Lance Berkman is a BEAST!

by Stros Bro on May 10, 2008 9:20 AM CDT

On April 30th, I made a statement that the Astros have no All Stars on their team... It looks like Lance Berkman may have taken that to heart. Now obviously Berkman more than likely doesn't read this blog, but work with me here...

Since 4/30/08, Lance Berkman has been the best offensive player in all of baseball... and it's not even close.

The next closest player to Berkman in OPS would be Chris Snyder of Arizona. His numbers are quite impressive... but nothing compared to what Lance is doing. <see compared stats below>

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Lance Berkman	24	10	16	4	0	3	8	4	0	1	2	1	0.667	0.714	1.208	1.922

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Chris Snyder	20	4	10	3	1	1	5	1	1	5	0	0	0.500	0.522	0.900	1.422

Difference	4	6	6	1	-1	2	3	3	-1	-4	2	1	0.167	0.192	0.308	0.500

This past 10 days for Lance has really moved him up the ranks in many of the reputable offensive categories. Below show what his stats were on 4/30/08 along with his rank and also his stats how they are now, and his rank now. These are only including players with 100 plate appearances.

Lance Berkman	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Stats 4/30	8	25	0.297	0.387	0.644	0.103
Rank	T-2nd	T-3rd	45th	41st	6th	12th
Stats 5/10	12	35	0.380	0.461	0.783	1.243
Rank	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	1st	1st

Pretty amazing that he moved up that far in just 10 days.

Alright, I have some more stats that you may or may not find interesting. Here are how well Lance has done in the Astros Wins and Losses.

	Games	AB	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Wins	19	70	34	9	27	0.486
Losses	17	59	15	3	8	0.254

You could at least try to make a case that the Astros success depends on how well Lance Berkman does.

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It has been lots of fun to watch!

If it goes on much longer, it could become one of the all time Astros highlights, the kind of thing people will talk about for a long time.

Lance has gotten some great help from the players batting around him. Last night, on Dodger TV, Vin Scully cited the Astros’ 2-3-4-5 spots of Matsui, Tejada, Berkman, and Lee as the best in the National League, perhaps in all of baseball.

Now could you please write something that will light a fire under Michael Bourn?

It takes more than pitching to win a pennant, but not much!

by bwhite2323 on May 10, 2008 1:06 PM CDT reply actions

And Moehler rocked.

Just like I said. :p

by entropic soul on May 10, 2008 1:08 PM CDT reply actions

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