Dave Burba

David Burba (born July 7, 1966 in Dayton, Ohio) is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1990 to 2004.

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On December 11, 1991, he was traded by the Seattle Mariners with Mike Jackson and Bill Swift to the San Francisco Giants for Kevin Mitchell and Mike Remlinger.

On July 21, 1995, he was traded by the San Francisco Giants with Darren Lewis and Mark Portugal to the Cincinnati Reds for Ricky Pickett, John Roper, Deion Sanders, Scott Service, and David McCarty.

On March 30, 1998 he was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Cleveland Indians for Sean Casey.

On September 2, 2004, he was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the San Francisco Giants for minor leaguer Josh Habel.

In the summer of 2004 a group of Ohio college students bizarrely obsessed with the pitcher formed “The Dave Burba Revolution.” The group was a response to the Indians refusal to resign Burba along with the inadequate bullpen the team featured that year. Burba, who at the time was a reliever for the Milwaukee Brewers, was lighting up the National League in middle relief. The “Revolution” believed he would be the perfect remedy to Cleveland’s pitching problems. The students, most of whom were from Berea, OH, brought pro-Burba signs to home games and featured an acronym banner that read “Bring Us Reliable Bullpen Assistance…Now!” Although the “Revolution” was assured Indians General Manager heard their cries and chants for the return of Burba, no action was taken. Dave Burba did not throw a pitch for Cleveland in 2004 and the team went on to miss the playoffs.