Pat Burrell

Guide Note:Pat Burrell is a Major League Baseball baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies. He has played his entire 8 year career with the Philadelphia Phillies. Besides playing baseball in high school he played football against current New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. While at the University of Miami he had a stellar baseball career with a .442 average which ranked seventh on NCAA all-time list His career .888 slugging percentage ranked 2nd all-time in the NCAA. As a freshman and sophomore he was named 1st team all american 5 times. Began his Philadelphia Phillies career in 2000 as a firstbasman then moving to the outfield. He finished 4th in the National League Rookie of the Year voting in 2000. He has been very active in charities, starting the "Burrell's Buddies" program in 2002, in which he purchases and donates $5000 worth of tickets to youth groups. After signing his 6-year contract extension, he donated $150,000 to Phillies Charities, Inc. and $100,000 to a help provide services for retired baseball players and executives. He is known as a New York Mets killer, having hit more home runs against them than any other active player surpassing Barry Bonds and Chipper Jones during the 2007 season. Also in 2007 he became the 3rd player in Philadelphia Phillies history with 7 consecutive seasons with 20 or more home runs joining Bobby Abreu and Mike Schmidt. Before the start of 2008 spring training t-shirts were made showing him shirtless perfoming a bicep curl with "Man or Machine?" printed on them. There was rumor that teammate Chase Utley was responsible for the t-shirts. His contract expires following the 2008 season and although he says he wishes to stay past this season, his future with the Philadelphia Phillies is unknown.

Fast Facts:

1. Born: October 10, 1976 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas
2. Full name: Patrick Brian Burrell
3. College: University of Miami
4. Career Home Runs Through 2007: 218
5. Career Runs Batted In Through 2007: 742
6. Career Batting Average Through 2007: .258
7. Nicknames: "Pat the Bat" and "Penthouse Pat"
8. Position: Left Field
9. Bats: Right
10. Throws: Right