The other night I got out and attached my camera to the telescope Brian and Christine gave me for Christmas. I spent quite a bit of time fabricating a mound for the camera. This picture does not show the piece of 90 degree aluminum attached under the plate and the minimum clearance between the tripod mount to give the plate only a very limited drop.
I than had to add weight to the front of the telescope to counter balance the weight of the camera. I didn’t take a picture of the several pounds of steel I attached as the counter balance.
Here are some pictures of the moon.
Yes, I have not figured out how to get a better focus than this, I can get worse really easy.
Today’s starting line up.
Section 111
Row M
Seats 1, 2
The Navy band did the flag today.
The big guy had a good start today. I think he pitched 6 innings.
Got to have some hitting pictures, top one is Seager and lower one is Cano.
We are still stealing bases.
Today’s attendance.
The happy totals.
Tonight’s seats:
Section 109
Jay Buhner was with the team last night. I think he was the only one without a hat. If he had a hat on nobody would have known it Jay, sly Jay.
Look at the expression on the home plate umpire, “You don’t think I’m going to call a strike on any of your teams pitches”.
This looks like a out?
Wrong Lind would have had to catch the ball.
Looks like this is going to be another out?
Wrong again, the ball has to be at least close to the base.
Tonight’s attendance.
And the final score.
I don’t remember if I included a picture of the Mariners Peoria Office.
This was the only catcher I have seen using the catcher/water wings.
Today’s line up.
Section 111
It was another kids day.
These kids all got a signed baseball.
This young man was not sure where he was supposed to be so he ran to this point and stopped.
You see a lot of these big lenses.
The unhappy totals, not a good hot day at the ball park.
Section 117
Felix on his way to warm up.
Everybody wants a family photo.
The ball waiting for Felix.
Felix gets the ball for the first pitch of the game.
Pitching picture.
Got to have several of Felix. He had a pretty good outing and should be ready for opening night.
Coach had to go out and discuss a call at first base, it really looked like we lost out on several calls.
This is tonight’s attendance.
And the unhappy totals, D-Backs have the best record in Training Season Baseball.
Our seats for the day.
Section 113
Somebody was doing an interview on a DSLR camera, with cameras and phones high quality video is available to everyone these days. I read someplace about a TV station had laid off most of the station’s camera people and given all their reporters a new Iphone and told them to shoot their own video.
Again Felix was in the dugout signing balls and hats for fans.
Karns was trying hard to get the runner at first base.
And he finally got them.
It was a warm day, evening TV said 88 degrees in the shade and 418 degrees in the sun.
Today’s attendance.
And today’s happy totals.
Today’s line up.
Section 107
Iwakuma got the start, he was writing something in the dirt on the back side of the mound.
First pitch
The results
Second pitch
The results
We are struggling at first base and yes that is the ball going past the first baseman.
Root Sports came by for a while towards the end of the game.
Almost a sold out game, the stadium holds 12,000 and change.
and here are the happy totals, the third inning was fun.
This was from last Sunday’s game. Nelson Cruz is at bat and the ball is coming right at us. It hit two rows down right in front of us. Nellie got a little ahead of this one.
Edgar was working with some of the team
while Servais was throwing batting practice.
Oh, how I wanted to ask Edgar if that was a light bat.
We also saw Dave Sims and Mike Blowers doing some sort of TV segment and than
Blowers walked down the fence signed balls until everyone was gone.
There were four group rotating around four field practicing different skills. I thinks there were 30 to 32 people in each group.
This group was practicing fly balls and how to communicate who was going to catch the ball. It is actually quite difficult when everyone is trying to stand out to the coaches. The ball hogs really stood out as we were watching. They go long distances to get the fly and leave their position uncovered and allow base runners to advance.
This group was working on covering a bunt. Another field was working on getting ground balls into the outfield back into the bases and the last field was working on handling a runner going from second to third and covering a run down.
Rick Waits (pitching coach) was walking around watch and talking to fans.
Today’s line up with Felix pitching.
Our seats, in the area just past the dug out.
First pitch at Spring Training for Felix.
Second pitch, and then it want down hill. Felix pitched 2 and a third innings and they got a three of runs off of him.
This is today’s attendance.
The unhappy totals. We actually lost two games today because this was a split squad game day.
Today’s line up.
Section 109
Before the game we walked over to the practice fields. The players had all left except for Cano who was getting his picture taken.
You would think if a player can be driving one of these the team would give him covered parking.
Two kids stood at each position and then the person who was playing that position signed a ball for each of them.
Now explaining to the kids it was time for a baseball game to start and they had to go back to their parents was a challenge for some of the players.
Oh yea, the hotdog won today.
Edgar and Servais spend a lot of time like this.
Today’s attendance.
Not so great totals.
And I have not had an Arizona sunset in a while. Another great day at Spring Training.
Today’s line up.
Section 111
These two, Cano and Cruz have been coming in on a cart most days. Cano is sure having a better start than he did last year.
You can see the respect they get from the other team members.
We have been a little slow in the base running.
Tonight’s attendance.
And the Happy Totals.