Comments on: Photos from Game 2 of the Mazda 2008 All-Star Game http://yakyubaka.com/2008/08/03/photos-from-game-2-of-the-mazda-2008-allstar-game/ Japanese Yakyu News Thu, 17 May 2012 13:27:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Gwynarhttp://yakyubaka.com/2008/08/03/photos-from-game-2-of-the-mazda-2008-allstar-game/#comment-152 Gwynar Sun, 03 Aug 2008 10:32:21 +0000 http://yakyubaka.com/?p=125#comment-152 <div style="margin:20px; margin-top:5px; "> <div class="smallfont" style="margin-bottom:2px">Quote:</div> <table cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td class="alt2" style="border:1px inset"> You can really see the leg kick on one of the shots you took of Aoki. Unfortunately, you also caught him swinging one-handed on the weak fly ball. </td> </tr> </table> </div>I wanted to show his human side... <img src="images/smilies/tongue.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Stick Out Tongue" class="inlineimg" />
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You can really see the leg kick on one of the shots you took of Aoki. Unfortunately, you also caught him swinging one-handed on the weak fly ball.

I wanted to show his human side…

]]> By: knucklehead7http://yakyubaka.com/2008/08/03/photos-from-game-2-of-the-mazda-2008-allstar-game/#comment-151 knucklehead7 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 03:02:10 +0000 http://yakyubaka.com/?p=125#comment-151 You can really see the leg kick on one of the shots you took of Aoki. Unfortunately, you also caught him swinging one-handed on the weak fly ball. <img src="images/smilies/tongue.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Stick Out Tongue" class="inlineimg" /> You can really see the leg kick on one of the shots you took of Aoki. Unfortunately, you also caught him swinging one-handed on the weak fly ball.

]]> By: Gwynarhttp://yakyubaka.com/2008/08/03/photos-from-game-2-of-the-mazda-2008-allstar-game/#comment-150 Gwynar Sun, 03 Aug 2008 02:55:24 +0000 http://yakyubaka.com/?p=125#comment-150 It never occurred to me to take images of the skyline while I was actually there. If only I could go back in time. <img src="images/smilies/tongue.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Stick Out Tongue" class="inlineimg" /><br /> <br /> BTW: Aoki had a pretty nice day going 2-for-5 with a double, a run scored, and an rbi. I think I uploaded 3 shots of Aoki from the game. I have a bunch more, but they're pretty much the same thing. It never occurred to me to take images of the skyline while I was actually there. If only I could go back in time.

BTW: Aoki had a pretty nice day going 2-for-5 with a double, a run scored, and an rbi. I think I uploaded 3 shots of Aoki from the game. I have a bunch more, but they’re pretty much the same thing.

]]> By: knucklehead7http://yakyubaka.com/2008/08/03/photos-from-game-2-of-the-mazda-2008-allstar-game/#comment-149 knucklehead7 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 02:46:01 +0000 http://yakyubaka.com/?p=125#comment-149 I like the one of the scoreboard from the homerun derby because it seems to give some context of what the area around the stadium must be like. I like the one of the scoreboard from the homerun derby because it seems to give some context of what the area around the stadium must be like.

]]> By: Gwynarhttp://yakyubaka.com/2008/08/03/photos-from-game-2-of-the-mazda-2008-allstar-game/#comment-148 Gwynar Sun, 03 Aug 2008 02:34:30 +0000 http://yakyubaka.com/?p=125#comment-148 Yep, first time. My gf had been there a couple of times before, back when the Yokohama Bay Stars were called the Yokohama Taiyo Whales (1978-1992).<br /> <br /> The stadium is pretty old, but I really enjoyed it quite a bit. I wanted to get more shots of the actual stadium, but I was too caught up in the game.<br /> <br /> What's really nice about the stadium is that there are seats going all around pretty much the entire stadium, except for where the scoreboard is. And past that is the Standing-Only section, which also goes around the entire stadium, save for the scoreboard section.<br /> <br /> There's also a high tower with a platform where a video controller moves a camera back and forth along a wire that goes from behind the backstop all the way to the right field area. I think the press boxes are at field level and the concession stands are contained underneath the stands behind the home plate area. So really, up above field level all you have are seats and nothing else.<br /> <br /> The area where I sat was up on a huge incline. The first 30-40 rows are on a slight incline, back past that the incline gets much steeper. I think you can sort of see in the 1-2 shots I took of the stands. Yep, first time. My gf had been there a couple of times before, back when the Yokohama Bay Stars were called the Yokohama Taiyo Whales (1978-1992).

The stadium is pretty old, but I really enjoyed it quite a bit. I wanted to get more shots of the actual stadium, but I was too caught up in the game.

What’s really nice about the stadium is that there are seats going all around pretty much the entire stadium, except for where the scoreboard is. And past that is the Standing-Only section, which also goes around the entire stadium, save for the scoreboard section.

There’s also a high tower with a platform where a video controller moves a camera back and forth along a wire that goes from behind the backstop all the way to the right field area. I think the press boxes are at field level and the concession stands are contained underneath the stands behind the home plate area. So really, up above field level all you have are seats and nothing else.

The area where I sat was up on a huge incline. The first 30-40 rows are on a slight incline, back past that the incline gets much steeper. I think you can sort of see in the 1-2 shots I took of the stands.

]]> By: knucklehead7http://yakyubaka.com/2008/08/03/photos-from-game-2-of-the-mazda-2008-allstar-game/#comment-147 knucklehead7 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 02:18:39 +0000 http://yakyubaka.com/?p=125#comment-147 Thank you so much for posting these! The shots look good to me, and it's really great to be able to see something that we otherwise would have limited access to.<br /> <br /> Was this your first time in the stadium at Yokohama? Thank you so much for posting these! The shots look good to me, and it’s really great to be able to see something that we otherwise would have limited access to.

Was this your first time in the stadium at Yokohama?

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