The official MLB SEASON Photo Thread

[WR's succesor]

I would appreciate it if you all commit on this one, put together a photo thread similar to the one in the History forum, except for the current season, post any pictures you like of this season!

Be sure to provide a link or source.

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Oakland Athletics' Frank Thomas hits a walkoff two-run home run off Los Angeles Angels' Scot Shields in the ninth inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 6, 2006, in Oakland, Calif. Oakland won 7-5.

Yahoo Sports (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

What a swing from the Big Hurt!

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Kinda touching :rolleyes:

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CHICAGO - JULY 06: Catcher A.J. Pierzynski #12 of the Chicago White Sox thanks fans for voting him into the final American League All-Star position before a game against the Baltimore Orioles on July 6, 2006 at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

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Seems like every HR is a big story for ESPN, not here:

Yahoo Sports/Getty Images
LOS ANGELES - JULY 6: Barry Bonds #25 of the San Francisco Giants flies out in the 5th inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 6, 2006 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images)

[Elvis]

Newly selected All-Star Nomar Garciaparra walking back to the dugout (and watching himself on DiamondVision replay) after striking out in the bottom of the 9th inning in last night's loss to the hated Giants.

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[Mattingly]

Please make sure that all photos here are indeed baseball-related. No salacious shots of players with their wives, if you catch my drift. :)

WRS, if you could keep the photos smaller, such as in post #2, that would be great, especially for dial-up forumers.

[Francoeurstein]

Seems like every HR is a big story for ESPN, not here:

Yahoo Sports/Getty Images
LOS ANGELES - JULY 6: Barry Bonds #25 of the San Francisco Giants flies out in the 5th inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 6, 2006 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images)

His eye isn't even on the ball.

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Dan Debecco of the PNC Park ground crew begins the process of painting the batter's circle Friday, July 7, 2006 in Pittsburgh for the upcoming Major League Baseball All-Star game.
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Yahoo Sports

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Head of the PNC Park ground crew Steve Peeler, center, begins the process of painting the batter's circle Friday, July 7, 2006 in Pittsburgh. PNC Park hosts the 77th Major League Baseball All-Star game Tuesday, July 11. At left is Dan Dabecco of the PNC ground crew.
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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Security in the area surrounding PNC Park in Pittsburgh is tightened Friday, July 7, 2006 as the city prepares to host the 77th Major League All-Star game on Tuesday, July 11.
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(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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Former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Grant Jackson, bottom, and Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato, right, in suit, stand near the base of a new historical marker for Forbes Field near the remaining portion of the outfield wall in Pittsburgh's Oakland section Friday, July 7, 2006. The marker notes the significance of the field where the Homestead Grays, the Pittsburgh Crawfords, the University of Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Steelers as well as the Pittsburgh Pirates had played their sports before it was torn down in 1971.
(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Yahoo Sports.
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[Williamsburg2599]

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Who says baseball's not a contact sport? Chone Figgins collided with Matt Kemp at second base during a force play. (Steve Grayson, WireImage.com)

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I love this kid

Washington Nationals' Ryan Zimmerman singles in the winning run against the Florida Marlins during the 11th inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 6, 2006, in Washington. Brian Schneider scored the winning run on Zimmerman's single. The Nationals won 8-7.
(AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Yahoo! Sports

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Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman cannot field a ball hit by Florida Marlins' Miguel Cabrera for a single during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Monday, July 3, 2006, in Washington. The Nationals won 9-1.
(AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Kansas City Royals' pitcher Mark Redman acknowledges the crowd with a tip of his hat at a baseball game with the Toronto Blue Jays, Thursday, July 6, 2006 in Kansas City, Mo. Redman threw eight innings, and gave up two runs on five hits to lead Kansas City to a 6-2 win.
(AP Photo/Dick Whipple) ]
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PITTSBURGH - JULY 7: The Pirate Parrot and former Pirate great Bill Mazeroski pose for a photo after cutting the ribbon to open Fan Fest for the Major League Baseball 2006 All-Star game at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center July 7, 2006 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images)
Yahoo! Sports

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A first of a few
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[RedSoxVT92]

Coco Crisp's amazing catch

http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2006/baseball/mlb/06/29/mets.redsox.ap/p1.coco.crisp.ap.jpg

(source, http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/)

[redlegsfan21]

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Source #1: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/photo?photoId=1220874&team=cin
Source #2: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/photo?photoId=1220883&team=cin

[Bill Burgess]

WRS, if you could keep the photos smaller, such as in post #2, that would be great, especially for dial-up forumers.
Photos are great, fellas, but shots in #2, 3 & 4 are just huge. I have a 19.5 inch screen, and they are large for my big screen.

Can't imagine how they'd fit on a small monitor screen.

Bill

[redlegsfan21]

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Milwaukee Brewers' Geoff Jenkins, left, gets a triple as Chicago Cubs' Aramis Ramirez collides with him during the first inning of their major league baseball game Friday, July 7, 2006, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Darren Hauck)
Source: http://sports.myway.com/images/20060707/CUBS_BREWERS_BASEBALL.sff_WIDH103_20060707221259.h tml

[redlegsfan21]

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Houston Astros right fielder Lance Berkman falls into the stands after catching a foul ball hit by St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols during the third inning of their Major League Baseball game Friday, July 7, 2006 in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Source: http://sports.myway.com/images/20060707/CARDINALS_ASTROS_BASEBALL.sff_HTA103_2006070721055 7.html

[Outta Here]

Carl Crawford stealing home...

http://images.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/_photos/2006-07-05-crawford-large.jpg

Travis Hafner's record-breaking Grand Slam...

http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2006/07/07/dv9FngFn.jpg

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What a catch by Berkman!!
MLB Photo Gallery

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D-Train hits a grand salami!!
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[redlegsfan21]

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Seattle Mariners head groundskeeper Bob Christofferson, left, and groundskeeper Linsday Guzzo dance to music with dirt rakes during an inning break of an MLB baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and the Detroit Tigers Friday, July 7, 2006 at Safeco Field in Seattle. Dancing by the grounds crew is a regular feature at Safeco Field. The Tigers beat the Mariners 6-1. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Source: http://sports.myway.com/images/20060708/TIGERS_MARINERS_BASEBALL.sff_WATW116_2006070801182 3.html

[Outta Here]

Pretty self-explanatory :)

http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/images/2006/05/28/Bca3pmIT.jpg

Barrett achieving what many dream about ;)

http://www.tracypress.com/sports/images/2006-05-27-punch.jpg

Kenji gets a warm, MLB welcome :D

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/dayart/20060519/226ms20_tag.jpg

Twins deserving All-Star notches up another hit...

http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2006/writers/john_donovan/07/03/allstar.selections/p1.joe.mauer.ap.jpg

[Seattle1]

Kenji gets a warm, MLB welcome :D

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/dayart/20060519/226ms20_tag.jpg

He held on to the ball too for the out! :D You should have seen the throw from right field by Ichiro! The term "frozen rope" doesn't even do it justice! Great play!

:clapping

:gt

[Outta Here]

I know I did see that amazing throw :clapping

That's 1 of my favourite plays this year by far... The throw, catch & smash!!! :D

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LOS ANGELES - JULY 8: Armando Benitez #49 of the San Francisco Giants pitches in the ninth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 8, 2006 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. The Giants won 11-7. (Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images)
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[Seattle1]

Yahoo Sports

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Oh man that ump was trying to make bad calls against the Mariners last night. He must have taken some lessons from Bill Leavy's Super Bowl XL officiating crew! ;)

[W_Marone]

Phillies.com

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Chase Utley extends his hitting streak to 14 games....and takes a scary ball of his wrist, thank goodness he's alright though.

[redlegsfan21]

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Source 1: http://sports.myway.com/images/20060709/TIGERS_MARINERS_BASEBALL.sff_WATW110_2006070900224 3.html
Source 2: http://sports.myway.com/images/20060709/TIGERS_MARINERS_BASEBALL.sff_WATW111_2006070900282 7.html
Source 3: http://sports.myway.com/images/20060708/ANGELS_ATHLETICS_BASEBALL.sff_OAS107_2006070823195 5.html

[Outta Here]

Ortiz does it for the 31st time this season...

http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2006/07/08/9NCdJAN6.jpg

[redlegsfan21]

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Chicago White Sox's Tadahito Iguchi hits the game-winning RBI single against the Boston Red Sox in the 19th inning of a baseball game, Sunday, July 9, 2006, in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
Source: http://sports.myway.com/images/20060709/RED_SOX_WHITE_SOX_BASEBALL.sff_CXS106_200607092101 07.html

[runningshoes]

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[runningshoes]

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[Williamsburg2599]

11104A couple of Laramie Colts check out the conditions after a storm, but their game would be called off. (Barbara J. Perenic, The Laramie Boomerang/AP)

[Williamsburg2599]

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It looks like White Sox third baseman Joe Crede needs just a little more protection on that arm. (Jerry Lai, US Presswire)

[Williamsburg2599]

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Think the Marlins are a little young and inexperienced? outfielder Josh Willingham, left, and shortstop Hanley Ramirez seem to prove the point. (Julie Jacobson, AP)

[Williamsburg2599]

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Kansas City Royals right fielder Reggie Sanders fought the wall ... and the wall won. (Dave Kaup, Reuters)

[Williamsburg2599]

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Angels manager Mike Scioscia and slugger Vladimir Guerrero try to convince the home plate umpire that Guerrero was hit by a pitch. (Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP)

[Williamsburg2599]

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Baseball fans show a pretty strange mixture of reactions as the bat of Brandon Phillips sails into the stands. (John Bazemore, AP)

[Outta Here]

Listen, before u all start, I KNOW it was last year, but this still deserves respect & to just remind u all of how AMAZING it was...

Possibly top 3 of my favourite defensive plays

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/sports/ichiro/2003/photogallery/photos/31.jpg

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[Richmond Hill Phoenix]

http://www.merrittsbakery.com/party/IMAGES/eimages/kansas%20city%20royals%20logo.jpg


One month ago today, on June 11th, Tampa Bay hits into its first franchise triple play against the Royals, 8-1-6-5.

See the video and read the story: http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060611&content_id=1500442&vkey=news_kc&fext=.jsp&c_id=kc

[Richmond Hill Phoenix]

He held on to the ball too for the out! :D You should have seen the throw from right field by Ichiro! The term "frozen rope" doesn't even do it justice! Great play!

:clapping

:gt

Check it out. It's called "Ichiro's laser to home plate".http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player_media.jsp?player_id=400085

[redlegsfan21]

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St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols (5) steps on home plate with home plate umpire Paul Nauert watching as teammates wait following his solo home run in the 14th inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in St. Louis Thursday, July 13, 2006. The Cardinals defeated Los Angeles 3-2 in 14 innings.AP Photo/James A. Finley)
Source: http://sports.myway.com/images/20060714/DODGERS_CARDINALS_BASEBALL.sff_MOJF110_20060714005 415.html

[W_Marone]

Howard belts his 30th homerun of the season

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a209/kenmoney/U3dKvPCX.jpg

[Outta Here]

Check it out. It's called "Ichiro's laser to home plate".

Thanks for that :D It doesnt even 1hop to the plate! :clapping

Scott Rolen 'bloops' a single to the outfield in the BOT 10th to give the Cards another late win...

http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2006/07/15/6GR6QGl7.jpg

[redlegsfan21]

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Former Cincinnati Reds players Tom Browning, Lee May and Tom Seaver, from left, stand next to their plaques during a ceremony inducting them into the Reds Hall of Fame before the baseball game against the Colorado Rockies in Cincinnati Sunday, July 16, 2006. (AP Photo/Tom Uhlman)
Source: http://sports.myway.com/images/20060716/ROCKIES_REDS_BASEBALL.sff_OHTU101_20060716153844.h tml?date=07162006&docid=v7112

[Outta Here]

Beltran hits the Mets second Grand Slam of the inning as they dish out an 11-run inning to the Cubs...

http://images2.sportsline.com/u/gettyimages/photos/57209495JD011_New_York_Mets071623_lower.jpg

[redlegsfan21]

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Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz carries second base off the field as he and manager Terry Francona, far right, and others celebrate their 5-4 victory against the Kansas City Royals in their baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston Monday, July 17, 2006. Ortiz stole second base in the eighth inning. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Source: http://sports.myway.com/images/20060717/ROYALS_RED_SOX_BASEBALL.sff_MAEA114_20060717225220 .html