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7
Mar 14

Auburn baseball, under the moon

Celebrated a long week at the office with an hour or so at the baseball park. One of the finer things you can enjoy on a brisk March night, right alongside a 7.2 inning performance from Dillon Ortman. He allowed six hits and three runs while striking out six before getting the win over Mercer.

The people sitting next to us were being interviewed for a story, I believe:

Ryan Tella drove in a run in the seventh inning. Auburn was in control there, but Mercer stormed back against the bullpen. The 9-5 final score sounds closer than the game felt.

I just like how only parts of that picture are in focus.

The moon up above us:

And, now, for one of life’s deeper dilemmas: Am I more tired than hungry? Or more hungry than tired?

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2
Mar 14

Catching up (on the day)

Unlike most Sundays, where we just look at pictures from the previous week that hadn’t shown up on the site elsewhere, today’s post is full of pictures from today.

And Ryan Tella says there will be sliding:

Dan Glevenyak leading off second:

I call this one The Men of Presbyterian College. They all had beards to start the series. And now … they’re sporting these:

Auburn won 12-5 today, to clinch the series. But there was a moment in the middle innings where they were having to really claw their way into the win. So they showed some grit, but fans might get heartburn.

Speaking of fans:

The first mascot touch. This was highly negotiated between son, dad and tiger. It went off very well, however:

Guy staring into the sun, to the west, at the plate. When Auburn scores in rallies they play East Bound and Down, but the baserunners are always going west …

You aren’t alone. This guy is trying to figure it out, too:

After the game, just trying to work the scoreboard into a shot with the ladies:

More of the parking deck people:

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1
Mar 14

More baseball pictures

Baseball is the closest thing to spring we have right now!

Actually I sat outside in jeans and short sleeves, thinking I should have gone with shorts. For a day, or two, at least, it is spring. If you live in the moment, that’s a wonderful feeling.

Talking with other fans:

Watching other fans. He looks like he’s the victim of a stickup, I know, but mostly he’s just the victim of having parents who are confused about botany. What is that thing? A monkeygator?

Others are eating that shaved lemon ice stuff. See? Spring! She does have a jacket on, thus negating the point, but in this confused anti-season, we’ll let it slide:

I’m not sure how you express speed in baseball, which is to say a quick Google search didn’t tell me, but Anfernie Grier has speed to burn. He was, however, out by a considerable margin here. First, that’s the third running mistake I’ve seen in three games this season, which is troubling. Second, I enjoy pictures like this. Everyone boos the umpire, who so obviously blew the call. But he didn’t miss it at all. Grier is plainly going to be out:

Anyway, Auburn won, 3-0. Freshman Keegan Thompson pitched a one-hit shutout on just 90 pitches. It was Auburn’s first one-hitter since 2002. Thompson is 2-0 with a .39 ERA and 19 strikeouts over 23 innings. Did we mention he’s a freshman?

And, now, a picture of the sun setting over Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum:

That was taken from the parking deck, where we spent the next little bit of the evening visiting with friends:

This is Auburn’s new rec center, also from the parking deck:

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28
Feb 14

Friday, baseball, life is good

… But we learned the difference between getting hit by a pitch …

And popping out to second base …

… is pretty small.

Bad night for baseball. Auburn lost 10-6, and only then because of a five-run rally in the ninth. Auburn left 13 on base, including three in the last inning, which means the fly to left that ended the game was the tying run. All 10 of Presbyterian’s 10 runs came with two outs. And, at the plate:

Golloway replaced senior third baseman Damek Tomscha after Tomscha took a called third strike, moving Blake Austin from catcher to third base and inserting Blake Logan at catcher. When Austin took a called third strike, Golloway replaced him with Connor Short.

Going to be one of those kinds of seasons, I guess.

Something cute at the park, then:

And, hey, it is the weekend. We had a late dinner with friends. The sun will be out tomorrow. It’ll be warm. There will be more baseball. Life is great!

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25
Feb 14

Before I forget

On Sunday afternoon I caught my first baseball game of the year. I was just tired enough to sit and watch. When you are too tired to sit and watch a game … you question your diet, rethink your sleep habits, wonder about hydration and ask yourself about too much exercise, or too little. You begin to wonder if this is what it means to feel old.

I did take a few pictures at that game, and I should probably put a few of them up here before too much time passes.

Cute scenes at the park:

It was never explained why she had a puppy at a baseball game.

As for the game itself, Auburn took a two-run lead in the fourth, and then allowed runs in the seventh, ninth and tenth in a frustrating loss. Clinton Freeman slid in ahead of the tag for that first score:

At least the weather was nice. And now it is getting colder again. What a terrible thing to complain about. We’ll be sitting in short sleeves and sunshine by Saturday.

Which is too many days away because I’m too tired, I thought this morning, for the rest of the week. By the afternoon I was starting to feel better, like myself, awake. So it probably isn’t hydration, then.