late night sports

So, the same night as the bridge collapse the Mariners went into extra innings during their game with the LA Angels. It was the last night of the series and the Mariners have been creeping up on the first place Angels in the AL west division. Lots of energy from the first pitch and it turned out to be a great game with lots of good action and drama. This page was the cover of sports for the first two editions. A great action picture at the plate---Johjima held onto the ball to save a run from scoring.



When the game ended at 11:20pm----this was the picture we remade the cover with. The game winning hit---It's sorta unfortunate. It is a great picture, no doubt. But I think the other picture is a stronger. This picture, while the defining moment of the intense game, is not a picture that will sit with you--and looking back on it in a few weeks won't have the same energy. The first edition home plate picture will stand that test of time. It is important to remember, even when it comes to sports photography, the pictures still need to tell a story.



This is a beautiful picture. In fact I've hardly seen a picture like this from a game before. And I've shot a lot of baseball. A really cool shaft of light in the perfect place. This picture ran inside for all editions. Our super star sports photographer (aka Superstar---I feel like I can give him that nickname since he refers to me as PhotoDiva on his blog) did a good job of really seeing something different here and was able to use it to his advantage. It is super easy to be an editor on nights like tonight. The pictures just fall into place.