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DiedofDysentery
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That is all.
venn177
Sabean going for an aging veteran?
Surprise surprise.
flumesalot
Meets Giants criteria: Used to be able to hit, and remembers when 8-Track tapes were all the rage.
55saveslives
This is a different case for the Giants…
Would cost minimum and would be a late innings pinch hitter. Much different that Renteria, DeRosa etc…who were expected to produce everyday.
I’m ok with it.
ReverendBlack
Late innings pinch groundballer.
Grab some pine, meat.
I am not, he woulda be taking up a spot on the roster that a rook coulda been utilizing, and for what? A .202/.292/.303 line? No thanks.
ykw
Keep in mind that Burrell’s screaming decline coincided with both a change in leagues and a move to DH. There’s a long trend of production dropoffs associated with players who only made one move or the other; Burrell did both. At the same time. it’s not much of a stretch to suggest that a move back to the NL and a return to the field would make a more useful player of him.
Just make sure it’s a really small field, for both offensive and defensive reasons…
rainyperez
Maybe this is fishing by the Giants to sign Jermaine Dye? Who am I kidding, Sabes just wants to sign Burrell for his experience and potential power. Regardless we need a right handed bat off the bench.
obsessivegiantscompulsive
The Giants never really had any interest in Burrell, not even when his agent came out and suggested it.
And if the Giants were so tied to vets, they would not have saved spots for young players at LF, 1B, 2B, 3B last season, 2B and 3B in 2008, and RF this season, nor would they have continued to start Lewis in 2008 when Roberts came back off the DL.
Once people become biased in their opinions, they just look for any and all reasons to support their position.
Bye Bye Baby Bonanza
Baggarly is writing that Burrell HAS drawn interest from the Giants and Padres. And could be weighing offers.
Jason_F
“Hank Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle was told that the Giants “have no serious interest” in Burrell”
Ferrariman
i’m not sure, but sense burrell did play his best years in the steroid era, did he do roids? this might be common knowledge that i am uninformed about.