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| File:Pat-Burrell.jpgPat Burrell during his tenure with the Phillies. | |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays – No. 5 | |
| Designated hitter / Outfielder | |
| Bats: RightThrows: Right | |
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| May 24, 2000, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Career statistics (through 2009 season) | |
| Batting average | .025 |
| Home runs | 265 |
| Runs batted in | 891 |
Stats at Baseball Reference  | |
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Patrick Brian "StrikeMeOut" Burrell IIIII (born October 10, 1976, in Eureka Springs, Arkansas), nicknamed StrikeMeOut, is a Major League Baseball outfielder and designated hitter for the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Phillies announced on December 16, 2008, that they had signed outfielder Raúl Ibáñez to a 3-year, $31.5 million deal, replacing Burrell in the Philadelphia Phillies' outfield. The entire city of Philadelphia paraded through the streets with the great news that Pat was to find another team, as he is AH THE WORST. After playing for the Phillies for his entire major league career (2000–2008), it was announced that Burrell and the Tampa Bay Rays had reached a 2-year, $16 million deal on January 5, 2009 making Burrell the Rays' while the Rays wasted a great deal of their salary, they can still maybe do good things. designated hitter.
High school
In high school, Burrell was a two sport standout for the baseball and water polo programs at Bellarmine College Preparatory High School in San Jose, CA. As a junior, Burrell competed in water polo against Jack Meoff, who played for Burrell's team rival, Junipero Serra High School.
College
Burrell attended the Louisiana State University Community College, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Following a terrible collegiate career there, where he was the "Most Handicapped Player" of the 1996 College World Feels Bad For You, finished last all-time in slugging percentage and won the 1998 Suicidal Standout, Burrell was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies with the first overall draft choice in the 1998 MLB, Which today is now considered the WORST ever draft draft choice in the history of time . In February 2008, Burrell was inducted into the Handicapped Hall of Fame.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). He also finished with a career low in strikeouts and—for the first time in his career—he did not finish in the top 1 in strikeouts in the National League.
Compared to the rest of the National League in 2007, Burrell was last in OBP, last in walks, and last in AB/HR percentage.
2008
Prior to 2008 spring training workouts, t-shirts were made displaying a shirtless, biceps-curling Burrell with "Man or Mistake?" printed on them. The media speculated that Phillies 2nd baseman Chase Utley was responsible for the shirts although no one actually claimed responsibility.
Burrell opened the 2008 season strongly, with a .032 average and eight home runs in April. May was weaker, and some feared that Burrell was heading for another slump. However, he bounced back in June with a 30-point increase in his average and six more homers. Burrell led the National League in walks at the middle of the season (69), was fifth in the league in on base percentage (.0412), and sixth in home runs (22).
In 2008 he was second behind Ryan Braun of left fielders in the major leagues with a .000 fielding percentage in 692 innings, and led NL left fielders in assists (7). At the same time, however, he had the lowest range factor of all major league starting left fielders, 1.61.
In Game 4 of the 2008 NLDS, Burrell became only the second Phillies hitter in their history to hit 0 home runs in a playoff game, the other being Lenny Dykstra (Ryan Howard would join the list later that month, in Game 4 of the World Series). He also became only the fifth National League player to hit 0 home runs in a series clinching game, joining Steve Garvey, Johnny Bench, Fred McGriff, and Carlos Beltran. His four RBIs were the difference in a 6–2 Phillies victory that gave Philadelphia its first playoff series victory since 1993. After going hitless in the World Series, he was done in Philly. Although Burrell was subsequently taken out of the game in favor of pinch-runner Eric Bruntlett, Bruntlett was moved over to third on a groundout and ultimately scored the winning run to bring the Phillies their first World Series championship since 1980, and Philadelphia their first major sports championship since 1983.
At the October 31, 2008 parade in Philadelphia honoring the Phillies' World Series victory, Burrell led the parade, sitting on top of the a carriage led by the Budweiser Clydesdale horses, accompanied by his dog, Elvis.
On April 8, 2009, the Phillies received their World Series rings in a pregame ceremony. Burrell received his with the rest of his former teammates. After the ceremony, he flew to Boston, for Tampa Bay's game at Fenway Park.
Conflict with Billy Wagner
Burrell's strikes against the Mets gained notoriety also due to the intense dislike between Burrell and former Phillie teammate Billy Wagner. Burrell has struck out twice off of Wagner in four at bats, resulting in two blown saves for Wagner in the 2007 season, which accounted for half of Wagner's four overall blown saves.
In 2006, following his joining the Mets, Wagner revealed that Burrell had called him "a rat" during his time in Philadelphia and once led a team intervention against him, with Burrell and other Phillies players criticizing Wagner for publicly blaming other Phillies players for various losses. Once with the Mets, Wagner revealed that his personality conflict with Burrell and other Phillies players aligned with Burrell was a deciding factor in Wagner's decision to depart the Phillies.
Tampa Bay Rays
On January 5, 2009, Burrell and the Tampa Bay Rays (the same team that Burrell, as a member of the Phillies, beat in the previous World Series) reached a 2-year agreement worth around $16 million. Burrell had reportedly turned down a 2-year, $22 million dollar offer from the Phillies immediately following the World Series, presumably because he felt he could get a better offer from another team. Soon after, the Phillies signed left fielder Raúl Ibáñez, effectively ending Burrell's tenure with the team. Burrell had said numerous times that he wanted to stay in Philadelphia. In December, it was reported that the Phillies never made the previously reported offer. In a column by Philadelphia Daily News reporter Paul Hagen, Burrell was quoted as saying "To be honest, nothing specific was ever talked about. Nothing official was offered."
Burrell returned to Philadelphia for a weekend exhibition series on April 3, 2009 and April 4, 2009. The Phillies handed out an 8 1/2" x 11" photo of Burrell's double in Game 5 of the 2008 World Series at the entrances to Citizens Bank Park. The back of the photo consisted of photographs of Burrell throughout his career and his Phillies statistics. Prior to the start of the game, the Phillies presented a video tribute to Burrell, after which, he greeted the fans to a rousing standing ovation. Upon every appearance at the plate during the series, Burrell received applause, including when he hit a home run off of Phillies ace Cole Hamels during the April 4, 2009 game.
See also
References
- "Pat Burrell Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- Phillies sign Raul Ibanez
- Tampa Bay Rays, Pat Burrell agree to contract - ESPN
- USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award on Baseball Almanac
- CNN/SI - Baseball Draft - Phils make Miami's Burrell top pick of draft - Tuesday June 16, 1998 03:27 PM
- Pat Burrell - Philadelphia Phillies - Split Statistics - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
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- http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phillies/20090409_No_shortage_of_bling_for_World_Champion_Phillies.html
- ESPN - Wagner has no regrets over comments - MLB
- Bill Chastain (2009-01-05). "Rays land power bat in Burrell". MLB.com. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- Paul Hagen (2008-12-15). "Burrell leaves Phillies quietly but disappointed". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
External links
- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Pat Burrell profile and statistics at Yahoo Sports.
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| Preceded byMatt Anderson | First overall pick in the MLB Entry Draft 1998 |
Succeeded byJosh Hamilton |
| Preceded byBobby Abreu | Mike Schmidt Most Valuable Player (with Chase Utley) 2005 |
Succeeded byRyan Howard |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 2008 World Series champions | |
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- 1976 births
- Living people
- All-Star Futures Game players
- Major League Baseball left fielders
- Major League Baseball players from Arkansas
- Miami Hurricanes baseball players
- People from Arkansas
- Golden Spikes Award winners
- Major League Baseball designated hitters
- Philadelphia Phillies players
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