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MLB GIFs of the Week: Dog Day Afternoon
Posted by Scott Lewis under Riffin' And GIFfin' on May 03, 2013
Burnett Catches Ball On Martin’s Attempt To Throw Out Runner
Posted by Darren Kritzer under A.J. Burnett on Apr 27, 2013
Not sure what A.J. Burnett was doing on this one, but his natural reaction must have taken over after he caught the ball on the mound on Russell Martin’s attempt to throw out Jon Jay.
On Positive Influences
Posted by Drew Fairservice under A.J. Burnett, Pittsburgh Pirates on Apr 26, 2013
It’s a weird thing, trying to decipher the coded language of baseball player development. Is there a magic elixer which unlocks the full force of a player’s potential? What combination of emotional nurture and technical knowledge best equips a player for a future success? Much is made of surrounding players with positive influences, veteran players with a well-worn playbook spelling out exactly how they made it work in the big leagues.
Yesterday afternoon, watching the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies do battle, the Getting Blanked team could not help but marvel at the magnificence that is A.J. Burnett. Burnett appears, to the outside observer, to be a leader among the young Pirates. Not just the pitchers but all players. Shots in the dugout of Burnett holding court or, as the above GIF shows, reacting to one of his players (Clint Barmes) being hit in the back with a pitch.
We laughed about the Pirates presumed desire to keep top pitching prospects Jameson Taillon and Gerrit Cole far, far away from A.J. Burnett, a player with a flaky reputation who is known among some fans as the type of player who squandered his talent. Goofy Burnett, don’t let him near the future of the franchise, we chuckled.
Until we remembered two things: A.J. Burnett is the leader of the Pirates and both those players, Taillon and Cole, would KILL for careers even half as good as Allan James Burnett.
The Getting Blanked Podcast #111: Support Your Local Ace
Posted by Drew Fairservice under Podcast on Apr 18, 2013
Let’s be honest: there isn’t that much A.J. Burnett discussion in today’s podcast. He pitched last night and it was glorious. Not nearly as glorious as the Burnett gif seen above, of course. But still, he was good.
Not a good as Felix Hernandez, Max Scherzer, Koji Uehara, or the Oakland A’s. They’re good and occupy most of our time today.
Hit the mp3 link for direct download right here.
GIFs of the Week: Passing the Smell Test
Posted by Scott Lewis under Riffin' And GIFfin' on Apr 12, 2013
Here’a bevy of looping images in motion to end your work week and mutilate your browser. Carlos Gomez leads things off with a little sniff of the barrel. I’m not sure what that’s all about, but I like it.
All GIFs featured here were created by myself and my graphics interchange format partner in crime, Scott Johnson. You can hit us up on Twitter at @thescottlewis or @ScottJohnson48 if there’s something you’d like to see GIF’d.
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Behold! A.J. Burnett in his Natural Habitat
Posted by Scott Lewis under A.J. Burnett, Riffin' And GIFfin' on Apr 11, 2013
Here’s A.J. Burnett modelling an A.J. Burnett t-shirt, which will be given to all fans in attendance for Friday’s Reds vs. Pirates game in Pittsburgh. A.J. Burnett poses in the exact manner you should expect him to. I’m not going to refer to Burnett as a douche bag or anything, as I’m sure he’d give you the A.J. Burnett shirt off his back. The Pirates’ opponent tomorrow night is Mike Leake, who would probably steal the shirt off YOUR back.
I won’t be attending this game, but if there’s a reader out there who plans on going and has no desire for an A.J. Burnett t-shirt, I wear a large. The Getting Blanked crew will re-enact this .gif while wearing the shirt.
The Battle of Los Angeles: Week 2
Posted by Riley Breckenridge under Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, The Battle of Los Angeles on Apr 09, 2013
Ed. Note: This week’s Battle of LA went up moments before the severity of Jered Weaver’s left elbow injury went public. Which is to say, this is the final BoLA. (Not really.)
The Week That Was
LAA
First Week Record That Is Apparently Enough Of A Sample To Freak Some People Out: 2-4
LAD
First Week Record That Is Apparently Enough Of A Sample To Encourage Some Folks: 4-2
Southern California’s Burgeoning Pissing Contest: The Leader In The Clubhouse
The Dodgers. Their team ERA is 1.00 (totally sustainable) and their bullpen has been absolutely lights out through the first six games of the season (0 ER in 14 appearances). The outstanding start by their pitching staff has made the slow starts by Matt Kemp (2-for-20) and the three-headed pile o’ futility that is the left side of their infield (hitting a collective .026) a little bit easier to swallow.
That said, three of the Dodgers’ four wins came against the Pittsburgh Pirates, who have been nothing short of awful to start the 2013 campaign. The Angels got stuck with the shit-end of the stick by opening with the Reds and the Rangers, and their record reflects it.
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