Matt Krook of the University of Oregon Ducks (March 2014)

Spring training games begin Sunday. Regular season games are still more than a month away. Krook, pictured above, is part of the New York Yankees farm system at the moment.

Posted on February 26th, 2021 under Oregon. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II, baseball, eugene, Nikon D600. Comments: None

Miguel Batista pitching for the New York Mets in 2012

On the night I took this photo (6/24/12), Batista took the loss after giving up a score-tying home run to Robinson Cano in the 8th inning. The Mets released him a month later.

Posted on February 19th, 2021 under Other. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II, baseball, mets, new york, nikon d7000, Nikon TC-17E II 1.7x Teleconverter, sports photography. Comments Off on Happy birthday, Miguel Batista!

University of Oregon baseball team (March 2014)

#GoDucks @OregonBaseball

Ducks 2021 baseball begins tomorrow (or at least it was until the Covid-19 protocols went in place).

Posted on February 18th, 2021 under Oregon. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II, baseball, eugene, Nikon D600, Oregon, sports photography. Comments Off on College baseball season

Nick Swisher in a pickle

@NickSwisher

An average player can steal a base 2/3 of the time. A good base runner can do so 3/4 of the time. Nick Swisher did it less than 1/2 the time. And this concludes today’s math lesson.

Posted on February 17th, 2021 under Other. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II, baseball, new york, nikon d7000, Nikon TC-17E II 1.7x Teleconverter, sports photography. Comments Off on Caught in a rundown

Hiroki Kuroda of the New York Yankees @ Citi Field (2012)

Posted on February 10th, 2021 under Other. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II, baseball, new york, nikon d7000, Nikon TC-17E II 1.7x Teleconverter. Comments Off on Happy birthday, Hiroki Kuroda!