netminder Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 http://www.grindtv.com/fishing/baseball-star-retires-go-fishing/ A.J. Burnett has just finished a professional baseball career that spanned 17 seasons in which the towering right-handed pitcher won a World Series title, pitched a no-hitter, and managed to make his first All-Star Team in his final season with the Pittsburgh Pirates. As for his post-baseball plans? They include a lot of fishing. “I joke around and tell a lot of people that I’m really a good fisherman,” Burnett told Pitssburgh Post-Gazette Monday, “and baseball’s just a hobby.” While Burnett’s response about being a fisherman with a simple baseball hobby might seem tongue-in-cheek, the reality is he has long been vocal about his passion for fishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Thats awesome! Imagine having that money as an angler OMG!!!??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dara Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Sounds like pretty much the same reason as any of us retire...more time for fishing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankTheRabbit Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 That's pretty cool. You'd never expect a possible future HoF to be on the banks fishing for bass. With the amount of earnings he's made, he could start his own fishing series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatnFly Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 That's pretty cool. You'd never expect a possible future HoF to be on the banks fishing for bass. With the amount of earnings he's made, he could start his own fishing series. haha except he won't be on the banks, he'll be in a big ole bass boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 I wonder if he can pitch a jig? Ill be here all week try the veal??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankTheRabbit Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 haha except he won't be on the banks, he'll be in a big ole bass boat One of the pics from the link has him fishing along some shoreline. But ya, he probably has a pretty pimped out bass boat with all the bells and whistles. Maybe there should be a similar series to Pimp My Ride and have one for bass boats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishing n autograph Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 He's not a hall of famer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 I wonder if he can pitch a jig? Ill be here all week try the veal that one got senko for a reply? hummm... zing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankTheRabbit Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 He's not a hall of famer I never said he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishing n autograph Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 You should see halladay's boat... It's amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 that one got senko for a reply? hummm... zing.... Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 he's not the first I am sure. Many ballplayers, especially the ones from the southern U.S., are big time into bass fishing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netminder Posted October 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 he's not the first I am sure. Many ballplayers, especially the ones from the southern U.S., are big time into bass fishing true. Can't remember if it was spring training or the all star break when Gibbons and Buerhle and someone else I can't recall went fishing down in Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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