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Brian asked me where the kayaks launch from, then we saw the sign that said reclaimed water, unsafe to drink.
Surprise, Arizona: Royals pitchers stretch about before doing some practice pitching during a morning session.
Larry the lip....People swarmed him like flies on shit.... Leave the poor guy alone. He was there with his kid and oops, I guess I swarmed him too because I took this dad gummed photograph....
Photo by Kim Shattuck
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Surprise, Arizona: The concourse at Billy Parker Field, the spring training home of the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers.
Today aw few of my coworkers went to the batting cages during lunch to get ready for our softball season.
Astros pitchers and catchers report to the Spring Training Complex at Osceola County Stadium in Kissimmee, Florida for a new season, in new uniforms, with new ownership and, a new front office and eventually a new president in Reid Ryan, son of legendary Nolan Ryan. The franchise would move leagues and divisions in 2013. from the NL Central to the AL West, new to them.
When pitchers and catchers report, your up close and personal with the players, who rotate from station to station during their drills and exercises. Sometimes its just a rope that separates you from the action.
As I walked around, I passed a player and, as a gesture, I wished him good luck. "Thanks," he said as he headed for the batting cages. Initially, I didn't recognize him. After looking again I ask if he used to be a pitcher. "Yes!," he said. It's only natural that he be with pitchers and catchers reporting.
It was Rick Ankiel who debuted as a pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1999. Issues with control ended his pitching. His toughest outing was Game one of the 2000 NLDS, when Tony Larussa slipped him in under the media radar after many of his pitchers were injured that post season.
After a series of setbacks, he came back in 2007 as a centerfielder and reinvented his career. He made the 2013 Astros squad but was released a month later, was picked up by the NY Mets and finally made his last MLB appearance June 08, 2013. In one word, resilient.