Lets hear it for Bourjos
So if I was a minor leaguer in the Angels, say AAA Edmonton, how would I feel? They Angels have what, 5 outfielders (Vlad, Hunter, GA, Rivera, Matthews Jr.) vying for the 3 OF spots plus a DH depending on their health, rest, etc.
So I would feel like "get me outta here and trade me!" I think.
Enter: Peter Bourjos. Who? Yeah, he's a CF who yesterday showed what playing for a reason is.
He comes in late to fill in Morales' spot in the lineup, and goes 2-2 with a 3 run Home Run in the 9th, but earlier he stole 2 bases after he singled.
Gotta love a player whose situation is less than desirable as a virtual unknown and no room to come to the majors, but plays like there's no tomorrow!

fyi that I just found this post from clicking of "Minor Leagues" in the "Most Popular Tags" area of http://www.mlblogs.com. Had to wade through a bunch of 2006 posts first. Hopefully we fix that area soon. The traffic counter on the header is actually the best one I've seen so far at MLBlogs...I'd like to mention that to some other bloggers.
Mark
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