Saturday, December 3, 2011

2011 Lexington Legends, Sally League Photos

Some of my favs from this past season with the Lexington Legends (Class A, South Atlantic League).


Pitching Coach Dave Borkowski, Murilo Gouvea, Jorge De Leon, Jason Chowning, Alex Sogard, et al.

Adam Duvall, Augusta Greenjackets

Ben Heath, Lexington Legends

Again, Ben Heath

Once more, Ben Heath

Another Ben: Ben Orloff, 2B

Ben Orloff on deck

Ben Orloff in the field

Blake Forsythe, Savannah Sand Gnats

Forsythe swinging big


Catcher Chris Wallace putting down Bryce Harper's effort to run him over. Also pictured: Tanner Bushue, RHP; Mike Kvasnicka, 3B

Carlos Quevedo on the bump, Tyler Burnett at first

Brad Dydalewicz, the left-handed counterpart to Mike Foltynewicz and one of the Alphabet Brothers. 

Carlos Willoughby, Augusta Greenjackets


Dave Borkowski, pitching coach

David Martinez, RHP for the Lexington Legends

Delino DeShields, Jr, lost in contemplation



DeShields at the plate
DeShields in the field
L to R: Domingo Santana, OF; Carlos Quevedo, RHP; Jorge De Leon, RHP; Jay Austin, OF; Tom Shirley, RHP; Lexington Legends

Domingo Santana in the circle

Santana warming up in RF

Drew Hedman, Greenville Drive

The ever-popular Emilio King, CF
Enrique "Kiki" Hernandez, popping up (they can't all be homers)



Jason Martinson, Hagerstown Suns, looking like he's about to throw down

Jay "Stoney" Austin in the circle

Jhonny Medrano cutting up (as usual) with Jorge De Leon

Jiovanni Mier, SS and soon to be Houston Astro

Jio Mier chatting it up with NY Yankee prospect and CF Slade Heathcott

Joel Chimelis, batting coach, laughs with an obviously starstruck little leaguer

Luis Cruz, LHP, Lexington. Gonna be a mover in the Houston system.

Mike Kvasnicka, 3B, Lexington Legends, diggin' on the folks taking his picture (us)

Miles Head, 1B, Greenville Drive. Boston prospect and heavy hitter, thus far. 

Murilo Gouvea, RHP, Lexington Legends, looking very low-key.

Gouvea and De Leon chatting with unseen little leaguers.

Roberto Pena (in sunglasses) with a smiling Chimelis. 

Roberto Pena, C, at bat

Ruben Sosa, Jr, OF, driving the ball

Sean Coyle, Boston prospect and Pedroia clone (?)
Coyle walking off the field at Whitaker Bank Ballpark








Telvin Nash, DH, after swinging at a curve in the dirt

Nash doing what he do, as the kids say

Nash stepping in

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

U of Tennessee @ U of Kentucky, 11-25-2011


Just a few pics from the (historic) win over Tennessee. My first college football game, and it's a doozy. Matt Roark at QB for the first time since high school, and he rolls UT with a one-man show and some old school, jam-it-up-the-middle ground game football. Well done, Roark. Alvin Dupree blocked the crap out of a much needed UT field goal. Oh, and Ryan Tydlacka continued to show why he's the best punter in the college ranks. This really was a team effort; they earned every bit of this. 
















Alvin Dupree is not impressed. 











Oh, by the way...ROOOOOOAAAAARRRRK!