CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett Gather in New York to Roll in Piles of Money Become Yankees -- MLB FanHouse

CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett Gather in New York to ~~Roll in Piles of Money~~ Become Yankees

"'You're blowing your arm out next year, right?' 'HAHAHAHA. Most definitely.'"

It was good times in Yankee-land on Thursday afternoon. The ~~Lil' Boss~~ Other Lil' Boss gathered his cronies together as the media swarmed for the event, all to introduce CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett as Yankees. Together the two will make roughly $240 million and boy-oh-boy were they excited to ~~get paid for getting hurt~~ join such a happy and winning-tradition-rich family.

"There were some attractions on the West Coast," said Sabathia at the news conference, which was televised live in New York. "But when it came down to it and really thinking about what I wanted, as far as having a chance to win every year, there really was no other place to go."

[...]"This is a dream come true," Burnett said at the news conference. "I'm looking forward to it; it's going to be a fun ride. I want to pitch in the postseason, and I'm here to win."

Well, of course it's a dream come true. You just got paid $80 million, A.J. I mean, not to be so cynical as to believe that both guys really didn't want to win every year, but come on. If you really want to win every year, you take less money to play somewhere you want to be in order to help make your team better.

If you want to get [over] paid more money than you will ever need while hoping you didn't totally mortgage your soul, you go play for the Yankees.

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

12-18-2008 @ 6:18PM

eddie said...

thats right PRAY,PRAY THAT CC BUSTS,PRAY THAT BURNETT BUSTS ,PRAY THAT WANG BUSTS PRAY THAT JOBA BUSTS,BECAUSE IF THEY DONT,IF THEY BRING THEIR A GAME IN 2009 ,THE YANKEES WILL MAKE THAT 5 GAME SWEEP IN 2006 ,IN FENWAY,WITH MEDIOCRE PITCHING,YOU KNOW THAT 5 GAME SWEEP ,THAT RED SOX FANS PRETEND NEVER HAPPENED,THATS GOING TO LOOK LIKE A PARTY COMPARED TO WHAT YOU WILL GET NEXT,AND THE RED SOX BI**h THE NY METS WILL LOOK UPON THE 2000 WORLD SERIES AS A BRIGHT SPOT IN THEIR FRANCHIZE,BUT LETS BE HONEST THATS A LOT OF BUST TO PRAY FOR,WHICH MEANS THE CHOWDERSOUP IS COLD THE STOUT IS WARM,AND BOSTONS 15 MINUTES OF FAME ARE OVER!!!27,28,29,30 COMING SOON THEN WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATHEY BUY ALL THE BEST PLAYERS WAAAAAAAAAAAAATHEY HAVE ALL THE MONEY WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWE CANT WIN CAUSE OF THE YANKEES WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATHE EVIL EMPIRE ,HOPE TOM BRADY HEALS QUICKLY HES A YANKEE FAN.

12-19-2008 @ 12:39AM

chris said...

eddie u IDIOT!! i bet ur a NOTRE DAME fan too PLEASE post on here in october of 2009 so we can all diissss u when the yank offs have lost again what an IDIOT!!

12-19-2008 @ 12:17AM

i may be an idiot but you are one ignorant chowderhead if you think the yankees are not going to make another run and even if they dont ,remember this most succesfull franchize in sports motherf****r!!!and more to come so hate and live with it!!

12-19-2008 @ 12:36AM

world series (26) 1923,1927,1928,1932,1936,1937,1938,1939,1941,1943,1947,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1956,1958,1961,1962,1977,1978,1996,1998,199,2000, AL PENNANTS (39) 1921,1922,1923,1926,1927,1928,1932,1936,1937,1938,1939,1941,1942,1943,1947,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1955,1956,1957,1958,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1976,1977,1978,1981,1996,1998,1999,2000,2001,2003 EAST DIVISION TITLES (15)1976,1977,1978,1980,1981,1996,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006 ,27,28,29,30 COMING SOON!!!!LAUGH AT THAT BIAAAAAAA**********h!!!

12-19-2008 @ 12:40AM

eddie the idiot...one who choses to live in the past is certian to die in the past keep living in the rear view bud that way u dont have to look at where ur headed gee i remember back in '27 we were real good then...what an IDIOT!!! btw no way i d F%#k ur mother

12-19-2008 @ 12:46AM

OF COURSE YOU DONT WANT TO HEAR THE PAST BECAUSE THEN YOU REALIZE HOW YOUR TEAM IS A FU**ING JOKE COMPARED TO THE YANKEES ,RODONG THE YANKEE COATTAILS SO YOU COULD SELL MORE TICKETS IN THAT SH*T YOU CALL A STADIUM FENWAY,BY THE WAY YOU OWE THE YANKEES 10 PERCENT OF TICKET SALES,CAUSE THEY PUT THAT SHtHOLE KNOWN ONLY FOR BOSTON BAKED BEANS ON THE MAP 27,28,29,30 COMING SOON,AND WHEN YOUR DRUNK GUINESS DRINKING PIG OF A MOTHER IS READY LET HER GET ON HER KNEES AND SUCK THIS YANKEE FAN CO*K HAHAHAHAHHAHAHHA

12-19-2008 @ 12:48AM

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12-19-2008 @ 8:26AM

al said...

i always root against the yankees, as its not fair that they have more money to spend on players than other teams.lets just hope that they do what they usually do, dont make the playoffs.their should be the same salary cap for all teams.and they say us autoworkers are overpaid, what a joke

12-19-2008 @ 12:02PM

barry said...

I dont think i'd be throwin that automaker stuff around.........I mean what s next are all the taxpayer dollars gonna have to pay for salaries and benefits that they themselves aren't recieving ? You need to take a look around and see that nobody should be forced to subsidide their neighbors prosperity while they themselves face hardships not bourne by the one THE ARE SAVING !!!!
besides its all a temporary fix ( bailout ) if carmakers , uaw and evreyone else involved in that debacle don't get their ducks in a row half the workers will be on the outside lookin in

12-19-2008 @ 12:43PM

jeeb said...

Very snippy, someone has his knickers in a knot.

12-19-2008 @ 9:32PM

idiot eddie im not a red sux fan hit me back when you get home from pumping gas or flippin burgers what an idiot does your sister kiss good?

12-19-2008 @ 7:11PM

David Miller said...

I'm in Toronto and I hate to see Burnett go after only barely pitching for the Jays. The rest of the time he sat hurt. Anyway, MONEY TALKS, that's the simple truth of it. No problemo, anyone would do likewise if they are sane. What is irksome is the facade these clowns out on when they insist the main motivation for going anywhere is anything but monetary. Why not say it the way it is? They are full of shit I guess, pure and simple.