A new career high of 10 to go with an 0-7 record. His most blown saves prior to this season were 8 in 2007.
Year 2 Bourn >>>>>>>> Lidge I laughed at Ed Wade when he said the Astros got the best of that deal last season but maybe he was right.
After seeing Lidge's Jekyll & Hyde routine so often as an Astros fan, it was nice to be the beneficiary of his generosity as a fan of the opposing team.
Nope. He has been beyond awful this season. In fact, he's the worst hitting second basement in all of baseball in 2009: http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=2b&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=1&season=2009&month=0 A clutch hit in a relatively meaningless game won't change that.
So Bourn is leading the NL in... 1. triples 2. stolen bases 3. infield hits He's top 2 or 3 in AVG w/ RISP. He's got the 4th best wOBA of all qualified major league CFers: http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=cf&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=1&season=2009&month=0 He has increased his OBP more than any other player in baseball since last season. He plays an outstanding CF. Did I miss anything?