http://www.philebrity.com/2007/07/23/this-week-in-balls-the-tao-of-pat-the-bat/ philly's longest-standing cityblog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:04:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.philebrity.com/2007/07/23/this-week-in-balls-the-tao-of-pat-the-bat/comment-page-1/#comment-2645 frankenslade Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:44:37 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/2007/07/23/this-week-in-balls-the-tao-of-pat-the-bat/#comment-2645 It's easy and fun to boo Burrell - and deserved based on his performance - but I give the guy credit for going out there whenever called on; taking all that shit; and rarely if ever once saying the wrong thing to the fans, media, or coaching staff. You may write it off to indifference, but a lot of more openly indifferent and thin-skinned players have reacted worse to a quarter of what Burrell gets from us on a daily basis. See Scott Rolen and Billy Wagner for recent reminders. Hell, Wagner was pretty much beloved when he was here, but he made sure to whine about the 3 dissenting fans he could pick up in the middle of the standing ovations we gave him every time Sandman entered the game. The main problems with Burrell, as I see them, are in order: 1) he pretty much sucks, 2) he's as stubborn as they come, and 3) he's much hotter than me and you. It’s easy and fun to boo Burrell – and deserved based on his performance – but I give the guy credit for going out there whenever called on; taking all that shit; and rarely if ever once saying the wrong thing to the fans, media, or coaching staff. You may write it off to indifference, but a lot of more openly indifferent and thin-skinned players have reacted worse to a quarter of what Burrell gets from us on a daily basis. See Scott Rolen and Billy Wagner for recent reminders. Hell, Wagner was pretty much beloved when he was here, but he made sure to whine about the 3 dissenting fans he could pick up in the middle of the standing ovations we gave him every time Sandman entered the game. The main problems with Burrell, as I see them, are in order: 1) he pretty much sucks, 2) he’s as stubborn as they come, and 3) he’s much hotter than me and you.

]]> http://www.philebrity.com/2007/07/23/this-week-in-balls-the-tao-of-pat-the-bat/comment-page-1/#comment-2621 Pop Cesspool Mon, 23 Jul 2007 22:13:34 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/2007/07/23/this-week-in-balls-the-tao-of-pat-the-bat/#comment-2621 Yeah, only the roster of the Knicks has more Pat Burrells than the Phillies do. Yeah, only the roster of the Knicks has more Pat Burrells than the Phillies do.

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