A.J. Awful

A.J. Burnett killed the Yankees again last night. Boston jumped out to a 7-0 lead on the 82-million dollar man and coasted to an 11-6 win at the new Yankee Stadium.
These are the days I wish George Steinbrenner was still around and it was 15 years ago. The headlines the boss would have made today would have been classic. I'm frustrated with Burnett but I'm not paying him 16 and a half million beans per year. Steinbrenner would have lit him up after last night's debacle.
The scary thing for the Yankees is that this wasn't a one-time melt down. Burnett has not beaten the Red Sox once since he's been a Yankee. He's 0-4 with an ERA of 8.71 in nine starts. That's bad. Real bad.
The guy has all the talent in the world but he makes bad pitches at bad times. He's unreliable. I would love to see the Yankees trade him but nobody would touch him with that contract. He's stuck in New York.
If the Yankees think that their number two starter will be ready to go in October, they better think again. Brian Cashman needs to go out and get some starting pitching or it will be a quiet post-season for the Yanks. If they get there.