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

[Read more →]

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 [...]

[Read more →]

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 [...]

[Read more →]

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 [...]

[Read more →]

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 [...]

[Read more →]

                                     Jamie Moyer
                         What are you doin’ there, Pat?
                                     Pat Burrell
                         Bats. They are sick.
                                     Ryan Howard
                         So are mine. Is somethin’ goin’
                         around?
                                     Pat Burrell
                         No hit curve ball. Straight ball,
                         hit it very much. Curve ball, bats
                         are afraid. I ask Jo-Buu to come.
                         Take fear from bats.
                                     Chase Utley
                         Jo-Buu?
                                     Ryan Howard
                         Maybe he’s the pagan saint of
                         baseball.
                                     Pat [...]

[Read more →]

On a beautiful day in beautiful South Philly, Burrell and the boys took the rubber game against the ‘Stros with a 10-2 smack down. Burrell’s MVP swagger proved to be contagious as Brett Myeres went for 7 strong innings, striking out 8 and only allowing 1 earned run. In honor of Houston’s namesake, [...]

[Read more →]

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 [...]

[Read more →]

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 [...]

[Read more →]

June 8, 2007
Shea Stadium
An MVP moment in Pat Burrell history
It’s a dark New York night.  The Philadelphia Phillies are trying to dig themselves out of their annual losing quagmire. They’re close, but it’s only June and the Phils have a long way to go before even thinking about the playoffs.  Their opponents, however, are a different story.  [...]

[Read more →]