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hotstove.mlblogs.com - 12/4/2008
Hot Stove Blog: Lining up for Burrell
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Not offering Pat Burrell arbitration is an enormous blunder on the part of the Phillies. Recession, Depression, Bad Economy...WHO CARES? Pat Burrell has been a lifelong Phillie and genuinely WANTS to be here. He may be wildly inconsistant at times, but the guy has done his fair share of ...

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philly.com - 12/2/2008
No arbitration offers to Moyer, Burrell | Philadelphia Daily News | 12/01/2008
— philly.com — Paul Hagen reporting ... Conventional wisdom had it that, if nothing else, the Phillies would offer salary arbitration to at least lefthander Jamie Moyer. Conventional wisdom whiffed. National League sources confirmed to the Daily News that the ... (more) No arbitration offers to Moyer, Burrell | Philadelphia ...

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philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com - 12/1/2008
Burrell, Moyer likely to get offers | phillies.com: News
— philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com — PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies will likely offer binding salary arbitration to Type A free agents Jamie Moyer and Pat Burrell by Monday's midnight ET deadline, ensuring Draft pick compensation should either or both sign elsewhere. By doing so, the team ... (more) Burrell, Moyer likely to get offers | phillies.com: News

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philly.com - 12/1/2008
Off-season to get busier for Phillies | Philadelphia Inquirer | 11/30/2008
— philly.com — It has been a relatively quiet month as the Phillies try to tweak their World Series championship roster. Things could pick up soon. The Phillies have until tomorrow to offer salary arbitration to their four free agents: lefthander Jamie Moyer, ... (more) Off-season to get busier for Phillies | Philadelphia ...

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Giants Flurry of Signing: Renteria Next
obsessivegiantscompulsive — ... Pat Burrell:  According to a MLB report, Pat Burrell is being courted by the Giants (also Mariners and Angels) and the reporter thinks the Giants have an edge because he grew up in the Bay Area and Aaron Rowand is his good friend, from their Phillies days. ...

Pat Burrell and the San Francisco Giants
McCovey Chronicles — ... the curtains? How in the.... That stupid kid got all caught up playing Missile Command at the pizza parlor, or whatever the hell it is that'll distract a kid these days, and forgot to let the rumor mill out. Just look at this mess. I'll put up separate posts on each of the rumors/signings, which will allow for a slightly less schizophrenic comments section. Look above and below for other posts from today. Pat Burrell The Giants are passive-voice interested in Pat Burrell. I'm almost active-voice interested, but not quite. Scenarios: ...

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