Dubon

[klaiggeb]

Don't know what kind of a player Dubon is going to turn out to be, but I was impressed with a number of things that he did last night.

1-The moment didn't seem unmanageable for him. If he was nervous, or scared, he didn't look it.

2-Great hand and bat action on that single to RF! Knob lead, good balance, and hit the ball hard to the right side.

3-Quick, solid instincts on that snag of the ground ball up the middle to the SS SIDE OF THE BAG.

That was impressive!

4-He was not waving and chasing at pitches that were not in the strike zone.

That, as much as anything else, told me that this kid has not just a good eye, but a good idea of what he's doing up there.

Now, we'll wait and see, and be patient with his growing pains.

[Islandboagie]

I like Dubon. Eventhough all we here is this inevitable change in baseball and the way it's played, these new kids like Dubon and Yaz are talented, fundamentally sound, good all around ballplayers.

[klaiggeb]

He's impressed me in each and every game, boagie, that's for sure.

He's not fluid and graceful at SS like Vizquel and Crawford were, but he's a really, really good athlete.