Stomper @ an Oakland A’s game

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Such has been the A’s season. They had the best record in baseball for much of the season, but they have had nearly the worst record in baseball for the past 45 days or so. They seem to be able to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in most of their recent contests.

But they still have hope on this final day of the season. A victory, or a loss by the Mariners, will get them a wild card spot. If they lose and the Mariners win then they will have a 163 game season before the playoffs begin, with or without them.

The only thing that is known is the A’s will not have home field advantage in any of these series unless they make it to the World Series.

Today would be a good day to begin a 13 game winning streak.

Let’s go A’s!

Posted on September 28th, 2014 under Other. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II, baseball, nikon d7000, Nikon TC-17E II 1.7x Teleconverter, o.co, oakland. Comments Off on Still alive despite playing dead for a while

Albert Pujols of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

A little over a month ago I was on my way to Mexico and all was right with the MLB world. The A’s had the best record in baseball and looked like a lock for the division title and a playoff spot. Things have gone horribly wrong since then. The Angels have won the vast majority of their games in the second half and currently own the best record in the bigs. They are also headed to the post season while the A’s are barely hanging on to a wild card spot. Maybe the tides are due for another change?

Posted on September 17th, 2014 under Other. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II, baseball, nikon d7000, Nikon TC-17E II 1.7x Teleconverter, sports photography. Comments Off on Playoff clinchings

Oh Sadaharu Baseball Museum (王貞治ベースボールミュージアム)

Posted on September 11th, 2014 under Japan. Tags: baseball, buildings, fukuoka, museums, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 AF-S NIKKOR G ED N, Nikon D600, Sadaharu Oh Baseball Museum. Comments Off on Sadaharu Oh Baseball Museum

Anthony Rizzo of the Chicago Cubs

With 29 home runs through yesterday’s game, Anthony Rizzo has been one of the few bright spots on the Cubs this season. Rizzo hit a sacrifice fly a moment after I took today’s photo earlier this month at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado.

Posted on August 22nd, 2014 under Other. Tags: Anthony Rizzo, baseball, Coors Field, Denver, Nikon 300mm f/4 VR ED-IF AF-S Nikkor Lens, Nikon D600, sports photography. Comments Off on Anthony Rizzo

Fireworks at Jingu Stadium during Swallows game

A year ago today this happened.

Posted on August 13th, 2014 under Japan. Tags: baseball, fireworks, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, Tokyo, yakult swallows. Comments Off on Japanese fireworks