Did Giardi go too far with A.J. Burnett?
Former Yankees third-base coach Larry Bowa on The Dan Patrick Show: “I think Giardi might have gone a little too far with Burnett. He got the most out of him for a guy who hadn’t pitched in awhile. I thought he was throwing the ball decent. You could see him (Giardi) talking over there when (Bengie) Molina got up, and I don’t know what they were talking about obviously, but I would think (Giardi) was saying what do you think? Does he have anything left? And bam, first pitch, center-in fastball and he hits it out.” Former Blue Jays General Manager and ESPN baseball analyst J.P. Ricciardi on ESPN’s The Herd: “I think they tried to get as much out of (Burnett) as they could before going to that bullpen,” said Ricciardi to host Colin Cowherd. “You know, it’s always a tough call for a manager, ‘when do I take that guy out or when do I leave him in?’ A.J. wasn’t pitching great and he wasn’t pitching bad and he was just trying to get him through another few outs and try to shorten the game th
