Every now and then I like to leave the confines of the press box and
wander Nat Bailey Stadium in search of picture opportunities.

The trusty 4.0 megapixel Olympus, which sucks ass by the way, does the
job pretty well when the light is good (and terribly once the sun goes down), so here is my
collection of the sights and sounds of last night, with additional
pictures from my good buddy, Chris "Damon" Hall.

The rooftop view from Nat Bailey Stadium, overlooking the mountains and skyline of Vancouver.

On that rooftop, you’ll find Canadians intern Alison "Chad Boyd Fan
Club" Dent. Notice the suspicious markings on the side of her neck? She
‘claims’ that was from a seat belt. Alternate theories range from ‘whip
mark’ to ‘headlock given by member of Chad Boyd’s security team’.

Lesson #1 if you don’t want to be photographed: Don’t accessorize at the Hello Kitty store. Mmm… sparkly!

Speaking of Chad Boyd, here’s Tum-Tum, warming up for a big night at
the plate. He’s so in the zone he doesn’t even notice the droplets of
drool falling from the rooftop around his feet.

Jimmy Shull, if he makes it to the big leagues, will arrive there with a fan club of his own - the Oakland Athletics High Socks Crew, who simply can’t get enough of the stockings.

Isaac Omura prefers the Homestar Runner ‘all white legs and feet’ look.

While C’s co-webcaster/beer hawker Rob McGowan prefers the Elvis print
style which is totally catching on in the fashion houses of Abbotsford,
Surrey and Moose Jaw.

But enough of the inside baseball talk - here’s Jeff Baisley about to explode.
Or walk, as the case may be.

Jimmy Shull checks the pits.

…While Mike Madsen (with the clipboard), Joe Piekarz (with the speed
gun), and Jeff Gray (obscured) chart his pitches for the C’s coaches.
Gray was apparently asleep in his chair when this photo was taken. Or
hiding. Probably from Alison Dent.

I don’t know why that woman who ran on the field last night put her
head next to Anthony Recker’s butt before being chased from the
stadium. I honestly have no idea.

Okay, maybe I have some idea.

Dear God! He even slides home butt-first!

You’ve just got to love Jimmy Shull’s facial expressions as he pitches.
He grits those teeth and just growls at the batter.

As the sun goes down, the Nat Bailey backdrop is something else.

Ty Bubalo throws a little dirt on his hands, gives them a clap, and
readies himself to go into battle against Boise pitching with two men
on base.

A three-run home run later, Bam-Bam comes home to be greeted by the guys he scored - Jeff Baisley (#9) and Steve Kleen.

With the crowd on their feet, the run-scorers head to the dugout as Tum-Tum tags in.

Recker goes long with a double to left center. Sure, it’s fuzzy, but look at that ball streak! Nice shot, Chris Hall.

Isaac Omura envisions himself doing what Zeke Parraz is doing… swinging hard. "Be the ball, IO, be the ball!"

Another day at the ballpark, another victory for the good guys captured
on film… uh.. hard drive. Be there tonight when they do it all over
again - game starts at 7PM.