Here’s Video of AJ Burnett Fracturing His Orbital Bone While Attempting a Bunt

All, Baseball, Batting Cage, Video Jason McIntyre March 1st. 2012, 1:23pm

AJ Burnett, who hasn’t even been with the Pirates a month, will be getting surgery, according to the team. That crack in the video sounds awful. It’s unclear how long he’ll be out, but early speculation is 6-8 weeks. [video via]

Previously: Yankees Highlight A.J. Burnett’s Wild Pitches in Press Release Announcing Trade
Previously: The Pirates and Yankees Have the “Framework of an AJ Burnett Deal in Place”

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56 Responses to “Here’s Video of AJ Burnett Fracturing His Orbital Bone While Attempting a Bunt”

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Cowboy Mike's Red Hot Ricochet Barbecue Sauce Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:25 PM
Clint Hurdle being retained by the Pirates is the worst personnel decision they have made in years and that is quite the threshold to meet.
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VladimirCrouton Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:26 PM
Ooooooooooh.
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ms621 Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:26 PM
It’s Sid Bream’s fault. Somehow.
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pkiguy22 Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:27 PM
You know, if they had just been contracted, none of this would have happened.
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H.E. Pennypacker Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:27 PM
Clint hurdle loves the bunt a little too much. Bunts are evil.
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pkiguy22 Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:28 PM
I wonder if Vegas now has the Pirates winning more games this year
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Mantis Toboggan Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:30 PM
This is it, this is the year they win 73 games. Expect the unexpected.
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NDub Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:30 PM
I enjoy watching the rest of the team curiously and almost disapprovingly looking on as he bunts, then not even flinching as he leans over in pain.
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Jim Harbaugh Scramble Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:31 PM
typical pirates.
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TimmyTheEnchanter Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:31 PM
In related news, TBL now knows the name of a Pirates player.
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Curtis the Close talker Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:31 PM
Damn, AJ was going to wipe the floor in the NL too!
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johndewar Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:32 PM
It’s Sid Bream’s fault. Somehow.
It’s his wife’s fault, from I learned before.
If she wasn’t afraid of flying, he could be playing in the AL with the Angels and not have to worry about having to stand in the batter’s box.
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ms621 Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:32 PM
Damn, AJ was going to wipe the floor in the NL too!
They were going to make him a clubhouse attendant?
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TimmyTheEnchanter Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:32 PM
Clint Hurdle being retained by the Pirates is the worst personnel decision they have made in years and that is quite the threshold to meet.
I’d appreciate it if everyone would keep this opinion to themselves before we find him back on our TVs every night again.
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jim Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:32 PM
If the NL had the DH, this wouldn’t have happened.
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Milk Steak To Go Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:33 PM
Management is probably telling the team blogger not to report it, and is banning the TV and radio stations with the briadcast rights not to talk about it.
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Ty_Webb 1.0 Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:33 PM
It’s his wife’s fault, from I learned before.
If she wasn’t afraid of flying, he could be playing in the AL with the Angels and not have to worry about having to stand in the batter’s box.
fucking hooter’s skanks
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Mantis Toboggan Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:33 PM
This happened to a kid on my team during 7th grade. He was barely 5 foot and nobody liked him so we all laughed at his broken nose. Teenagers are evil.
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Milk Steak To Go Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:33 PM
*from talking about it.
Becasue that’s what they do.
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ms621 Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:34 PM
If the NL had the DH, this wouldn’t have happened.
Alternately, if the AL didn’t have the DH we would have been laughing about this awhile ago.
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Ty_Webb 1.0 Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:34 PM
DLIII: Player Captain ???
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Mantis Toboggan Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:35 PM
I enjoy watching the rest of the team curiously and almost disapprovingly looking on as he bunts, then not even flinching as he leans over in pain.
11 second video. Small sample size.
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phillymantis915 Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:36 PM
If the NL had the DH, this wouldn’t have happened
DH in both leagues. Enough with pitchers trying to hit.
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Linseed oil voice and Asian charm Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:37 PM
They’ll be better than the Mets. Book it.
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Sir Spicious Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:37 PM
Management is probably telling the team blogger not to report it, and is banning the TV and radio stations with the briadcast rights not to talk about it
you know that the team had nothing to do with the lack of reporting on the Connelly thing. It was the station that chose to not mention it. The Pirates wanted it reported, to avoid the very speculation that you’re making.
But fucks sake why does nothing ever go right for the Buccos.
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ms621 Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:37 PM
DH in both leagues. Enough with pitchers trying to hit.
Carlos Zambrano and his 23 career home runs laugh at this.
/SSS
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HuskerDawg Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:40 PM
Riveting shit right there. I love the collecting, “ooooohhhhhhhh” from the crowd. I bet AJ appreciated that.
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pkiguy22 Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:40 PM
DH in both leagues. Enough with pitchers trying to hit.
Probably the only big AL fan to say this, but I think the DH is terrible and needs to go away.
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illformula Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:40 PM
pretty good field at the Honda Classic this week.
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Mantis Toboggan Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:41 PM
you know that the team had nothing to do with the lack of reporting on the Connelly thing. It was the station that chose to not mention it.
93.7 The Fan. Woof. Baseball and Pitt Football is the dominate force during the middle of the NFL season. What an awful radio station.
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cracker jack Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:41 PM
I understand both sides of the DH argument, so it doesnt matter to me one way or the other, but what does matter to me is having the same rule in both leagues. One way or the other. DH in one and not the other is so stupid.
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St. Bear Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:43 PM
DH in both leagues. Enough with pitchers trying to hit.
Honestly, I like the split. It’s funny watching pitchers trying to hit and run the bases like sissies. But it’s equally as fun watching the NL try to fill the DH spot with a utility OF with a career avg of .260.
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HtownHacker Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:45 PM
Probably the only big AL fan to say this, but I think the DH is terrible and needs to go away.
You’re not the only one.
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Babar 2.0 Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:46 PM
Probably the only big AL fan to say this, but I think the DH is terrible and needs to go away.
What do you like about pitchers hitting, or rather dislike about DHs hitting?
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HuskerDawg Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:47 PM
I understand both sides of the DH argument, so it doesnt matter to me one way or the other, but what does matter to me is having the same rule in both leagues. One way or the other. DH in one and not the other is so stupid.
This is my take. I just don’t get why it’s different between the leagues. Pick one and go with it.
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pkiguy22 Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:48 PM
What do you like about pitchers hitting, or rather dislike about DHs hitting?
I like the strategy involved later on in the innings. Like if you SP is due up and he has allowed a few runs. Do you bench him and get the BP going or do you let him hit? Things like that are what I like about the pitcher hitting.
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SouvenirCity Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:48 PM
They’ll be better than the Mets. Book it.
Mets have the worst odds of any team to win their division. But they Orioles and Astros have a lower O/U number for win totals if it makes you feel better.
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HuskerDawg Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:49 PM
I would take the side of having pitchers hit, though. I think each field player should have to hit, but I get why the league would probably prefer the DH as it would provide more offense and make games more exciting in that regard. Either way having two sets of rules is fucking stupid.
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SouvenirCity Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:49 PM
I understand both sides of the DH argument, so it doesnt matter to me one way or the other, but what does matter to me is having the same rule in both leagues. One way or the other. DH in one and not the other is so stupid.
I agree with the Red Sox fan.
/chest bump
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illformula Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:51 PM
What do you like about pitchers hitting, or rather dislike about DHs hitting?
i like seeing what pitchers are actual athletes and which ones are just talented nerds with a blessed arm.
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cleet Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:52 PM
Hernia touches himself as he watched this video.
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St. Bear Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:53 PM
I think they should keep leagues different, but they should definitely have the pitchers hit in the minors in the NL.
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Babar 2.0 Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:54 PM
I would like to see the high school athletes develop both pitching and hitting skills.
Some draft boards vary on whether a guy will be a pitcher or a hitter…one they become a pitcher, they stop developing their hitting skills. Just put in the work and become a greater asset.
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Broccoli Beef Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:54 PM
What do you like about pitchers hitting, or rather dislike about DHs hitting?
The strategy in the later innings and the fact that it holds pitchers accountable for their pitches. If you want to make a statement about something the other pitcher did, you plunk him. Pitchers can’t hide in the dugout and have another player get hit on their behalf.
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cracker jack Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:57 PM
I think they should keep leagues different, but they should definitely have the pitchers hit in the minors in the NL.
I think they usually do. At least at my AA park, if the away team is an AL affiliate, they get to choose whether or not they want to use the DH. 2 NL teams there is no DH.
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St. Bear Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 1:59 PM
I think they usually do. At least at my AA park, if the away team is an AL affiliate, they get to choose whether or not they want to use the DH. 2 NL teams there is no DH.
Hmm, ok then. I was under the impression that no pitchers hit in the minors.
Looks like I have nothing more to add. I’m going back to work.
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Wide Word of Sport (?) Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 2:01 PM
Alternately, if the AL didn’t have the DH we would have been laughing about this awhile ago.
Didn’t stop Chien Ming Wang’s foot from exploding when he tried to run the bases.
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Wide Word of Sport (?) Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 2:01 PM
. If you want to make a statement about something the other pitcher did, you plunk him. Pitchers can’t hide in the dugout and have another player get hit on their behalf.
I keep hearing this… somebody find out if HBP in AL > NL please?
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Caribou Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 2:02 PM
Wow. ESPN’s front page has 4, count ‘em 4, Pittsburgh sports links on the right-hand side.
Unfortunately, the Pirates had to have someone crack a bone to get a shout out.
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Wide Word of Sport (?) Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 2:02 PM
758 in AL for 2011
811 in NL for 2011
/busted
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Broccoli Beef Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 2:07 PM
Interesting, I wouldn’t have guessed that at all.
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MP Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 2:07 PM
@WWoS: where did you find that? Just looked for 15 mins and got nothin.
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Wide Word of Sport (?) Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 2:09 PM
Baseball reference league stats for 2011.
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Tim Ryan Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 2:10 PM
Didn’t stop Chien Ming Wang’s foot from exploding when he tried to run the bases.
Poor guy’s career has never been the same. He was on a roll at that point too.
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Wide Word of Sport (?) Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 2:11 PM
http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2010.shtml
Just change the year league… it’s actually was very consistent for 2009-2011
AL is 720-760
NL is 810-860
surprising, since I figured just Beckett and Jeter would have skewed those numbers to the AL
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MP Says:
March 1st, 2012 at 2:12 PM
Ah-ha. Thanks.