San José MSBL Photo of the Week (Year) - 2009

Reds(18) Nate Wrought is tagged out at the plate by Cubs(18) catcher Eric Ivers in the top of the 7th of game two of their doubleheader at Del Mar. The play kept the score close. The Reds(18) eventually prevailed 4-1. The Reds(18) also won game one 8-5. (Photo submitted by José Medina).

Brewers third baseman Colin Conroy rips a bases-clearing double to the right-center field gap during the fifth inning of the Brewers 16-6 win over the Astros(18) at Soquel. (Photo submitted by Jim Hadley).

Padres second baseman Brian Ticoulet is tagged out by the Orioles second baseman Clinton "Skip" Skipton attempting to steal second in the bottom of the fourth inning at Prospect High School. The Orioles handed the Padres their first loss of the season, 11-6. (Photo submitted by Chad King).

Brewers first baseman Todd Leffler, playing for Sacramento along with his dad Bill in the 2009 MSBL World Series Father/Son Division, shatters his bat for a base hit up the middle. (Photo submitted by Jim Hadley).

Padres center fielder Micah Taylor connects on a single in the sixth inning during game two of the American Division Championship Series versus the Orioles at Prospect High School. The Padres overcame a 4-1 deficit to claim the deciding game 13-6 and sweep the series 2-0 for their first SJMSBL championship. (Photo submitted by Chad King).

Padres LF Joe Duran connects on a single in the 6th inning during game two of the American Division Championship Series versus the Orioles at Prospect High School. The Padres overcame a 4-1 deficit to claim the deciding game 13-6 and sweep the series 2-0 for their first SJMSBL championship. (Photo submitted by Chad King).

Giants pitcher Kevin Wakeman delivers a pitch to the Indians Jamie Jones as center fielder Jon Cannon looks on during the Giants 3-1 game one win over the Indians in the National Division Championship series at Gilroy High School. The Giants finished their sweep with a 6-0 win in game two to capture their second straight title. (Photo by Dominique Wakeman, submitted by Kevin Wakeman).

Giants pitcher Kevin Wakeman delivers a pitch during the Giants 3-1 game one win over the Indians in the National Division Championship series at Gilroy High School. The Giants finished their sweep with a 6-0 win in game two to capture their second straight title. (Photo by Dominique Wakeman, submitted by Kevin Wakeman).

Braves pitcher Paul Codiga shows his determination in the Braves 9-8 loss to the Tigers on August 16th. Since there were no Photo of the Week submissions for August 30th, this photo from August 16th, which was found caught in "Spam Filter Land", was chosen to be Photo of the Week for August 30th. (Photo submitted by Paul Woo).

Padres catcher Landon Jacobs tosses his mask aside to catch a popup during game one of the Yankees/Padres best-of-three first-round playoff series at Prospect High School. The Padres won 7-2 and lead the series 1-0. (Photo submitted by Chad King).

Padres starting pitcher Nelson Villanueva delivers a pitch in the first inning of game one of round one of the playoffs versus the Yankees at Prospect High School. Villanueva pitched a complete game, allowing only three hits, and at one point retired 13 consecutive hitters and 20 out of 21. The Padres won 7-2 and lead the series 1-0. (Photo submitted by Chad King).

Padres 2B Brian Ticoulet runs out a bunt single during game one, round one of the playoff series versus the Yankees at Prospect High School. The Padres won 7-2 and lead the series 1-0. (Photo submitted by Chad King).

Padres SS Greg Moore connects on a solo home run in the bottom of the second inning to give the Padres a 6-1 lead against the Yankees during game one, round one of the playoffs at Prospect High School. The Padres won 7-2 and lead the series 1-0. (Photo submitted by Chad King).

Not an action shot, but just a cool shot from the Red Sox-Cardinals double-header at De Anza. (Photo submitted by Tony Anderson).

(Photo submitted by José Medina).

(Photo submitted by Greg Cohen).

Padres third baseman Joe Olheiser seems to be checking for Steve Sigler's signature on the ball as he gets a little chin music from Orioles pitching during the Padres 15-9 victory over the Orioles at Prospect High. The Padres finish the regular season atop the American Division with a 15-4-1 record and go into the playoffs as the #1 seed. (Photo submitted by Chad King).

Indians pitcher Jamie Ybarra delivers a pitch in the Brewers and Indians final league game. (Photo submitted by Jim Hadley).

Braves second baseman J R Ramirez leaps to field a high hopper in the second inning. The Braves eventually lost to the Tigers 9-8 after trailing 7-1. (Photo submitted by Paul Woo).

Braves pitcher Paul Codiga threw seven innings in their 9-8 loss to the Tigers. He also contributed at the plate going 3-4. (Photo submitted by Paul Woo).

Braves pitcher Paul Codiga collects his third hit of the day in the Braves 9-8 loss to the Tigers. In addition to going 3-for-4 at the plate, Paul pitched seven innings. (Photo submitted by Paul Woo).

Brewers third baseman Colin Conroy rips a bases-clearing double to the right-center field gap during the fifth inning of the Brewers 16-6 win over the Astros(18) at Soquel. (Photo submitted by Jim Hadley).

(Photo submitted by José Medina).

(Photo submitted by José Medina).

(Photo submitted by José Medina).

Yankees Starting Pitcher Daniel Evert first inning against Padres on August 9th at Ohlone. (Photo submitted by Daniel Evert).

Yankees Catcher Chris Mattice, en route to a 4-for-5 day, looks at an inside pitch against the Padres at Ohlone. (Photo submitted by Daniel Evert).

Yankees first baseman José Mendoza holds a runner on. (Photo submitted by Daniel Evert).

Blue Jays pitcher Chris Niro is seen here delivering a pitch during the Blue Jays game against the SJ Reds. Niro had 5 K's in the Blue Jays 17-4, 7-inning win. Niro also helped himself at the plate going 2-for-2 with a double and four rbis. (Photo taken by Shelby Chapman).

Blue Jays third baseman Ben Hartshorn shoots a vicious one-hopper through the right side of the infield for a 6th inning lead-off base hit. The Blue Jays won 17-4 in the shortened 7-inning game. Hartshorn went 1-for-3 in this game and added a two-run homer in game two against the Cubs. (Photo taken by Shelby Chapman).

Looks like everyone left the lens cap on this week. There weren't any photos submitted for Photo of the Week. (Photo submitted by Nobody).

Carinals outfielder Ryan "Warhammer" Warcken had a career day at Independence High going five-for-seven with eight RBIs leading the Cardinals offensive attack against the Pirates. "Warhammer" hit his first-ever home run in game two and followed it up with another HR later in the game. The Cards took both ends of the doubleheader from the gritty Pirates squad. (Photo submitted by Edward Padilla).

Blue Jays(18) pitcher Andrew Kutsenda gets a pressure packed first at bat of his SJMSBL career as Andy Sanchez (on third) and Ben Harshorn (coaching third) look on. Kutsenda came through with an RBI single to score Sanchez in the top of the seventh inning of the first game of their doubleheader with the Astros(18) at De Anza. The Blue Jays(18) swept the Astros(18) 18-4 and 8-5. (Photo submitted by Teresa Hartshorn for Ben Hartshorn).

Ben Pesch pitching for the White Sox. (Photo submitted by Frank Grengo).

Todd Goldsmith of the White Sox belts a double to left center. (Photo submitted by Frank Grengo).

Blue Jays Pitcher Chris Niro closes out the final inning in the first game of a double-header vs. the Astros, striking out three in the bottom of the seventth at De Anza College. (Photo submitted by Teresa Hartshorn for Ben Hartshorn).

Reds(18) catcher Pete Hernandez steals third in the fourth inning of the Reds(18) 13-0 win over the Giants at Willow Glen. The young Reds(18) manager (Medina), stroking his 11-1 ego all week, was billing the game as a battle for league supremacy between last year's Central Champ Reds and National Champ Giants. The experienced Giants, having already proven their dominance years ago in professional ball when the Reds were still in grammar school, had other plans as their former Major Leaguers (Lorin Grow, Ron Dunn), former Triple-A players (Mike Denevi, John Yandle, Ric Foley), and top five pitchers decided to take advantage of the non-divisional weekend and enjoy family vacations. This just in. The SJMSBL ERA-VS-ERA Fantasy Game just had a meltdown as the 2009 Reds(18), trailing 23-0, couldn't get out of the first inning against the 12-time SJMSBL Champion Giants of the 90's. (Photo submitted by José Medina).

Second in a series of three photos. Reds(18) catcher Pete Hernandez steals third in the fourth inning of the Reds(18) 13-0 win over the Giants at Willow Glen. The young Reds(18) manager (Medina), stroking his 11-1 ego all week, was billing the game as a battle for league supremacy between last year's Central Champ Reds and National Champ Giants. The experienced Giants, having already proven their dominance years ago in professional ball when the Reds were still in grammar school, had other plans as their former Major Leaguers (Lorin Grow, Ron Dunn), former Triple-A players (Mike Denevi, John Yandle, Ric Foley), and top five pitchers decided to take advantage of the non-divisional weekend and enjoy family vacations. This just in. The SJMSBL ERA-VS-ERA Fantasy Game just had a meltdown as the 2009 Reds(18), trailing 23-0, couldn't get out of the first inning against the 12-time SJMSBL Champion Giants of the 90's. (Photo submitted by José Medina).

Third in a series of three photos. Reds(18) catcher Pete Hernandez steals third in the fourth inning of the Reds(18) 13-0 win over the Giants at Willow Glen. The young Reds(18) manager (Medina), stroking his 11-1 ego all week, was billing the game as a battle for league supremacy between last year's Central Champ Reds and National Champ Giants. The experienced Giants, having already proven their dominance years ago in professional ball when the Reds were still in grammar school, had other plans as their former Major Leaguers (Lorin Grow, Ron Dunn), former Triple-A players (Mike Denevi, John Yandle, Ric Foley), and top five pitchers decided to take advantage of the non-divisional weekend and enjoy family vacations. This just in. The SJMSBL ERA-VS-ERA Fantasy Game just had a meltdown as the 2009 Reds(18), trailing 23-0, couldn't get out of the first inning against the 12-time SJMSBL Champion Giants of the 90's. (Photo submitted by José Medina).

Animated sequence of photos. Reds(18) catcher Pete Hernandez steals third in the fourth inning of the Reds(18) 13-0 win over the Giants at Willow Glen. The young Reds(18) manager (Medina), stroking his 11-1 ego all week, was billing the game as a battle for league supremacy between last year's Central Champ Reds and National Champ Giants. The experienced Giants, having already proven their dominance years ago in professional ball when the Reds were still in grammar school, had other plans as their former Major Leaguers (Lorin Grow, Ron Dunn), former Triple-A players (Mike Denevi, John Yandle, Ric Foley), and top five pitchers decided to take advantage of the non-divisional weekend and enjoy family vacations. This just in. The SJMSBL ERA-VS-ERA Fantasy Game just had a meltdown as the 2009 Reds(18), trailing 23-0, couldn't get out of the first inning against the 12-time SJMSBL Champion Giants of the 90's. (Photo submitted by José Medina).

Phil Scholz of the White Sox is always taking pictures of other players and submitting them for Photo of the Week so this time teammate Frank Grengo thought he would get a few pictures of Phil and send them in. (Photo submitted by Frank Grengo).

Phil Scholz of the White Sox is always taking pictures of other players and submitting them for Photo of the Week so this time teammate Frank Grengo thought he would get a few pictures of Phil and send them in. (Photo submitted by Frank Grengo).

Orioles starting pitcher Ed Reyes deals against the Red Sox in the second inning of the Orioles 13-5 win over the Red Sox at Soquel. The Orioles and the Red Sox were playing in one of the two cross-division games of the day. (Photo submitted by Jim Hadley).

Reds(18) left fielder José "Choco" Rodrigues goes deep over the left field fence in the fourth inning of game one in the doubleheader between the Reds(18) and the A's(18) at Del Mar. The home run was his second solo shot of the game The undefeated Reds(18) pounded the A's(18) 12-2 in game one but lost their first game of the year as the A's(18) quieted the normally boastful Reds(18) winning game two 8-7. Eddie Rodarte is the A's(18) catcher. (Photo submitted by José Medina).

Second and final photo in the series. Reds(18) left fielder José "Choco" Rodrigues goes deep over the left field fence in the fourth inning of game one in the doubleheader between the Reds(18) and the A's(18) at Del Mar. The home run was his second solo shot of the game The undefeated Reds(18) pounded the A's(18) 12-2 in game one but lost their first game of the year as the A's(18) quieted the normally boastful Reds(18) winning game two 8-7. Eddie Rodarte is the A's(18) catcher. (Photo submitted by José Medina).

A's(18) catcher Luis Cardenas smacks a 350-foot two-run home run in the second inning of game one of the A's(18) doubleheader against the Astros(18) at Independence High School. Cardenas had quite a game going 4-for-4 with 3 RBIS and 3 runs scored. The A's(18) swept the Astros(18) winning game one 21-3 and game two 10-7. Daniel Rideau is the Astros(18) catcher. (Photo submitted by Joe Bata).

Padres second baseman Brian Ticoulet is tagged out by the Orioles second baseman Clinton "Skip" Skipton attempting to steal second in the bottom of the fourth inning at Prospect High School. The Orioles handed the Padres their first loss of the season, 11-6. (Photo submitted by Chad King).

Luis Cardenas recovers in the dugout after being hit by a pitch. (Photo submitted by Joe Bata).

Steve Goldberg (3-4, 3 2B, 2 RBI, SB) . (Photo submitted by José Medina).

Down 9-8 with two outs and the bases loaded in the top of the ninth, White Sox Manager Frank Walsh lines a pitch to the gap in right center, clearing the bases, and giving the Sox an 11-9 lead. White Sox starter Ben Pesch finished what he started and retired the side in the bottom of the 9th to preserve the complete game victory. (Photo submitted by Phil Scholz).

Nelson Villanueva of the Padres delivers a pitch in the top of the first inning against the Orioles at Prospect High School. (Photo submitted by Chad King).

Cardinals pitcher Michael Garnica delivers a pitch on a blistering hot day at Fremont High School. Unfortunately for Garnica and the Cardinals they dropped both ends of the doubleheader against their division rival Blue Jays, 14-5 and 3-2. Second baseman Steve Arsenault is in the background. (Photo submitted by Edward Padilla).

First in a series of three photos. Reds first baseman Ryan Becks goes deep in game two. Becks had a day. Game one (2-2, Run, BB). Game two (3-3, HR, 2B, 2 Runs, 3 RBI). (Photo submitted by José Medina).

Second in a series of three photos. Reds first baseman Ryan Becks goes deep in game two. Becks had a day. Game one (2-2, Run, BB). Game two (3-3, HR, 2B, 2 Runs, 3 RBI). (Photo submitted by José Medina).

Third in a series of three photos. Reds first baseman Ryan Becks goes deep in game two. Becks had a day. Game one (2-2, Run, BB). Game two (3-3, HR, 2B, 2 Runs, 3 RBI). (Photo submitted by José Medina).

Reds(18) Nate Wrought is tagged out at the plate by Cubs(18) catcher Eric Ivers in the top of the 7th of game two of their doubleheader at Del Mar. The play kept the score close. The Reds(18) eventually prevailed 4-1. The Reds(18) also won game one 8-5. (Photo submitted by José Medina).

Cardinals third baseman Greg Hancock connects for an RBI double in the 3rd inning of the Cardinals game against the Mariners on Opening Day at De Anza Junior College. The Cardinals scored early and held on for a 13-11 victory over a scrappy Mariners squad. (Photo submitted by Edward Padilla).

Leadoff man Nolan Smith (White Sox) hits a first-pitch home run over the right field fence in the fourth inning versus the Rays in the White Sox's 20-6 victory at Oak Grove. Smith later hit a double to the gap. The White Sox romped the Rays for a great season opener, with strong pitching from Romeo Baddo and Ben Pesch. (Photo submitted by Phil Scholz).

Ryan Doan (Mets) hits a home run late in the game (Photo submitted by Brian Feduk).

This was Dominic Bejarano's (Braves) final hit of the day in the ninth inning of a 23 -2 game against the Orioles. Bejarano went 4-for-4 on the day with a double, two runs scored, and four rbis. (Photo submitted by George Lee).

Reds rookie Hernandez sets the tempo for the Reds in game one with a home run off Indians pitcher Bob Straight. (Photo submitted by José Medina).