Giants outfielder Pat Burrell supposedly was The Machine in Brian Wilson's interview during the show Cheap Seats. ... S&M guy in a gimp outfit walked by in the background.

SAN FRANCISCO - OCTOBER 20: Pat Burrell #9 of the San Francisco Giants celebrates after scoring on a double by Pablo Sandoval #48 in the sixth inning of Game Four of the NLCS during the 2010 MLB ...

Pat Burrell has a pretty sweet nickname. "The Bat." Not only does it make sense phonetically -- rare is the nickname that trickles forth from an announcer's tongue with such minimal effort -- but ...

Happy Pat Burrell Day, everybody. There are a lot of ludicrous, unexpected reasons for the Giants’ success 10 years ago. Here’s to one of the most ludicrous and unexpected.

Burrell assists hitting coaches Justin Viele and Pedro Guerrero on all those technical aspects: diagnosing issues and helping players to put themselves in the best position to do damage at the plate.