Back in modern baseball, Dexter faced Chelsea.
Category Archives: Chelsea
Photo of the Showing a Little Ginger Now: 21 May 2011
The Chelsea Monitor Base Ball Club was a real baseball team that played back in the mid-19th century, when baseball was called base ball, nobody wore gloves and hits could be fielded on one bounce for an out. The club was recently resurrected by a determined group of local citizens, and after a short break of more than a century, the MBBC played base ball once again when the Royal Oak Wahoos came to town.
Oh, and if you’re wondering about the post title, the very helpful game program explains:
“Should a ballist [player] lack effort, implore him to “Show a little ginger!”
Also, before I get to the photos, let me add that vintage base ball is wonderfully entertaining. You can find the club’s schedule on its website; if you’re in the area, I’d highly recommend going to a game.
And now, on to the photos.
Hank the friendly English bulldog enjoyed his afternoon at the game.
Photo of the Walkin’ Around Chelsea Now: 21 May 2011
Chelsea has seen very little sun and very few clear skies this spring, so when I spotted that bright hot sphere thing in the sky and saw something other than clouds, I took a walk around Chelsea to get a few photos. I expect to do more of this as more clear skies make the apparently grueling commute to Chelsea.
Yeah, yeah, I know everybody takes pictures of it…
…but I think I’d be exiled to Dexter if I didn’t take at least one photo of it.
Just outside the library I encountered a man who was installing clay tiles that were created by Chelsea middle schoolers back in October. He, too, had been waiting for a sunny day to start work.
Photo of the Softball Now: 20 May 2011
Chelsea softball faced Manchester.
At Chelsea’s softball stadium, there are few good open vantage points for photography: there are no breaks or low points in the fence, and the umps often aren’t excited about having a gate open even just a little. (That also puts me in the way of players entering and exiting the field.) The best answer, then, is to shoot over the fence, which leaves one real option: the roofs of the dugouts.
Though it would be nice to be able to shoot the game at field level, the dugout roof does offer two advantages: first, some players are hilariously startled when they see a person in a usually unpopulated location; second, I get a little bit of a different perspective for some interesting photos. This is one such photo:
The other such photo — one of my favorites of the year — is later in this post.
Here’s the other fun photo I got thanks to my spot on top of the dugout:
Photo of the Soccer Now: 19 May 2011
Chelsea soccer faced Lincoln.
It was one of those odd days when the field could be bathed in sunlight yet covered by ominous clouds. Even better: when it looked like this, it was also raining.
After the game, my editor and I set up a photo for an upcoming feature article on one of the Chelsea athletes. This was the result:
Photo of the House Fire Now: 17 May 2011
Almost three weeks ago, a local family had its house destroyed by a fire. Though they had to deal with the loss of their home and possessions, there was one bit of good news: everybody — including the family pets — made it out safely.
A week later, the newspaper asked me to visit the scene to get a few photos of the destroyed structure.
Photo of the Lacrosse Now: 13 May 2011
Chelsea lacrosse faced the Ypsilanti Braves. The Ypsilanti school board would say they faced the Ypsilanti Phoenix, but nearly everybody else would just ignore the Ypsilanti school board and say they faced the Ypsilanti Braves.
I sure hope the name Bulldogs doesn’t become controversial one day.
Photo of the JV Baseball Now: 12 May 2011
The Chelsea JV baseball team eked out an exciting seventh-inning win over Monroe.
Photo of the Lacrosse Now: 11 May 2011
Chelsea lacrosse faced Lincoln.
Just as FYI for all you aspiring lacrosse players…this is not where you want the ball:
Some of Lincoln’s helmets have seen better days:
Photo of the Track & Field Now: 10 May 2011
Chelsea and Dexter faced off in a dual track meet.
The Chelsea track program has a piece of Chelsea history: an Ames shopping cart!
For those of you who weren’t here then: Ames was the store that predated the now-closed Pamida. I don’t recall how long it’s been since Ames closed its Chelsea location, but I do know it’s been a while.
One Chelsea distance runner takes a unique approach to her footwear:
She’s wearing Vibram FiveFingers shoes. I’ve never worn a pair, but those I’ve known who have worn them have given nothing but glowingly positive reviews.
The Dexter high jump coach found a good use for the iPad: recording the jumps.
