Saturday, July 31, 2004

Where are they now?

RICHARD LEWIS:
Brief mention of Lewis - link here.

Napolean Calzado was hitting .357 through Friday and held a commanding lead in the Class AA league over Richard Lewis, the former Braves prospect out of Georgia Tech, who was hitting .322 for West Tennessee

TONY HARGROVE:
Nice story on Tony from the AP - link here.
The Rams already like Hargrove's high-energy approach. He's confident, modeling his playing style on a combination of Jevon Kearse and Warren Sapp. "I try to play with Sapp's tenacity and meanness, but also be a skill and finesse player like Kearse, but still with the bull rush, and play the run real well," Hargrove said. Of course, there's plenty of hunger after his airport job. He knows it's easier pushing Grant Williams, the stand-in starter at left tackle until holdout Orlando Pace signs, than a Delta 88. "I knew I wanted to be back on the field," Hargrove said. "I knew that wasn't my life, working a 9-to-5. "And I knew I'd do whatever it took."
Here's another story mentioning Hargrove:
Last year, the Rams also had veteran defensive end Grant Wistrom anchoring the other side of the line. But Wistrom has left for Seattle, so the Rams are looking at replacement candidates to complement Little. One is 6-foot-3, 270-pound rookie Tony Hargrove, the Rams' third-round draft pick out of Georgia Tech.

"He's in a good position," Little said. "He has all the tools to be a great player, and you know (defensive line coach Bill) Kollar's going to keep working with him until he becomes that player. In a matter of time, he will be that player that everyone expects him to be.

"We've got three guys who are real, real good, with Tony the rookie, Bryce (Fisher) and Erik Flowers. We've got to see which one will fit into each situation that they're given, but I'm pretty sure we'll have someone over there to make some plays and do the things that we need to do to make the defense good."

MIKE NICKEAS:
Mention of Nickeas again with Spokane in the minors. He continues to tear it up:
Spokane catcher Mike Nickeas continued to make a case that he should be the league's most valuable player when he opened the evening with a three-run home run in the top of the first inning. Nickeas, a fifth-round draft pick from Georgia Tech, is now tied for fourth in the league with eight home runs and he ranks fifth in the league with a .336 batting average and sixth with 30 RBIs.

JASON NEIGHBORGALL
From the Fayettevilleonline.com - link here.
Wild but winning:
Jason Neighborgall's velocity has kept batters off-balance in his short time with the SwampDogs. Through three starts, the hard-throwing Georgia Tech sophomore has given up only two hits in 15 innings and recorded 18 strikeouts. Neighborgall has, however, issued 26 walks, hit six batters and thrown 12 wild pitches.

Despite his control problems, Neighborgall is 1-0 and the SwampDogs have won all three of his starts. Moore said Neighborgall's control will only improve with more experience on the mound. ''He needs some opportunities and that's what I'm trying to give him," Moore said. Moore also said that Neighborgall has been working on flaws in his technique. ''He told me tonight something I couldn't see him doing," Moore said after Fayetteville's 10-5 win over Wilson on Thursday. ''He's been throwing across his body and his arm moves so fast that he overcompensates and throws it down and away a lot. Then when he pulls back a little he's up and in."