Making two consecutive night trips to Zephyr Field with a 2 hour roundtrip commute was worth the time. I've read about Oscar Taveras and how talented a baseball player he was and have also seen some good things about Kolten Wong.
I am nothing more than an avid baseball fan, but I can tell you this: talent sticks out like a sore thumb. I saw it when Cameron Maybin was there, I saw it when Logan Morrison was there.
Kolten Wong is deceptively fast even though he has a stout build. He hits the ball with authority. He drilled a triple to center and legged it out with no difficulty. Although, I have to say, it is not nearly as entertaining as watching "The Fresh Prince" on his giddy up around the base baths. Once he gets his MOJO moving, lookout! The big man can hustle.
Oscar Taveras has incredible bat speed. I really noticed this when I was able to get right up on the first row behind home plate and watch these guys on deck no more that 10 feet away from me. Even his practice swings look head and shoulders above most of his peers. When taking warm up swings it just looks as if he is able to keep the bat in the strike zone longer than anyone else. Maybe I need new glasses but I swear it looks like that up close. Check out the video at the end of this post. It was, by far, the hardest hit shot of anyone in the two nights I was there. A rocket shot the opposite way about 380-400 feet and it got out in a hurry. There was no doubt when it left the bat. The crack of the bat sounded like a gun going off.
