Saturday, February 7, 2009

Meet Your New Yankee: 13 Fun Facts About AJ Burnett


1. AJ was one of the Met prospects traded for Al Leiter in 1998!

2. In early 2001, AJ threw a no-hitter against San Diego!

3. AJ had TJ surgery in 2003 and missed most of the season!

4. AJ had a sore elbow in 2004 missed the end of the season!

5. In late 2005, the Marlins dismissed AJ after he said, "We played scared. We managed scared. We coached scared. I'm sick of it, man. It's depressing around here."

6. The Marlins dismissed AJ just one inning shy of 210, which would have earned him a $50,000 contract bonus!

7. AJ later apologized, saying: "I often wear my emotions on my sleeve, sometimes for better, sometimes for worse."

8. AJ had soreness and missed much of 2006!

9. AJ had soreness and missed much of 2007!

10. AJ had soreness and missed the start of 2008, but ended up leading the AL in starts and strikeouts!

11. AJ used to wear nipple rings!

12. Lifetime, AJ is 5-0 against Boston!

13. Lifetime at Fenway, AJ has an ERA of 0.40.

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