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Zack
03-20-2007, 04:02 PM
After about 2 1/2 hours of editing and saving pictures, I've finally gotten to posting. I took 550+ pictures this weekend, only a fraction of that I've uploaded, and I'll post a few of my favorites here in the thread. Here we go-

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An eight hour drive is seemingly endless when you are on your way to see your team play a Cardinals line-up that was going to include the likes of Albert Pujols and Chris Carpenter. Woke up about 5:30 A.M. central for the 7:05 P.M. easter first-pitch. We arrived about 4:45 P.M. and the weather couldn't have been more perfect. Didn't receive any autographs before the game, but got plenty afterwards. Purposely, our seats were about 15 rows back on the first base side, and got some great shots of Pujols.

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This was one of my favorites of the night, right after Andruw poked a single to left.

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I thought this was a pretty neat shot - Francoeur stretched out and turned this one into a double after it hit the chalk and rolled into foul territory just past 1st base.

This turned out to be a great game. Redman was very sharp.

Concerns: Soriano and Gonzalez both gave up homers in their appearance, consequently the game ended up a 6-6 tie after 10 innings.

Game 2 we saw split squad action between the Braves and Tigers. I was disappointed in the squad we saw from the Tigers that did not include Sheffield or Rodriguez, but they still had a few of their superstars. I arrived at the park about 10 that morning, the minute I set my bag down to open and take out a few baseballs and a pen, McCann set down his bat behind the cage and came over and started signing some autographs. I kicked it into high gear, so much as to not be able to hold on to anything I was in such a panic to get down there, and got a few scrapes and bruises.

Nevertheless, I got it.
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I got a lot more on Sunday, ended up getting 14 total from the trip. Sunday also, to name a few, included Langerhans, McBride, and Schuerholz Jr. who looks just like his dad, its unreal. Speaking of Sr. Schuerholz, he was out on the field during batting practice, here are a few of those:

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Another one of my favorites. Two of the greatest baseball minds.

Continued...

Zack
03-20-2007, 04:08 PM
...Continued

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Someone told me the man with the gray hair is Ted Turners right-hand-man?

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Seeing the new Andruw on TV and seeing him up close doesn't do it justice. He has lost a TON of weight!

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I also got to see Chipper before the game, he went over to talk to someone, looked like his dad.

Sunday, as you know, Braves pulled out a 4-3 victory, and I went home happy. It was a great weekend.

Heres the link to the rest of the pics:
http://s64.photobucket.com/albums/h166/ZackShields/Spring%20Training%2007/

McCarroll21
03-20-2007, 04:09 PM
Zack, it may be better for you to upload your pictures to a separate site, like imageshack or photobucket. It will be too hard to post many pictures using the attachment system on here. I don't allow many attachments so it doesn't kill our bandwidth. I'd rather them be linked to something off-site, if you know what I mean.

Zack
03-20-2007, 04:16 PM
Yeah, I was in the process of uploading those to a separate site, they all aren't going to be on here.

C-Dawg
03-20-2007, 04:21 PM
Actually the grey-haired man looks a lot like FLorida Governor Charlie Crist...are you sure that's not who it is?

Zack
03-20-2007, 04:25 PM
I'm not exactly sure who it was, just overheard some guys talking behind me that this guy is Ted Turner's right-hand-man and stayed with the organization after Ted left.

CB1
03-20-2007, 04:36 PM
That's McGuirk, isn't it?
Yeah, from your description, (and because I've seen him before), that's definitely McGuirk.

McCarroll21
03-20-2007, 04:37 PM
I edited the posts to make it easier to follow. If you saw Chipper with someone before the game, it may have very well been his dad. He talked about having his dad in town for a week not too long ago on TV. I'll be interested to see all the pictures when you get them up.

JayDonnelly10
03-20-2007, 04:40 PM
Sweet Pictures....as more and more people keep posting these threads with their trips to spring training the more and more jealous I am....I already told the g/f that we are taking a trip down next March!

CB1
03-20-2007, 04:47 PM
And very nice pics, by the way.

Zack
03-20-2007, 04:55 PM
Sweet Pictures....as more and more people keep posting these threads with their trips to spring training the more and more jealous I am....I already told the g/f that we are taking a trip down next March!

Do it man, it's awesome. This is my 2nd year, and plan to do it for a long time. Its amazing how up close you are with the players.

And very nice pics, by the way.

Thanks.

I've uploaded the rest of the pictures, I added the link up in my 2nd post, here it is again.

http://s64.photobucket.com/albums/h166/ZackShields/Spring%20Training%2007/

jschafer5
03-20-2007, 05:29 PM
Very nice Pics...Like the close-up of AJ

Jsh1284
03-20-2007, 06:39 PM
Great pics!

CanadaBravesFan
03-21-2007, 05:52 PM
Super photos! AJ is really looking in shape. 45-150 isn't out of the question.