Picture of the Day: Chien-Ming Wang

Posted on March 1, 2013 by danglickman

From back in the day (2007) comes this photo of Chien-Ming Wang, taken by Keith Allison and used under a creative commons license. Wang pitches tonight for Team Chinese Taipei in the WBC.

Picture of the Day: Hiram Bithorn

Posted on February 28, 2013 by danglickman

Hiram Bithorn (also known as Hi Bithorn) was the first Puerto Rican to play in Major League Baseball. The largest stadium in San Juan is named after him, and has this statue of him outside of it:

This picture, used under a creative commons license, was taken by Andy Williams.

Picture of the day: Carlos Beltran slides

Posted on February 27, 2013 by danglickman

Carlos Beltran slides in during the NLDS last year.

This image, used under a creative commons license, was taken by Keith Allison.

Picture of the Day: The Scene of the Action

Posted on February 26, 2013 by danglickman

Pool B of the World Baseball Classic (a preview will be up later today) will be taking place here, at Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium. Not exactly the much to look at from the outside, but the way they pull up those tarps to cover fans in the upper-deck is kind of neat.

This photo is under a creative commons license and was taken by Steve Barringer.

Picture of the day: Upper Deck

Posted on February 25, 2013 by danglickman

Ever wonder what the most distant seat in baseball is?

Well, it’s not really a seat, but I nominate this:

This photo of Rogers Centre taken from the CN Tower is used under a creative commons license and was taken by Chris Angle.

Picture of the Day: Robinson Cano

Posted on February 24, 2013 by danglickman

Continuing the international flavor of the Pictures of the Day, here’s a picture of perhaps the best player who will be suiting up for the Dominican Republic this year: Robinson Cano.

This photo is used under a creative commons license and was taken by Tom Thai.

Picture of the day: Go Dutch!

Posted on February 23, 2013 by danglickman

Today’s picture, used under a creative commons license and taken by “.m for mattijs”, is of a young Dutch honkbal fan cheering on the Orange during last year’s Haarlem Baseball Week.