{"id":573886065,"date":"2014-03-01T23:29:34","date_gmt":"2014-03-02T05:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/?p=573886065"},"modified":"2014-03-07T03:44:50","modified_gmt":"2014-03-07T09:44:50","slug":"more-baseball-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/blog\/2014\/03\/01\/more-baseball-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"More baseball pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Baseball is the closest thing to spring we have right now!<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;s a wonderful feeling.<\/p>\n<p>Talking with other fans:<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/mar14\/mar01.jpg\" alt=\"baseball\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Watching other fans. He looks like he&#8217;s the victim of a stickup, I know, but mostly he&#8217;s just the victim of having parents who are confused about botany. What is that thing? A monkeygator?<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/mar14\/mar02.jpg\" alt=\"baseball\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;ll let it slide: <\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/mar14\/mar03.jpg\" alt=\"baseball\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not sure how you express speed in baseball, which is to say a quick Google search didn&#8217;t tell me, but Anfernie Grier has speed to burn. He was, however, out by a considerable margin here. First, that&#8217;s the third running mistake I&#8217;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&#8217;t miss it at all. Grier is plainly going to be out:<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/mar14\/mar04.jpg\" alt=\"baseball\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Anyway, Auburn won, <a TARGET=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.auburntigers.com\/sports\/m-basebl\/recaps\/030114aab.html\">3-0<\/a>. Freshman Keegan Thompson pitched a one-hit shutout on just 90 pitches. It was Auburn&#8217;s first one-hitter since 2002. Thompson is 2-0 with a .39 ERA and 19 strikeouts over 23 innings. Did we mention he&#8217;s a freshman?<\/p>\n<p>And, now, a picture of the sun setting over Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum:<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/mar14\/mar05.jpg\" alt=\"baseball\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>That was taken from the parking deck, where we spent the next little bit of the evening visiting with friends:<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/mar14\/mar06.jpg\" alt=\"baseball\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/mar14\/mar07.jpg\" alt=\"baseball\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/mar14\/mar08.jpg\" alt=\"baseball\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/mar14\/mar09.jpg\" alt=\"baseball\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>This is Auburn&#8217;s new rec center, also from the parking deck:<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/mar14\/mar10.jpg\" alt=\"baseball\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;s a wonderful feeling. Talking with other fans: Watching other fans. 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