The headline pretty much sums it up. Ebenezer Samuel reports in today’s edition of the NY Daily News on Burnett’s simulated game yesterday.
“Burnett was less than stellar, reinforcing the fact that he’s the weak link in the Yankee rotation. His very first pitch flew over catcher Francisco Cervelli‘s head, and his fifth plunked Greg Golson on the left arm. Joe Girardi and pitching coach Dave Eiland looked on from behind the mound as Burnett hit two batters – he also plunked Austin Kearns – and displayed iffy control, throwing around 80 pitches in four-plus simulated innings.”
This is hardly good news for Yankee fans wondering how AJ even earned a post-season start, given his less than stellar season. As mentioned earlier, Burnett is slated for game 4 – usually a pivotal game in the best-of-seven format. I guess that at this point, we can only hope we get good AJ on Tuesday.
You can read the full story here.
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