{"id":2295,"date":"2013-08-03T09:07:55","date_gmt":"2013-08-03T00:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2013-08-03\/2295"},"modified":"2013-08-03T09:07:55","modified_gmt":"2013-08-03T00:07:55","slug":"slice-of-americana-anthonys-cousin-is-bat-boy-at-a-local-baseball-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2013-08-03\/2295","title":{"rendered":"Slice of Americana: Anthony’s Cousin is Bat Boy at a Local Baseball Game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 200mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 125 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nCousin Josh<\/span>\nJoe Martin Stadium\nBellingham, Washington, USA\n<\/div>\n\n

We're visiting my sister in Bellingham Washington, where all Anthony's\nAmerican cousins will get together for the first time in four years<\/a> (this time\nwith one more<\/a> than\nlast time).<\/p>\n\n

We happen to arrive just in time for cousin Josh (7½) getting to be a bat<\/span> boy for the first time, at a Bellingham Bells<\/a>\ncollegiate summer league game. He's attended<\/span> many games and sat near the\ndugout, so he knew the players and was super excited at this opportunity\n(especially since one must normally be at least 11 years old, but they\ninterviewed him and decided he knew enough about baseball to perform his\nduties appropriately).<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 160mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 160 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nHelping the Coach<\/span>\nduring pre-game practice\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 150mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>500 sec, f<\/span>\/3.2, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nPre-Game Photo Op<\/span>\nwith his favorite player, second baseman Ryan Yamane out of Colorado State\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 70mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>800 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nNational Anthem<\/span>\nnext to head coach Gary Hatch\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 45mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>640 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nSaying “Hi” to the Family<\/span>\non the way back from picking up a foul<\/span> ball\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 35mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>800 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nConsultation<\/span>\nwith the dugout manager\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 70mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/4.5, ISO 160 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nFetching a Ball<\/span> from the Infield<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 70mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/4.5, ISO 180 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nFetching a Bat<\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 200mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/4, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nAll Smiles<\/span>\nin the setting sun\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/8, ISO 4500 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nOur Seats<\/span>\ncourtesy of a friend of Marty (Josh's dad, my brother in law)\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 200mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/3.2, ISO 800 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nReverse-Angle View<\/span>\nAnthony watches the opposition take a strike<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 70mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 180 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n“Slice of Americana”<\/span>\nwith some “creative” processing\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 200mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/4, ISO 640 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nBalls for the Ump<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 70mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 360 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nBase Hit<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 45mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 800 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nWatching the Action<\/span>\nfrom the Dugout\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 1000 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nMid-Inning Entertainment<\/span>\nwith the Bellinghamster team mascot\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 27mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>100 sec, f<\/span>\/8, ISO 6400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nGroundout to First<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 4000 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nFiner Points<\/span>\nUncle Marty explains baseball to Anthony\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 70mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 2200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nThe Stance<\/span>\ntaking a personal moment on the way back after fetching a bat<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

Anthony is quite the soccer fan, and didn't really know much about baseball, but we saw two games two nights in a row,<\/span> and he learned quickly, so he's developed an interest. We'll be going to another game next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We're visiting my sister in Bellingham Washington, where all Anthony's American cousins will get together for the first time in four years (this time with one more than last time).<\/p>

We happen to arrive just in time for cousin Josh (7½) getting to be a bat boy for the first time, at a Bellingham Bells collegiate summer league game. He's attended many games and sat near the dugout, so he knew the players and was super excited at this opportunity (especially since one must normally be at least 11 years old, but they interviewed him and decided he knew enough [...]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2295"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}