I love Pudge

Pudge Rodriguez, my favorite catcher of all time, got traded from the Tigers to the Yankees yesterday. Not that it really affects my admiration of him one way or the other; it just provides me with an excuse to post pictures of him I took at a Cubs/Tigers game in June 2006. We had front-row seats, just behind first base. Can you tell?

Pudge suits up.



Pudge in position.



Pudge watches the pop-up.



Pudge on his knees.



Play in motion.

Focus on baseball

We lucked out this summer and got front-row seats to a Tigers-Cubs game at Wrigley Field. While I was able to get several nice at-bat action shots, I also got a couple of more wistful ones. I like the contrast in focus of these two; I think the emphasis on or off the fence gives each one different meaning, more than just from an artistic standpoint. Or maybe I'm just reading more into it. :)