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Bittersweet victory for Yankees' Burnett

September 27, 2009 8:04 PM By ANTHONY RIEBER anthony.rieber@newsday.com

Quick ReadBurnett making trip back to Arkansas to be with ailing father.

A.J. Burnett looks on in an early September

A.J. Burnett looks on in an early September game. He is heading back to Arkansas to be with his family Monday.

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While his Yankees teammates presumably danced the night away after clinching the American League East title Sunday - and some probably didn't roll into bed until this very morning - A.J. Burnett was on a flight to Little Rock, Ark.

Burnett's father, Bill, is scheduled for triple-bypass heart surgery Monday. A.J. originally was supposed to miss Sunday's game to be with his dad, but a voice...

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