When I snapped this photo of Darren Ford during SF Giants spring training, I labeled it the "quintessential baseball pose."
It remains one of my favorite photos. One hand on hip. Other hand leaning on bat. Pensive. Confident. Classic. The aura of something special.
Back in March, Darren Ford was still in the minors. He got called up to the bigs last night. He landed in the Bay Area earlier this evening and arrived at the ball park during the second inning of the SF Giants/Colorado Rockies game.
Tim Lincecum finally, finally found some sort of groove with nine strikeouts. The game was tied at 1-1.
Darren Ford entered the game as a pinch runner in the eighth inning. You know, after landing from a long flight and meeting his teammates in the second inning of a fairly important game.
And he scored the game-winning run. In his first Major League appearance.
Something special indeed.
*The new typepad features are causing photo format problems. Still trying to figure it all out.
