Tuesday, April 24, 2018

I Went to Walker Buehler's Debut Game. Wanna See Some Pics?

Aloha, everybody, 

I got invited to the ballgame last night to see the Dodger Stadium debut of Dodgers phenom Walker Buehler. The seats were just as awesome as the kid. 

The bonus was I got to see an incredible game by Kike Hernandez. He made two brilliant plays on the field, hit a home run and laid down a crucial eighth inning bunt single that directly led to the game winning run scoring. By the way, Buehler pitched five scoreless innings. What a game! 

Here are a few pics from my night at Chavez Ravine. Leading off is the kid, Buehler. His fastball is so fast, the ball's already in Grandal's mitt while the batter is still waiting for it to arrive. 




Here's Yasiel Puig giving the ump his opinion of the generous strike zone (which wasn't so wide for Buehler). 




The most excellent view from my seats! A special shoutout and THANKS to my friend Naomi for sharing her ticket with me. They were the best seats in the house. 

Chris Taylor in action. 



Hey! It's Tommy Lasorda! 



Buehler staring in at the signs. I think this was his last (or second to the last pitch of the night). Note the "Big K" scoreboard showing his five strikeouts. 



The kid bringing the heat. 


Here's me in my homemade Buehler jersey. It says Bradley under there. 




There's Nomah! See the schnozz? 



Here's Joc Pederson with his strange "pitch this" batting ritual. I sure hope the Dodgers' marketing team uses this pose for his bobblehead. 



Here's Kike Hernandez laying down his brilliant bunt single, which advanced Chris Taylor to third base. 



That was followed by Cody Bellinger's sac fly to bring home the winning run. 



The seats were fantastic, the Dodgers won, and I had an awesome time. THANKS, Naomi! 

Aloha! 

14 comments:

  1. Great seats, great game, great pictures, good commentary ! ;-)

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  2. I'm jealous that you got to see those high velocity fastballs in person. How were the breaking pitches though?

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    1. On point mostly. Seemed like ump was squeezing his strike zone. Everything looked good tho

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  3. Good stuff! Glad you enjoyed the game.

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    1. It was a really good time. Left the pad in such a hurry, forgot a jacket. Got kinda cold late in the game.

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  4. Great pics, and your seats are so close to the action! Who knows, maybe you witnessed the debut of a future legend.

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  5. the stadium looks great as always! nice re-use of a milton bradley jersey, too.

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    1. Ha! I can't take full credit for the idea. Saw someone on twitter did that to a Grienke shirsey. I remembered I've got a no. 21 jersey!
      Now looking for a shop that can take off the Bradley letters and insert Buehler.

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  6. how you timed those shots - wow! great pictures and fantastic seats!

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    1. Thanks. I've learned (a bit)how to time the camera's shutter to the pitches.

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