Former Baseball Player Called up to Big Leagues

[p8triotfan4life]

Congrats to Justin Bour for getting the call up to the Miami Marlins! I enjoyed watching him play at Mason. He got the call last night.

http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/20...k-dietrich-manager-mike-redmond-miami-marlins

The Marlins are expected to select the contract of first baseman Justin Bour from New Orleans. Picked in the Triple-A phase of the 2013 Rule 5 Draft from the Cubs' Double-A roster, Bour has lit up the Pacific Coast League, hitting .330 with nine homers, 36 RBI and a .969 on-base plus slugging percentage.

A product of George Mason, the left-handed hitting Bour has been especially tough on right-handed pitching, slashing .354/.444/.592 in 130 at-bats. He's also held his own against lefties (.288/.333/.507).

 

[99 Patriot]

Good stuff. If this years team had the pop the Bour brothers provided we would have been tough to beat. Hope he is able to stick around in the majors.

 

[XTSG]

He's currently a big league career .400 hitter.

 

[p8triotfan4life]

Bour got sent back down as the Marlins activated Furcal. I have a feeling, he will be back sooon.

Bour showed promised in his brief callup from New Orleans. He went 5-for-13 (.385) in three starts as a designated hitter.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp...tebook_id=79359510&vkey=notebook_mia&c_id=mia

 

[gmutom]

A guy like Bour would have a much better chance of sticking if he played for an AL team. Although it's still likely he could make it as a first baseman in the NL, the possibility for playing time would obviously increase substantially if he could also DH.

 

[XTSG]

He's back up with Marlins.

 

[The Great PATSby]

He's back up with Marlins.

When are you gonna get called back up? These Male cheerleaders with T-Rex arms aren't cutting it.

 

[XTSG]

Justin just hit his first Major League homer off Fister. It was an upper deck bomb.

 

[Patriot Lawdog]

Justin just hit his first Major League homer off Fister. It was an upper deck bomb.

That was a mammoth shot. Had to be at least 420.

 

[MasonFanatic]

ESPN Home Run Tracker says 450 feet