Jake Arrieta of the Chicago Cubs

My fantasy baseball team hasn’t been so good of late. The main problem is this guy. After starting the season 11-1, Jake is 1-3 with only one quality start in his last six starts. He had 10 quality starts before the recent slump.

Posted on July 30th, 2016 under Other. Tags: baseball, Chicago, Nikon 300mm f/4 VR ED-IF AF-S Nikkor Lens, Nikon D600, sports photography. Comments Off on What’s wrong with Jake?

Visiting crowd reaction after one of Wladimir Balentien’s home runs in his record breaking 2013 season

Posted on July 10th, 2016 under Japan. Tags: baseball, crowd, Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED Telephoto Lens, Nikon D600, yakult swallows. Comments Off on Swallows fans

Fukuoka Dome during batting practice

I’ve posted photos from the Sadaharu Oh Baseball Museum before, but for some reason, I have neglected to post any shoots from the place where the museum is housed, the Fukuoka Dome.

Look closely at today’s photo. Do you notice anything odd about the batting practice that was taking place?

Posted on June 28th, 2016 under Japan. Tags: baseball, fukuoka, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 AF-S NIKKOR G ED N, Nikon D600. Comments Off on BP in the Fukuoka Dome

Luis Valbuena @ Coors Field (2014)

The 25-8 Cubs did something yesterday that hadn’t been done since 1929. They lost two games. But that wasn’t the exciting part. It was the first time since 1929 that a team had gone this far into the season without losing back-to-back games.

Today’s photo is of Luis Valbuena who played for the Cubs from 2012 until 2014. The Cubs ditched him before last season so that Kris Bryant could take over at third. Valbuena currently plays for the Houston Astros. The Cubs received Dexter Fowler in the trade, and he has been a great addition for Chicago.

Posted on May 12th, 2016 under Other. Tags: baseball, Coors Field, Nikon 300mm f/4 VR ED-IF AF-S Nikkor Lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Da Cubs

Yasuhiro Ogawa (小川 泰弘) of the Yakult Swallows (Hiroshima, Japan 2013)

MLB begins today. NPB has been going for a couple weeks.

Ogawa, pictured above, is one of Japan’s finest. He is 1-1 on the young season with an ERA of 1.20. Over the past few seasons he has a combined ERA of 3.11. His rookie season, when I took today’s photo, was his best as he went 16-4 with a 2.93 ERA. Last year Yakult nearly won it all, but they are off to a rough start so far in 2016.

Posted on April 3rd, 2016 under Japan. Tags: baseball, hiroshima, Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED Telephoto Lens, Nikon D600, sports photography, yakult swallows. Comments Off on Opening Day