
- If you didn't know, back in the day, the first pick in the draft alternated between the worst teams in each league. The Dodgers actually lost more games than Seattle in 1992 (99 to 98), but because of the back-and-forth between the leagues, A-Rod went first overall to the Mariners in 1993. The Dodgers took Darren Dreifort. How things might have been different.
- CC Sabathia may be ineligible for the All-Star Game due to a new rule that prevents pitchers who start the first-half finale from throwing in the Mid-Summer Classic.
- The Hardball Times looked at the major trades the Yankees made in the 1980's and how things might have been different if Big Stein wasn't running the show. A great read, not only because dissecting past trades is fun and informative, but because it also gives a history lesson of our club.