San José MSBL Photo of the Week (Year) - 2010

Reds outfielder Lamar Harvey ends the season with a bang as he knocks this solo home run in game two of the Reds-Mets Atlantic Division Championship Series. The Mets swept the Reds 13-2 and 16-14 to repeat as Atlantic Division Champions, their third championship in the last four years (one year as the Diamondbacks). The Reds and Mets have played each other in the last four Atlantic (formerly Central) Division Championships. (Photo submitted by Jim Hadley).

Cubs ace Joey Kies delivers the pitch on the way to another strikeout in the top of the fifth inning at Oak Grove High School. He had 10 K's and allowed only 2 hits in the 7 inning game. Cubs swept the doubleheader as the Reds came out flat in game two after the inspiring comeback win by the Cubs in game one earlier that day. Darren Headley (not pictured) notched the game one win for the so called "Lowly Cubs". (Photo submitted by Tim Temoin).

Mets center fielder Drew Pleasant breaks his bat as he flys out to center field in the first inning of game one of a wood bat double-header against the Royals at Aptos. Pleasant went 2-for-4 scoring a run and knocking in another in the game. The Mets cracked five bats on the day on their way to sweeping the Royals 9-8 and 10-2. Even with the $300 expense of five broken bats, Mets manager Brian Feduk says the Mets are looking forward to more wood bat games saying "It's just a tighter game is all". (Photo taken by Maddy Feduk, daughter of Brian Feduk).

Braves Kerry DeHority doubles past diving Astros right fielder Steve Arsenault. The Astros beat the Braves 11-0 in game three to take the Pacific Division Championship Series. (Photo submitted by Paul Woo).

Braves SS Dominic Bejarano tags out Astros Riall Moore during a run down in the Astros 11-0 win to take the Pacific Division Championship Series. (Photo submitted by Paul Woo).

Braves 2B David Painter takes the feed from SS Dominic Bejarano in their attempt to turn two in the Braves 11-0 loss to the Astros. (Photo submitted by Paul Woo).

Reds outfielder Lamar Harvey ends the season with a bang as he knocks this solo home run in game two of the Reds-Mets Atlantic Division Championship Series. The Mets swept the Reds 13-2 and 16-14 to repeat as Atlantic Division Champions, their third championship in the last four years (one year as the Diamondbacks). The Reds and Mets have played each other in the last four Atlantic (formerly Central) Division Championships. (Photo submitted by Jim Hadley).

(Photo submitted by Jim Hadley).

(Photo submitted by Jim Hadley).

Astros pitcher Kalev Betancourt threw eight strong innings, striking out eleven Padres on the way to a 15-6 win. The win eliminated the Padres and put the top seeded Astros in the Pacific Division Championship Series where they will face the Braves. (Photo submitted by Jon Trees).

Casey Tauscher of the Royals hit this bomb to right center and well over the fence in the seventh inning with no one on. (Photo submitted by Jim Hadley).

Reigning three-time HOF Arm Award Winner Adam Paredes made his return to the mound for the Reds and never looked better, allowing only one earned run in a complete game effort. (Photo submitted by José Medina).

Reigning three-time HOF Arm Award Winner Adam Paredes made his return to the mound for the Reds and never looked better, allowing only one earned run in a complete game effort. (Photo submitted by José Medina).

First photo in a four photo sequence of Astros pitcher Kalev Betancourt throwing eight strong innings, striking out eleven Padres on the way to a 15-6 win. The win eliminated the Padres and put the top seeded Astros in the Pacific Division Championship Series where they will face the Braves. (Photo submitted by Jon Trees).

Second photo in a four photo sequence of Astros pitcher Kalev Betancourt throwing eight strong innings, striking out eleven Padres on the way to a 15-6 win. The win eliminated the Padres and put the top seeded Astros in the Pacific Division Championship Series where they will face the Braves. (Photo submitted by Jon Trees).

Third photo in a four photo sequence of Astros pitcher Kalev Betancourt throwing eight strong innings, striking out eleven Padres on the way to a 15-6 win. The win eliminated the Padres and put the top seeded Astros in the Pacific Division Championship Series where they will face the Braves. (Photo submitted by Jon Trees).

Fourth and final photo in a four photo sequence of Astros pitcher Kalev Betancourt throwing eight strong innings, striking out eleven Padres on the way to a 15-6 win. The win eliminated the Padres and put the top seeded Astros in the Pacific Division Championship Series where they will face the Braves. (Photo submitted by Jon Trees).

After five weeks in Louisiana working for NOAA on the Gulf oil spill, Chad King returned and snapped this gem of Padres second baseman Brian Ticoulet tagging out Astros third baseman Greg Hancock attempting to steal second in the third inning of their first playoff game at Willow Glen High School. The Astros won the contest 8-4 on Eddie Padilla's walk-off pinch-hit grand slam. (Photo submitted by Chad King).

This is the first photo in a five photo sequence of a play at the plate during the first game of the Mets-Royals Atlantic Division Semi-Final Series at Aptos. The Royals took game one of the series 14-12. (Photo submitted by Jim Hadley).

This is the second photo in a five photo sequence of a play at the plate during the first game of the Mets-Royals Atlantic Division Semi-Final Series at Aptos. The Royals took game one of the series 14-12. (Photo submitted by Jim Hadley).

This is the third photo in a five photo sequence of a play at the plate during the first game of the Mets-Royals Atlantic Division Semi-Final Series at Aptos. The Royals took game one of the series 14-12. (Photo submitted by Jim Hadley).

This is the fourth photo in a five photo sequence of a play at the plate during the first game of the Mets-Royals Atlantic Division Semi-Final Series at Aptos. The Royals took game one of the series 14-12. (Photo submitted by Jim Hadley).

This is the fifth and final photo in a five photo sequence of a play at the plate during the first game of the Mets-Royals Atlantic Division Semi-Final Series at Aptos. The Royals took game one of the series 14-12. (Photo submitted by Jim Hadley).

Drew Pleasant of the Mets hits a grand slam during the first game of the Mets-Royals Atlantic Division Semi-Final Series at Aptos. The Royals took game one of the series 14-12. (Photo submitted by Jim Hadley).

Padres second baseman and manager Brian Ticoulet runs past the ball he bunted moments before. This excellently placed bunt single was crucial as Brian would later score an early tying run (1-1) in the fourth inning against the Astros in their first playoff game at Willow Glen High School. (Photo and caption submitted by Chad King).

Padres pitcher Nelson Villanueva delivering a pitch to Astros slugger Mike Hernandez in the sixth inning in their first playoff game at Willow Glen High School. (Photo and caption submitted by Chad King).

Jordan Romero came up with the biggst pitching performance of his short Reds career Sunday and did it when it mattered most. Romero threw eight dominant innings of one-run ball, striking out an eye popping thirteen batters against his former MSBL club, the A's, in leading the Reds to a tight 4-1 victory in game one of the Atlantic Division playoffs. (Photo submitted by José Medina).

Five days after returning from his second tour of duty in Iraq, where it was 127 degrees, Brewers left fielder John Ferrara is back to smashing line drives. Unfortunately for Ferrara, Indians shortstop Jamie Ybarra caught this smash and the Indians swept the Brewers 14-4 and 7-5 at Willow Glen in their regular season finale. Thank you John for your service and welcome back to the SJMSBL. (Photo submitted by Jim Hadley).

(Photo submitted by José Medina).

(Photo submitted by José Medina).

(Photo submitted by Janna Esparza).

(Photo submitted by Janna Esparza).

Drew Pleasant of the Mets(18) looks relieved as Darren Headley of the Cubs(18) watches an errant throw sail past him. Drew worked his way out of the pickle and was safe at third base. The Mets and Cubs split the double-header at Aptos with the Cubs winning game one 11-9 and the Mets winning game two 8-4. (Photo submitted by Chris McCall).

(Photo submitted by Jim Hadley).

(Photo submitted by Jim Hadley).

Drew Pleasant Mets (18) stops short of third base and is caught in a pickle in the first inning of game one of the Mets-Cubs double-header at Aptos. Drew worked his way out of the pickle and was eventually safe at third base. The Mets and Cubs split the double-header at Aptos with the Cubs winning game one 11-9 and the Mets winning game two 8-4. (Photo submitted by Chris McCall).

Matt Meier of the Mets(18) takes his lead from first base as Cubs(18) pitcher Darren Headley comes to rest in his stretch before delivering the pitch. Matt eventually stole second to put himself in scoring position. (Photo submitted by Chris McCall).

Mets(18) manager Brian Feduk at the plate awaiting the pitch from Cubs(18) pitcher Darren Headley in the second inning of game one. Feduk singled to left to lead off the inning. (Photo submitted by Chris McCall).

Astros pitcher Jon Norris fires a pitch as the Astros win both games this weekend and complete the season sweep of the Padres at Prospect High. The Astros All-Star pitcher has been excellent this season in helping the Astros solidify first place in the Pacific division. The Astros now wait for the rest of the division to play out their final games to see who they will face in round one of the playoffs. (Photo submitted by Edward Padilla).

(Photo submitted by Edward Padilla).

Reds(18) Romero is tagged out in the Dust Bowl at the plate. Reds(18) dropped both ends of the double-header against the A's(18) at Del Mar, 10-1 and 16-2. (Photo submitted by José Medina).

(Photo submitted by José Medina).

(Photo submitted by José Medina).

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).

No photos were submitted in time for Photo of the Week, but photos 2-5 were submitted after the deadline.

(Photo submitted by José Medina).

(Photo submitted by José Medina).

(Photo submitted by José Medina).

(Photo submitted by José Medina).

Reds third baseman Hector Esparza tags out the Royals' Casey Tauscher on a close play at third. Tausher overran third base and got backdoored by the Reds Steve Goldberg after he took the cut from the Reds outfield. The Royals and Reds split the double-header at Oak Grove with the Royals taking game one 15-10 and the Reds taking game two 6-3. (Photo submitted by José Medina).

(Photo submitted by José Medina).

(Photo submitted by José Medina).

(Photo submitted by José Medina).

(Photo submitted by Brian Seifert).

(Photo submitted by Brian Seifert).

(Photo submitted by Brian Seifert).

Cubs ace Joey Kies delivers the pitch on the way to another strikeout in the top of the fifth inning at Oak Grove High School. He had 10 K's and allowed only 2 hits in the 7 inning game. Cubs swept the doubleheader as the Reds came out flat in game two after the inspiring comeback win by the Cubs in game one earlier that day. Darren Headley (not pictured) notched the game one win for the so called "Lowly Cubs". (Photo submitted by Tim Temoin).

(Photo submitted by Jon Trees).

(Photo submitted by Greg Cohen).

(Photo submitted by Greg Cohen).

(Photo submitted by Greg Cohen).

It was a slow week for Photo of the Week submissions. Fortunately John McCauley, a Tiger fan, got these two great shots at the Giants-Tigers double-header in Los Gatos. On the left, Tigers second baseman Frank Melendez turns the front half of a double play. On the right, Tigers outfielder Matt Marks is wondering why the fences were taken down as he hit this reportedly 400+ foot flyout in the top of the first inning of game one. The Giants swept the Tigers 7-6 and 6-3 to remain atop the National Division with a 7-1 division record (7-3 overall). (Photos submitted by John McCauley, a Tiger fan, for Frank Melendez).

Tigers second baseman Frank Melendez turns the front half of a double play. The Giants swept the Tigers 7-6 and 6-3 to remain atop the National Division with a 7-1 division record (7-3 overall). (Photos submitted by John McCauley, a Tiger fan, for Frank Melendez).

Tigers outfielder Matt Marks is wondering why the fences were taken down as he hit this reportedly 400+ foot flyout in the top of the first inning of game one. The Giants swept the Tigers 7-6 and 6-3 to remain atop the National Division with a 7-1 division record (7-3 overall). (Photos submitted by John McCauley, a Tiger fan, for Frank Melendez).

Veteran San Jose Red Lamar Harvey, who missed the previous two seasons, has come back to the diamond with the same enthusiasm and hustle as when he first began with the Reds in 2004. Harvey's head first slide into first base beat the throw to Mets(18) first baseman Jeremy Hernandez. His hustle wasn't enough, though, as the Reds(18) fell to the Mets(18) 10-7 in game two of their double-header at Del Mar. The Reds(18) did earn a split with a 10-6 win in game one. (Photo and caption submitted by José Medina).

(Photo submitted by José Medina).

(Photo submitted by José Medina).

(Photo submitted by Chad King).

(Photo submitted by Chad King).

(Photo submitted by Chad King).

(Photo submitted by Chad King).

(Photo submitted by Ramiro Guel).

Tigers first baseman Bryan Venturini sticks a spike into Blue Jays third baseman Guy Giuffre during the first game of the Tigers-Blue Jays double dip at Aptos. The Blue Jays swept the Tigers 4-3 and 8-6. (Photo submitted by Jim Hadley).

(Photo submitted by Jim Hadley).

(Photo submitted by Jim Hadley).

All eyes are on the ball as Jonathan Gutierrez of the Yankees is in the process of smacking a pitch during the Yankees-Red Sox game at Los Gatos. The Red Sox, led by Ben Hartshorn's two home runs including a grand slam, beat the Yankees 14-3. (Photo taken by Hillary Blackburn, submitted by Greg Cohen).

(Photo submitted by Jon Trees).

(Photo submitted by Jon Trees).

(Photo taken by Hillary Blackburn, submitted by Greg Cohen).

Mets center fielder Drew Pleasant breaks his bat as he flys out to center field in the first inning of game one of a wood bat double-header against the Royals at Aptos. Pleasant went 2-for-4 scoring a run and knocking in another in the game. The Mets cracked five bats on the day on their way to sweeping the Royals 9-8 and 10-2. Even with the $300 expense of five broken bats, Mets manager Brian Feduk says the Mets are looking forward to more wood bat games saying "It's just a tighter game is all". (Photo taken by Maddy Feduk, daughter of Brian Feduk).

(Photo taken by Maddy Feduk, daughter of Brian Feduk).

(Photo taken by Maddy Feduk, daughter of Brian Feduk).

(Photo taken by Maddy Feduk, daughter of Brian Feduk).

(Photo submitted by José Medina).

Blue Jays pitcher Travis Talbott delivers an Opening Day pitch during the 8th inning of the Blue Jays 7-4 loss to the Mets(18) at Aptos. (Photo submitted by Jim Hadley).

Brian Feduk of the Mets hits a fly ball off Travis Talbott (Blue Jays) during the Mets 7-4 win at Aptos. Mike Barnes (Blue Jays) is catching. (Photo submitted by Jim Hadley).

New Padres outfielder Omar Munoz hits back-to-back home runs with catcher Landon Jacobs in the fifth inning of a 15-0 victory over the Rays at Prospect High School in San Jose. The Padres muscled up with 3 home runs and 12 hits in seven innings. (Photo submitted by Chad King).