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There’s a good reason why major leaguers don’t appear on the Hall of Fame ballot until five years after their retirement: Time allows for context; it (usually) makes voters smarter. But there’s no need to hold off on calling A.J. Burnett a Yankee failure – not unless you think winning Game 2 of the 2009 World Series was worth nearly $70 million.
Don’t laugh; there are enough people who believe the Yankees would’ve been cooked had Burnett not beaten the Phillies, 3-1. Remember, Cliff Lee had just dominated CC Sabathia in Game 1, which meant that all that separated the NL champs from taking a 2-0 Series lead back to Citizens Bank Park was Burnett.
Instead, they ran into a lathe – seven...
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