Here is another of the very popular sports photos that I post on this little blog. I say that tongue in cheek because the sports photos really don't get any love here. I love to shoot sports though so I will post some of the photos that I really like on here. I took this photo yesterday during a doubleheader at Purdue.
Today was a pretty good day for baseball considering the weather that we have been having lately. I always had a fondness for Lambert Field for some reason, but Alexander Field is truly a first class stadium. The Boilers really have a great place to play. I had fun finding all of the new locations to shoot from in the stadium. It even took me a minute or two to realize how to get into the camera wells. At the end of the day though the stadium can only be good for Purdue baseball. Here are some of the pictures that I liked from the game today.
Alexander Field about an hour before game time
Cody Webster enjoying his hobby
Brandon Krieg takes the throw at second base
Sean McHugh during pre game warmups
Morgan Burke throws out the ceremonial first pitch
The field as it looked during the National Anthem
Brad Schreiber throws the first pitch in Alexander Field history
A nice swing by Jake Picchiotti
Sean McHugh warming up Brad Schreiber
Angelo Cianfrocco at bat
This ball nearly hit the Big Ten Network camera operator and myself
Brandon Krieg in the field
Jake Hansen throws to first
I love the delivery by Purdue reliever Pat Gannon
The backend of Pat Gannon’s delivery from the third base camera well
Jake Hansen in the field
Brandon Krieg taking the throw down at second base
Kyle Upp pitching for Purdue
Joe Eichmann pitching
Joe Eichmann pitching from behind home plate
The new stadium from the outside
Alexander Field about an hour before game time
Cody Webster enjoying his hobby
Brandon Krieg takes the throw at second base
Sean McHugh during pre game warmups
Morgan Burke throws out the ceremonial first pitch
The field as it looked during the National Anthem
Brad Schreiber throws the first pitch in Alexander Field history
A nice swing by Jake Picchiotti
Sean McHugh warming up Brad Schreiber
Angelo Cianfrocco at bat
This ball nearly hit the Big Ten Network camera operator and myself
Brandon Krieg in the field
Jake Hansen throws to first
I love the delivery by Purdue reliever Pat Gannon
The backend of Pat Gannon’s delivery from the third base camera well
Jake Hansen in the field
Brandon Krieg taking the throw down at second base
Kyle Upp pitching for Purdue
Joe Eichmann pitching
Joe Eichmann pitching from behind home plate
Last night I went to Mackey Arena to once again follow Purdue in the tournament. This year instead of visiting Spokane, Houston, or anywhere else beautiful I would just drive across town to see them play. The CBI tournament is not the most prestigious this time of year, but the team still gets to play in Mackey. More importantly the young kids get more practice and game time. If Purdue can have a good tournament a .500 record and 20 wins could also be in the cards. I walked up to the stadium and sat in the Black Club Seats eight rows up. These were great seats closer to the action then I have sat for some time. I loved how close I was to the action, but the cost is also great. The stadium was far from full, and it was a different type of crowd. Hopefully as the wins in the tournament pile up the fans start coming. It would be nice if those who came from game one could keep that seat though. This is a pay to play tournament, and when it is all said and done I hope Purdue has to shell out some money. I don’t think that their would be much prestige to winning this tournament, but a win is far better than a loss. I normally post a photo gallery here instead of babble, but I thought that I would put my incoherent two cents in. A few more pictures from the game can be found on my Facebook page here.
According to Nick Swisher, Monday's filming of the Tribe's Harlem Shake video was "Bring your own costume Monday!" And boy did he and his teammates ever. Here is the roster of the downright ridiculous costumes on display in the Tribe Town 216 edition.
Parrot: Jason Kipnis (costume courtesy of Vinnie Pestano)
Ohio State football star: Nick Swisher
Green man: Jason Giambi…
Yesterday I travelled with the Lafayette Brawlin' Dolls to their first bout of the season in Marion, Illinois. It was a long bus trip, but it was well worth the trip. LBD faced the Southern Illinois Roller Girls. The bout was held at The Pavillion of the City of Marion. This is a beautiful venue that impressed me right off of the bat.
This has been a week of sports stars facing reality. To start the week I saw baseball's hit king look terrible on his reality show. He is once again trying to come clean about betting on baseball. Of course everyone knows about Lance Armstrong's interview with the great and powerful Oprah that airs tonight. He finally will admit what everyone already knows.
Today I went to the Purdue game against Penn State. It was an early game, and a panoramic shot of stadium like I had against Ohio State would not have looked very good. The crowd was very late arriving to say the least. The Purdue team seemed to wait until the crowd showed up to start playing as well. They toyed with Penn State for a while before putting them away late. I went to the game with some friends so I really did not take many pictures today. Here are a few that I took during the game though. I moved down to the lower bowl during the second half so you will see my perspective change a bit.
AJ Hammons was a force on both of the floor today
Anthony Johnson always looks sinister when playing hard. Here he fights for a ball with a much taller athlete
Jermaine Marshall gets a bucket early in the game
Donnie Hale going up to block Ross Travis
Terone Johnson getting fouled on his way to the hoop by Ross Travis
Travis Carroll with a put back after a rebound
Ronnie Johnson has been playing much better of late. Here he scoops the ball in for two more
The Paint Crew letting the crowd know what they think of IU
When AJ Hammons touches the ball he is starting to see more defenders
Ross Travis going up against AJ Hammons
Ross Travis going up against AJ Hammons
Ronnie Johnson with another drive to the hoop
Purdue got off to a terrible start last night, and struggled to close the gap all night. The crowd was ready to erupt several times, but something always stopped the Boilers run. I did not take too many pictures last night, but here are some of my favorites. By the way the t-shirt idea by the athletic department was a great one, and it looked great. That is why two pictures from the opening moments show up right away.
The colors in the stadium stand out during the National Anthem
The stadium is shown off again here just before the tip
Ronnie Johnson battles Aaron Craft for the ball early in the game
Shannon Scott works to get a shot off over A.J. Hammons
Deshaun Thomas was a beast last night for Ohio State
Sometimes I felt just like Matt Painter
Ronnie Johnson had a pretty good game last night. Here he scores two more of his points
Shannon Scott with a very challenged shot attempt
DJ Byrd tries to get a shot off against Deshaun Thomas
Deshaun Thomas shoots into the bee
I thought this big reversal of a call towards Purdue could have been big, but things just did not work out
Terone Johnson goes up for the layup. A strobe went off at this time blowing out my shot. I thought that I would try and bring back some details in it.
Here are some of my favorite shots from tonights game in Mackey Arena. This was a great game to be at, and I hope that I captured at least some of that here.
The opening tip
Brandon Paul hitting the three to set up a four point play
Brandon Paul completing a four point play
Tracy Abrams with a layup
DJ Richardson driving on Travis Carroll
Brandon Paul going in against Travis Carroll
Terone Johnson looking for room to drive
Terone Johnson passing to Jacob Lawson to complete a great defensive play
Jacob Lawson throwing it down to finish the great play
Rapheal Davis with a drive to the hoop
Terone Johnson with a layup
Terone Johnson putting the ball on the glass
Dj Byrd cans a three in the second half
Terone Johnson getting helped up after getting fouled
The start of Terone Johnson’s floater
The finish of Terone’s sweet floater
DJ Byrd getting an and one after a great inbounds play
Terone Johnson congratulates DJ Byrd after a great three point play
Jacob Lawson hitting some free throws to seal the game
DJ Byrd and his father celebrating the win
Tonight I saw a great game in Mackey Arena. Purdue was not given a shot by many to win this Big Ten Opener against #11 Illinois. When I left home tonight I did so with the intention of being home a little early. When I sat in my seat at Mackey though I started to get that feeling. I have had those before so I quickly Tweeted my gut feeling that we were going to win. I was certain of it. As we kept hanging with Illinois the feeling started to grow a bit. There were moments of doubt, but Terone Johnson and DJ Byrd erased all doubt in the end. This is what you want to see. Two upperclassmen turning it on when the team needs them. Terone had a great game overall finishing with 25 points, and DJ had some great plays down the stretch to seal the deal. That timeout sliding on the knees to keep the ball in Purdue’s possession was huge. The three point play he got on the next inbounds was even bigger. This was a great game that I am glad that I was able to see in person. To all of those who missed it tonight shame on you. I will have a photo gallery up later tonight after I get them all downloaded. In the meantime Boiler Up!
