Pat Burrell To Retire

According to MLBtraderumors.com, long time Phillies left fielder Pat Burrell is retiring. Burrell will mainly be remembered for his play during the 2008 World Series run.  Burrell had some key hits and led the parade down Broad Street.

After playing 9 years for the Phillies, Burrell then played for the Tampa Bay Rays and won another World Series in 2010 with the San Francisco Giants.  

Burrell had an interesting relationship with the fans of Philadelphia.  He really struggled at times but Phillies fans always stuck with him.  In the end Burrell ended up victorious and will forever be remembered for the great contributions he made to the Phillies 2008 World Series Victory.   Thank you Burrell for an awesome career.