AJ Burnett
The New York Yankees’ pitcher 1D10T, AJ Burnett, injured his hands yesterday.
How?
- A hard hit line drive back through the box?
- He got barreled over in a play where he was covering first?
- He tripped over the dugout steps?
How about none of the above.
He threw a temper tantrum in the locker room and cut his hands, ESPN is reporting.
A.J. Burnett threw a pie on Friday night and a tantrum on Saturday afternoon, causing him to leave the Yankees-Rays game just two batters into the third inning with lacerations on the palms of both hands caused when he slammed them in frustration against a clubhouse door.
But the Yankees say Burnett, who took the loss in Tampa Bay’s 10-5 victory, would not miss a start due to the injury, which did not require stitches. “He’s got a Band-Aid on both hands but nothing leads me to believe he won’t make his next start,” manager Joe Girardi said. “I’ve talked to our training staff, I’ve talked to our doctor and they all believe he’ll be OK.”
Didn’t he see Bull Durham? Especially this exchange between Crash and Nuke:
Crash Davis: Did you hit me with your right hand or did you hit me with your left? Huh? Did you hit me with your right hand or did you hit me with your LEFT?
Ebby Calvin LaLoosh: My left.
Crash Davis: Good! That’s good; when you get in a fight with a drunk you don’t hit him with your pitching hand. God, I can’t keep giving you these free lessons so quit screwin’ around and help me up.
Here’s a note to AJ and all the other 1D10Ts out there: When you make your living through the use of your hands, don’t do anything stupid…like slamming them against the locker room door.
Or use a bat against the water cooler.
And with the way that’s he pitching this year (7-8, 4.99 ERA), perhaps he should miss a start or two.
Sources: ESPN, imdb.com, fantasy411.mlblogs.com
