CHRIS BURKE NEWS
Astros CF Job: Jason Lane, Hunter Pence and Chris Burke
Three men enter, one man leave. Lane has a 1,000 bats under his belt. Burke has paid his dues and Pence has never hit above Triple-A. Who do Astros fans want? The rookie, of course, but is he their best bet for 2007?
Braves Sign SS Chris Burke
June 19, 2009 by
Talking Chop
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The Braves have signed SS Chris Burke to a minor league contract and assigned him to AAA Gwinnett. Burke has played parts of six seasons in the Major Leagues with Houston, Arizona, and most recently with San Diego, playing 32 games for the Padres this season, hitting .207. His...
Padres Acquire Chris Burke
April 21, 2009 by
Eli's MLB Rumors
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After learning that shortstop Everth Cabrera has a broken hand, the Padres reacquired Chris Burke from the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later. The Padres traded Chris Burke to the Mariners just three weeks ago, and is hitting just .237 in 38 at-bats with the Mariners Triple...
Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: 6/20
June 20, 2009 by
Talking Chop
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Gwinnett 7, Lousiville 3
C. Burke 2-3 2B, RBI, BB
B. Barton 3-4 HR(4), 3 RBI, K
A smatterting of relievers pitched in for this start after Francisely Bueno left the game after the 2nd inning. Chris Burke will be the best player in Atlanta in two weeks. I mean the dude is...
Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: 7/22
July 22, 2009 by
Talking Chop
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Norfolk 2, Gwinnett 8
C. Burke 2-4 2 2B, 2 RBI, BB
B. Canizares 3-5 2B
C. Sammons 3-3 2B, HR(6), 2BB
J. Reyes 4IP 5H 2R 1BB 1K
I would say it is hard to lose a game when your 2-5 guys go 8-17 with 5 XBH and one of those guys was 0-5 (Kelly Johnson, by the way). JoJo Reyes...
Chris Burke Returned
April 20, 2009 by
Bleeding Blue and Teal
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Chris Burke, acquired from the San Diego Padres just before the season started as an insurance policy at multiple positions, has been sent back to San Diego to assume their backup shortstop vacancy.
Terms of the deal have not been made public as far as I know, but chances are that...
Welcome Back Burke
April 21, 2009 by
It Might Be Dangerous
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Today we re-acquired INF Chris Burke from the Seattle Mariners for cash considerations.When we signed Chris over the winter, we thought he had a legitimate chance to contribute to the big league club, especially because we believed that he had been better than his numbers indicated...
Chris Burke heads to Cardiff City
After representing the Rangers for seven season Chris Burke heads to Welsh side Cardiff City of the
Cardiff manager Dave Jones in noting his new man
"I think he thought he was going to Birmingham, but there was a hitch at the last minute, it fell through and we stepped
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Conor Jackson taken to hospital
April 02, 2008 by
My Sports Rumors
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Arizona Diamondbacks' 1B Conor Jackson was taken to the hospital during tonight's game verse the Cincinnati Reds. He was pinch-hit for by Chris Burke in the 5th inning and at the time it didn't seem to be an injury. There had been rumors in press row about a stomach illness...
Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: 7/9
July 10, 2009 by
Talking Chop
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Apologies to whoever it was I warned and then deleted their Baseball America top 25 list yesterday. When I went to the site the only list that was up was the paid for list with the snippet scouting reports.
Gwinnett 8, Durham 6
K. Johnson 2-2 3B, RBI, 3BB
B. Canizares 2-5...
Braves Sign Chris Burke
June 19, 2009 by
MLB Rumors
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Talking Chop reports that the Braves signed utilityman Chris Burke to a minor league deal. Burke, 29, has played every position but pitcher and catcher in the major leagues. In 32 games with the Padres this year, Burke's OPS was .575. More recently, he played in Triple A Tacoma...
Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: 7/10
July 11, 2009 by
Talking Chop
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Wow, what a big night. I think we all got what we wanted (and what I think Frenchy needed, as well) with the trade tonight. This leads to a couple of questions of what are we doing in the OF next season and do you guys think drafting the 23rd pick of the 2002 draft was a successful...
Give Brian Barden a chance
December 15, 2008 by
Future Redbirds
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Today at VEB, DanUp makes a well-reasoned case for signing former top Astro prospect Chris Burke to be the team
Who is the Astros' best post season hitter?
28 days ago by
Crawfish Boxes
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I have enjoyed watching some of the playoff games this year, even if the Astros aren...
Diamondbacks deal for Dan Haren, Chris Burke, Chad Qualls and more?
December 14, 2007 by
Fanster
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WOW. All i have to say is WOW:
The D-backs completed a deal to acquire right-handers Dan Haren and Connor Robertson from the A's in exchange for six prospects, it was announced Friday afternoon.
In addition, the D-backs sent closer Jose Valverde to the Astros in exchange...
Baseball notebook: How to measure a player's worth — in quarters?
June 27, 2009 by
Seattle Times
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Remember Chris Burke? The Mariners acquired the outfielder from San Diego just before the start of the season, and sent $1 to the Padres...
Dan Haren Traded To Diamondbacks
December 14, 2007 by
hotfootblog.com
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The D-backs completed a deal to acquire right-handers Dan Haren and Connor Robertson from the A's in exchange for six prospects, it was announced Friday afternoon.In addition, the D-backs sent closer Jose Valverde to the Astros in exchange for infielder Chris Burke and right-handers...
D-Backs pound Rockies 6-2
The Skinny: Adam Dunn's 2-run single highlighted a 5-run 5th inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks took the rubber game of a 3-game series, beating the Colorado Rockies 6-2. Chris Snyder started the scoring in the 5th with a 2-run homer, and the next batter, Chris Burke followed...
Diamondbacks rout Astros 12-2
The Skinny: The Arizona Diamondbacks brought their hitting shoes to Minute Maid Park in Houston, scorching the Astros 12-2 in a game that was never in doubt. The Diamondbacks scored 3 runs in the first inning off of Astros' starter Wandy Rodriguez and never looked back. The 12...
D-Backs home to host Padres
It's back to division play for the Arizona Diamondbacks, as they open a 6-game homestand with a 3-game series against the woeful San Diego Padres. And playing in the division is fine with Arizona. The Diamondbacks have gone 31-16 against teams in their division this season. If...
Cubs-Padres Odds Preview
May 26, 2009 by
Sports Handicapping Blog
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A winning streak will be on the line for the San Diego Padres on Sunday when they battle the Chicago Cubs at PETCO Park. Lefthander Ted Lilly will take the mound for the Cubs to start this game. Lilly is 5-3 this season with a 3.35 ERA. Lilly's opponent in this one will be Chris...
D-Backs visit red-hot Astros
It's always fun when the Astros and the Diamondbacks get together. Mostly because it looks like an intrasquad game, seeing as the two squads have exactly the same color schemes. Of course, the Diamondbacks call there shade of red "Sedona Red", while the Astros sport ...
Houston Astros: Back to the Future…
September 25, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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Remember names like Chris Burke and Luke Scott?
Morgan Ensberg and Adam Everett?
Why, exactly, did the Houston Astros trade away all their young talent a few years ago?
Nothing against guys like Carlos Lee, Kaz Matsui, or Miguel Tejada, but I miss those young guns that used to electrify...
Photos from Tim Hudson rehab start - Gwinnett vs. Charlotte, Aug. 22, 2009
August 24, 2009 by
Talking Chop
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Okay, I can't sleep, so that means one thing: photo post!
Despite the fact that Atlanta Braves were in town this weekend, I just didn't feel like going to any of the games versus the Marlins. Maybe it's a superstitious fear that going to any of the games would...
Houston Astros select High School SS Mier with First Round Pick
June 09, 2009 by
Crawfish Boxes
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Alright, there is already a lot to digest at this point. I'm going to try and synthesize as much information as I can without being superfluous in what I write. Let's take a look at the Astros first round selection, Jiovanni Mier.
To begin, I'd like to point...
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