Albert Pujols (April 2012)

Today’s photo comes from one of the first games Pujols played for the Angels. The Cardinals really got the best of Albert. The Angels were fools for thinking he would be as good for them. He only played one more season for the Cardinals as he did the Angels, but he hit more than twice as many home runs for the Cardinals. His on-base percentage was 109 points higher for the Cardinals! His average WAR with the Cardinals was 7 and it was only 1 for the Angels. The Cardinals paid him just over $100M and the Angels? $240M. Ouch! Sometimes you don’t get what you pay for.

Posted on January 16th, 2022 under Other. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II, baseball, california, los angeles, nikon d7000, Nikon TC-17E II 1.7x Teleconverter, sports photography. Comments: None

Matt Kemp with a big swing for the Dodgers (April 2012)

This follow-through looks like a home run (or strike out) swing. I checked the box score, and Kemp did not hit a home run on this evening, but he did strike out.

Posted on January 5th, 2022 under Other. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II, baseball, california, los angeles, nikon d7000. Comments Off on Home run swing?

Laguna Beach sunset (December 2019)

Posted on November 30th, 2021 under Other. Tags: beach, california, laguna beach, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50, pacific ocean, sunset. Comments Off on California sunset

Posted on November 9th, 2021 under Other. Tags: california, carmel by the sea, landscape, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, pacific ocean, sunset. Comments Off on Carmel sunset

Hedge Creek Falls

Posted on October 13th, 2021 under Other. Tags: california, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D750, waterfalls. Comments Off on Waterfall Wednesday