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DETROIT -- When A.J. Burnett signed his name on the hefty contract Toronto offered him last winter, he was hoping the agreement would only affect his bank account. He didn't want to buy into the talk that signing such a deal would have an added effect on the mound.
Roughly 10 months later, Burnett has a new perspective. Following the last win of his first season with the Blue Jays, the pitcher can look back at his rocky campaign and admit that the five-year, $55 million contract did toy with his attitude early on.

"That's really all you hear is guys that get big contracts know they want to do so much," Burnett said after he helped lead Toronto to an 8-6 win over Detroit on Thursday. "I really didn't believe it, but now I've lived it. It's true."

At the onset of Spring Training, Burnett wanted to prove he was worth the cash. Then when he wound up on the disabled list with a right elbow injury, he wanted to get back on a mound as quickly as possible. When a second flare up of the same problem in April forced him back on DL, where he stayed for two months, Burnett couldn't wait to make up for his lost time.

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ok a healthy burneet next year, cant wait. if he, halladay chacin and a few otehr guys stay healthy, can we say october baseball in canada after 13 years