Chisoxfn Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS PRESS RELEASE FORT MILL, SC -- Charlotte Knights outfielder Joe Borchard was named the International League Batter-of-the-Week today. Over his last seven games Borchard is hitting .452 (14/31) with five home runs and 18 RBI. Yesterday he hit three home runs (two in one inning) and had six RBI. It is just the fifth time since Charlotte joined the IL in 1993 that a Knights’ player hit three home runs in one game. He is the first Knights player to hit three home runs in a game since Anthony Sanders hit three at Durham on 5/26 last season. Borchard’s 14 total bases (2B, 3-HR) yesterday are the most by a Knights player since Creighton Gubanich had 14 total bases (2B, 3-HR) in a game on 8/28/01 at Norfolk. He is just the 19th player in IL history to hit two home runs in one inning and is the first Charlotte Knight player to do so. Borchard entered the season rated as the #5 Prospect in the Chicago organization as selected by Baseball America. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On a side note, Nanita was also named player of the week in his league as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 Good for Joe. Hopefully this means the kid is conquoring the mental aspect of the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiff Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 Borchard’s 14 total bases (2B, 3-HR) yesterday are the most by a Knights player since Creighton Gubanich had 14 total bases (2B, 3-HR) in a game on 8/28/01 at Norfolk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboz56 Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 Congrats to Joe, I plan on catching back up with him for another five minutes when Charlotte is back in town in early August, assuming he is still with the club. A class act, a great person and a hard worker, he deserves all he gets...I can't say enough about him. Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 Congrats to Joe, I plan on catching back up with him for another five minutes when Charlotte is back in town in early August, assuming he is still with the club. A class act, a great person and a hard worker, he deserves all he gets...I can't say enough about him. Joe Why don't you kiss some more ass. Geez, the guy isn't here yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboz56 Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 Why don't you kiss some more ass. Geez, the guy isn't here yet. I don't care if I am kissing ass, I've spoken to Borchard on several occasions, he knows me by name and if I want to cheer for him, I have that right...He's always been nice to me, cooperative and eager to talk about baseball. To me, that means something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winninguglyin83 Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 FYI, Borchard was also named player of the week for the entire minor leagues by the minorleaguebaseball.com web site Here is the announcement: HITTER--Charlotte OF Joe Borchard hit .452 (14-31) with 7 runs scored, 4 doubles, 5 homers, 18 RBI and a 1.065 slugging percentage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winninguglyin83 Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 my bad. They just had a picture of Borchard on the site. It was an announcement of his IL award. sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JimH Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 I don't care if I am kissing ass, I've spoken to Borchard on several occasions, he knows me by name and if I want to cheer for him, I have that right...He's always been nice to me, cooperative and eager to talk about baseball. To me, that means something. You're rooting for the guy, that is very cool, and that's what being a baseball fan is all about. I think Dan was just kidding, but I must say that ass kissing smiley is one of the best I've seen! It all comes down to this, Joe Borchard has got to force the White Sox into a decision on him. To the organizations credit, they have always come out and said they have faith in him - I've especially noticed Williams has said this, whenever he's been asked about Borchard. For now, he is a great insurance policy if someone gets hurt. If he is truly starting to put it all together, watch out, we have a stud on our hands. I will admit to losing some faith in Borchard after last year, and I will continue to say I hope I was dead wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 Why don't you kiss some more ass. Geez, the guy isn't here yet. What is the point of that post? All that can do is cause problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 You're rooting for the guy, that is very cool, and that's what being a baseball fan is all about. I think Dan was just kidding, but I must say that ass kissing smiley is one of the best I've seen! It all comes down to this, Joe Borchard has got to force the White Sox into a decision on him. To the organizations credit, they have always come out and said they have faith in him - I've especially noticed Williams has said this, whenever he's been asked about Borchard. For now, he is a great insurance policy if someone gets hurt. If he is truly starting to put it all together, watch out, we have a stud on our hands. I will admit to losing some faith in Borchard after last year, and I will continue to say I hope I was dead wrong. Exactly what you said, I was definitely losing faith in Borchard but still rooting for him. I'm a huge joe bo fan and I hope I'm dead, dead wrong on him, I want him to be the stud we all know he can be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 I think Dan was just kidding, but I must say that ass kissing smiley is one of the best I've seen! Yeah I was just looking for an excuse to use that smiley. Sorry, I didn't think we were all touchy about that. I didn't think it was going to stir anyone up, ss2k4. On a serious note aboz is enjoying the 'I told you so' stuff right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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