Yankee fans. And let's hope it's not another nine years before number 28. The decision to start AJ Burnett on three days rest in Game 5 was scrutinized every which way. Some were fervently in favor of the move, citing Burnett's history on three days rest (4-0, 2.33 ERA in his career) as well as the alternative, starting Chad Gaudin, as justification. Others clamored for Gaudin simply because it was silly to waste Burnett against Lee (who gave up five earned last night...by the way) and because it was set up AJ and Andy on full rest for the final two games. We all saw the game; it was quite obvious that AJ had nothing last night. From the first curveball he threw to Rollins, you could tell that he didn't have the same touch as his did in Game 2. Sure enough, on TV, on the message boards and everywhere else, the reason for his performance was absolutely that he pitched on three days rest. Of course there were still the people that maintained starting AJ was the right move, it simply backfired; however, the other side became increasingly louder, and it was hard not to wonder if maybe they were right. Here's what we know: sometimes, AJ does this; there's no guarantee he would have been any better on full rest; it's likely Gaudin (who has pitched 2.1 innings in all of October and November) would have been bad as well. Over at River Avenue Blues , Mike