Salvy Splash
For the second time this season, I photographed a match-up between the Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox. It was an insane game that ended in a walk-off bunt/error in favor of the Royals. Whew.
Here are a few of my favorite images from the game.
Last night (after a delay due to Monday's rainout), the Kansas City Royals defeated the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 and are now potentially one game and eight hours away from clinching a World Series berth. What?!
© 2014 Major League Baseball Photos/Amy Stroth
Some Mondays suck, other Mondays the MLB calls you and asks you to shoot one of your favorite baseball teams as they duke it out in a winner-take-all wildcard game against the Oakland Athletics. This past Monday was the latter.
As someone that has only been a Royals fan for the last three years, I don't quite understand what it's like to have gone through the 29 years of anguish the die-hard fans here in KC have. I do however, understand what a historical moment it was for Kansas City sports for the Royals to have made it to the postseason. Experts said they couldn't win, but in twelve glorious, nail-biting innings, they pulled it off. If you want to read a really fantastic piece on the game, I suggest THIS ONE, by Rany Jazayerli at Grantland.
Those 10+ hours at the ballpark (and getting bathed in champagne in the Royals' clubhouse by outfielder Lorenzo Cain) are something that will stick with me throughout my career. Huge, HUGE thanks to MLB Photos editor Jessica Foster for giving me a shot despite my very short track record shooting professional baseball. Here's a "few" photos from the unforgettable night. WARNING: there are a lot.
© 2014 Major League Baseball Photos/Amy Stroth
