Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Seattle Times Pictures of the Year 2010

April 19: Mariners Eric Brynes crashes into Detroit Tigers catcher Alex Avila in the second inning right after Ken Griffey Jr. scored on a single by Casey Kotchman. Brynes was tagged out. And despite the baserunning heroics at the plate, the Mariners lost the game 4-2. "When I cover baseball (this was my only trip to the ballpark last season) it's usually, no hits, no errors, no runs, no photos, because I miss lots of action. For me, half the battle is staying awake. But I do have pretty good luck. So when the Mariners Eric Brynes rounded third I grabbed my short lens — swinging it to home and, bang!, made my favorite baseball photo in 30 years of trying." - Steve Ringman