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mike ca
6th of September 2008 (Sat), 21:42
Mike Sweeney of the San Diego Padres during a Padres vs. Dodgers game at Petco Park. This swing was a base hit. C&C's appreciated.
Big K
6th of September 2008 (Sat), 22:09
Great catch. I love that the catchers eyes are closed.
dmwierz
6th of September 2008 (Sat), 22:14
Cool shot, but don't be so sure it's not just an optical illusion:

http://wrotniak.net/photo/tech/heli-puzzle.html

Sorry to rain on your parade
manutd101
7th of September 2008 (Sun), 07:24
Cool shot, but don't be so sure it's not just an optical illusion:

http://wrotniak.net/photo/tech/heli-puzzle.html

Sorry to rain on your parade
Great shot! And thanks Dennis, I learned something.
Chris Talley
8th of September 2008 (Mon), 13:58
Mike Sweeney of the San Diego Padres during a Padres vs. Dodgers game at Petco Park. This swing was a base hit. C&C's appreciated.

This isn't a recent photo, is it? Mark Sweeney is the only Sweeney that I recall playing for the Padres and that was a few years ago.
dedsen
9th of September 2008 (Tue), 07:47
Mike Sweeny played for our pitiful KC Royals until recently. I was not sure where he went but it looks like San Diego. He is a good player and deserved a better team. Nice capture!
Chris Talley
10th of September 2008 (Wed), 11:34
Mike Sweeny played for our pitiful KC Royals until recently. I was not sure where he went but it looks like San Diego. He is a good player and deserved a better team. Nice capture!

Mike Sweeney (http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sweenmi01.shtml) went from the Royals to the Athletics. He has never played for the Padres.
cstewart
10th of September 2008 (Wed), 11:46
So who is the mystery batter then?
vvilko
10th of September 2008 (Wed), 11:51
lovely sharp photo
Dennis Valet
10th of September 2008 (Wed), 11:57
Cool shot, but don't be so sure it's not just an optical illusion:

http://wrotniak.net/photo/tech/heli-puzzle.html

Sorry to rain on your parade


the bat does actually flex like that if you don't hit the ball on the sweet spot, super slow motion cameras reveal this quite easily. The bat will wobble back and forth a fairly significant amount (more than an inch total)
MJPhotos24
10th of September 2008 (Wed), 13:08
So who is the mystery batter then?

Looks like MARK Sweeney, who played for SD in '05.
Sledhed
10th of September 2008 (Wed), 13:32
The only Mike Sweeney I know of is in the A's farm system.
AdamLewis
10th of September 2008 (Wed), 13:56
Something seems a little off here...

The bat bending is neat though.