Comments on: Pat Burrell Couldn’t Possibly Miss the Phillies More

By: ill

ill — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:39:11 +0000

How come Pat didn’t give us a full page thank you ad in the Inqy like Hoffman and Sabathia did for their old teams? I am alittle disappointed, Pat.

By: jms

jms — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:01:15 +0000

I can’t even click on it. I need to go watch Game 5 again. It’s better than Pepto.

By: InexileinBoise

InexileinBoise — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:41:33 +0000

I loved Pat the Bat too. The Phils will miss his 86 RBI. But…
Let’s be honest, Pat was streakier than a 20 year old windshield wiper. After all, when he got his one meaningful post-season hit, it was after an O for 13 stretch.
Ibanez will be much more consistent at the plate.

By: meg

meg — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:33:27 +0000

I hate you, Ruben Amaro. Paaaat —- we miss you!

By: meech.one

meech.one — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:24:04 +0000

jwb, I think you may have missed one of my posts in December. I agree.

By: jwb

jwb — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 02:51:30 +0000

It amuses me that anyone thinks that Ibanez is a defensive upgrade over anybody but Franco (Francisco, who’s been dead for 30 years, not Julio).

Here’s a highlight:
http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/9359/RaulBobbleBoston2.gif

Let’s not forget his powerful throwing arm:
http://i27.tinypic.com/28akex2.jpg

Many more at:
http://www.lookoutlanding.com/stories/archive

“[Ibanez] won’t need to be pulled out in the seventh innings of every game because of defensive concerns”
You may want to pull him in the second.

By: Lynniemac

Lynniemac — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 03:07:34 +0000

From the St. Pete Times:

“Let’s just say it was a little different scale.”

DH Pat Burrell on Thursday’s Welcome to Charlotte County parade compared with his last one, the World Series champions parade through Philadelphia

By: D.P.F

D.P.F — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 02:42:19 +0000

Don’t forget the beginning of 2008. without him and Utley pounding the ball during the first 8 weeks while Howard was batting o’fers everynight.

By: will.H

will.H — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:45:53 +0000

fred it was all by grand design. pat was the most clutch player when utley went down in 2007 batting .420 in his absence. without that we dont rip the division from the mets. without that confindence of 2007 nl east champs, we dont enter 2008 with purpose. without that purpose, we dont make a push a the world fucking series, thus becoming the world fucking champions. bottom 7, leadoff double cemmented his place as the Bat. clydesdales followed. classic

By: Chutleygirl

Chutleygirl — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:34:11 +0000

I keep hoping that I’m going to wake up and realize that it was just a nightmare and that The Bat is still a member of the Phillies (although I hope the Phils are still the WFCs when I wake up).