Allan James Burnett Quotes

• It was just a day of playing catch. That’s all it was. No pain, no discomfort, everything’s fine. I was anxious more than cautious. It was a positive day.

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• It was a nice little day of playing catch. No pain, no discomfort everything is fine.

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• It felt real good. I just tried to stay within myself out there. I didn’t want to go overboard, just work down in the zone and throw strikes.

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• It felt really good. It was a good day. It was a big step forward.

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• I was still upset. But I got some good phone calls last night … and that eased me up a little bit and made me feel better. It’s good news, but any setback at this time is not good news. But the best came from it.

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• Pretty scared. When you break up scar tissue, it’s going to feel the same as when you tore your ligament. Then you have to do all the tests and everything else. As far the pain, it’s almost identical.

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• It was mainly the pitch in the second, I felt a little different, no pain, nothing like that as far as the first inning. But I wasn’t loose. You know, live arm, the same giddy up that I have had in the past. I was kind of worrying about that and as soon as I threw that pitch I knew what it was.

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• I just want to get stretched out, get the long-tossing done and get back on the mound and take it from there. It feels good, feels great. It’s like a step forward every day. I kind of knew I’d feel decent today, thought, because I didn’t have any pain the last couple of days. If I miss one start … I think that’s better than anything.

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• I’m more of a four-seam pitcher. I need to establish that on both sides of the plate, up and down, before I can do anything else.

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• I had more of an opportunity to use it (yesterday) than in the previous game because I’d given up a hit early in both my innings and had to work from the stretch. I was just working on going over the head with the glove and staying a little more quiet ? with more of a direction towards home plate.

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• I was really blown away how J.P. spoke about the things he had in mind for this team.

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• What makes those other teams really good is that they don’t fade.

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• That’s big to do that early. I tried to get out there and get the strut, get the glare and the feeling. This is my first spring training game with a new squad. I wanted to start off on the right foot.

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• They really made me feel wanted and they made great moves getting some new players.

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• This has made me more anxious every day. When I first talked to J.P., he said he had some things and ideas going. The next thing I hear is we’re getting this guy and that guy. It’s exciting, and I’m looking forward to it.

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• It’s going to be different. Everybody’s telling me I’m coming over to the varsity league.

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• Every play they made behind me pumped me up even more and gave me the energy to keep going.

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• He’s a great catcher from what I hear. With Gregg Zaun, we have two of the best catchers in the league.

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• I think I’m a better pitcher than 49-50. I was just battling to find out who I was and where I was and get him back here as quick as I could. At times I’ve shown that, last year I ran off seven in a row but then I ended on a bad note, but take the positives from anything.

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• As far as the additions that the club’s made and what the club already had here, it has a pretty good chance.

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Birth:	3rd January, 1977
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Baseball Player

About

Allan James "A. J." Burnett is an American professional baseball starting pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. Previously, he played for the Florida Marlins, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates. He was drafted by the New York Mets in the eighth round with the 217th overall pick of 1995 amateur entry draft. On May 12, 2001, Burnett recorded a no-hitter in a complete game shutout against the San Diego Padres in his second start of the season.

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