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Blanton and Burrell Lead the Way to the NLCS
In mid-July, Joe Blanton was traded from the Oakland A's to the Phillies. At the time, I drew a comparison between Blanton and Pat Burrell: Blanton for several years was a highly regarded prospect in the A's system and many expected him to become part ...
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 Burrell and Rollins play dice
Burrell and Rollins play dice
Yahoo Sports’ Jeff Passan, who if you’re not reading you should be, wrote an article last night with a lede that caught my eye : Before we get to Elvis the Bulldog or the plea to the big man upstairs or any of the other reasons ...
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 Phillies Move On with First Playoff Series Win Since ‘93
Phillies Move On with First Playoff Series Win Since ‘93
Pat Burrell hit two homers and drove in four and Joe Blanton gave up a run in six innings on seven strike outs. Yes, I’d say when Pat Burrell beats a team by his lonesome, you deserve to pack your bags and call it a season. If you’re ...
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Where Will Atlanta Find A Bat?
Mark Bowman of MLB.com has a new mailbag up . The first question leads to a discussion of the Braves adding a bat this off-season. The Braves have $45MM to spend this winter , and could use every penny to fortify their team. While pitching is ...
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 Brewers Fan Gets A Thunderstick To The Crotch
Brewers Fan Gets A Thunderstick To The Crotch
I can’t imagine it was a fun day to be a Brewers fan. After their team showed signs of life yesterday, all they needed was one big effort at home and they’d force a game five with a fully rested CC Sabathia on the mound in the deciding ...
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 Phillies advance to first NLCS since '93 (AP)
Phillies advance to first NLCS since '93 (AP)
The Philadelphia Phillies found plenty of power to go with their pitching, right in time for the NL championship series. Pat Burrell broke out of his slump in a big way with two homers, one a three-run shot, and Jimmy Rollins and Jayson Werth ...
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 Blanton, 4 Homers Push Phillies Past Brewers to NLCS
Blanton, 4 Homers Push Phillies Past Brewers to NLCS
SS Jimmy Rollins went right to Milwaukee's Jeff Suppan with a lead-off homer. Lf Pat Burrell and rf Jayson Werth bashed back-to-back homers accounting for 4 third inning Phillie runs with Burrell going yard for good measure in the 8th. Mid-season acquisition Joe Blanton tossed a six inning gem...
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Phillies vs. Brewers - Box Score - October 05, 2008
BATTING 2B: S Victorino (3, J Suppan) HR: J Rollins (1, 1st inning off J Suppan 0 on, 0 Out); P Burrell 2 (2, 3rd inning off J Suppan 2 on, 2 Out; 8th inning off G Mota 0 on, 2 Out); J Werth (1, 3rd inning off J Suppan 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Rollins (1), ...
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 Open thread: Philles vs. Brewers, NLDS Game 4
Open thread: Philles vs. Brewers, NLDS Game 4
Last night in the Phillies locker room, as Ryan Howard and Pat Burrell tried to explain their lineup's struggle at the plate, I noticed a curious thing: Plastic covering had been tacked above the rows of lockers, ready for a champagne celebration ...
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NLCS set. Phils-Dodgers for the 4th time.
The NLCS is set, after the Phils beat the Brewers today 6-2. Jimmy Rollins immediately set the tone of the game, leading off the game with a HR. Pat Burrell hit 2 HR and drove in 4 runs in the Phils win. In the 3rd, Burrell (3-run HR) and Jayson Werth went back to back. So now it is…  ...
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 Phils Take BP, Burrell to Start
Phils Take BP, Burrell to Start
Loyal The700Level.com reader Benjamin sends along this shot of the Phils BP today just moments ago. He said he hasn't seen Pat Burrell take any swings just yet. Zolecki , however, says Burrell took "six rounds" of BP and appeared fine. UPDATE : ...
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 Burrell Leaves BP with 'Discomfort'
Burrell Leaves BP with 'Discomfort'
Pat Burrell left batting practice today after experiencing discomfort in his lower back while taking a swing. He left the field, gingerly walking down the steps before disappearing into the clubhouse. Discouraging news to get before the series even ...
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Bad News On Burrell? | Philadelphia Inquirer | 10/01/2008
This doesn't sound good. The Phillies changed their interview schedule today to include head athletic trainer Scott Sheridan . He will be talking about Pat Burrell 's bad back, which means there is a very good chance he will be scratched from Game 1 ...
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Burrell leaves Phillies' practice with back problem
Phillies outfielder Pat Burrell left Tuesday's workout because of discomfort in his lower back, a day before Philadelphia opens the NL playoffs. >
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 No sympathy
No sympathy
The Met-killers of old are getting up there in age. It's about time.
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 Bad time for Pat Burrell to have a bad back
Bad time for Pat Burrell to have a bad back
This was certainly not the kind of news we needed coming out of media day: Pat Burrell left the Phils’ pre-NLDS workout earlier today with lower back discomfort.
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Burrell Leaves with Discomfort in Lower Back | Philly | 09/30/2008
The news is coming fast and furious today. . . Pat Burrell left batting practice today after experiencing discomfort in his lower back while taking a swing. He left the field, gingerly walking down the steps before disappearing into the clubhouse. The ...
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 Pat Burrell Injured At Batting Practice
Pat Burrell Injured At Batting Practice
Kevin Roberts of the Courier Post is reporting that Philadelphia Phillies left fielder Pat Burrell left batting practice prematurely on Tuesday, suffering a back injury during the afternoon workout at Citizens
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 PAT SUMMITT NEEDED COON-WRASSLIN’ SURGERY
PAT SUMMITT NEEDED COON-WRASSLIN’ SURGERY
Tennessee coach Pat Summitt — the winningest coach in women’s basketball history — underwent surgery because she done tussled with one a them thar raccoons. Summitt had offseason shoulder surgery, not for a sports injury but ...
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 One, It's the Magic Number
One, It's the Magic Number
The towels were out in full effect last night as were the Phillies bats. Ryan Howard continued his absolutely beastly September by belting one deep into the Phillies bullpen in the first inning to give the Phils the three run lead and get the park ...
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 Pat Summit Sent To Hospital By Rascally Raccoon
Pat Summit Sent To Hospital By Rascally Raccoon
Pat Summit is the greatest coach in the history of women’s college basketball. Over the past 34 years, she’s coached the Tennessee Volunteers to a 983-182 record, while winning eight national championships and being named the NCAA coach ...
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 Lopes Slips:  Phils Done With Burrell, Who's In?
Lopes Slips: Phils Done With Burrell, Who's In?
As pointed out by Mike Gill in last night’s article, Davey Lopes awkwardly and inadvertently gave us a glimpse into the future plans of the Philadelphia Phillies and their outfield. Apparently, Pat Burrell isn’t in those plans. The direction they seem to be heading, which I fully endorse, is to
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Philadelphia Eagles Blog: Week Three Picks
Balls, Sticks & Stuff Phillies focus, but also the best Philly sports pheed . Bleeding Green Nation Very active Eagles Blog. Bleed Eagles Green Not BGN. A different blog. Bounty Bowl This guy cracks me up. Depressed Fan I'd be depressed too if I were ...
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 Phillies Loss Sets Them Up To Lose Ground in the NL East
Phillies Loss Sets Them Up To Lose Ground in the NL East
Cole Hamels got the start tonight and did not have a very Cole-like game. Although he only gave up 3 runs (1 of them unearned due to his own throwing error), he had a lot of base runners and threw a lot of pitches early.
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 Phillies Beat The Braves…Again
Phillies Beat The Braves…Again
I hate to sound like I am repeating myself, but still am happy to do so as the Phillies topped the Braves yet again tonight by a score of 6-2. They have only lost to the Braves twice this entire year in 15 meetings.
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Braves vs. Phillies - Box Score - September 22, 2008
BATTING 2B: J Rollins (36, J Jurrjens); C Utley (39, J Jurrjens) 3B: S Victorino (8, J Tavarez) HR: P Burrell (33, 8th inning off J Tavarez 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: C Utley (100), C Ruiz (30), J Werth (66), P Burrell 3 (84) 2-out RBI: P Burrell 3 GIDP: P ...
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 Pat White came back for this?… and more as we head into an exciting looking weekend
Pat White came back for this?… and more as we head into an exciting looking weekend
Wake up people, it’s the weekend. Here’s what you need to know SCOTT JACOBS So this just in: the Mets did it! They won. They finally won. The Mets won their coin flip determining the tie breaker between them and the Brewers in terms ...
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Does A.J. Burnett realize he's in the perfect situation with the Jays? ... Gillick's playoff ...
A.J. Burnett will be making a monumental error should he do the obvious and take the money and run away from the Blue Jays.
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Phillies go 9-0 at Turner Field this year with 4-3 win over Braves | Philadelphia Daily News | ...
ATLANTA - Three nights ago, Pat Burrell hit what perhaps was the lowest point of his season. In the midst of a frustrating, 11-for-70 slump, the Phillies' leftfielder struck out in all five of his plate appearances against the Braves and watched his ...
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Phillies vs. Braves - Box Score - September 18, 2008
BATTING 2B: J Werth (16, M Hampton); C Ruiz (14, M Hampton); S Victorino (28, M Hampton) HR: P Burrell (32, 6th inning off M Hampton 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Werth (65), R Howard (138), P Burrell 2 (81) SF: R Howard GIDP: C Utley Runners left in scoring ...
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 A Record Setting Sweep
A Record Setting Sweep
The Phillies set a record tonight that has stood for nearly a century. They defeated the Atlanta Braves, completing a 3 game sweep and now have swept Atlanta in every game that they faced them on the road this season. The last recorded road season series sweep...
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Ryan Howard and Pat Burrell: Mr. Clutch and Mr. Not-So-Much
A great misconception about sabermetric baseball fans is that we don't believe in clutch hitting.  The truth is that we don't believe that there's any inherent quality in an individual hitter that makes him more of a dependable clutch hitter ...
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 Breaking News:  Yost Fired!
Breaking News: Yost Fired!
A four game sweep by the Philadelphia Phillies has prompted the Milwaukee Brewers to dismiss manager Ned Yost with just 12 games remaining in the regular season! Despite the Brewers’ success this season, Yost faced heavy criticism throughout the course...