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He Still Has The Eye: Former Newspaper Photographer Frames MLB Spring Training From Arizona

Alan Snel

(Publisher’s Note: One of the best parts of working as a newspaper writer all across the country was collaborating with talented and humble photographers. One of those photographers was Jeff Goulding, a friend at the Times Herald-Record based in a place called Middletown, NY north of New York City. I admired Jeff’s recent photos at spring training in Arizona and asked Jeff if it would be OK to share his wonderful photo work with LVSportsBiz.com. He said, sure. And as a result, you get to enjoy Jeff’s spring training photo touch in Arizona.)

By Jeff Goulding for LVSportsBiz.com

PEOROA, AZ —  First photo in the lineup: “Opening Day! Padres v Mariners. Mariners were up 4-1 at the top of the 4th.”

 

 

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“A baseball fan attending opening day in Peoria, AZ stops to look at a mask adorned sculpture by George Lundeen “First Mitt”. Rather apropos for the times. Sadly the mask was gone when I left the park at the end of the day. #baseball #COVID #mask #openingday #thetimes #art #imitate #life”

 

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A volunteer, A Peoria Red Shirt, stands in a portal to the field ready to assist fans find their seats. Only 14 percent of the stadium capacity are allowed in to watch games. Chicago vs San Diego. 0-0 in the bottom of the 2nd. #springtaining #onbreak #baseball #chicago #whitesox #padres #az #cactusleague

 

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All activity stops as the National Anthem is played at the start of the game. Padres vs Brewers. #springtraining #AZ #padres #brewers #cactusleague #sunny #skies #peoria #baseball

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Prior to the gates opening for the Rockies vs Mariners game. a maintenance worker cleans up the last of the leaves that were blown in during yesterday afternoons’ wind storm. #spring #springtraining #cleanup #rockies #peoria #az #Mariners #silhouette

 

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After a exciting game between the Rockies and the Mariners. a family leaves the ball park in Peoria, AZ. At the end of the day. #springtraining #shadows #ballpark #baseball #az #mariners #rockies

 

Follow Jeff: Instagram@jsg707

 

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Alan Snel

Alan Snel brings decades of sports-business reporting experience to LVSportsBiz.com. Snel covered the business side of sports for the South Florida (Fort Lauderdale) Sun-Sentinel, the Tampa Tribune and Las Vegas Review-Journal. As a city hall beat reporter, Snel also covered stadium deals in Denver and Seattle. In 2000, Snel launched a sport-business website for FoxSports.com called FoxSportsBiz.com. After reporting sports-business for the RJ, Snel wrote hard-hitting stories on the Raiders stadium for the Desert Companion magazine in Las Vegas and The Nevada Independent. Snel is also one of the top bicycle advocates in the country.

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