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When I first heard this news, I immediately had a flashback to Kevin Brown in 2004. When I heard during the game that he had apparently fallen in between innings, I thought, "Oh, well, at least he didn't pull a Kevin Brown." Now the news has surfaced that Burnett did not immediately tell the truth and that he indeed punched something between innings.

That being said, I hope Burnett has more respect in the clubhouse than Brown did. And I hope he pitches better. Hopefully, this comparison will not last.

Tyler-

Me too, in fact I almost titled the post "Kevin Brown Lives"

I think AJ is liked a lot more than Brown (who was very unlikeable) but it will be interesting to watch over the next few days.

I think AJ's in for a rough few days and then he will be under even a more powerful media microscope for quite a while. I share your concern - this guy is going to have a hard time coping with all the attention while trying to control himself and his stuff.

If I had to choose between Javy and AJ in a key game now - I would choose Javy.

Peter,

I think that at some point, we've got to get through this whole "AJ Rocks" sort of thinking. He's been inconsistent his entire career and Eiland is not enough of a magician to make AJ into someone else. Does it help that AJ is maturing and might be approaching a day when he can think about consistent excellence on the mound more than he can think about his next tattoo? Yep, it does - but, of course, the irony is that that maturity is frequently accompanied by a breaking down of those athletic abilities unique to youth. AJ is signed through 2013 at 16.5 per - could be ugly for a while.

And, as much as it pains me to say this, I hope that Hal is not as sentimental as was George. We have a lot of older players making an awful lot of money - just as importantly, they are also blocking younger players from getting a chance to be the next Mo, Jete and Jorge. And, drum roll please, our next DH may very well come from within in the form of an A-Rod or Jorge.

The best thing about yesterday's loss for me was the fact that I didn't have to suffer through FOX's Joe Buck, although McCarver is still a blowhard. Sorry you had to watch the AJ drama followed by Moseley and Gaudin.

Yeah Mitchell, I am at a loss as to what the Yankees should do with him. There is probably no way to trade him and I don't care what he does, you can't trust him. Girardi kept mentioning the Game 2's he pitched last year in the playoffs, but seemed to forget the Game 5's he also pitched. (And he was incredibly lucky in Game 2 of the ALDS)

Unlike Kevin Brown or Carl Pavano, I like the guy. He stood up yesterday and took his medicine and didn't try and to hide. But, I don't trust him on the mound. As Joel Sherman said today he has no middle ground. If he has his stuff, you get a great game. If he doesn't, look out. With his stuff and experience, he should know how to "gut one out" but he doesn't and I don't think he ever will.

And I totally agree on Hal. Jeter is looking like a 36-year old right now and even if he dials it up the final few months, I wouldn't offer him more than 2 years. Mariano is Mariano, but I still wouldn't go more than year-to-year with him. Emotion can get in the way of building a good ballclub, but I get the sense Hal isn't overly emotional.

And yes, yesterday was brutal not only the pitching but the heat. I left after six innings and almost five hours at the park.