Marlins vs. Braves: Game 1 [12APR2011]

Tasos invited Lauren and I to a game.  I missed BP.  Whoops.  Lauren didn't.  But I still managed some decent photos, I think... 

Tommy Hanson, warming up

A shirt, fired from the t-shirt gun by the Tomahawk Team, landed in the bullpen in the middle of Tommy's session.  He paused, smirked, picked it up, and tossed it to a fan.  :)

Brian McCann, gearing up

OMarteen Reunion.  ♥

And of course, I missed the actual hug photo.  And most of the photos I did get are blurry.  I'm a terrible photographer... :(

Oh well.  Here is a picture of Mike Stanton.

Every time I see Mike Stanton, I think that he's muttering,
"Not even a rookie anymore..."

And I swear... he always looks like he's posing.

Our awesome Fweddie Freeman

Isn't he adorable?  That is a rhetorical question.  I don't require an answer.

bullpen

Smiles, everybody!

I miss Omar Infante

My other favorite Marlin:  Gaby Sanchez
I know, right.  So dreamy.

Bubbalicious:  Chris Coghlan

It's really weird to see Omar in a Marlins uni...

Middle Infielders & former Marlins:  Dan Uggla & Alex Gonzalez

Of course, there are more pictures of Martín...
why wouldn't there be?

Happy Mighty Mouse Nate McLouth

Why, hello, J-Hey!  and Bubbalicious!

Molly, Cori?  Here you go.

Running Gaby Sanchez

So, somehow, I managed to get Gaby's face mostly sharply, but everything else is blurry and moving... I thought it looked kind of neat.

Infielder meeting:  Peter Moylan is dynamite.

Fredi's telling Moylo to take care of business.  He does.  :)

Outfielders!  Martín does not participate in the stretching,
much to my chagrin dismay.  ;P

My only smiling Gonzo photo, and it's blurry

Marteeeeeeeen!  Telling Nate something

Scott Linebrink

Outfielder celebration

Of course most of these shots are blurry.  Of course.  Why wouldn't they be?  Ugh.  Anyway, I thought the moment was too cute to not include, so let's just pretend that they're sharp, shall we?  My favorite picture is #4, where Mighty Mouse is ducking between J-Hey and Marteen's gloves.

Braves win!  5-0 shutout.  Tommy Hanson was stellar, Lauren, Tasos, and I were on TV, both J-Hey and BMac homered, Gonzo put on a clinic at short (as usual), and really, our boys were just spectacular.  Check out the highlights!

Is something wrong with Omar???  :(

I noticed this in a photo... Omar looks like he's distraught or hurt, and Gaby is comforting/reassuring/checking on him?  Either way, I was/am concerned...  Also, I'm glad that Gaby's being nice to my darling, just like he promised to be.  Of course, I can't find the link now... I tweeted at him, asking him to be nice to Omar and Mike Dunn, and he said that of course he would!  Insta-love.  But since I can't find that, I'll just link to THIS instead.  :D

And no, I have no pictures of LoMo.

LINK TIME!

• Photobucket Album.
• Lauren's post at Braves Love.

Nota Bene:  All the combo/collage photos will be available separately in the PB album.  :)

"Lower-Half Weight Problem" Isn't the Issue Here

A couple of days ago, in desperate need of girly catharsis, I messaged my friend Caitlin with a photo that I had taken.  Here is the photo in question (and the conversation that followed):

Alison:  I want to marry him

Caitlin:  aw he's poking his tongue out :P

Alison:  i seriously want to marry him

Alison:  well as serious as a person can get with wanting to marry a pro ball player

Caitlin:  hahahahah

Caitlin:  you're adorable :P

Alison:  also… I never thought of myself as a butt girl.  I don't think butts are cute.  I just think they are butts.

Caitlin:  good ones though, are pretty amazing.  unimpressive ones aren't deal breakers, but yeah

Caitlin:  I'll always be and arm and shoulders girl

Alison:  But then I saw HIS butt.  In those tiny baseball pants.

Alison:  and an urge that I had never once experienced before overcame me

Alison:  there is this overwhelming desire to smack his booty, Caitlin.

Caitlin:  hahahhahaha

Caitlin:  I love you Alison :P

Alison:  it's just so... THERE.

Alison:  

Alison:  see?  THERE.  this is a picture of bubbles.

Caitlin:  goodness.  that is definitely a bubble

Alison:  RIGHT???

Caitlin:  I dunno, now I feel lacking myself

Caitlin:  I can't have a guy curvier than me D:

Alison:  That ass is calling for a smack.

Caitlin:  Yes, it is

Cardinals vs. Braves, part 2 (12 SEP 2010)

Game 4 of the Cardinals series.  A Sunday NIGHT game, and I was surprised at the number of kids around.  My friend Tasos and I went to this game, but no BP.  And it's a good thing, too, because I took too many photos, again.  Section 118 again, for us.  Field Level seats are fun.  Tasos almost got a foul ball, too; he was protecting me in my very loopy state from balls hitting me.

We sat next to two very nice Cardinals fans (which was the opposite of true for a lot of the other Cards fans around us... :P).  I gave them the address for my blog so they can check out some photos.  I hope they still have it because I took A BUNCH.

Because this was about a week ago, I am going to have to see what jogs my memory from the photos.

Pre-game warm ups and rituals:

Skip Schumaker Jumps!!

Repeat:  Jon Jay is a cutie pie.

Martín stretch!! 

Secret Pre-game Handshake with Peter Moylan

They're friends!

Pujols, smiling in reaction to something a fan yelled

Pedro Feliz is very serious and very awesome.

Chris Carpenter + hint of tattoo

Martín Prado

In-Game Photos:

Home Run off of Huddy... :( 

I call this:  Foreshadowing.
(You'll see why in the next game day post)

Ouch, Matt Holliday

Chris Carpenter + Adam Wainwright

 Let me interject here that I love pitchers.  I love love love love love pitchers.  All the time.  Forever.

J-Hey, Doubles Machine

Look at this.  Just look this.

Two of the Venezuelan Troupe

Colby Rasmus + Pedro Feliz + Albert Pujols

ZOMG RANDY WINN

J-Hey Scores!!

D-Lee

Gonzo missed... :(

Martín--Bubblicious all the time.

I hope that's not dip.  :P

Jon Jay and Gonzo making friends!

Mighty Mouse Nate McLouth

Melky attempting to look grim with those dimples of his,
while Ske's in the background grinning because he knows it's futile.

Freddie + Kimmie!!

Mighty Mouse Home Run

   

Roomies!

<3

Wish I had sat on the 1st Base Line, just for this photo.
... What??

"Whoooops!"

Randy Winn

Photos of people that didn't turn out that well:  Yadier Molina, Tim Hudson, Melky Cabrera, Derrek Lee, Brian McCann.  I never seem to have good shots of BMac.  What gives??  And!  My Jon Jay pictures turned out crappy, and most of my Matt Holliday pictures were unflattering.  Well.  There was one that was flattering, but you can look for it yourself in the full album.  LOTS more pictures there (PHOTOBUCKET ALBUM LINK).  If you're the couple who sat next to me, I'm sure you just want to look at the Cards pictures... I put them in a separate folder in the same album.  Enjoy!!

Braves lost.  Huddy didn't have his best stuff Sunday night, and it showed.  Too bad we lost, but at least I was with good company and managed a bunch of good shots.  :)  Speaking of Huddy, though.  It's not that I didn't take photos of him.  I did, but I didn't want to post blurry pictures of him being pissed off and snatching the ball from the air after giving up a homer.  My photos of him, like his night, did not turn out very well.  Luckily, I have several GOOD Huddy photos.  And they're posted, too.  :)