September 8 & 9 were games 3 and 4 of the first round of the Governor's Cup championship between the Yankees and Pawtucket Red Sox. Game 3 was interrupted by a rain delay (during which I went home), however once the game resumed, the Yankees managed to pull out a needed win with a 9th inning walk-off 3-run home run. Pawtucket came into Rochester needing only 1 win to move on to the next round. Game 4 got off on a rather cool night. The second inning was brutal to the starting pitcher, as the Sox scored 7 runs (including a 3-run homer). I came in just as the Sox scored the first of those runs.
This was basically the scene during the Red Sox half of the second inning.
Yankees 2nd Baseman Corban Joseph on deck. I love shots like this; you can't get closer to the players without a media pass.
The ball was hit solid, and unfortunately caught well.
Yankees manager Dave Miley. I had a request from a customer for some photos of him. I had only a few, as I've mainly focused on players and action. So, I took a seat right next to the dugout, and got very lucky with this shot.
I just like the way this shot came out.
This was right after Miley executed a pitching change. A guy behind me just HAD to pipe up with "Oh NOW you pull him!" He had a point... 7 runs in one inning is a bit much to tolerate.
Another shot of Miley as he headed back to the dugout after the pitching change. Shortly after this, I had a chance to meet his wife, and she was very kind a gracious. Seeing's how I gave her my card and directed her here, I figured it couldn't hurt to feature her husband. ;-)
This was a major swing. I just like how the shot turned out. My camera much prefers day games, as I have to ratchet up the ISO to 3200 or higher by the time a night game enters the 3rd or 4th inning. Fortunately, even at 1/320 of a second I can still get a few action shots.
Again... on-deck shots rock. I like this one because the player is nearly unidentifiable. I also think it's a heck of a shot.
I like that all three of these guys are all looking at the ball.
I have about 4 shots of this swing. Which is a good thing because this particular swing resulted in a home run. The Yanks may have been down 0-7, but they weren't going to go down without a fight. (EDIT - this was the last run of the game, which ended 1-7 with the PawSox moving on to the next round, and the Yankees going back to Pennsylvania).
This was the (I think) 4th pitcher of the game for the Yankees. Like a couple others, he was throwing heat. Due to the fact that there were 442 paid customers in the stands, when the ball hit the catcher's mitt, it actually *sounded* painful. You could tell by hearing whether the pitch was a fastball or off-speed.
This was one of the last plays I stuck around for. I had moved to near 3rd base to shoot any infield plays on that side of the field. Unfortunately, I seem to have proved to be a ball repellent, as this play at second was the closest I got. It was a nice play, however, as you can tell the SS had the runner tagged way early.
For those who want, these and other pics are available. Email me with the name of the shot(s) you want and we'll work out the details. I hope to make ordering easier in the future, but for now this is a one-man operation on a shoe-string. Customer satisfaction is very important to me, and I think I can be more responsive this way (for now).
I will miss the opportunity to shoot the Yankees as much next year as I did this year. I am very glad I had this opportunity this year, and will continue to try to upload more as I go through the archives.
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