Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski in wax, Boston
Photo by Michael Devault (taken in 1995)
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Friday, May 13, 2011
Genevieve meets Rockey Redbird
Two-year-old Genevieve Alexander and Darrin (Uncle Duck) Devault meet Rockey Redbird following the Memphis Redbirds game at AutoZone Park on May 10, 2011. (Photo by Cheri Devault)
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
No bubblegum card, no greatness
Leave it to Lucy of the Peanuts comic strip to define what makes a baseball player great:
"He never got his picture on bubblegum cards, did he? Have you ever seen his picture on a bubblegum card?
"Hmmm?
"How can you say someone is great who's never had his picture on bubblegum cards?"
In addition to definitions, Lucy offers sage psychiatric advice for only a nickel.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Fear the Red Wings!
Rochester Red Wings statue.
Frontier Field, Rochester, N.Y.
Photo by Darrin M. Devault (taken in July 2007)
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
No game today
Snow covers the box seating area of the former Tim McCarver Stadium in Memphis, Tenn.
Photo by Darrin M. Devault (taken on Dec. 24, 2004)
Monday, October 25, 2010
325 feet to right
A weathered outfield sign at the former Tim McCarver Stadium in Memphis, Tenn., tells the distance from home plate to the right field fence.
Photo by Darrin M. Devault (taken on Dec. 24, 2004)
Friday, October 22, 2010
A nod to the Negro League
Bill Selby takes a break before a "Negro League throwback game" between the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds and Iowa Cubs on July 17, 2004, at AutoZone Park in Memphis. Selby and his Iowa teammates represented the Homestead Grays in the game. After 14 years in professional baseball, including several in the major leagues, Selby is now an assistant baseball coach at Northwest Mississippi Community College.
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