I had a short visit with Michael Bourn in the clubhouse yesterday, before the Astros played their series finale vs the Cubs. I expected him to be a little down because of his struggles at the plate . Instead it was like talking to a man who just won the lottery. He was upbeat and poking fun at his buddies like Shawn Chacon.

"We make fun of him all the time calling him N.D., no decision that's what we call him around here," Bourn said. He could bearly get the words out between the laughter. This team is keeping it light and its working .
All Chacon did was get his first decision in 10 starts, beating the Cubs 5-3.

The positive outlook also worked for Bourn. Right before the game he told me , "I'm looking forward to getting on track , I keep waiting for it to happen and I feel like it will happen sooner than later." Bourn continued ,"I feel like i'm getting close, things just aren't falling for me right now but i'm still fighting, i'm confident and I think its going to happen real soon."
Well , real soon turned out to be going 3 for 5 last night with a triple. Talk about calling your shot. Bourn could feel something good was about to happen and he was right.

The big night pushed his batting average up to .208. I guess there's nothing like the power of positive thinking. Bourn and the Astros will face former teammate
Brad Lidge and the Phillies tonight.

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