Thursday, April 19, 2007
Photo Analysis
It is often funny to see photos of the people in the crowd as plays are made. People can be seen yelling, waving their arms, etc. Here are some interesting crowd views I found:
There is a lot going on in this photo. First of all, Matt Holliday of the Rockies is trying to make a catch on a foul ball, but one fan (hidden behind Holliday in this view) disagrees with that. The ball gets knocked away, and goes as a simple foul ball. There are several other points of interest here; my favorite is the lady in the pink shirt on the right running away and covering her head. Then there is the guy in the blue shirt near the top, holding his arms up and shouting. It is a little difficult to see, but to the right of him (from our view), there is an individual ducking and covering his/her head. How much safer does that make them? There is still a large portion of their head left uncovered, and it seems a little dangerous to take a chance that the ball would not hit them there. The lady in the upper left carrying the tray of food has the worst idea: duck and close your eyes. "Ok, if I close my eyes, when the ball hits me, I won't have to watch it!".
Here is another interesting one. This is from Monday morning when Vladimir Guerrero got hit on the hand by a Josh Beckett pitch. In one angle, you can see a guy (circled in red here) jump up from his seat, throw his arms up, and shout. I'm guessing he was the only Angels fan in that section, as everyone else seemed rather uncaring about it. They all have that look like they are at an art museum, appreciating a painting. They stare for a bit, nod their head in approval, and move on. The guy just to the right of Vladdy (again, from our view) talking on his cell phone appears to be laughing, either at Vladdy's "I just got hit on the hand" dance, or at something said by whoever he is talking to.
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My guess is that the guy in the red circle has Vladdy on his fantasy team, just like you. Now, that, hurts.