Showing posts with label Ankiel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ankiel. Show all posts

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Game Day Pictures: Braves vs Nationals 7-16-11

New laptop wallpaper, replacing three boys on the dugout rail
A friend's comment on the last pic: "They all look so mad!"
They weren't mad. ;)

A friend called this Saturday "the worst day ever". Granted, she had a worse day than I did, but the day wasn't the best overall...

First, my GPS has no idea where anything in Brookhaven is. Ever. Our awesome closer had an unofficial autograph signing at a Publix from 9-11am, and since I'd gone to the game the night before, I didn't necessarily want to get up super-early to be there at super-early and decided I'd stop by around 10am to give him some pictures. (What else am I going to do with all these I take, ya know? Show them to y'all, might as well show them to the players too. They totally see me taking them. I've been to too many games this year.) :D

So GPS sent me to the wrong Publix, but customer service was super-nice and sent me two miles down the road. Alison was lost too, but I couldn't help her since I had no idea where I was -- I've only been in this neighborhood on this side of Buckhead a handful of times! After waiting in the car for a few minutes I decided to go in. It was already 10:30am and there might be some people I know inside, right?

It was sprinkling, and as I walked towards the entrance, Kimmie walked out. Geez, glad I got out of the car when I did! I asked if he was all finished already?! It was unfortunate there weren't enough fans there to keep him there the whole two hours, but it was pretty early on a Saturday. When I gave him his picture pack, he offered to sign one of them for me, but 1. these are all for you, and 2. hon, it's raining. Don't get them wet. I was planning on getting one signed for Faye, but I just gave her the picture later. (Still have to get her a good one of JJ and a good one of Jonny, per her request...)

Anyway. Craig Kimbrel = awesome. I didn't want to hold him up, so I didn't even congratulate him on his all-star selection or on his saves record or ask him about that awful backpack. ;) Just ended our brief convo with "see ya later!" (ha, if he looked up in the stands during BP, I guess) and went on in the store to talked with a couple of Twitter followers. :)

Later that day, Alison and I met up for the Jordan Schafer autograph signing. I am not happy about this portion of the afternoon. Paid $10 for parking. Checked Twitter at the CNN Center Clubhouse Store at 2:42 to make sure I had the dates and times right because the table was totally deserted. After looking around and trying to figure out if we were wrong or had misunderstood, I asked a Clubhouse Store employee if Schafer was signing from 2-3pm today. "You just missed him." "...It's 2:48." "I'm sorry."

Some of us don't have the $10 to throw away right now, frankly. :( And maybe he ran out of fans too. But Kimbrel left after 90 minutes, and Schafer's table was dead when we walked up 2/3 of the way into the session. Someone on Twitter suggested he had to get to the park... but you know what? This was an official autograph session. They're always from 2-3pm. It's never a problem.

OK. Let's look at some pictures from the game and the B-52s postgame concert, yes? Today's tickets were gifted from a friend, and I loooove this angle. It was wonderful. BP first, as usual - click to enlarge most, as usual. :)

Hilarious
Mac. You are so bald.
He's so helpful. And touchy!
I am always curious about personalized jerseys.
Hey Moylo, what were you doing here? I mean, I could speculate...
I sent my cousin a ton of KimmehPics from this game, and this is the one she made her wallpaper. I sent you ones of him smiling, girl! Oh well. Can't blame her, really. :)
Still have to remember to wear my cousinroomie's He-Man shirt to a game for Ske.
Our bullpen is going to be amazing next month.
Glove = Scoop. Good boy, Meds. (Miss you.)
:)
Hi All-Star
Wait, I call Ske "He-Man". This is a problem.
Seriously, every time I accidentally see tobacco I cry a little on the inside.
I don't want anyone losing any teef. Getting holes in their gums. You know.
Is this a contest?
One of my friends - and I'm sorry I can't remember who, so please 'fess up? - replied to this pic that she wonders if she's allowed to pick the three Braves in her package? These would be pretty fun boys, you know? JJ and Meds and Eddie!
Ankiel! Grinning!
Popular!
I wanted to do this last October. Y'all know when I mean. :)
This is a real job. Sweeping sunflower seed hulls off the field.
Mac. Seriously. What possessed you to do this.
I think his legs are as tall as Jenna is. ;)
10,000 Wins field art
I need to get a clear shot of Faye talking to the boys one of these days.
She'd like that.
...Now I want cotton candy.
Huggla patiently waited for a very long time with Prado's gear while Marteen talked to TP . Really. A long time. I think I took 10 pictures.
Hola.
Back in AAA now; Cristhian's back up. :/
Wedding dress streaker fan got taken down!!
They almost escorted him into the bullpen?!
JV is very interested in this.
Seriously? In here?
Oh no, never mind...
He can go to the right field corner. And people can take more pictures!
Oh yes, everyone had out their cameras and phones!
Okay, back to more important things. Like baseball. :)
And umpires getting knocked down!
And middle-aged men in glitter 10,000 wins shirts!!
:(
A little girl I babysit has this backpack too. Only the head has a pocket - it would not work for our bullpen. Her head would not hold enough of their necessities. Sad.

Postgame B-52s concert! I like a couple of their songs but I'm not the biggest fan in the world. A whole concert of their music was a lot for me. The hits... they all kinda sound the same.

BUT. The red-haired singer? Not the beehive one. The other one. She had on a dress made out of a disco ball, I think, and I NEED THAT DRESS. You know, for vacumming the house or something. :D

Awesome dress
Still rockin' the beehive
Actually, all the wardrobe was great.
I have no idea what song this was.
Look at the bassist's dress. I need this one too.
This is exactly how weird this show was.

Full Album here. 99 pictures. Look at them, please; they aren't bad. :)

I have a ticket to see one Pirates game next week. Of course, I want to go to them all. (I have an illness.) Are you coming to any games anytime soon? Let me know! We'll say hi! :)

Monday, July 18, 2011

Game Day Pictures: Braves vs Nationals 7-15-11

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Taking franchise win 10,000 by 10 runs was pretty amazing. Jenna invited me to sit with her in her season ticket seats and Alison got a ticket to join us too. (I love that Jenna's tickets are in the club level -- club level means the pasta bar! My fave food in the stadium, mmmm...)

But of course, they were both coming from work far away and my brother and I -- who carpooled from my part of town -- got there earlier than they did for batting practice. Driving to the Ted, Brother was like, "Sis. I'm going to get a home run ball again today." Suuuure you are, kid.

I've gotta stop doubting him.

As soon as the right field stands opened he ran over there and got a ball. In our family, we are almost never wrong about these things -- when we have a feeling something is going to happen, it usually does! :) He called me as soon as he got it and I asked him who hit it. "I think it was the guy before that guy!" ...Helpful. Heh. He wasn't wearing his contacts and they switched out groups before he could ID the player for me, so we don't know.

BP pics, yes? OK. Click to enlarge!

Mac, O, Ske
Mac's chatty :)
They made Ankiel laugh
Wait, why is Mac so hairless.
Meds, DLowe, JHey. Meds was using his glove as a scoop - no right arm action.
Seriously, he's our new MattE. Grins at fans...
...talks to fans.

MattE never danced, though, and I swear I saw CG salsa-ing to some music piped in over the loudspeakers. Love that guy. :D

Oh Chick-Fil-A... hee.
Does Meds know I'm taking a pic of DLowe right this very second?
Wish this was clearer!
Who keeps throwing off his hat?!
Oh, that guy.

Jenna watched a little bit of BP with me before we headed to a season ticket holder event. It was a mid-season update with Frank Wren, and he gave us some really good information. I tweeted as he spoke so I wouldn't forget anything; if you missed it, here's some of what he had to say...

Best shot I could get; Jenna laughed at it. It does look a little Krang-esque.
Wren: "We'll probably try to supplement our bullpen a lttle bit." Also said he's looking for "a part-time right-hand bat."
Wren: Teheran, Delgado, and Minor are NOT available.

[Clarification] "No young pitching" RT @adogwynn: This is how Vizcaino trade rumors start. RT: Wren: Teheran, Delgado, and Minor are NOT available.
Q&A time. Guy just praised the Ted and asked if there are any plans to develop the surrounding area - sports bars, etc. Not now.
Wren: If Chipper retired, plan now is to play Prado at 3rd full-time.
@jennab113: .@BravesLove 's brother, sniffing his baseball: "It smells like a baseball." :D [irrelevant to the serious baseball talk, but we were getting bored with the bad questions and this struck us as particularly funny]
Jersey/shirsey count from my seat: 3 Heyward, 2 Prado, 2 McCann, 2 Murphy, 1 Hudson, 1 Freeman, 1 custom. [Why yes, I do have ADD. No H. I like saying I'm "observant". Tweet]
Most of the Q&A not interesting. Now they're talking bullpen - he says Venters & Kimbrel have "oodles of stuff and makeup". [Link]

[Later reply to CABravesFan] YES. RT @uscfox: @BravesLove did Frank Wren really say "oodles"?? #awesome
Wren: "Kemp is unavailable; I've talked to their guy."
Last one: Wren said he sees a lot from his office window, and said "@PeterMoylan was throwing today like he was coming into a game." ❤
They gave us ice cream sandwiches! FUN.

OK, in-game pics! After we ate our delicious pasta, of course. Seriously, if you haven't had the pasta on the club level you're missing out. It's better than the Hammer Sandwich was. You can put a zillion veggies in it, choose your sauce, noodles, and meat, and the chefs are super-friendly and talk to you while they cook. (And are always surprised at how much red pepper I want. Yes, more. More than that. More. Thank you! Mmmm.)

I'll stop talking about the pasta now. :D

Heating up!
"Made of magic" - Molly
For my cousin Catherine
Former Brave Jason Marquis
I swear I go to games where Mac catches...
I love that it's July and he still has the beard. Beardy Rossy!!
Uggla's always chatting up the 2B umpires!
Welcome back, Martín. Why are you wearing cleats with an orange swoosh?
shiny
Mac's turn to lounge!
"Nate, I don't want to hear about your hair."
"Wait, Huddy just doubled?!"
running really hard to third! tongue out!
Butt pats. Zim returned the favor.
Who's warming up? EO!
AAAAH, FABF TODD COFFEY!!
Jenna tweeted: "Dear @BravesLove Todd Coffey plays for the other team! Stop making hearts with your hands at him!"
Hahaha, no! He makes me laugh! And he's not a bad pitcher!
Super-bald Mac, talking to TP
Seriously, fans!?
Ankiel!
There is a lot of pointing in this game's album, for some reason.
Go Braves franchise! ;)
Yeah baby!
A montage played on Braves Vision
One more picture. I like the Braves A for "ALL-TIME WINS"
TIME OUT. MARTEEN IS HUGGING EDDIE! HUGGING!!
"Homeboy Upstairs" [/Smoltzie] addressed the crowd
Win by 10 for the 10,000th win!
I'm sure he's most proud of that last part! Love pitchers hitting.

Full album here, if you're still around. This was a long post, but a fun and historic and FUN game! :)