June 29, 200916 yr Heading to the Knights game on 7/2 against Durham. Anything that you guys would want a first hand report on?
June 29, 200916 yr Anyone and anything. Seriously, we have some people who get a good look at B-Ham and GF, but Charlotte sometimes not. Any info you can provide beyond what we see in the box score is great!
June 30, 200916 yr how close is brandon allen offensively, defensively and how fast is he i could see him taking thomes dh spot next season possibly
July 1, 200916 yr Author Sonnanstine will be on the hill for Durham, so it should be a good test for our young hitters...
July 1, 200916 yr I want to know about how Allen handles himself. I would also like to know more about Ward and if he still has it or not.
July 3, 200916 yr Author Just got back from the game in Durham, I left during the rain delay in the 7th. Except for Brandon Allen, the whole team was atrocious. Marquez was absolutely shelled. Lillibridge and Betemit had a handful of errors between the two of them, and each had a base running blunder. Allen went 1-3. His first at bat, facing Sonnanstine, he took a few pitches very nicely and lined a shot right up to the right field wall. His second at bat he took an outside fastball off the left field wall for a double. It was a great at bat, as he didn't try to do too much but showed great opposite field power. It was very impressive. His third at bat, facing Jorge Julio, he whiffed on a 94mph fastball and struckout on a change. What I was MOST surprised with was his athleticism at 1B. He ran down a popup in foul territory down the line with an over the shoulder catch. He had to look straight back into the sun, but pulled it off rather athletically. It showed how great his hands are. I don't know a ton about his background, but the kid looks like a great athlete.
July 3, 200916 yr QUOTE (NCsoxfan @ Jul 2, 2009 -> 10:31 PM) Just got back from the game in Durham, I left during the rain delay in the 7th. Except for Brandon Allen, the whole team was atrocious. Marquez was absolutely shelled. Lillibridge and Betemit had a handful of errors between the two of them, and each had a base running blunder. Allen went 1-3. His first at bat, facing Sonnanstine, he took a few pitches very nicely and lined a shot right up to the right field wall. His second at bat he took an outside fastball off the left field wall for a double. It was a great at bat, as he didn't try to do too much but showed great opposite field power. It was very impressive. His third at bat, facing Jorge Julio, he whiffed on a 94mph fastball and struckout on a change. What I was MOST surprised with was his athleticism at 1B. He ran down a popup in foul territory down the line with an over the shoulder catch. He had to look straight back into the sun, but pulled it off rather athletically. It showed how great his hands are. I don't know a ton about his background, but the kid looks like a great athlete. Brandon rarely goes the other way, so I hope he's working on that. He can do the splits pretty good too.
July 4, 200916 yr Author Negron hit a bullet into the RF seats just as the rain came down. I don't know a ton about him, but he looked like he has a live bat and pretty decent speed. See my thread on the Egbert injury for my take on Kroeger.
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