Hooks

Deadline was approaching and my photos were all pretty boring from Tuesday night's Hooks game. The only good action that happened was a tag at second, and I knew my photo was out of focus. Just one more good play, I pleaded with the baseball gods. I promise I'll get it this time. And the baseball gods answered.

Sweet. I immediately raced to the press box to file my photo. Meanwhile, the image of a four+ column vertical on tomorrow's sports page danced in my head. The shot is of a San Antonio player turning a double play on Corpus Christi. As long as the Hooks keep losing, I thought, I'm good.

Of course the Hooks had to go for the thrilling win in the bottom of the ninth. I shot the photo below as I was about to leave the stadium, knowing it was going to win out over my other shot.


So no sweet second base shot in the paper tomorrow, but it did publish online. The Hooks game wasn't the play package anyway, so I guess I'm glad my shot didn't get buried inside or turned into a one column photo on the sports rail.