Dave Burba
Dave Burba
David Allen Burbais a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, and Milwaukee Brewers from 1990 to 2004. In his 15-year major league career, Burba's record was 115–87, with 1,398 strikeouts, and a 4.49 ERA. He is currently the pitching coach for the Hartford Yard Goats...
chance coming gave promised small surprise thankful window
It wasn't a surprise when they told me. They told me coming in there was a small window for me. They never promised me anything. They gave me a chance and I'm thankful for that.
pressure
It's up to me to put the pressure on.
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Somebody might have seen something and say, 'Hey, he's still got it' or 'We could use him in our bullpen.' You never know. Not all the doors are slammed shut just yet. But I'm not going to hold my breath on anything. I pretty much accepted that baseball was basically over for me when I went home with Round Rock. Nobody called then, and that's when I basically accepted that my career probably was over.