I didn’t notice this photo until today, as I edited through Friday’s take from the Salt Lake Bees playoff game vs. the Sacramento River Cats. It’s the crowd reacting to a home run by Sacramento’s #17 (the roster’s in my car, and besides— it’s not like printing his name here would mean anything to anyone). Shot with a 400mm lens from the 3rd base photo well.

The game was pretty lousy. Salt Lake gave up 13 runs on 17 hits, and this is Salt Lake pitcher Jeff Kennard feeling it in the ninth inning (above).

There’s an old saying in newspaper photography: If you don’t want them to run it, don’t send it in.

But every once in a while I lose my common sense and send in a photo that has no business being published, like the one above that ran on an inside page. I’ll not make excuses. I had better stuff.

This is the sports front with another of my photos from the same play, with Matt Brown looking frustrated in a tough loss. Oh, it’s the photo to the right of the football.