TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME!

Most of you know I am a total sports nut & thoroughly enjoy all types of sports. The clichés about frustrated women upset with their husbands or boyfriends for camping out in front of the TV all weekend could easily be reversed with me.

Being a full time, stay-at-home mom was my passion in life! BUT, if I had chosen to pursue a high profile career, I would have attempted to be a sports announcer…..or a sports writer……or a sports photographer!

When we attended the Giants versus Arizona Diamondbacks game a couple days ago, I took my camera to AT&T Park with the intention of capturing some action shots of my favorite players. I had a ball (pun intended)! It was a beautiful day & unfortunately we lost in extra innings, but nevertheless I had a great time snapping about 90 photos of our World Champion Giants & their gorgeous ball park.

My Canon Power Shot camera with its 35x zoom did a pretty good job of catching some fun shots from our third deck seats behind home plate.

We've visited quite a few baseball parks now & AT&T Park is arguably the best view!

The 2012 World Championship flag flies over centerfield - our second championship in three years!

Players & coaches are ready for the first pitch.



Pablo "Panda" Sandoval prepares to take a swing - you can see the ball on its way.



Brandon Belt is poised to make a play with a runner on first.

Belt taking a cut in the batter's box.

A pensive fan (AKA Lou) intently watching the game.

It's not peanuts & cracker jacks but the cotton candy vendor's wares were colorful.

Kayakers in McCovey Cove wait for a rare "splash hit" homerun to snatch out of the bay.



I worked all day to finally get this shot of Gregor Blanco diving back into first base.



The infielders - Pablo Sandoval, Marco Scutaro, Brandon Crawford & Brandon Belt - watch relief pitcher Sergio Romo warm up.

Left-handed pitcher Javier Lopez has a distinct delivery when he pitches. I like that you can see the ball & its shadow in this picture.