"At one point last night, A.J. Burnett looked so uncomfortable during his team's 3-2 victory against the Mariners that Yankees manager Joe Girardi and a team trainer visited the mound, just to make sure that the pitcher wasn't injured.
Turns out he wasn't hurt, though he wasn't happy either.
Since making a change to his pitching mechanics a few weeks back, Burnett (10-11, 5.20 ERA) has struggled to shed his old delivery, one that he has used his entire career. In the third inning, he couldn't take it anymore. Said Burnett: "I just really didn't get loose that inning.""