CCLL Giants Baseball - May 11th, 2013 against the Mets

Conner makes solid contact

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Griphen about to smack the cover off of this ball!

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Jack bends down a bit to line up on this pitch

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Gabe tap-dances away from an inside pitch

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But then smacks a high one

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Eric also going after a high one

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Luke making contact - mouseover image to see similar swing 55 seconds earlier in the sun

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Closeup of Luke clobbering that ball!

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Drew rips one down the 3rd base line

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Griphen on the mound as Mets' runner and 3rd base coach look on

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Kyle about to release with Drew ready at 2nd base

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Coach Dave confers with Kyle - "got any more strikes left in 'ya?"

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Kyle says heck 'ya and throws some heat

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Stop-action of Kyle pitching some heat

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Kyle Pitch

Kyle tags a sliding Met - mouseover image to see ump make the call 0.75 seconds later

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All sorts of stuff going on here - mouseover image to see 1/4 second later

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A close play at home - note how the Ump is watching the plate - well done!

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Davis play at home


Yet ANOTHER close play at home - fun stuff!

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Griphen play

Some pictures of the Mets players - sorry I don't know their names

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Wide-angle of the picture above - mouseover image to see 1/8 second later - D'OH! ;-)

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Mouseover to see this swing in action

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Sliding into home near the end of the game in the glow of the setting sun

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Mutual High-5's after a fun ballgame

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Coach Dave talks about the game with the team

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Halfway through the game, this British Air 777 did a flyby just South of the fields

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Here's the flight path - pictures above was taken at 20:12:49 EDT

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Photography Notes: Pictures taken with a Canon 7D and 70-200/2.8 lens.
Click here to see pictures from the 1st game of the doubleheader against the Rockies



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