Good weekend for the phils, taking 2 of 3 games against the giants.
A good weekend for Burrell as well as he put up 4 RBI’s, 1 Home Run and 2 Doubles. Burrell has continued his hot start of the season into May. With the type of numbers he’s putting up he’s a shoe in for [...]

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With those words, the greatest announcer of the greatest game, gave the call of yet another Pat Burrell game winning Home Run. Pat battled San Francisco’s hard throwing Brian Wilson (not the Beach Boy) who regularly hit the upper 90’s on the radar gun, to a full count after jumping ahead 3-0. Pat who was [...]

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Sorry for the break in posting. It’s been a quiet weekend on the Burrell Front. Burrell has ratcheted down his production for the end of april, as he prefers to allow his teammates the spotlight on weekend games. But he came back full force last night with a game tying double to help the phils [...]

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Quick Update on Burrell and the Phils… playing padres tonite at CBP. More to come after the game.
Plus All Star Balloting has begun for the 2008 season.. Burrell is a leading favorite to start left field at the mid-summer classic.. Vote Today!
All Star Ballot

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Pat the Bat put in another stellar performance this afternoon in an early game vs the Brewers as the Phils split the series in Milwaukee.
Burrell hit a game winning double which drove in 2 RBI’s to break a 1-1 tie in the 8th inning.
This increased Burrell’s commanding lead in RBI’s to 25 passing Von Hayes [...]

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This spring training the Phillies sported T-Shirts featuring this portrait of Pat Burrell with the caption ‘Man or Machine?’. On the back was the phrase “WINNING STARTS NOW.”
Could this T-Shirt be foreshadowing to Pat’s MVP Trophy or an attempt at a career move at the end of the season? You be the judge.
If [...]

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After a stirring finish to last nights game (read colin’s post from last night if you havnt yet… poetic burrell brilliance) Pat and the Fightins’ take on the Brewers in the first game of a short 2 game series in Milwaukee . Pitching for the brew crew is David Bush, who has taken a beating [...]

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Winning an MVP award takes supreme talent, unwavering focus, and the will to be the best.  But it also takes something else.  It takes sacrifice.  Pat Burrell, clearly the favorite for the 2008 NL MVP, won’t hesitate to make sacrifices for the betterment of the team.  He won’t think twice about doing whatever necessary to [...]

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Pat Burrell performed as anticipated last night, stuttering a bit before continuing to display the hottest bat in the Phillies lineup, and arguably in the Major Leagues. Shut down by Chacon for the majority of the game, Pat’s Bat came alive in the 9th against the Astro’s bullpen. Chacon struck out Burrell twice and got [...]

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As Pat Burrell and the Phillies gear up for a 3 game series at home vs the Houston Astros, we take a quick look back at Pat’s history against Houston Astros.
Pat has done well vs the Astros as a whole, batting .327 in 68 plate appearances but with a 1.005 OPS!
Against tonights starter in particular [...]

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