Great ab by Bourne. Worked the count full and then hit a 2-out double. He's having the kind of day we all hoped for from him... 1-2 (double), 2 BB, 1 r, 1 SB through 6 EDIT: Make that 2 r. Berkman homered in Bourn and Tejada for a 6-3 lead
right before lance's HR, i started mocking him and doubting that he would do anything, saying 'you suck lance, you're gonna strike out, yaddi yadda' just to see if i'd jinx him into a homer or a double or something. AWESOME!
I don't quite understand Cooper's substitution strategery. Why take Lee out in the 6th inning in a 3 run game? I understand he's not good defensively, but this game is no where near over.
Bourne looks much better this year. He has been really patient at the plate and drawing a lot of walks.
Wow, we actually won a series...and now the Reds come into to town...this may be just what we needed...
http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/...t_id=4295152&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Astros send Drew Sutton to the Reds to complete Keppinger trade.
oh man, there goes another prospect.... couldn't we gave away a catcher???? seems like we have a few in the minors...
He had some very good number in AA and in the AFL but he is 25 years old. I don't know what his defense is like but he sounds kind of like Ben Zobrist who is a solid player for the Tampa Bay Rays.
I don't know if there were any expectations for him, but he seems to have had a bit of a breakout year last year at AA, with 20 HRs, 20 Steals and a 0.900+ OPS playing 2nd base. http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/S/Drew-Sutton.shtml
Sutton < Jeff Keppinger He is a dime-a-dozen utility guy. Average across the board. His stats for last year are inflated from being old for AA and repeating a season at the same level.
Still a good trade. I would have liked to hold on to Sutton but Keppinger is a proven professional hitter.
