A.J. Burnett News

“We're going to see pro baseball players...it's going to be awesome -- and some people might scream!”

Some big names make a stop in Little Rock Saturday all to benefit the Miracle League of Arkansas. via ArkansasMatters

Tom Haudricourt mentioned the article in which Ben Sheets' name came up. Here's the article in question . via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

“We're always looking for a frontline starter, and that's difficult to doTeams aren't willing to give them up unless you really blow them away and give them a lot of players.”

Omar Minaya , talking to reporters yesterday from Orlando "We're always looking for a frontline starter, and that's difficult to doTeams aren't willing to give them up unless you really blow them away and give ... via Metsblog.com

“If we walk away with two draft picks, we can live with that”

Baseball's offseason trade market might have just gotten a little more interesting. via ESPN

Peggy McCall joined THV This Morning to talk about the upcoming Major League benefit for the Miracle League field in LIttle Rock. via KTHV-TV Little Rock

“But your (account) is accurate.”

It seems incredible now, but there was a time, just over two years ago, when the Red Sox weren't sure if they wanted Josh Beckett. via Providence Journal

“I thought it was pretty obvious that he was fine”

The Red Sox have the Angels' number, and that digit is seven. That's the number of consecutive playoff victories Boston has over the Halos, a streak that dates back 21 years to the day Dave Henderson broke Gene ... via Worcester Telegram & Gazette

“Josh pounded the strike zone with three great pitches all night long”

The American League Cy Young selection has come and gone, votes are in and the winner will come from a very short list that includes Josh Beckett's name. via London Free Press

Red Sox DH talks about his third-inning solo homer MLB.com So you got a couple of hits off Lackey, but you already had the one run then you get up. via Major League Baseball

Carlos Pena did what he's done all year. Akinori Iwamura tried something different. via Major League Baseball

“It's so easy to look back over the course of the season and there were so many opportunities to win games that we had very big leads and lost, which would have really made a huge difference right off the bat”

The Devil Rays stumbled down the homestretch in their 10th season, serving as fodder for playoff-bound opponents and watching two division rivals clinch a postseason berth at Tropicana Field. via Tampa Bay Online

“It will be a big year for all of us”

TORONTO - During an interview in 2004, the author of Moneyball , Michael Lewis, was asked to compare Toronto Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi to Paul DePodesta, another of Billy Beane's proteges who had ... via The Globe and Mail

Toronto Blue Jays starter A.J. Burnett wipes his face after giving up five runs in the sixth inning against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in a baseball game in Toronto, Sunday, Sept. via Press of Atlantic City

“The next year when I went in I figured I'd get cut, but they offered the same deal, it was like 'where do I sign?' ”

Roy Halladay, Troy Glaus and A.J. Burnett have not yet asked Blue Jays president Paul Godfrey to be paid in Canadian funds. via Slam Sports

“Any time you have an injury it's a setback”

The emergence of Dustin McGowan as a bona fide big-league starter is one of the most important developments of a disappointing 2007 season for the Toronto Blue Jays. via TSN.ca

The Yankees finished second to the Blue Jays in yesterday's makeup game, which doubled as their regular season home finale. via Bronx Banter

“Actually, it's under-achieving”

The ball rocketed off Reed Johnson's bat, on a line into left field. John McDonald broke off second base, ready to try to score but third base coach Brian Butterfield threw up the stop sign. via Slam Sports

“Really, physically, I've felt better over the last month than I did the first month”

It was a rocky conclusion to Roy Halladay's season, but perhaps that was fitting. via Major League Baseball