All Quiet on the Fenway Front

I was hoping/expecting to have been posting some of the best photos of the year this past week.
Things, obviously, did not turn out so well and I've avoided the blog as I haven't felt like re-living the last three games. Maybe later I'll post some stuff from game three...

Sox Post Season Baseball: Counting Down

More Fun With a Tilt Shift Lens

Fan Appreciation Day

To Say "Thanks" (and keep folks interested in these final few games)

Fun with a Tilt Shift

My friend CJ is letting me borrow a tilt-shift lens (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilt-shift_photography) which basically lets you fine-tune selective focus. Holy Crap! This thing is cool. I am very excited about this...

In the first minute of fiddling (and with absolutely no idea how to use the thing) I took this picture of Pedroia's bat and glove on the dugout bench.

More to come on with this puppy soon...

(Thanks Ceej!)

Ellsbury Pads Record

The first inning last night:

Boston took a 1-0 lead when Ellsbury singled, stole his major-league leading 68th base and advanced on fielders choice by Victor Martinez and scored on a sacrifice fly by Youk.

This is the Red Sox playing small ball.

Ellsbury is starting to look like a top-tier leadoff hitter. His average is sitting at .301 and he has collected 186 hits. If he can take a few more walks and raise his OBP a little bit the Sox will be in good shape in Center Field for long time.

Sox Robbed by Toronto

The last time I posted from the photo pit the Sox were rolling. Now they are scuffling. A win tonight would have meant a wildcard berth and hopefully some halfway decent celebration photos. Now who knows? (mid seventh, down 8-2 as I type) @#$%^&

A-Gonz!

Great game tonight! Defensive whiz Alex Gonzalez is batting .300 and collected his first walk-off hit as a Sox. And the team is rolling now, seven in a row and ten at Fenway.

Dice Rolls

DiceK returned from a three-month stint on the DL and dominated the highest scoring offense in the AL last night with six shutout innings. Anyone see that coming? He hasn't pitched like that since last season (thanks a lot %^&* World Baseball Classic!) Not to mention this is most likely the team that the Sox will face in the ALDS next month. Wow. Good timing. Now it looks like our playoff rotation is all set. How do you say "gelling" in Japanese? I'm starting to look forward to California.

Red Sox Photo of the Week online

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