Below is Maddy’s slideshow of the 2007 NAFA Masters West tournament, for all four divisions, 35+, 40+, 45+ and 50+., at Carson City, Nevada.
The fellow in pic 2 is the ageless Mike Trotter, who wore uniform number 68 — his age — while pitching for Northwest Old Growth in the 50+ division. Mike threw well, again, and is an inspiration to all of us who dream of playing for many more years. Not long ago, the radar gun said big Mike was throwing faster than his age. May we all age so gracefully.
If it seems like there are a lot of pics of those “Deadwood guys”, you’re probably right. Pic 3 is Deadwood player-manager Steve Miner getting the third place trophy from Benjie with some other guy hanging around. We even slippped a photo of Maddy into the mix, can you spot it?
The western looking town in some of the photos is Virginia City, just down the road from Carson City, Nevada, which is just down the road from Reno. It was my first time to Carson City, but I thought it made a great venue. Easy to get to (Reno airport 20-30 minutes away), with major highways leading right into town. Plenty of restaurants and hotels right near the field, not to mention casinos for those inclined, and a picturesque setting at the ballpark, a mere 10 minutes from the hotels. Hard to beat. (Also the best beer stand of 2007, with microbrews and others $2-$3 for a giant cup.)
Remember that you can control the speed of the slideshow, by mousing over the pics. The speed control is at the upper right. Just move that little slider if you want to speed them up. If you want to “hide” the little thumbnails, just move your cursor off of the slideshow. Yes, the thumbnails are really small, due to the number of photos, more than 300.
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