You Treat Me Like a Burnt Piece of Bacon
Posted on Jul 8, 2009 4:43 pm
By Alex Belth
AJ Burnett looks to stay burning hot tonight against the Twins.

Here’s hoping he has another good outing.
Let’s Go Yan-Kees!
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nice main source alex.
as a follow-up from my statement on how far bj ryan has fallen – the blue jays released him today.
and yes, keep it going burnett and matsui for that matter:
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Matsui DH
Posada C
Cano 2B
Swisher RF
Gardner CF
[1] wow, hard to believe. Weren’t we in the mix in hopes of picking him up to help the pen at some point?
LET’S GO YAN-KEES!!!
Gardner starts again. I guess GIrardi is going on whoever did the best in their last game.
[1] *that* is a damn fine lineup.
[3] i imagine the fact that they’re playing on turf contributed …
[5] I accept your explanation.
This is a dumb question, but what is the difference between released and DFA? Does this mean they cut ties with Ryan outright, rather then trying to pass him through waivers and send him to AAA? I wonder why they wouldn’t at least try to stick him in the minors, or at least work some kind of trade for him.
[7] Yup, released means released from your contract, though the team still owes you your salary. I guess the Jays feel there’s no way for him to come back. DFA = you have the option of going to the minors, or you can reject it and be a free agent. Not sure if team is then still liable for your salary, as it’s your option.
Off to see the Mudhens, Rockin’ Ray & the Skyy Dogs. Ah, minor league baseball.
So, what is the verdict on Liriano? Anyone have a feel for what is wrong with him?
Perkins scratched for tonight, fever, flu, etc.
Swarzak (sp) going. May be a break, but these things can come back and bite you: Yanks got 6 off Perkins last start in first inning, remember?
An answer of sorts?
Yankees officials told Joel Sherman of the New York Post that there’s zero chance they trade for Roy Halladay, for the same reasons they didn’t deal for Johan Santana. The cost in terms of both salary and prospects is too high.
The news is a minor blow for the Blue Jays, who could have used the Yankees’ interest to drive up Halladay’s price, even if they had no intention of dealing their ace within the division.
[11] Or is Cashman really trying to drive down his value, so he can swoop in and scoop him up at the end?
Bwahahahahahahah
Bah! Since he’s two starts removed from the DL, and the “asking price” is undoubtedly similar to what it would have been coming out of ST this year, thanks but no thanks…
That would be a bad trade.
ala PeteAbe: UPDATE, 6:39 p.m.: To the dismay of cougars across the metropolitan area, Francisco Cervelli will be officially optioned to Triple-A Scranton after BP.
I can’t believe they are actually going to attempt the Posada/Molina catching duo again, especially during the hottest months of the year…
Doh!
[15] I’m not sure what difference it makes. Po would have caught the same amount regardless, so no increase in jury risk for him whether the BUC is Cervelli or Molina. And if the heat somehow make Molina wilt, then he’ll just go back on the DL and Cervelli will return.
Meanwhile the Jays are melting down against the Rays. See, without the veteran leadership of B.J. Ryan that team just can’t compete!
Shit. I hate DPs.
[0] i’ve never tasted bacon, either. no, not for any religious reasons…
[4] i said the same thing! love this lineup. and melk’s on the bench, if we need him…
[7] yes, dumb question. next.
HA!!!! jus’ kiddin’, mp!!!! ; )
btw, nice research late last night. do you think rob gee made some ‘guest’ appearances as “rob goldberg” on the thread after he was banned?
speaking of bacon, i gotsta cut out for some din-din. i’ll catch y’all in an hour plus…
GO YANKS!!!
[19] i’ve never tasted bacon
I can’t even fathom…
I’m just gonna throw this out there…I prefer turkey bacon to pork bacon.
there, I said it.
[20] it’s true! add it to the list…coffee, cake, apple, etc! : ~
that said, i’m about to go eat the shit outta some slices and salad and drink a keg of barq’s root beer! Wed night pizza night with the ipod and new Baseball Weekly paper. hope to nail the crossword, per usual! : )
[7] DFA means they have two weeks to choose one of three options: trade the player, release the player, or put the player on waivers.
I would imagine they’ve already tried the other options, and hence had to release him to get rid of him.
Ryan probably has enough seniority that they can’t send him to the minors unless he agrees. Remember Kelly Stinnet? The Yanks tried to send him to the minors, but he refused, and went home to watch TV with his kids.
i don’t like this start. what happened to the 3-pitch strikeout?! ; )
well that was unexpected
i really like the start to this game! : )
roller coaster…
[16] I’m afraid I must politely disagree with you again tonight, MP.
Posada did catch less games recently, because of his injured thumb. Future bumps and bruises will require Molina to catch more than he ordinarily would, leading to the situation where they lost both due to overuse again, when if they carried three, the workload wouldn’t be so demanding on all of them.
Oh well.
Over/Under for how long those two last this time? They both didn’t make it six weeks from Opening Day and were hurt running rather than catching…
I’m just sayin’.
lotsa speed on the basepaths… ; )
yo yo yo. i am multi-tasking here. on a conference call, watching the Yankees game, working (literally), and now posting here. :)
[22] Bacon? Cake? Apple? Dude… what planet are you from?
[28] double steal!
[29] LOL
Be sure to tell those in your conference it’s 1-0 Yanks now…
: )
[28] triple steal!
Swish gets us on the board.
Nancy Drew ties the game at 1
Scutaro comes thru vs. Kaz and ties the Rays at 5
i’m still hungry…
[32] i don’t even know that yet. stupid mlb.tv. haha
1-1 at Fenway in the 6th.
[35] heh heh
GRITNER!!!!!!!!!!
Woohoo Gritner!
[30] i’m from “Themis” – the 10th moon of Saturn, which is partly where the name “thelarmis” comes from! : )
[29] multi-tasking rules! welcome to the world of a drummer!
YEAH GRITNER!!!!
i can’t wait to see what Gritner did!!
[35] tell ‘em it’s now 3-nuthin’!!! : )
[40] i’m now skyping with 3 co-workers as well. hehehe
I noticed they made a late scratch on the starter tonight because the Twins scheduled one came down with Yankee-itis…
: )
2-2 on Gritner!
I think Gardy’s won the CF job back.
woo hoo Brett!!!
[45] hilarious!
what’s not funny is:
Cahill is starting to fall apart vs. the Shit Sox
Blow Jays about to give it back to Tampon…
Note to A.J.:
Continue shutting the M&M Boys down.
That is all…
damn. Zobrist (i HATE the name “zo-rilla), with his 17th. a 3-run job. 8-5 Rays…
fat papi follows suit w/ a 3-run. 4-1 shit sox.
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