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 Off on Happy birthday, Albert Pujols!

David Ross (catching), Russell Martin (hitting), and Gerry Davis (umpiring)

Russell Martin was one of the few who did not hit a home run at this game, which set a record for total home runs by both teams at the new Yankee Stadium. David Ross hit one, and Martin was calling the pitches when the Braves hit five home runs.

Posted on April 11th, 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 A hot and home runny kind of day

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!

Nick Swisher in a pickle

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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!