Brooks,
Your shots of batters from first base have a green tinge to them (I second what Adam says about your WB). Also, include your EXIF data next time, and number your shots to make C&C easier on those choosing to give you feedback.
Number 1: OK, but should be cropped tighter. The player in the background and the ump sorta take away from the image. I'd have moved left or right, or waited for a moment where nobody was in the BG. Full-body pitcher shots taken from the "open side" can be pretty cool, but they need to be tight:
Number 2: Way too loose. Shots like this are better if you get almost directly behind the plate (as in this shot below, although it's not among my favorites, either - had I planned the shot I would have shot in with a little wider lens than the 400 I used) otherwise you lose "focus" on the event and have too much "air" around the players.
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Number 3: Not bad. Would be better if the batter where looking up and to the right (like the shot below). The background on-deck player also is distracting but not a killer.
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Number 4: OK, but the timing is a bit off. I think you're a fraction of a second late. Would be a better shot if you could see the ball and the full face of the catcher, and the runner JUST before being tagged, like this (a real oldie from my archives that probably could use some color work...):
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Or the ball and the runner obviously being safe, as in this one.
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Number 5: Better pitcher shot. Would like to see it taken closer to the plate so you get more of the face, like this:
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Number 6 and 7: Other than the aforementioned green tinge, they're too loose. Number 6 doesn't need the catcher and is a foul ball, which isn't really a keeper. Ditto on Number 7, and the moment captured does nothing for me - what's going on that makes it interesting?
Remember, your shots need to tell a story. And when they aren't of peak action, they need to have great faces and great color and tack-sharp focus.
