Joel Dinda's photos with the keyword: devil rays

Midwest League, April 27, 2006; Burlington Bees @ Southwest Michigan (Battle Creek) Devil Rays Sorting through some old scans. Managers Jim Gabella (Bees) and Skeeter Barnes (D'Rays) meet with umpires Kellen Levy and De'Andre Anderson before the game to trade lineups, discuss the ground rules, and whatever. Posting this because I like Gabella's pose. The stripes are because I was shooting through a protective screen, which the Minolta SR-T 101 doesn't handle that as well as my Nikon D300. Scan by Lansing's The Camera Shoppe.

Southwest Michigan Devil Rays hitter Chris Cunningham waiting on the pitch at Battle Creek's CO Brown Stadium. April of 2006. Original, much darker, photo here . 236 game photographs here .

Brandon Mann of the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays, pitching at Lansing's Oldsmobile Park; May of 2005. Original photo here ; this version's brighter. 335 game photographs here .

No runs, no hits, no errors. In the rain. New Southwest Michigan pitcher Celso Rondon got Tirado out, too; I'd have shot the scoreboard again but the last pitch filled my memory card.... Mike Wlodarczyk pitched the first eight innings before hitting his pitch limit. The coaches were quite apologetic about needing to remove him. I'm gonna miss this team when it leaves. Eleven more home games, and four to end the season in Lansing. Then they're gone for good. Peoria Chiefs @ Southwest Michigan Devil Rays, 8/18/2006. Original photo here .

Southwest Michigan hitter Jason St. Clair puts the ball in play, and Wisconsin's catcher (Travis Scott), second baseman (Ron Garth), and pitcher (Nick Allen) all react. Umpire De'Andre Anderson begins to move to where he anticipates the next play. Photo taken at Battle Creek, Michigan; C.O. Brown Stadium, on July 5. The Wisconsin team is based in Appleton. Original photograph here . More game photos here .

Quad Cities @ Southwest Michigan 061206. Original version of this photograph on my MWLGuide photostream ..

Southwest Michigan outfielder Garrett Groce steals another base. Garrett does that a lot. Original photo here . More photos from the game here .

Cedar Rapids manager (& third base coach) Bobby Magallanes chats with baserunner Brad Coon. Meantime, Southwest Michigan pitching coach R.C. Lichtenstein confers with pitcher Wade Davis, catcher Matt Spring, and first baseman Ryan Bethel about the situation. Lightly shopped; the original's here . 3rd inning at C.O. Brown Stadium in Battle Creek, Michigan. I took a couple hundred photographs last night and have posted them on the MWLguide photo stream .

Baseball's back! Southwest Michigan Devil Rays shortstop Brandon Rousseve, sprinting after a popup. Original photo here . More photos from the game, too. Taken at Oldsmobile Park in Lansing.

Battle Creek's CO Brown Stadium. My best photo from Wednesday's game. Last night's loss at South Bend ( bizarre and frustrating game ; wish I'd been there) ended the Rays' season, so my loyalty will move to West Michigan beginning tomorrow.... Not sure who the player is; if someone tells me, I'll be pleased to amend this note.

Patrick Cottrell of the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays steals second base against the Fort Wayne Wizards in a game played tonight at Battle Creek's delightful C.O. Brown Stadium. This was one of the few plays which worked out well for the Rays in an extraordinarily bad ball game. Battle Creek's team lost by an 11-4 score and perhaps played even worse than that. Despite three errors, ten of the eleven runs were earned; that's quite an accomplishment.... Fort Wayne catcher Colt Morton--a huge person--chipped in a truly impressive home run that completely left the yard. Just thought it deserved mention. Took a break from the Luggies tonight so I could visit the friends I mentioned a few days ago. The familiar drive to BC was pleasant--I've made the trip hundreds of times over the years--and the ballpark visit was fun despite the poorly-played game. Sat in my old seat (the box has been renumbered to 11), though my ticket was for another (in Box 10). The team's made some interesting renovations: The box seats have been reworked (no longer are there side rails defining the sections; there is, however, now a rail at the screen), and there's a picnic area where the third base bleachers used to be. They've also named the picnic areas after Carl Pavano and Johan Santana, and the best seating area now sports Roy Oswalt's name--good moves, methinks. The staffing seems improved, too, though it might just be that I prefer my ushers to be young women. They smile, they dance, they say hello. I approve. The park's best feature remains the ballpark itself, though. This is a great place to watch baseball, even if it's not all fancy and new. And I'm hopeful about the new ownership. Put in a bid on Matt Carson's jersey. Should know tomorrow if I won. Original version of this photograph here .