Wide angle view from Fenway Park, Loge Box 157, Row BB

Today’s photo is a photomerge of more than half a dozen photos taken from the seat I previously mentioned here. This would have been a great seat, had there not been people (fans, ushers, and vendors) walking in front of me constantly. There were very few pitches in which I could see both the pitcher and the batter and quite a few pitches in which I couldn’t see either.

It’s tough to tell, given the wide angle of the lens coupled with a photomerge in Photoshop of numerous pics, but David Ortiz is the batter against Ricky Romero. Big Papi hit his 399th career home run in this game as Romero was roughed up for just his second loss (eight victories) on the season.

Posted on June 29th, 2012 under Other. Tags: baseball, boston, ellie, fenway park, nikon d7000, panorama, photoshop, ryan, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 Lens for Nikon. Comments Off on Fenway Park panorama

Detroit catcher Alex Avila swings while A's catcher Kurt Suzuki prepares to catch

I spent a wonderful week in New York last week, including baseball games at Yankee Stadium and Citi Field. Today I’m in Boston, and tomorrow I will visit Fenway Park for the first time. I’m very excited.

Today’s photo is from a game in Oakland last month.

Posted on June 26th, 2012 under Other. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II, baseball, nikon d7000, oakland. Comments Off on Alex Avila swings

Prince Fielder of the Detroit Tigers

I passed on picking up Prince Fielder in my fantasy league this year. His split stats from the past few years in Milwaukee led me to believe that his stats were inflated based on his home field. Sure enough, this year in Detroit his power numbers have fallen way off. He has surprised me by keeping his batting average above .300 though.

Posted on June 22nd, 2012 under Other. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II, baseball, nikon d7000, oakland. Comments Off on Hi Prince

This was my view two years ago to the day.

Posted on June 20th, 2012 under Japan. Tags: baseball, people, yokohama. Comments Off on Yokohama Bay Stars Fans

Today’s photo is a blast from the past, 2009 to be exact. Bobby Valentine was managing the Lotte Marines into the basement of the league standings in Japan, and the Boston Red Sox were heading for another post season in Major League Baseball. Ever since Bobby left, the Marines have been a force to be reckoned with. This year they are leading the Nippon Professional Baseball standings. Where is Bobby? Leading the Boston Red Sox into the cellar of the American League East. The good news is we don’t have to hear him on ESPN anymore.

The shirt worn by this fan is the jersey of Tadahito Iguchi who had just returned to play in Japan after four years playing MLB, mostly for the Chicago White Sox where he was pretty good for his first couple seasons.

Posted on May 16th, 2012 under Japan. Tags: baseball. Comments: 1