Blessed with gifts but prone to gaffes , he leads you within one mile of Mecca and then flies off the road .
Burnett the pitcher -- which perhaps says a lot about the man -- is the avatar of someone we all know , or knew .
Blessed with gifts but prone to gaffes , Burnett leads you within one mile of Mecca and then flies off the road .
Burnett the pitcher -- which perhaps says a lot about the man -- is the avatar of someone we all know , or knew .