Confessions of a Sports Junkie

Diving Back In

csd7227 — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 12:16:41 +0000

Sports Photo of the Day

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.

Alexander Field Opening Day Photo Gallery

csd7227 — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 03:17:57 +0000

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

Tagged: Photography, Sports, Sports Photography

Purdue Is Still Alive In the Tourney!

csd7227 — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 01:21:42 +0000

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.

Tagged: CBI Tournament, Photography, Sports

Harlem Shake: Bring your own costume Monday!

csd7227 — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:48:53 +0000

Reblogged from TribeVibe:

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…

The Joy of Victory

csd7227 — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 21:17:06 +0000

Reblogged from Pinola Photography:

Photo of the Day

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.

What Do You Believe?

csd7227 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:57:15 +0000

Reblogged from Pinola Photography:

Photo of the Day

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.

Purdue vs. Penn State Photo Gallery

csd7227 — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 23:37:38 +0000

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

Ronnie Johnson with another drive to the hoop

Tagged: Photography

Purdue vs. #15 Ohio State Photo Gallery

csd7227 — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:46:32 +0000

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.

Tagged: Photography, Sports

Purdue vs. #11 Illinois Photo Gallery

csd7227 — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 05:11:07 +0000

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

Purdue Shuts Down the Illini

csd7227 — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 04:29:17 +0000

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!

Tagged: DJ Byrd, Terone Johnson