Good off day in LA today. First, a very short drive up the road from the hotel in Ontario to Rancho Cucamonga to take photos of the facility called the Epicenter, home of the Quakes who are the advanced class A affiliate of the Dodgers. Then, I took a a short drive to Pasadena to take photos at the Rose Bowl. It, like California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley is going through renovations.
Once that was done, had to satisfy a pilgrimage down to Carson to see Station 127, which was used for the exterior location for Station 51 in the NBC action drama Emergency! I also made the short drive over to Torrance for a couple quick shots of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center which stood in for the fictional Rampart Hospital.
I also took a few minutes to run by Dodger Stadium again to check out the Top of the Park gift shop and take some last shots of the stadium.
Tomorrow, more photos in the morning and afternoon, then it's off to Anaheim to see the A's again for the second time this week as they face the LA Angels. Gio Gonzalez (14-12, 3.33 ERA) takes the mound for the A's and will face off against the Angel's Jered Weaver (18-7, 2.41 ERA).
The starters for Saturday's game in San Diego have been named, Chad Billingsley (11-10, 4.23 ERA) starts for the Dodgers and Aaron Harang (13-7, 3.82 ERA) will get the nod for the Padres.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
San Francisco Giants 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 5
Had to laugh tonight as I walked around the concourse of Dodger Stadium, ticket in hand, as an usher walked up to me and spotted the Braves logo on my hat. The conversation went something like this...
Usher: You do know that the Braves aren't playing here tonight...
Greg: Yes, but a Braves hat is better than a Giants hat, right?
Usher: [Laughing] You have a good point.
Of course I get razzed by a Giants fan after the game doing a mock Tomahawk chop chant, no need to feed the stupid. The guy looked three sheets to the wind. Anyway, moving to the game.
Had to laugh again as the top half of the first had just about the same script as Oakland. Two outs by the home team right off the bat, then the visitors stage a two-out rally to score 3. Not by the long ball this time, Brett Pill singled and scored Carlos Beltran who had reached on a double. After back-to-back walks by Brandon Belt and Mark DeRosa, Mike Fontenot hit a two-run single and the Giants take a 3-0 lead.
The Giants would build the lead by adding two runs in the 4th, one in the 6th and two more in the 7th and would withstand a ninth inning rally by bringing in closer Brian Wilson. Wilson would surrender an RBI single to James Loney, but then got a fly out to center by Aaron Miles to end the game.
Ryan Vogelsong took the hill for the Giants and got the win, going 5 innings. Vogelsong surrendered a three run blast to Matt Kemp, a 414 foot rainbow to left-center (his 35th of the season) in the home half of the 5th with two on which cut the lead to 5-4. Vogelsong gave up 4 ERs, walking 4 and striking out 3. Dana Eveland started for the Dodgers and took the loss.
The Dodgers had a nice ceremony prior to the game honoring employees with long service times with the organization. Vin Scully got a nice round for completing his 62nd season as the voice of the Dodgers as well as Mike Brito who just finished his 32nd season for the organization. Who's Mike Brito? Remember the guy that would stand behind home plate with the Panama hat and cigar aiming a speed gun at the pitch? That, my friends, is the legendary Mike Brito.
Usher: You do know that the Braves aren't playing here tonight...
Greg: Yes, but a Braves hat is better than a Giants hat, right?
Usher: [Laughing] You have a good point.
Of course I get razzed by a Giants fan after the game doing a mock Tomahawk chop chant, no need to feed the stupid. The guy looked three sheets to the wind. Anyway, moving to the game.
Had to laugh again as the top half of the first had just about the same script as Oakland. Two outs by the home team right off the bat, then the visitors stage a two-out rally to score 3. Not by the long ball this time, Brett Pill singled and scored Carlos Beltran who had reached on a double. After back-to-back walks by Brandon Belt and Mark DeRosa, Mike Fontenot hit a two-run single and the Giants take a 3-0 lead.
The Giants would build the lead by adding two runs in the 4th, one in the 6th and two more in the 7th and would withstand a ninth inning rally by bringing in closer Brian Wilson. Wilson would surrender an RBI single to James Loney, but then got a fly out to center by Aaron Miles to end the game.
Ryan Vogelsong took the hill for the Giants and got the win, going 5 innings. Vogelsong surrendered a three run blast to Matt Kemp, a 414 foot rainbow to left-center (his 35th of the season) in the home half of the 5th with two on which cut the lead to 5-4. Vogelsong gave up 4 ERs, walking 4 and striking out 3. Dana Eveland started for the Dodgers and took the loss.
The Dodgers had a nice ceremony prior to the game honoring employees with long service times with the organization. Vin Scully got a nice round for completing his 62nd season as the voice of the Dodgers as well as Mike Brito who just finished his 32nd season for the organization. Who's Mike Brito? Remember the guy that would stand behind home plate with the Panama hat and cigar aiming a speed gun at the pitch? That, my friends, is the legendary Mike Brito.
City Number Two...
Good morning from LA, the drive down was uneventful. Stopped off in Palo Alto to take some shots of Stanford Stadium and their baseball facility and found out after taking some shots that I filled the 512Mb memory card. I didn't have a quick/easy/painless way to get them off and onto the laptop, so off to Best Buy I go and get a 2Gb extra which is loaded in the camera and worked well tonight.
Tomorrow is an off day from a baseball perspective but I'll be in and around LA shooting photos. Friday night I'm back at it in Anaheim at the Big A.
Tomorrow is an off day from a baseball perspective but I'll be in and around LA shooting photos. Friday night I'm back at it in Anaheim at the Big A.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Texas Ranger 7, Oakland A's 2
Texas and Oakland kicked off my week of baseball. The Rangers came into tonight's game 5 up on the Angels and are anxious to clinch what would be their 2nd consecutive AL West Division crown. Oakland is a distant third in the division, 19 games out of first, but split their last series with the Tigers.
Rich Harden took the hill for the A's and got the first two Rangers out to begin the game, but then ran into 1st inning trouble. Josh Hamilton and Michael Young hit back-to-back singles right before Adrian Beltre brings everyone home with his 28th homer of the year and the Rangers are out of the gate with a 3-0 lead. Harden struggled with location, particularly with the fastball which Hamilton, Young and Beltre all hit. One thing about Texas I've noticed, these guys do not miss mistake pitches very often.
Harden would only go 3 innings, his shortest outing of the year, giving up 6 earned runs on 7 hits. Derek Holland wins the game for the Rangers, going 7 innings, yielding only 2 hits and an earned run. The A's did get effective relief from Graham Godfrey, a couple homers from Michael Taylor (his first career MLB home run) and one in the 9th from Coco Crisp (who also made a great diving stop of an Elvis Andrus liner in the 2nd), however the A's could muster little else.
Rich Harden took the hill for the A's and got the first two Rangers out to begin the game, but then ran into 1st inning trouble. Josh Hamilton and Michael Young hit back-to-back singles right before Adrian Beltre brings everyone home with his 28th homer of the year and the Rangers are out of the gate with a 3-0 lead. Harden struggled with location, particularly with the fastball which Hamilton, Young and Beltre all hit. One thing about Texas I've noticed, these guys do not miss mistake pitches very often.
Harden would only go 3 innings, his shortest outing of the year, giving up 6 earned runs on 7 hits. Derek Holland wins the game for the Rangers, going 7 innings, yielding only 2 hits and an earned run. The A's did get effective relief from Graham Godfrey, a couple homers from Michael Taylor (his first career MLB home run) and one in the 9th from Coco Crisp (who also made a great diving stop of an Elvis Andrus liner in the 2nd), however the A's could muster little else.
Tuesday Update
What I'll do is the daily update first before the game info.
Spent a good day in San Francisco and surrounding locales today. Got much more accomplished than I had expected. Started the day taking photos of a historic radio transmission site in Redwood City, then a few shots of Candlestick Park on the way up to Frisco.
Once in Frisco, made my way to the Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill. Great views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island and the Transamerica Building. After my pit stop there, I drove over the Golden Gate Bridge to the Marin County side and snapped photos. Was also going to try and get to the Point Bonita Lighthouse which is a few miles away, but the access to the lighthouse is closed due to renovation of the suspension bridge that is used to access the grounds.
From there, drove up and over to Berkeley to Cal and took some shots around Memorial Stadium. The facility is undergoing a complete renovation and I was able to take some shots of the interior during the construction. Most of the seating and the subfloor has been removed as has the press box and the two scoreboards on either end.
Took BART to the game in Oakland and am now back in the hotel, about ready to call it a night. Tomorrow I'll check out of the hotel in San Carlos, which is a beautiful town by the way, and stop in Palo Alto to take some shots of Stanford Stadium before driving down to Los Angeles. Tomorrow night I'll be taking in Dodger Stadium as the Dodgers face the Giants.
Spent a good day in San Francisco and surrounding locales today. Got much more accomplished than I had expected. Started the day taking photos of a historic radio transmission site in Redwood City, then a few shots of Candlestick Park on the way up to Frisco.
Once in Frisco, made my way to the Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill. Great views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island and the Transamerica Building. After my pit stop there, I drove over the Golden Gate Bridge to the Marin County side and snapped photos. Was also going to try and get to the Point Bonita Lighthouse which is a few miles away, but the access to the lighthouse is closed due to renovation of the suspension bridge that is used to access the grounds.
From there, drove up and over to Berkeley to Cal and took some shots around Memorial Stadium. The facility is undergoing a complete renovation and I was able to take some shots of the interior during the construction. Most of the seating and the subfloor has been removed as has the press box and the two scoreboards on either end.
Took BART to the game in Oakland and am now back in the hotel, about ready to call it a night. Tomorrow I'll check out of the hotel in San Carlos, which is a beautiful town by the way, and stop in Palo Alto to take some shots of Stanford Stadium before driving down to Los Angeles. Tomorrow night I'll be taking in Dodger Stadium as the Dodgers face the Giants.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
And Away We Go...
Good morning from San Carlos CA, just south of San Francisco.
The flight in was uneventful and aside from my GPS freaking out on the drive from the airport, everything yesterday went to plan. Got checked into the hotel and jumped the Caltrain to Frisco. Caltrain stops one block away from AT&T Park, and I'll use it again next Monday for the Giants game with the Rockies. Got a chance to walk around outside the park and take shots of the statues, of McCovey Cove and the ballpark and ate at Fisherman's Wharf before returning to the hotel.
Tonight it's the A's and the Rangers from Oakland. Derek Holland pitches for Texas while Rich Harden goes for Oakland. Texas has a 5 game advantage in the West over the Angels and just took 2 of 3 in Seattle. Heading back up to San Francisco after breakfast this morning to take some photos, then will head on over to Oakland later this afternoon for the game, but I'll check back in tonight after the game.
For those on Twitter, I'll be tweeting from the game (@gregadd37830)
The flight in was uneventful and aside from my GPS freaking out on the drive from the airport, everything yesterday went to plan. Got checked into the hotel and jumped the Caltrain to Frisco. Caltrain stops one block away from AT&T Park, and I'll use it again next Monday for the Giants game with the Rockies. Got a chance to walk around outside the park and take shots of the statues, of McCovey Cove and the ballpark and ate at Fisherman's Wharf before returning to the hotel.
Tonight it's the A's and the Rangers from Oakland. Derek Holland pitches for Texas while Rich Harden goes for Oakland. Texas has a 5 game advantage in the West over the Angels and just took 2 of 3 in Seattle. Heading back up to San Francisco after breakfast this morning to take some photos, then will head on over to Oakland later this afternoon for the game, but I'll check back in tonight after the game.
For those on Twitter, I'll be tweeting from the game (@gregadd37830)
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Braves Lineup On This Date in 1957
Red Schoendienst 2B, Johnny Logan SS, Eddie Mathews 3B, Wes Covington LF, Hank Aaron CF, Joe Adcock 1B, Bob Hazle RF, Del Rice C, Bob Trowbridge P.
Braves beat the New York Giants 3-1 on 9/17/1957 continuing their march for what would be the franchise's second World Series title and their only Milwaukee championship. Hank Aaron capped a 3 for 4 day with an 8th inning solo homer off of the Giant's Curt Barclay. Bob Trowbridge pitched a 5-hit complete game and got the win as the Braves inch closer to their first NL pennant since 1948
Braves beat the New York Giants 3-1 on 9/17/1957 continuing their march for what would be the franchise's second World Series title and their only Milwaukee championship. Hank Aaron capped a 3 for 4 day with an 8th inning solo homer off of the Giant's Curt Barclay. Bob Trowbridge pitched a 5-hit complete game and got the win as the Braves inch closer to their first NL pennant since 1948
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