LL Softball Photos - New and Improved! Plus voting!

by johnbai on Aug 25, 2007 10:27 PM PDT

Since so much recap has been covered in the previous diary, I'll mostly post these photos without comment. Also I don't know most of your names guys!

I had a great time, and wish we could have had a couple more folks out there. Let's do it again. Me and District will have to vie for slugging% bragging rights.

Sorry if I didn't get pics of everyone... it was hard to be pitcher, team captain, catcher for the opposing team and photographer all in one... especially after my camera batteries died. Too bad Positive Paul wasn't there to photograph!

Camomilk gets the ball in to his cut off man.

Gomez at bat. Notice the keys still on the belt!

Graham strokes one of many singles...and he even switch hits, just like Vidro! ;)

Gomez spent a lot of time chasing deep drives to right in the second game.

Garces looks like he knows what he's doing out there!

Mariner in the District tracks down this drive to LC.

Chasing the high cheese, but at least he's got his eye on the ball!

Wasn't quite able to get an action shot of District's diving attempt. Just the aftermath.

WWBaker hit leadoff.

Phildopip laughing.

Phildopip all business!

Someone picked up my camera and got a shot of me batting!

JaeJo with a low liner.

Katal runs the bases.

Power stroke!

Me pitching. Weird to see the 3rd baseman wearing a lefty mitt.

The very rare, catcher's eye view! ETownCoug prepares to pitch to Mike (The Ringer)

Camomilk gets the ball in from RF.

ETownCoug stabilized their pitching staff after Gomez had a little trouble finding the zone.

Me chugging into second with Gomez covering the bag.

Poll

Can we get another softball day in this summer?

Yes, didn't we already decide that!

3 votes

Yes, we're just waiting for someone to organize it!

0 votes

Yes, and this time I'll be there!

2 votes

Yes, and this time I'll drink a beer so Johnbai won't feel so alone!

1 votes

Yes, and this time I'm batting left-handed the whole game!

1 votes

7 votes | Poll has closed

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Thanks for the pics!

by Graham MacAree on Aug 25, 2007 10:30 PM PDT reply actions

SWEET

Comprehensive photographs!

Notice I still have my keys and my wristwatch on when batting. Who the hell do I think I am?

Also, take that picture of me running after the ball, repeat it about 6-7 times and you have a pretty good idea of my range in RF.

by Gomez on Aug 25, 2007 10:32 PM PDT reply actions

Looks like you guys had a blast.

These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Aug 25, 2007 10:41 PM PDT reply actions

these are awesome

even more so as i remain absent from them. Nothing i do is pretty, but it works

by marinerschas2 on Aug 25, 2007 10:47 PM PDT reply actions

That bobbling catch at first was amazing

by Graham MacAree on Aug 25, 2007 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions

i thought so too.

try having no coordination, fielding a grounder, trying to keep your foot on the bag and then bobbling it, then snagging it in mid-air barehanded. That must have looked ugly

by marinerschas2 on Aug 25, 2007 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions

Some of you guys

really need to get some real pants and cleats. No wonder why Gomez couldn't get it out of the infield, his keys were always in the way. Sorry I missed the fun but thanks for the recaps!

"You guys should be in every major city. This is some heavy shit. This is, like, Lone Ranger heavy, man."

by AZSEAfan on Aug 25, 2007 10:48 PM PDT reply actions

Yeah

If I knew I'd be playing softball with any regularity, I'd have gotten some cleats long ago.

The pants, though, are no excuse on my part. I have sweat pants... I just didn't think to wear them.

by Gomez on Aug 25, 2007 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions

I really should have brought my football boots

by Graham MacAree on Aug 25, 2007 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions

I had no shame in bringing boots

to the LL/FG flag football game

by Matthew on Aug 25, 2007 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions

That reminds me

One of the fun, ice-breaker moments for me was pretending to bowl like a cricket player to Graham.

by johnbai on Aug 25, 2007 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions

hey john

did you get any pics of me?

by marinerschas2 on Aug 25, 2007 11:01 PM PDT reply actions

I have one shot of you, and one of your buddy

by johnbai on Aug 25, 2007 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions

man

that one sucks (not the shot, but me in it), but mikes is good, i was hoping for an action shot. i just look winded

by marinerschas2 on Aug 25, 2007 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions

thanks though

it works i guess

by marinerschas2 on Aug 25, 2007 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah... sorry

That's why I didn't post it to begin with. :(

I was hoping to get a good action shot of everyone. I guess we'll have to have another game!

by johnbai on Aug 25, 2007 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions

hey

the idea is somewhat picking up steam in the other thread. look for it

by marinerschas2 on Aug 25, 2007 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions

Hey... thanks again everyone

It was awesome to meet a few of you folks. It's too bad Red couldn't be there... we could have used some more mojo! And maybe we can get Paul there to photograph... And someone to keep score. The first game was so close, it would have been cool to have seen the winning % breakdown for each at bat! Maybe next time we could also open it up more to co-ed? As it stands only Katal's awesome sweetheart was woman enough to hang out with us!

by johnbai on Aug 25, 2007 11:28 PM PDT reply actions

Oops

Forgot to turn off the HTML formatting. There were supposed to be some linebreaks in there.

by johnbai on Aug 25, 2007 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions

Great photos johnbai

Those "action shots" came out well. thanks again for pitching for our team and those HUGE Funk Blasts!

"You just got AJ-aculated on!"

by wwbaker3 on Aug 25, 2007 11:44 PM PDT reply actions

God damn it.

I'm going to the next one no matter what.

by BrettJMiller on Aug 25, 2007 11:45 PM PDT reply actions

Great photos

by Katal LM on Aug 26, 2007 1:30 AM PDT reply actions

Great job John

Thanks for the photos. We'll definitely have to do this again before winter. Maybe me and John can be on the same team...

my real name is Brayden

by MarinerintheDistrict on Aug 26, 2007 2:43 AM PDT reply actions

Awesome!

Man, I wish I could convince my wife to move closer to the city. I would LOVE to live in Seattle, but she hates city life, so that's not going to happen any time soon. I can definitely tell, both in these pix and in the recap, that y'all had about as much fun as a funk blast!

I suck at softball, so, yeah, I'd be honored to be the official photog if I can make it. But I'm clearly not the only one w/photog skills -- these really capture the event well!

Since the M's are a playoff team right now, I'm not gonna boo nobody. Not even Johnny Mac. Maybe Bavasi, but no players. I suggest y'all do the same!

by PositivePaul on Aug 26, 2007 8:55 AM PDT reply actions

I like how the only lefty (katal?)

appears to be playing third base.

by Slozbury Stouvre on Aug 26, 2007 9:59 AM PDT reply actions

Graham's a lefty, too, and he was playing 3rd.

Hmm...that's is strange how both lefties were playing 3rd.

I reject your reality and substitute my own!

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 26, 2007 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions

Hey! It's softball! That's the beauty of it.

by Slozbury Stouvre on Aug 26, 2007 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions

I played 1st in game one

But it got really bored and wanted to try my hand at fielding/throwing softballs.

by Graham MacAree on Aug 26, 2007 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions

His friend David was a lefty bat

and a big one. There was another guy who batted lefty... refresh my memory on his name. He was pretty funny... he was the guy who came out as the 4th OF, and on one long drive he just threw his glove at it for the hell of it to try and stop it, and on another long drive he laid on the grass and kicked back as MitD ran after it.

by Gomez on Aug 26, 2007 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions

Haha

His name was Ben. I think his posting name is The Beer Baron, but I am not sure.

my real name is Brayden

by MarinerintheDistrict on Aug 26, 2007 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions

Yep, that's me.

by The Beer Baron on Aug 26, 2007 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions

Gomez, or whoever has some access rights

My HTML skills did not import from blogger.com to Lookout Landing. If anyone can do it, it would be cool to get the photos lined up correctly with the text below the pic, and maybe get names (or logins) on the shots of folks I didn't know.

by johnbai on Aug 26, 2007 10:08 PM PDT reply actions

Got it!

SB Nation's HTML is weird. If it can't auto format your post or if your posting settings are set to HTML formatting, it just scrunches everything together and you have to manually code it.

But it's alright. I put in paragraph tags and now it looks better.

by Gomez on Aug 26, 2007 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions

Right on! Thanks Gomez

by johnbai on Aug 26, 2007 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions

i'll organize it again

if you need an organizer

by marinerschas2 on Aug 26, 2007 11:55 PM PDT reply actions

I'm the guy...

Don't know this guy's name, but he looks like he knows what he's doing!

That's me, pretending I know how to play. :)

by Garces on Aug 27, 2007 12:44 AM PDT reply actions

So my computer is lame and...

I can't see the poll. Out of curiosity, what is it?

my real name is Brayden

by MarinerintheDistrict on Aug 27, 2007 1:27 AM PDT reply actions

'Can we get another softball day in this summer?'

by Gomez on Aug 27, 2007 8:13 AM PDT up reply actions

Yeah

The poll should appear right below all the photos, and just has to do with whether or not we're going to get another one of these things going before the weather turns sour.

by johnbai on Aug 27, 2007 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions

Well I'd definitely be down

but I can't vote cause I can't seem to get my computer to show the poll. I'm not the most computer literate person haha.

my real name is Brayden

by MarinerintheDistrict on Aug 27, 2007 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions

The poll is mostly just fun anyway

I think Chas has offered to get another game organized before long... so I'd expect a new diary when he's ready to get things going.

by johnbai on Aug 27, 2007 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions

oh yeah

i guess i could do that. wasn't sure how long i should wait. it'd probably be another saturday, cause sunday nights will be tough for me to do in september.

I'll have a vote for the 15th or the 22nd i think

by marinerschas2 on Aug 27, 2007 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions