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Oregon Ducks
It’s not what they were hoping for when the season began. It was far from their minds when they went into week nine with an 8-0 record, with landslide victories over two ranked teams under their belts. However, the Oregon Ducks are going to the Alamo Bowl, to play an unranked team (Texas), in a bowl game before the year even ends, instead of to the BCS Championship Game they seemed destined for just over a month ago.
Bald Eagle in Beatty, Oregon
I processed today’s photo in the Narita Airport. Tokyo is under a thick cloud cover, and the humidity is high (even in the airport). I can barely see the planes on the runway with all of the white outside. The forecast for Fukuoka tomorrow is no better.
This bald eagle (and its mate) had a nest at a friend’s ranch that we visited last weekend. Unfortunately, I only had my 24-120mm lens with me. I think I could have obtained some really cool images if I had my 70-300mm lens (or 70-200mm with 1.7X teleconverter).
Andrew Moore of the OSU Beavers
Moore gets the start today for Oregon State in the 2013 College World Series. Moore went 13-1 with a 1.22 ERA for the Beavers during his freshman year, leading OSU in wins and ERA. The two-time champion OSU Beavers lost in extra innings yesterday which means they must win today to remain in the College World Series.
Ryon Healy of the Oregon Ducks was taken by the Oakland A’s with the 100th pick
Ryon Healy will have to make only a minor change in his uniform as he transitions from the Ducks’ green and gold to the Athletics’ green and gold. When I took today’s photo three weeks ago, I thought at the time how strange it was to see A’s vs. Giants colors at a Ducks vs. Beavers game. I found myself wanting the Ducks to win simply because they looked more like my A’s. I can’t get too attached to one school or the other until my kids figure out where they want to go. I don’t want to become a Ducks fan if Ryan and/or Ellie end up at OSU or vice versa.
Ryan Barnes hits a home run for the OSU Beavers Baseball Team
Oregon State University finished the first round (Regionals) with a perfect 3-0 record to move into the Sweet Sixteen of this year’s College World Series.
A few moments after today’s photo, this was the scene.
Oregon Ducks in the College World Series as a #1 seed
If today’s photo looks familiar it’s because you may have also seen it on the Oregon Ducks site. They have used some of my photos recently, including the one I posted a couple weeks ago here.