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| Height: 5-11
Weight: 180
Throws: R
Bats: L Born: Dec 27, 1982, Houston, TX |
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| October 7, 2008 The Houston Chronicle reports that Astros GM Ed Wade feels Michael Bourn should remain in center field next season. "The fact weve got (Darin) Erstad back and signed and people like (Reggie) Abercrombie and anything else we might be able to do during the offseason, theres going to be some level of competition out there. But I think we saw the last week of the season what Michael can bring from performance and excitement to a ballclub, Wade said. |
| September 26, 2008 Michael Bourn went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Friday's close 5-4 win over the Braves. All three of his hits were singles. |
| September 25, 2008 Michael Bourn was 2-for-5 with four RBI in Thursday's 8-6 win over the Reds. |
| September 21, 2008 Michael Bourn had three hits on Sunday but the big news were his two steals that gave him a total of 40 for the Astros. |
| September 7, 2008 Michael Bourn went 0-for-4, but he did take a walk and steal his 37th base of the season as the Astros beat the Rockies 7-5. |
| August 28, 2008 Manager Cecil Cooper stated that Michael Bourn will get most of the starts in center field in September, according to the Houston Chronicle. Cooper said, "We need Michael to go out and play consistently as far as his approach to the plate. I know defensively hes been pretty good in the outfield and hasnt had any problems and made some good plays and has made adjustments there. I just want to see the hitting part be more consistent and hit balls to left field and make better contact and have a better approach at the plate." |
| August 8, 2008 Michael Bourn returned to the Astros' lineup Thursday for the first time since spraining his right ankle July 26 at Milwaukee, according to the Houston Chronicle. He said, "Its about 80, 85 percent, but its going to be sore for a while so I have to go ahead and go with it." |
| August 7, 2008 Michael Bourn missed his 10th straight start Wednesday due to his sprained right ankle, but may be ready to return to the lineup for the series opener against the Reds Thursday, according to the Houston Chronicle. He said, "I feel pretty good. I took fly balls two days ago, and I didnt feel pretty bad. I move better to the left, going to the left, than going to the right. Maybe Ill be ready." |
| August 6, 2008 The Houston Chronicle states that Michael Bourn is almost ready to return to the Astros' lineup following his battle with a sprained right ankle. |
| August 4, 2008 Astros outfielder Michael Bourn was held out of tonight's game against the Cubs because of continued problems with his sprained right ankle, according to Astros.com. |
| August 4, 2008 Michael Bourn was out of the Astros' starting lineup for a seventh straight game Sunday due to his sprained right ankle, according to the Houston Chronicle. He did some rehab work and said, "The swelling is going down, and its starting to get better, but hopefully Ill be ready soon and I can go." |
| August 1, 2008 Michael Bourn is still dealing with a sore ankle and as a result he was a late scratch from the Astros lineup on Friday, according to MLB.com. |
| July 30, 2008 Michael Bourn will likely be held out of the lineup until Friday, according to the Houston Chronicle. That way the club will take advantage of Thursday's off day to give his sprained right ankle another day to heal. |
| July 28, 2008 Michael Bourn is expected to remain out of the Astros' lineup until at least Tuesday due to his sprained right ankle, according to the Houston Chronicle. He said, "I could feel it around the whole ankle, so I dont think its like a sprain. I just jammed it pretty good." |
| July 25, 2008 It's unusual to make a note when a player takes a walk, but Michael Bourn now has three walks in his last four games played. This is big news for a guy who had an on-base percentage of .282 coming into the game. |
| July 21, 2008 Michael Bourn is in the starting lineup on Monday for the first time since July 11, MLB.com notes. He is hitting second. |
| July 9, 2008 Michael Bourn continues to struggle so Darin Erstad and Hunter Pence have been filling the leadoff role for the Astros. In fact, Erstad has been finding the starting lineup more recently. Bourn was held out of Monday's game for the third time over the Independence Day weekend and Erstad got most of his at-bats. |
| July 8, 2008 Michael Bourn did not start on Monday for the third time in four games, according to the Houston Chronicle. Darin Erstad took his place and manager Cecil Cooper said, "We'll go with the veteran Erstad, and we don't lose anything defensively. This guy is a Gold Glover, and he's ready to go every day." |
| July 5, 2008 Manager Cecil Cooper gave slumping outfielder Michael Bourn a day off on Friday. "My leadoff hitter was doing really well and got up to .240, .242 and then got into a slump," Cooper tells the Houston Chronicle. "He's doing the things we want him to do, but he's grinding and the average is going the other way." Darin Erstad started in his place. |
| June 25, 2008 Showing some signs of actually life at the plate, Michael Bourn had two hits including his fourth home run of the year for the Astros. |
| June 18, 2008 Michael Bourn returned to the leadoff spot on Tuesday night. He hadn't been there since June 4. Bourn went 2-for-5 with an RBI and two runs. "It's about that time," manager Cecil Cooper tells the Houston Chronicle. "He's playing well and swinging well. It's been that way for a few weeks now." Bourn is hitting .391 in June. |
| June 12, 2008 Michael Bourn had two hits and stole two bases from the seventh spot in the order for the Astros. |
| June 11, 2008 Michael Bourn is no longer considered the Astros leadoff man. The young outfielder walks only seven percent of the time and his .280 OBP just isn't good enough to justify batting him first on speed alone. |
| June 9, 2008 Michael Bourn was penciled back into the seventh spot in the Astros' lineup on Sunday, and may remain out of the leadoff spot for a while, according to the Houston Chronicle. Manager Cecil Cooper stated, "That's a young player we're talking about that hasn't played every day that much. Some guys it affects and some guys it doesn't. I'm not saying it affects Michael. We haven't had enough time to see that. It might affect him. I don't know." |
| June 7, 2008 Michael Bourn will likely begin to lose playing time with the Astros recent decision to call up Reggie Abercrombe, according to the Houston Chronicle. "I spoke to Reggie early today about what the plans are," manager Cecil Cooper said. "Initially the plans will be for him to be maybe get some at-bats that Michael (Bourn) might not get. They'll kind of split some time. I won't say split time, but he'll get his starts when Michael's not playing. |
| June 1, 2008 Michael Bourn was held out of the lineup on Saturday in order to clear his head. "Bourn needs a break more than anything else," manager Cecil Cooper informs the Houston Chronicle. "I think that's the primary reason. He's been really grinding and churning." Darin Erstad started in his place on Saturday. |
| May 29, 2008 Michael Bourn went 0-for-3 at the plate but he stole his 24th base of the season for the Astros. |
| May 24, 2008 Michael Bourn had two hits, scored two runs and stole his 22nd base in Saturday's win over Philadelphia. |
| May 22, 2008 Michael Bourn had two hits on Thursday night, and is now 9-for-21 over his last five games (.429). He also stole his 21st base of the season. |
| May 18, 2008 Michael Bourn was re-inserted back into the leadoff spot on Sunday and he responded by picking up two hits in four AB to leave him with a .192 average. He was also caught stealing twice in the game. |
| May 17, 2008 Michael Bourn commented on Manager Cecil Cooper's decision to drop him from the leadoff spot down to eighth in the order, according to the Houston Chronicle. Bourn said, "Not surprising because I'm struggling. If I'm hitting good, then I'm hitting first. I have to keep fighting through it. I'm not feeling too bad up there. I'm just not finding the holes. I guess I have to keep going at it and keep plugging along." Cooper added, "Maybe it will take some of heat off of him. He's a young player trying to make adjustments playing every day. That's really the big thing. We know the ability is there. Young players struggle. They're like a roller coaster. They go around and around, up and down. It just happens." |
| May 16, 2008 Michael Bourn has been dropped from the leadoff spot in the Astros' batting order, and will now bat eighth, according to the Houston Chronicle. Hunter Pence will replace him at the top of the order. |
| May 15, 2008 Michael Bourn went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts as his average fell to .181 for the season. |
| May 11, 2008 The Astros took the 5-0 shutout win over the LA Dodgers this evening with leadoff man CF Michael Bourn doing more than his fair share to get it done. Bourn went 2-for-5 at the plate with one run scored and his 17th stolen base of the season. |
| May 8, 2008 Michael Bourn stole two bases on Thursday night to give him 15 on the year, though these were his first steals in 11 games as he has been dealing with a strained groin. |
| April 26, 2008 Michael Bourn hasn't played since Monday due to a strained left groin, but he said he is ready to return to action on Saturday, according to the Houston Chronicle. He commented, "I want myself not to be anxious, because when I'm anxious I'm over-anxious, too hyper, I guess you can say. I guess baseball isn't the sport to be too hyper. It's not like football where you want all your energy going. It's almost like Ray Lewis is always going. Baseball you have to pace yourself a little bit. You have to pace yourself a little bit and maintain your hype sometimes. I'll be anxious to get back out there, but we'll see how it goes tomorrow." |
| April 25, 2008 Center fielder Michael Bourn continues to make progress and is testing his sore left groin with sprints and quick bursts. Bourn said, notes the Houston Chronicle, he isn't optimistic about playing until Saturday, the second game of a three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. |
| April 23, 2008 Michael Bourn did not play on Wednesday because of his sore groin, and he likely also will not play on Thursday either, according to MLB.com. The good news is that he is feeling better and hopes to be back in there for Friday's game. |
| April 22, 2008 Houston CF Michael Bourn has been given the night off due to a sore left groin, according to MLB.com. |
| April 21, 2008 Michael Bourn stole another two bases on Monday night to up his total to 13 in a blazing start to his '08 season. |
| April 19, 2008 Michael Bourn stole two bases for the Astros on Saturday to up his season total to 11. |
| April 13, 2008 Michael Bourn flexed his muscles a bit on Sunday. The speedy outfielder hit his first home run (a solo shot) of the year off rookie hurler Burke Badenhop. Bourn added a single and a second run over five at-bats. |
| April 7, 2008 Michael Bourn had two hits on Monday to boost his average to .250, but it is on the bases where he continues to impress with six SB on the young season. At this pace Bourn could challenge Rickey Henderson's all-time record of 130 SB in a season. We doubt he will get there, but he could be in his way to a 50-steal season if he can get on base enough to flash the wheels. |
| April 2, 2008 Michael Bourn was 0-for-3 at the plate Tuesday and has just one hit in two games, but he walked twice and picked up his third steal of the year. If he can hit enough to stay in the leadoff spot all year, the speedster could end up swiping 50 bags. |
| March 13, 2008 Michael Bourn went 2-for-4 on Thursday, while scoring a run, and looks to be back on the right track following a bout with upper-back spasms. Bourn is still on pace to win a starting outfield job. |
| March 11, 2008 Michael Bourn was back in action for the Astros on Tuesday after missing two games with upper-back spasms. He had a nice outing, going 2-for-4 with a homer and a single. It looks like this was just a minor ailment that shouldn't affect him going forward. |
| March 10, 2008 Michael Bourn missed Sunday's game due to back spasms, according to the Houston Chronicle. The injury is believed to be minor and he is listed as day-to-day. |
| March 5, 2008 Michael Bourn went 0-for-3 with a walk leading off for the Astros on Wednesday. Bourn is now 5-for-18 (.278) so far this spring with two runs scored in six games as he tries to prove to the team that he is capable of filling the team's leadoff role on an everyday basis. Capable of 50 steals, Bourn figures to offer little in terms of fantasy production other than his wheels as his power is almost non-existent. |