Spring Training March 13, 2019. Baltimore Orioles 6 - Toronto Blue Jays 4. Ed Smith Stadium, Sarasota, FL

NY Yankees, Spring Training, 2013, Tampa Florida

Bochy gives a Spock wave

Before the game at Joker Marchant Stadium on 3/18/08.

Derek Jeter

4-1-15 Sloan Park, Mesa, AZ

baseball, spring, florida, some guy who appears to be uncomfortable due to gas or hemmhoroids. that's what it's all about.

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Colby Crew at Lake Lainier

Surprise, Arizona: Royals prospects get instruction during morning session at spring training.

Crawford and Wotus (Bench Coach and has been with the Giants Organization for the last 24 years)

WEBN's Dan Sardinha interviews Tampa Bay Rays' CF B.J. Upton during batting practice before a Spring Training game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Bradenton, FL.

It's that time of year. Youth baseball. Spring is finally here. (Although at nearly 80F, we seem to have gone straight to summer.)

Now that the snow is receding my English cocker Ember is getting in a little early Spring training

Mesa, Arizona: Lorenzo Cain patrols centerfield for the Royals during a spring training game against the Chicago Cubs.

Colby Crew at Lake Lainier

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Randy Metcalf/The Explorer

Diamondbacks third baseman Agustin Murillo dives for a ball shot down the third base line during last week?s spring training game.

365:54 Odd Numbers (2-23-12)

17 MARCH 2015: Chicago Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro talks with Manny Ramirez during the Spring Training baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and Chicago Cubs at Sloan Park in Mesa Arizona, USA.

Phillies opener today and the first win of the season...with Baseball on the brain me and Raven headed to the park.....HBM!!!

Kim, me, and mom self-portrait

Colby Crew at Lake Lainier

Taken for the Active Assignment Weekly : The World In Black & White group .

As demonstrated here: some people go to the spring training ballgame to watch, others to suntan, and others to chat to their neighbors. Obviously, some go to photograph.

WIT: I took the P&S cam because it has a longer range zoom, and I feel more comfy carrying it in large crowds. Unfortunately - that means really deep DoF is out of the question.

Dropped to B/W and film grain added so as to portray what perhaps the society pages may have looked like some years back. Assuming, of course that a society page might dedicate some of their precious time and ink to America's pastime.

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