Pat Burrell is that important in Phillies history to sign him to a one day contract and hold a (presumably on-field) retirement ceremony for him? Phillies history must not be so great…
axebox
Philly fans love him.
Lastings
Mets fans don’t…
HummBaby
By love do you mean boo and berate?
Muggi
Oh good lord. Yes he got booed a bit when he first came back, but it passed pretty quickly.
The guy (and Elvis) led the 2008 WS parade. He’s loved in Philly.
1980CHAMPS
We have the best fans in baseball. The Freddie chants last night prove that. Too bad the national media refuses to see that.
giants956
all Phillies fans do is boo players
Infield Fly
Now that’s just plain WRONG! They boo fans too!! 😀
Phillies_Aces35
Not really. That’s what the national media would have you believe though.
phil33
We do not all love him.
billw-2
Joe L, it’s a nice move, why bash it? His numbers look much better when you look back since there has been no taint of steroids with him
Encarnacion's Parrot
His career -61.8 UZR and 21.9 fWAR are kinda average for a player to be celebrated. If we celebrated every player that put up that kind of a career, each season wouldn’t end until Christmas.
Solid offensive career though.
hoagiebuchanan
Pat Burrell was with the Phillies through the bad and the good. Always a class act, which is really saying something when you factor in his struggles and the way Philadelphia sports fans are. I swear on the life of my first child, he pointed to me while I was waving a 40oz on top of a bus-stop on Broad and Tasker during the parade! A glorious moment!
As a Phillies fan, it’s not all about the numbers with Pat in this city. He was one of the few athletes that actually understood the fan base. When he wasn’t playing well and got booed, he admitted it, put his head down, and played. That earned the respect of a lot of fans and that’s why Philly loves him! Couldn’t have ended his career here in Philly any better than the 08 WS ring. Glad to see him go out as a Phillie
Maybe had to coordinate the dates and when he would be available
Monkey’s Uncle
Pat the Bat
in the field, he fell flat
but for power, one fat cat
and that’s that
Tad_Knackers
To sign a one-day contract, he should have to play one game. That would be more meaningful than something useless like this. He can suck it up and play once more for the fans.
rainyperez
I hope he writes a book about his exploits on the field and the ridiculous stories I’ve heard about him off the field.
Overall he carried the Giants to the postseason even though he had a horrible playoff series.
it’s just so he can officially retire as a Philly.
crashcameron
suppose he was a guy you had to see play to believe. maybe it was just from high expectations, but he never seemed to matter. two rings, you can’t deny. but it it looked like he was just along for the ride both times. the guy Tampa signed seemed like the real Pat Burrell to me.
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Cosmo3
Very solid career
Joe L
Pat Burrell is that important in Phillies history to sign him to a one day contract and hold a (presumably on-field) retirement ceremony for him? Phillies history must not be so great…
axebox
Philly fans love him.
Lastings
Mets fans don’t…
HummBaby
By love do you mean boo and berate?
Muggi
Oh good lord. Yes he got booed a bit when he first came back, but it passed pretty quickly.
The guy (and Elvis) led the 2008 WS parade. He’s loved in Philly.
1980CHAMPS
We have the best fans in baseball. The Freddie chants last night prove that. Too bad the national media refuses to see that.
giants956
all Phillies fans do is boo players
Infield Fly
Now that’s just plain WRONG! They boo fans too!! 😀
Phillies_Aces35
Not really. That’s what the national media would have you believe though.
phil33
We do not all love him.
billw-2
Joe L, it’s a nice move, why bash it? His numbers look much better when you look back since there has been no taint of steroids with him
Encarnacion's Parrot
His career -61.8 UZR and 21.9 fWAR are kinda average for a player to be celebrated. If we celebrated every player that put up that kind of a career, each season wouldn’t end until Christmas.
Solid offensive career though.
hoagiebuchanan
Pat Burrell was with the Phillies through the bad and the good. Always a class act, which is really saying something when you factor in his struggles and the way Philadelphia sports fans are. I swear on the life of my first child, he pointed to me while I was waving a 40oz on top of a bus-stop on Broad and Tasker during the parade! A glorious moment!
Mike
As a Phillies fan, it’s not all about the numbers with Pat in this city. He was one of the few athletes that actually understood the fan base. When he wasn’t playing well and got booed, he admitted it, put his head down, and played. That earned the respect of a lot of fans and that’s why Philly loves him! Couldn’t have ended his career here in Philly any better than the 08 WS ring. Glad to see him go out as a Phillie
JoeV
“Thank God.”- Every Mets Player and Fan
Michael Gardiner
Why did it take them 3 months to decide this?
Bender44
Maybe had to coordinate the dates and when he would be available
Monkey’s Uncle
Pat the Bat
in the field, he fell flat
but for power, one fat cat
and that’s that
Tad_Knackers
To sign a one-day contract, he should have to play one game. That would be more meaningful than something useless like this. He can suck it up and play once more for the fans.
rainyperez
I hope he writes a book about his exploits on the field and the ridiculous stories I’ve heard about him off the field.
Overall he carried the Giants to the postseason even though he had a horrible playoff series.
Thomas F Giordano
1 day contract? huh?
jfretless
it’s just so he can officially retire as a Philly.
crashcameron
suppose he was a guy you had to see play to believe. maybe it was just from high expectations, but he never seemed to matter. two rings, you can’t deny. but it it looked like he was just along for the ride both times. the guy Tampa signed seemed like the real Pat Burrell to me.