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Playing with the 10x12 today. Bellows at full draw, better'n 1:1 by a long shot.

Star Camera 10x12, Euryscop IV #3, Adox NP27 in HC-110 dil H.

source: Scott --

Comments(0) May 20, 2012

ball details

detail of a nike pseudo baseball I toss around the house

Comments(0) May 18, 2012

The baseball in the centre of my dresser is my most prized possession. I caught it at the first Yankees game I ever attended, off the bat of Jorge Posada, my favourite player! Yeah, I know, I couldn't believe it either, haha. You can see the paint where it came off his bat on the front. :D

by http://www.flickr.com/photos/sally_monster/

Comments(0) May 17, 2012

[Fred Snodgrass, New York NL (baseball), at the 1911 World Series] (LOC)

Bain News Service,, publisher.

[Fred Snodgrass, New York NL (baseball), at the 1911 World Series]

[1911]

1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

Notes:
Original data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards: Snodgrass, Giants, 1912.
Corrected title and date based on research by the Pictorial History Committee, Society for American Baseball Research, 2006. Additional World Series info provided by the source: Flickr Commons project, 2008, from the Baseball Hall of Fame uniform database, which shows a solid color NY uniform only for the 1911 world series.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

Subjects:
Baseball

Format: Glass negatives.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain

Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.10331

Call Number: LC-B2- 2389-12

Comments(0) May 14, 2012

Small Town Baseball

Hey Guys,

I took this shot at Yogi Berra Stadium during a Montclair Jackals game in Montclair, NJ. They're a team that plays in the Can-Am League which is an 8 team independent league in the Northeast US.

I was there for fireworks night for practice on shooting those and I noticed this comp. It was a really nice night. By the way, the Jackals lost to the New York Federals, 9-7.

Danny

Comments(0) May 12, 2012

Spring Lake Youth Baseball and Softball

Opening Day from Spring Lake Youth baseball and softball from Spring Lake, NC.

You can view all these photos and videos at the new home of youth sports in Cumberland County blogs.fayobserver.com/youthsports

All photos are download protected but can be purchased at fayobserver.com.

Comments(0) May 09, 2012

L-R: (2nd wife) Mrs. Babe Ruth / Mrs. Gomes at Fenway.

File name: 08_06_010606

Title: L-R: (2nd wife) Mrs. Babe Ruth / Mrs. Gomes at Fenway.

Creator/Contributor: Jones, Leslie, 1886-1967 (photographer)

Date created: 1934-08

Physical description: 1 negative : glass, black & white ; 4 x 5 in.

Summary: (l to r:) Mrs. Babe Ruth (Claire) and Mrs. Lefty Gomez at Fenway Park.

Genre: Glass negatives

Subjects: Fenway Park (Boston, Mass.); Spouses

Notes: Title and date from information provided by Leslie Jones or the Boston Public Library on the negative or negative sleeve.; Summary provided by the Society for American Baseball Research, 2010-2011.

Collection: Leslie Jones Collection

Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department

Preferred citation: Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection.

Comments(0) May 08, 2012

Arthur Irwin, Mr. & Mrs. Frank Chance (LOC)

Bain News Service,, publisher.

Arthur Irwin, Mr. & Mrs. Frank Chance

[1913]

1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

Notes:
Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.
Date based on research by the Pictorial History Committee, Society for American Baseball Research, 2006.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

Format: Glass negatives.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain

Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.12469

Call Number: LC-B2- 2630-4

from http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/

Comments(0) May 07, 2012

Queens - Flushing: Shea Stadium - Tunnel

Shea Stadium, originally to be called Flushing Meadows Stadium Park but instead named after William A. Shea, the man who brought National League baseball back to New York, was opened on April 17, 1964 after 29 months and $25.5M of construction. Located right next to LaGuardia Airport, Shea Stadium is known for the roar of overhead airlines.

The architectural firm of Praeger-Kavanagh-Waterbury designed the stadium to be the first all-purpose facility. In addition to serving as the home to the New York Mets, Shea also hosted the New York Jets until 1983, the New York Yankees and New York Giants during construction on Yankee Stadium (1974-75, and briefly in 1998), and numerous concerts including the opening of the 1965 North American Beatles tour, which was the first concert held at a major outdoor stadium.

With a seating capacity of 55,000+, Shea is a circular stadium, with the grandstand forming a perfect circle around the field, ending a short distance beyond the foul lines. The remainder of the perimeter is mostly empty space beyond the outfield fences--occupied by the bullpens, scoreboards, and a section of bleachers. Shea Stadium, with its swirling winds and poor batter's eye has historically played as a pitcher's park.

Square sections which hold the ramps from level to level pop out of the stadium's perimeter. After the Jets left for the Meadowlands in 1983, the exterior was masked with large blue wind screen panels and neon silhouettes of baseball players were placed on each of the six panels. In 2003, large murals celebrating the Mets' two world championships in 1969 and 1986 were put up, covering the two ends of the grandstand. The 1986 mural was removed following the 2006 season.

A distinctive Big Apple emerges from the Mets Magic Top Hat, a giant upside-down black top hat, and flashes whenever a Mets player hits a home run. the hat features the words home run in big letters. Prior to 1984, the hat featured the words "Mets Magic" in honor of the slogan used in 1980 declaring that "The Magic Is Back."

Prior to the construction of Citizens Bank Park, Shea Stadium's 175' x 86' scoreboard topped with a Bulova clock 25 feet beyond the right field fence was the largest in major league baseball. A new LED system was installed prior to the 2004 season, replacing an older light bulb display that had been in place since 1987. The scoreboard is topped by the New York skyline. Since 9/11 the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center have been kept unlit, a red, white, and blue ribbon placed over them. In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks, Shea served as a relief center.

A DiamondVision video board in left center field was installed in 1982, replaced in 1992 by a higher resolution CRT board, and then again by a high-definition LED board manufactured by Mitsubishi. The screen--35 feet, 8 inches wide by 26 feet, 3 inches high -- shows replays, special in-game features, statistics and more.

Shea Stadium Firsts:
* Game: April 17, 1964 - Pirates 4, Mets 3 (WP-Bob Friend; LP-Ed Bauta)
* Batter: Dick Schofield, Pirates (popped up to Mets second baseman Larry Burright against pitcher Jack Fisher)
* Met Batter: Tim Harkness (grounded out, shortstop Dick Schofield to first baseman Donn Clendenon against Bob Friend)
* Hit: April 17, 1964 - Willie Stargell, Pirates; second inning home run off Jack Fisher
* Met Hit: April 17, 1964 - Tim Harkness, third-inning single off Bob Friend
* Met Victory: April 19, 1964 - Mets 6, Pirates 0 (WP - Al Jackson; LP - Bob Veale)

Comments(0) May 04, 2012

Baseball

An old worn baseball isolated on white background

Comments(0) May 03, 2012

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