kylekash

I posted around the all star break that I would be glad to see Burnett go. I said I have met him a couple of times and he always came across as a jerk to me. I remember people ripping me on this forum because of my comments. Anyone else want to agree with me that the guy is a first class jerk? I'll go out and blow a 3 run lead and then blame everyone else because it isn't my fault I gave up 5 runs in 6 innings. ha! Buh bye A.J. don't let the door hit you where the good lord split you! :lol

I love espn games when Boog is brodcasting... Boog rules.

there is a difference between bugging someone while eating a meal and saying hi while they are walking out the door. It is really that hard to smile and nod? What would make someone roll their eyes and walk away? Then while at a stadium getting the same treatment? The guy openly complains about no fan support, but then he blows fans off... does that not make someone a jerk? Let's say for example you're leaving a building while I'm walking in. You say hi just to be friendly and I roll my eyes at you and walk away... will you not think I'm a jerk? I asked the guy for an autograph once, during BP in washington. If he didn't want to sign he could have said I'm not signing today or something along those lines. Why say I'll sign at 7:10 when it is a 7:05 start? To me that makes him a jerk. It's just his presence and the way he goes about his business. Todd Jones is a professional, he knows how to handle people. The same holds true for anything else. If you come to a resturant and the hostess rolls his/her eyes at you when you ask to put your name on the list, does that not send a bad image? When you are wearing your company's uniform you are supposed to represent them in a good manor. But that's just my opinion. I personally don't think the guy is a good person... he complains a lot, he has a huge ego, and he thinks he is top notch. Sometimes you just have to show a little class, and Burnett in my opinion doesn't show it very often.

ofcourse it was fair... they know they have 0 shot of resigning him. They wanted to get the most they could for him. He knew the situation coming into the season. AJ was being talked about a trade in the winter meetings. It's not something out of the blue, like say if they started shopping Willis or Cabrera. Everyone was well aware this was going to be AJ's last year. It all started when he came out and ran his mouth about how excited he was about being a free agent and getting wined and dined... the season hadn't even started yet and he never proved anything... he has a nice run this year and that would increase his value, but personally I would not make a big investment into a player with a history of inconsistant performance and injury.

The thing that sucks the most is when I bought the tickets this year (and last, I have been a season ticket holder 2 years in a row) they guarentee you playoff priority. But truthfully, you don't get the priority for being a ticket holder in '05 you get it for being the ticket holder in '06. So next year, rather then sraping up everything I can to buy a season ticket plan I'll just wait til the end of the year when you get priority for buying '07 tickets in September if they are in the race... I'm kind of dissapointed with this ploy. They basically don't care that you are an '05 ticket holder... they just want your money for '06. It's a crime really.

I think he'll go to whoever gives him the most money... and as history has told us in the past... the good ole Yankees tend to over pay i.e. Carl Pavano... is what he has done this year really worth 11 million. Also see Jaret Wright... With the Yankees starting rotation looking like crap and them getting rid of Brown I think they will make a hard push at getting A.J. Not too mention there isn't going to be a whole lot else out there come free agency and they will push their dollars around.

for anyone who has ever met Aj Burnett you will probably attest the fact that he is one of the biggest jerks in the world. I for one cannot wait for him to leave town. I have met the guy on several occassions and everytime he has been a complete jerk to myself, and my friends. I used to work at a resturant that he came in to several times. And if you just said hi to the guy he would roll his eyes at you and give off an essence of get away from me. I flew up to Washington to visit a friend of mine and went to one of the Marlins vs. Nats games and ended up sitting next to Aj's father-in-law. Aj came over and I told him how I was from Miami and a true Marlins fan. Tried to get a ball signed he just looked at me and basically said I could care less where your from or why you're here. He then said I'll sign at 7:10 when the game started at 7:05. The guy is a down right jerk, and I'm not surprised one bit he would say something like that. Can't wait for him to sign with the Yankees and crack under the pressure of New York and suck it up like his buddy Pavano. Plus I bet he spends more time on the DL then actually pitching. True the crowds down here aren't the biggest, but instead of insulting the whole town for not coming, why not encourage those who go to keep coming out? If anyone is a season ticket holder like myself the current post season plan is the biggest scam... you pay almost triple the price of your season ticket package and you HAVE to buy tickets for next season too. I for one cannot afford to pay all of that at once, so I will not be able to attend if they make the playoffs. Another thing that gets under my skin is the fact that once the team is in the playoffs you can't get a ticket... where are all these people during the regular season and why do the loyal ones end up getting punished by not being able to attend post season games because everyone else in town wants to be seen at the event. I wish they would allow season ticket holders to have individual playoff game priority. Maybe like they go onsale 1 day earlier for season ticket holders so the loyal fans, who don't have 1000s of extra dollars laying around can attend the playoff games. I hate to say this but the way the post season tickets are priced this year I have a feeling the team is going to make a big salary dump and not be very good next year.. why else would they want to lock in those hoping for a playoff berth this year into a season ticket plan for next year?