Holyoke Blue Sox Baseball

Holyoke Blue Sox Baseball · Posted by vievetrick, 08-08-2009, 09:35 PM

I have posted shots from these guys in the past and thought I would share a couple more. All shot with the K10 and Sigma 70-20 older version. This was the last game of the season for the Blue Sox until next year. At that time I hope I will be shooting them with the K7.

All shot in RAW - converted and tweaked in LR.
Comments appreciated.

*Jimbo* · 08-08-2009, 09:39 PM

Cool images Pat. Thanks for sharing. Cheers JIM

K-9 · 08-08-2009, 09:57 PM

Excellent in game/action shots. Nicely done.

vievetrick · 08-08-2009, 10:00 PM

Thanks Jim & K9

*Sailor* · 08-08-2009, 10:01 PM

Pat, these are absolutely marvelous - summer personified! Makes me miss MA and I haven't lived there in 3 decades.

Jer

juanraortiz · 08-09-2009, 01:05 AM

Nice series. I agree with sailor, they seem to be that kind of teams that play for pleasure, in a small field, with families and friends around. You get it showing the people, but not disturbing the action. Brilliant.

cupic · 08-09-2009, 02:40 AM

Timing is impeccable nice series

cheers

andre-mz5 · 08-09-2009, 06:12 AM

Very nice series and excellent timing of the hitters.

Andre

vievetrick · 08-09-2009, 08:44 AM

Thanks again. It is a league called he New England Collegiate Baseball League

FYI from the site:The New England Collegiate Baseball League is summer collegiate baseball at its best! It is one of the most talented and competitive leagues in the country.

Founded in 1993, the NECBL began its direction under George Foster, former Cincinnati Reds and New York Mets All-Star and Major League home run leader and league founder Emmy Award-winning television producer/director Joseph Consentino. Play started in 1994 and today the NECBL has become a strong twelve team league that plays in all six New England states and recruits players attending U.S colleges from New England, the other forty-four States and foreign countries.

The League starts its summer season in early June and plays an eight week 42 game per team schedule. The League Championship is determined by a playoff in early August. Each year our top players are scouted and selected in the MLB Draft.

Any student who wishes to play in our League must be currently enrolled in a NCAA sanctioned College or University, be in good academic standing, have completed one year of athletic eligibility and have at least one year of eligibility remaining. The league strongly suggests that student athletes have their College coach and/or a MLB scout recommend them to any or all of our General Managers. Their phone numbers and email addresses can be found at their team¹s pages.

I am lucky they have a team one town over and we go and see a few games a year.

The cool part is I can go anywhere around the field to shoot. They have a cut out section behind home plate on the first base side that gives clear view from the field level. Usually the local TV and paper folks are there but not more than a few minutes and if your there first they work around you.

The team over the last two years has new ownership and have been doing ok in the standing. This year made the playoffs but as I indicated this was the last game of the year as they lost the 2 of 3.

Here are a couple more from the other games I saw this summer.

Shutter speed a little slow and from the stands so cropped but I stil like it