WHY CASHMAN BACKS AJ BECAUSE NO ONE WILL

I understand what Brian Cashman is doing and he's doing it because no other team will... he's telling all of Yankeeland that he supports AJ Burnett. Yet, just 1 month ago, he was trying to trade him to anyone who would listen and just a few weeks ago he suggested his "pitching surplus" could get him a DH, read HERE. All of this may sound confusing but that's what you do when you can't give someone away... you pretend it's all going to be OK to ease anxiety and calm the situation. Then, when the smoke clears and a team pokes around the Yankees fire hydrant... WHAM! He's traded for a bag of balls and AJ is shipped out of the Bronx...just like that.

For those of you who didn't read it today, Brian Cashman spoke to the media, read HERE and told them that he supports AJ Burnett. Here is the quote from ESPN:

"I am comfortable with AJ... He's extremely talented and has been inconsistent, but I can tell you I'm comfortable with the effort he's giving, I'm comfortable with everything that he does, the accountability that comes with him. Obviously, we signed him to have more success than he's having, but it's a competitive industry and as long as he's not going to give up on himself, then I'm going to have his back the entire way."
I like what Cashman had to say and to be honest, I'm not going to pretend that I hate AJ Burnett... I don't, most do. I remember writing WHY CRUCIFYING AJ NEEDS TO STOP back in August because the honest truth is, this guy is getting the crap kicked out of him daily. It's honestly a shame. I don't like to hate people and I actually feel bad for the pile-on. Sure, he needs to deliver, but there's no question there is a disconnect. I wish to God that AJ has the season of his life in 2012 and all this goes away. Who really knows though. This is the toughest situation I've seen in a pitcher since Kevin Brown. Bottom line, some people can handle the pinstripes and some can't... maybe, just maybe AJ Burnett can't.

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