A.J. Burnett's Yankee career is officially over as he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates. While many fans will feel relieved, Burnett's time with the Yankees should not be seen as a complete waste. Burnett did have his struggles with the Yankees. In th

Reconcile these two facts. One: Roy Oswalt has the 15th-best adjusted ERA of all-time among pitchers with at least 2,000 innings, according to Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports. The first 10 already are in the Hall of Fame. The other four are Pedro Martinez, R

The A.J. Burnett's tenure has concluded in New York and it will not be looked back upon fondly. The pitcher came to the Yankees as a much-heralded free agent in 2009 and initially paid dividends -- winning a duel with Pedro Martinez in Game 2 of that sea

APRemembering Pedro Martinez' greatness is one of the many things that make baseball so special. There's something special about this time of year. The air tastes a bit richer, you can feel the grass beginning to break free from the frost that's been hol

February, 18, 2012 Feb 18 12:00 PM ET Let's do some Saturday Missing Links.

BOSTON -- Bouncing back from a disastrous September is something the Red Sox have had to do before. It was just 10 years ago that t

A.J. Burnett is the only pitcher in Yankees history to qualify for the ERA title and post an ERA above 5.00 in two separate seasons. Five thoughts on Friday's reported trade of Yankees starter A.J. Burnett -- and about $18 million -- to the Pirates for t

February 17, 2012 - New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) Everyone in New England, if not Baseball, is familiar with the lure of the 2004 Boston Red Sox Curse-Busting World Champion team: the Bloody Sock. Cowboy Up. The Idiots.

As I mentioned earlier this week, the Sox and Major League Baseball, under the auspices of the website, FenwayPark100 (which in and of itself is a very cool site to check out…) are balloting for the “All Fenway Team”, which will be unveiled before the Al

Hideki Matsui was the MVP of the 2009 World Series, and it was well deserved, but no individual performance mattered more than A.J. Burnett’s start in Game 2. The Yankees had lost the series opener at home, and they needed a Game 2 win to avoid going int

Tim Wakefield wasn’t the best pitcher in Red Sox history (that’s Pedro Martinez), nor was he the most entertaining (guys like Bill “Spaceman” Lee, Luis Tiant and yes, Pedro, have that territory marked), but what he was one of the Nation’s favorites. For

Tim Farrell/The Star-LedgerA scene far too familiar to the Yankees: A.J. Burnett departing early from a start. The right-hander, dealt today to the Pirates, was 34-35 in three seasons with the Yankees. The always-enigmatic A.J. Burnett, whose supersized

Bret Saberhagen would have preferred to be the one to hit the high notes, not his wife and the Cleveland Indians, in that order. Dennis Eckersley would have preferred Boston’s last (?) memory of him to be something other than balls flying out of Fenway P

PEDRO CITY, Mass. (Aside to whomever: Enough with the clam chowdah. Far better you stock up on the salsa. And send someon

So here it is, the final mailbag of the offseason. Remember to use the Submit A Tip box in the sidebar to send in any links, questions, comments, etc. Andrew and many others ask: If the Yankees do trade A.J. Burnett and eat $23m of the contract, does tha

I was never a fan of Gary Carter. For some reason, I always found him annoying, though I can’t really put my finger on why. It probably had something to do with his earnest, gung-ho attitude combined with the fact that I rooted against the ’86 and ’88 Me

Indians pitcher Derek Lowe joined Bull & Fox to talk about his expectations in Cleveland this year, comparing playing in Cleveland to his past stops, his memories of pitching against the Indians, being a Michigan fan, his memory of the Pedro Martinez, Do

LOS ANGELES -- Two words of advice for the next Dodgers owner. The Dodgers once owned the place, using the eastern half of La Hispaniola as a ballplayer gold mine. They signed so many talented players there that 25 years ago, out of necessity, they were

After 48 hours of nonstop accusations, arguments, shame, and blame, the Red Sox and Yankees went back to playing baseball last night. As a waning orange squash of a moon rose beyond the bleachers, Tim Wakefield threw baseballs that danced and dazzled and