AJ Burnett's Pledge

The wife and I made it to the game yesterday. We decided after the 5th inning that we couldn't stand the guy behind us anymore. He decided that everybody wanted to hear his running commentary on the game, along with him and his wife continuing to sing the players intro songs while they were batting. I'm sorry, we came to the game to watch it, not listen to you and your old lady sing songs by Pearl Jam and U2. So if you are the doughhead sitting in section 518, row 3, seats 3 &4, "SHUT THE HELL UP!" We decided to grab a couple of beers and head over to where the emptier sections were and continue to soak up the rays, without the dipshit behind us doing his best Jerry Howarth impression. Definitely the way to do it, if you don't mind sitting a little a further away from the action.

Anyways, to the action at hand. I said to Holly (the wife) that AJ will either have great stuff or will struggle all game long. I guess that can be said about any pitcher though, so it wasn't earth-shattering commentary on my part! What I did say that rang true was something that drives me nuts with AJ. I said to Holly that AJ often gets 2 quick strikes on batters and then tries to nibble at the corners or throw curveballs in the dirt to get the hitters to swing at junk. I don't know how many times AJ went 0-2 on hitters to either walk them or give up a full count single. No wonder his pitch count was at 91 after 4 innings!

This is the same AJ Burnett that made his pledge during spring training to become a pitcher and not just a thrower!!!!! Hey AJ, you should be watching how The Doc pitches everytime he goes out. He doesn't care about padding his stats with the strikeouts. He cares about winning. That's how you win Cy Young awards. When The Doc faced the Rangers, not one out was recorded by the outfielders. He got all outs through the ground ball or strikeouts. The strikeouts will come AJ, but let the defense behind you get involved.

As an aside, the wave was going strong yesterday, much to the chagrin I'm sure to Drunk Jays Fan, who absolutely despises the wave. I myself enjoy watching it go around and how it gets the fans at least moving a little. Perhaps, if we brought some Toronto FC fans into the Rogers Centre for a game, it would liven things up a little!!!!!