A.J. Burnett says Coghlan’s freak accident won’t deter him from throwing pies

Or as White Fang said when they tried to get him to stop hardcore pie-throwing…“OOOU-OOOU-OOOOU-OOOUG!”

Celebrating has become dangerous in baseball, but don’t expect A.J. Burnett to curb his pie throwing.

Florida’s Chris Coghlan tore the meniscus in his left knee on Sunday as he jumped to deliver a celebratory pie in the face of Wes Helms following his walk-off single. Coghlan, the 2009 NL Rookie of the Year, might require surgery that would sideline him for the next 6-8 weeks.

“I feel sorry for him,” Burnett said. “You cant take the fun out of the game, but you have to do it right, I guess. It’s an unfortunate incident, but I’m still going to throw pies.”

Burnett has delivered about 20 pies since joining the Yankees.

“I don’t exactly go full-sprint at somebody with a pie,” Burnett said. “Stuff happens, I guess. I always try to somewhat think safety first - unless I’m snapping - even when I’m pie-ing.”