It was a rainy afternoon at the New York Mets' spring training complex in St. Petersburg in March 1987, and just about all of the autograph hounds had taken off to escape the ugly weather. Full Article at Palm Beach Post

NEW YORK - A.J. Burnett was pulled out of the game in the third inning when the Yankees faced Boston at Fenway Park on June 9. Manager Joe Girardi had little choice given that Burnett could barely throw a strike and when he did, the Red Sox hit it hard. Full Article at LoHud.com

NEW YORK - After he was knocked out in the third inning at Fenway Park in early June, A.J. Burnett vowed to improve. Full Article at The Ithaca Journal

That was the case last year for Toronto; Burnett was 6-7 with a 5.42 ERA in his first 16 games but was 12-3 with a 3.12 ERA in his final 19. Even including the bad outing in Boston, he is 5-2 with a 1.88 ERA in his last seven starts. The key Friday? Full Article at Newsday

Burnett went seven innings, allowing six hits and two runs. Once again showing good command with his fastball and a hard-diving curve, Burnett struck out seven and walked two. Full Article at Newsday

Yankee pitcher A.J. Burnett scattered six hits and two runs over seven innings Friday to pick up his third win in four starts Robinson Cano watches his home run leave the park in the second inning. Full Article at New York Daily News

A.J. Burnett quickly got the Yankees back to their winning ways. Full Article at New York Post

AJ Burnett is starting to look like the pitcher the Yankees had hoped he would be. Full Article at Sports Blogs

A.J. Burnett will start the opening game of the Yankees second series with Toronto. There's no more looking back. Full Article at New York Daily News