Baseball Thread - T-Ball to Pro (Share your best photos)

Here's one from a year ago. Opening day for me is next Tuesday. I can't wait.

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Great shot! Second baseman all in the base path, ha ha.

bpalermini wrote in post #18634167
Here's one from a year ago. Opening day for me is next Tuesday. I can't wait.

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First off, that's a terrific capture! I'm extremely jealous, as I haven't been able to shoot much this season - work keeps getting in the way!

Guys, those are some fantastic shots!

CHillyDoggy wrote in post #18633486
From this weekends ASUN tournament

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Awesome shot, and the emotion!

Baseball wise, this one just throws my mind for a little bit of a loop... trying to imagine how everyone in the frame got to be in that spot...

Clearly the guy on JU just scored (head first slide at home, judging from the dirt) and is pumped. Check.
Clearly the shot is near the plate, given the ump in the pic. Jives with just scoring.
He is getting congratulated by a teammate after scoring. Check, all logical.

.... Teammate in full catchers gear. Wait, what? LOL

JU just scoring means they are on offense. I would expect any catcher in the frame to be the opposing team's catcher given how close to home they appear to be. I would also expect that any JU player in the frame would be have a batting helmet on. I would also expect that the JU catcher wouldn't be in full gear (not on the field) and would be in the dugout about 5 seconds before this pic happened. Obviously, he ran out from the dugout, but still.

HEH.

Noitca wrote in post #18641376
Awesome shot, and the emotion!

Baseball wise, this one just throws my mind for a little bit of a loop... trying to imagine how everyone in the frame got to be in that spot...

Clearly the guy on JU just scored (head first slide at home, judging from the dirt) and is pumped. Check.
Clearly the shot is near the plate, given the ump in the pic. Jives with just scoring.
He is getting congratulated by a teammate after scoring. Check, all logical.

.... Teammate in full catchers gear. Wait, what? LOL

JU just scoring means they are on offense. I would expect any catcher in the frame to be the opposing team's catcher given how close to home they appear to be. I would also expect that any JU player in the frame would be have a batting helmet on. I would also expect that the JU catcher wouldn't be in full gear (not on the field) and would be in the dugout about 5 seconds before this pic happened. Obviously, he ran out from the dugout, but still.

HEH.

Well Craig, "You got some splaining to do". The dust is still settling and the catcher is the first one out of the dugout? Catchers are never the first ones out, unless it's a fight... lol! And his mask is on and flipped up, I've known a lot of catchers that won't take their gear off until the last minute, like a triple play is more likely than them getting to the plate - but I don't recall any wearing their mask flipped up in the dugout... lol! I'm going to guess - maybe one of these new extra inning rules games, starting with 2 outs and runners on 2nd? Not a walk off, because the other team gets an at bat? The catcher is going to be right back out there, so he's ready?

Ha Ha, I didn't even notice honestly. I had just gotten there to shoot the game after this one and caught an exciting finish to this game. JU scored like 6 runs in the top of the 9th to take an 8-6 lead, I believe it was... and then lost in the bottom of the 9th. Two of the countries best closers, I'm told, both giving up big innings.

As for the catcher in full gear... I guess he had to have just ran out of the dugout to celebrate. He couldn't have been on deck with that much gear on. Ha Ha! Now I'll have to go back through the pics before and after and see if I can figure out what the deal was.

There are some really good photos in this thread!

Here is my meager contribution. Both are from the Cal Ripken Baseball Camp in Myrtle Beach in 2016...

My oldest son giving up the body to make a diving catch.

Few from yesterdays game...

First 3 are of Isan Diaz... one of the Marlins top prospects...

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Dilly Dilly for C Hilly!!!!! Excellent work as usual Craig.

Thank you!

A few of my kid, first time in nearly a year I've seen him play (Double-A Trenton Thunder) - Lighting was a challenge.

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And some others, of someone else's kids...

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Nice work, I especially like that second to last one

bstephan wrote in post #18649087
And some others, of someone else's kids...

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IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2749​CDR James Reeves 61 - LHP by Bill Stephan, on Flickr