Ellis Burks was Really, Really Good 

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Ellis Burks was my favorite player growing up. I have every baseball card edition of him in a Red Sox uniform, I think. Thank you, thank you, thank you for this.

I saw his last hit with the Red Sox in 2004. He got a standing ovation on the road against the Orioles.

I love Ellis. So happy he got a ring with the Sox.

I know and love Ellis. I'm 44, originally from Massachusetts, and still put him as my leadoff hitter in RBI Baseball 😂

I wore 23 playing baseball growing up because of Burks when he was on the Indians

Loved Ellis Burks when he was on the Giants. One of my fav players when I was a kid.

I went to about 30 home games in 1996, and I can often remember that he was always the most underappreciated player in Denver. I would look up at the scoreboard and see numbers close to Castilla, Walker and Bichette but he also was a good outfielder. When that team, at Coors, shelled Greg Maddux, I knew they were stacked.

Another great was Chili Davis. As a Padres fan, my mom n I hated every time he hit She’d say “ there’s that DAMN chili Davis”!

Was a big card collector in the day and he always had nice stats

Ellis is a great commentator for the Sox as well. No idea why NESN doesn't use him more.

I LOVED Ellis in Cleveland. He always had this "it" factor even if he wasnt the superstar he deserved to be.

loved him on my indians good to see him get some recognition

That 87 season of Burks and Greenwell in Boston was awesome

This is going to be such a good video.

Great Video!!! I'm a Sox fan and always liked Ellis. One of the Quickest Swings ever!! Thx Sox For Signing Him in 2004. Career .291 with 2100 hits, Take away half the injuries and he gets 3000 hits maybe. WS Champ!!!!!

This was amazing. Had that real dorktown quality too.

Never knew about this guy but so many RU-vidrs for baseball content mention him in underrated players or how good he was and cool to see this video now

And he added 30 stolen bases in that initial Rockies season. He was so good!!

Love the Bois format with your own style

The ending we all needed and wanted

If you were a baseball fan in the 90s and don’t know who Ellis Burks is, you were either in a coma or were perma-high…

You could do this exact type video for Lance berkman. He ALWAYS gets overlooked cause he played in the steroid Era, although he was never associated w them. But he was a switch hitter on top of everything...dude shoulda gotten waaaaaay more love in HoF vote.

Ellis now does the Cleveland pregame and postgame show from time to time. He is awesome

I'm a 43 year old red sox fan, so I definitely know Ellis Burks well.

Blake Street Bomber-my favorite Rockies player. He was great!!!

Damn I actually guessed it was Ellis Burks. Good for me! Should be a hall of famer

I remember Ellis Burks.

Dude Burks was a player we of the 80’s and 90’s know. He was good in the Nintendo game RBI Baseball.

Who would have thought that there was such a good outfielder during the late 90s and early 2000s One of the bigger ifs of that time

Boston fans know Ellis Burks..he was a young stud in the late 80s and early 90s and was a veteran leader on the 2004 team

I want to see a video like this about Will Clark.

Underrated player.

First vid that I’ve watched in this channel. Could be a hidden 💎 for ⚾️ content. Keep it going!

Great work. Love it.

Burks was a great player.

Wait, you're telling me this isn't the new Dorktown episode??

I can tell you draw inspiration from Jon Bois in your video production! Good stuff!

Loved the video then actually did a fist pump at the end reveal. Great work!

Really good video. I feel like your channel is about to blow up.

I'm a Chicago White Sox fan and he had a damn good season with the Sox.

Ellis Burks!! yessir

Fun fact. Ellis Burks went to my high school

I'm watching this instead of reading a letter from the commissioner.

Drinking game: Take a shot every time Ellis Burks gets injured.

Very good player...

The secret base inspiration is strong!

random sporcle quizzes taught me about how good ellis burks was

I always hoped the Mets would trade for Ellis Burks back in the 80's and 90's.

I think we've all heard of Ellis Burks

My man you need to get on with #SecretBase RU-vid Crew... your vids like this would fit in perfectly with their #Dorktown or #ChsrtParty series

I knew it was Ellis burka at the start

The thin air og Colorado would make an above average player turn into an All-Star (Dante Bichette) and an All-Star caliber player (Larry Walker) into a Hall of Famer. Burks was sort of in the middle of those two players in terms of talent. He was a good player at Boston but nobody who saw him early in his career would have ever predicted he would put up the numbers he did in 1996 which ranks in the pantheon of All-Time greatest single seasons in MLB history. That said, I have often wondered what would have happened if a player like Ken Griffey Jr played in Colorado during his prime? Like, what would that thin air do to the stats of a player who was destined to go to Cooperstown before be ever stepped to the plate in Colorado?

wow I genuinely forgot how good this guy was! hitting .340 woth power in somewhere not called Denver is astounding!

Ellis Burks doesn’t deserve to be in the hall and that’s sad to say. Great player cut short by injuries.

Who born in the 90s or earlier had never heard of Ellis Burkes?

who hasn't heard of Ellis Burks?

Henry Aaron?

good Giant smong other teams

came here from foolish bb stayed cuz it was a good video

What about bucky j

I love the gall of titles like this. "Hey you, person who's a big enough baseball fan to watch niche RU-vid content on the sport, I bet you've never heard of Ellis Burks, recent 18-year MLB veteran" I know clickbait titles are intentionally shameless, but they don't also have to be stupid and insulting.

Everyone heard of Ellis Burks. He wasn't as good as Butch Huskey but not a bad ball player.

Stupid title. I remember Ellis Burks back when he came up with Boston.

Centerfielders career WAR. johnny Damon 56.3 CHET LEMON 55.6 Cesar Cedeno 52.9 Fred Lynn. 50.2 Brett Butler. 49.7 Ellis Burks. 49.8 No HOF for Burks.

False; I have heard of Larry Walker.

legit hate nostalgia and that half time show. I grew up watching g nostalgia from older generations hoping we would change it up. and nope. trash just like prior gens lol

He's in the red Sox hall of fame

Hall of fame needs redone there needs to be a hall of notables first

Not surprising his best years started in the steroid era