The voting is done and the picks of the pics are in, and the 2016 TBD Fall League Photo of the Year is . . . . .
#5 - A Cloud of Dust
This shadow soaked photo by Scott Linden with sun splashes, lots of color, and lots of action at the plate in a cloud of dust shows #40 Brady Seier, a senior at Spencer High School, and a member of the Iowa Great Lakes Fall League HLP-Specer-SO ROYALS getting ready to take his tag to the sliding Gerardo Beltran, a senior at Gehlen Catholic High School, and a member of the Sioux City Fall League Gehlen KELLY GREENS . . . And the call is SAFE! The backdrop is a cheering mom at the beautiful Vosburg Field in Granville, Iowa. Safe at Vosburg for Gehlen and an award for Scott Linden for the 2016 TBD Fall League Fall League Photo of the Year!!! Congratulations Scott!
Question: What is your pick for the best pic? Please vote for the 2016 TBD Fall League Photo of the Year. Voting ends at midnight on November 15, 2016
| Response | Pct | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 - Head Hunter |  |
0.9% | 2 |
| #2 - Big league approach |  |
17.0% | 39 |
| #3 - Tilted |  |
0.4% | 1 |
| #4 - Lefty pitcher |  |
5.2% | 12 |
| #5 - A cloud of dust | |
43.7% | 100 |
| #6 - Colorful action shot shows no action | |
0.4% | 1 |
| #7 - Catcher reaches for the sky | |
3.5% | 8 |
| #8 - Upside down player | |
1.7% | 4 |
| #9 - Healthy hack | 0.0% | 0 | |
| #10 - Play at the plate at Vosburg Field | |
6.1% | 14 |
| #11 - Wild card pic of of tough dudes | |
21.0% | 48 |
The 2016 TBD Fall League Photo of the Year is . . . You be the judge.
With election season here you can be the judge of which pic will win the 2016 TBD Fall League Photo of the Year!!!
2016 TBD Fall League Photo of the Year CONTEST!
- Vote online here on the poll on the right hand column.
- Click on your pick on the poll, and then click VOTE at the bottom of the poll so your vote will be counted.
- To see where the pics stand in the rankings before the final tallies are taken just click on 'View Results' to see the running tabulation of all votes to date.
Here are the photo selections that have been selected. Over 100 photos were submitted and these are the top picks . . . of the top pics! The winner will win the 2016 Photo of the Year Trophy and a Total Baseball Development care package. Voting ends on November 15 at midnight with the announcement for 2015 TBD Fall League Photo of the Year to be made on November 16. Vote away and Good Luck to all of our entrants for the 2016 TBD Fall League Photo of the Year Contest!!!
2016 Photo of the Year ENTRIES!
#1 - Head Hunter in Week 1 at the Iowa Great Lakes. Brandon Winkel of the Sheldon Oranges gets taken down early by the upstart All-Star Greens to start the 2016 TBD Fall League at Okoboji High School. (Photo by Rod Winkel)
#2 - Big league approach to Fall League action at the Strikers Complex Field #4 by Noah McWilliams of the Sioux City East Texas Oranges. Lots of success to come for this mean-faced ball player! (Photo by Kelli McWilliams)
#3 - This tilted view of the camera shows the tilted view of the hitter doing his best to take a round bat and hit a round ball squarely! (Photo by Maite Zabaleta)
#4 - Lefty pitcher for the Gehlen Kelly Greens uses all of his might, including some apparent Michael Jordan tongue action, to get opposing hitters out at Vosburg Field in Granville, Iowa. (Photo by Scott Linden)
#5 - A cloud of dust and where is the ball as a Gehlen Kelly Green player slides under the tag to be safe at the plate at Vosburg Field. (Photo by Scott Linden)
#6 - This colorful action shot shows no action . . . but actually YES, chess in motion. The catcher is taking the sign from the dugout . . . The pitcher is toeing the rubber contemplating his next pitch . . . The hitter is taking his signs from the 3rd base coach . . . The hitter on deck is timing up the pitcher for his big at bat . . . And the right side defense adjusts, shifts, and moves around in anticipation of this lefty hitter hitting one their way . . . And who said baseball was boring??? (Photo by Maite Zabaleta)
#7 - This catcher from the Estherville Reds reaches for the sky and puts this out of play ball out of play! (Photo by Erin Fraker)
#8 - This upside down player from the Sioux City East Oranges is getting things right side up by throwing a strike and throwing so hard his hat came off! (Photo by Beth Heath)
#9 - This All-Star Jades player takes a healthy hack at the Sgt. Bluff High School field. (Photo by Todd Greta)
#10 - A Spencer player from the HLP-Spencer-SO Royals makes a great play at the plate, but the Gehlen Kelly Green player counters with a great slide for a safe call and a run for the Kelly Greens at their home park of Vosburg Field in Granville, Iowa. (Photo by Scott Linden)
#11 - This wild card photo number 11 in a contest of 10 photographs shows a bunch of tough dudes from the Estherville Reds ready to play some ball! (Photo by Erin Fraker)
The 2015 TBD Fall League Photo of the Year
#3 - Nick Barrels of the Sioux City East Heelan All-Star JADES shows effort, body control, and perseverance as he leads the way on the youngest team in the TBD Fall League. There was no shortage of "Get After It" on the JADES with a 50/50 split of Heelan Crusaders and East High Black Raiders. (Photo by Dawn Bricker)
With an amazing 3,714 votes cast overall,
Dawn Bricker; baseball mom and newly minted expert photographer,
takes for the prize for the
2015 TBD Fall League Photo of the Year!!!
Congratulations to Dawn Bricker and a big THANKS to all of the entrants.
Question: What is your pick for the best pic? Please vote for the 2015 TBD Fall League Photo of the Year. Voting ends at midnight on November 15, 2015
| Response | Pct | Votes | |
| #1 - American flags in full and windy view | |
1.3% | 48 |
| #2 - "Should I stay or should I go?" | |
0.1% | 5 |
| #3 - Ball in air - Stuck in time | |
50.6% | 1880 |
| #4 - YOU make the call at 3rd base | |
0.3% | 11 |
| #5 - Out at 1st base | |
4.3% | 158 |
| #6 - Congrats on Dinger | |
0.1% | 5 |
| #7 - Spirit Lake ROYALS celebrate as mom runs | |
1.4% | 52 |
| #8 - Sgt. Bluff-Luton celebrates as Coach Nelson runs | |
0.4% | 13 |
| #9 - Cloud of dust | |
0.1% | 2 |
| #10 - Secret pitch | |
0.4% | 13 |
| #11 - Kick save and safe at 3rd | |
40.4% | 1501 |
| #12 - 'Picture perfect' swing with very straight foul line | |
0.1% | 2 |
| #13 - Pointing to the sky | |
0.2% | 7 |
| #14 - Full field view with American flags | |
0.2% | 7 |
| #15 - Just hanging on! | |
0.3% | 10 |
2015 TBD Fall League Photo of the Year CONTEST!
Here are the photo selections that have been selected in part by Jim Lee; Sports Photographer for the Sioux City Journal with the final photo cuts and adds being made by Bob Protexter. There were too many good pics this year to limit the voting to 10 photos so we have bumped it up to 15 photos to chose from.
- Vote online here on the poll on the right hand column.
- Click on your pick, and then click on the VOTE box at the bottom of the poll so your vote will be counted.
- Below that then click on 'View Results' to see the running tabulation of all votes to date.
The winner will win the 2015 Photo of the Year Trophy and a Total Baseball Development care package. Voting ends on November 15 at midnight with the announcement for 2015 TBD Fall League Photo of the Year to be made the week of November 16. Vote away and Good Luck to all of our entrants for the 2015 TBD Fall League Photo of the Year Contest!!!
#1 - Travis Sterler hides the ball well as the American flags are in full and windy view at Hinton High School's baseball field. (Photo by Renee Sterler)
#2 - This Sioux City East TEXAS ORANGE player leads off of 1st base and wondering "Should I stay or should I go?" . . and or sending that message to the pitcher that is checking on the runner . . . Oh the game inside of the game!!! (Photo by Kelli McWilliams)
#3 - Nick Barrels of the Sioux City East Heelan All-Star JADES shows effort, body control, and perseverance as he leads the way on the youngest team in the TBD Fall League. There was no shortage of "Get After It" on the JADES with a 50/50 split of Heelan Crusaders and East High Black Raiders. (Photo by Dawn Bricker)
#4 - This Sioux City East TEXAS ORANGE player slides into 3rd base here against the Gehlen Beresford KELLY GREENS . . . and he is . . . YOU make the call!!! (Photo by Kelli McWilliams)
#5 - Tyler Johnson of the Sheldon WHITES has a great closed eye view of his own stretch play that he makes for this bang-bang play at 1st base for a putout against the West Sioux REDS, complete with Sheldon catcher running down the baseline to backup 1st base. (Photo by Renee Sterler)
#6 - Colton DeRocher of the Sioux City East TEXAS ORANGES took this ball deep to right field with his ultra smooth left handed swing and Kade Rotnicke of the Southern 'W' All-Star CAROLINA BLUES appreciates the effort and exalts great sportsmanship by congratulating DeRocher rounding 3rd base as Coach Matt McWilliams waits to congratulate him as well. (Photo by Kelli McWilliams)
#7 - The Spirit Lake ROYALS celebrate the first ever championship of the TBD Fall League - Iowa Great Lakes addition in grand style with fake champagne and real ski goggles . . . as a Spirit Lake mom runs for cover from the bubbly! (Photo by Erin Fraker)
#8 - The Sgt. Bluff-Luton ORANGE & BLACKS greet their high school head coach Matt Nelson with a real bath of fake champagne after the TBD Fall League - Sioux City - World Series Championship Game at the as he came out of the stands after the game and on to the field to congratulate them . . . What a greeting!!! (Photo by Mike & Julie Laughlin)
#9 - Sioux City East TEXAS ORANGE player is waiting for the ball to drop versus the Hinton GOLDS at Hinton High School with complete view of the farms fields in the background and the cloud of dust in the foreground. (Photo by Kelli McWilliams)
#10 - Noah McWilliams of the Sioux City East TEXAS ORANGES and secret pitch is not so secret any more as you can see his grip on this pitch ~ Thanks MOM! (Photo by Kelli McWilliams)
#11 - Travis Sterler of the Sheldon WHITES slides into 3rd base and into the glove of Collin Jurgensmeier of the Hinton GOLDS disrupting the tag and the play . . . . and SAFE at 3rd! (Photo by Renee Sterler)
#12 - Christen Peterson of the Sioux City East TEXAS ORANGES shows off his 'picture perfect' swing mechanics, and this photograph also shows off Hinton's Coach Cale Kramer and his staff's perfect 3rd base line! (Photo by Kellie McWilliams)
#13 - This action shot of the Sioux City East Heelan All-Star JADES is full of action and a lot of quietness . . . Where is the ball??? First baseman Tommy Carlson points to the ball, second baseman Ryan Dougherty checks his centerfielder's beat on the ball as he makes his way towards the play, and first base coach for the Sioux City West FOREST GREENS watches this pop fly unfold as centerfielder Grady Bricker races towards the ball to make a shoe string catch! (Photo by Dawn Bricker)
#14 - This shot of the beautiful Hinton High School Baseball Field and the awesome action back drop of the waving American flags shows the Siouxland MAROONS hitting against the Gehlen Beresford KELLY GREENS (Photo by Stacy Junge and Karrie Patino)
#15 - It is alllllllll about just hanging on sometimes and Hinton GOLDS player Tanner Eilts does just that . . . as we are all just hanging on to the baseball season as long as we can before the snow flies! (Photo by Mike & Angela Majeres).
2015 TBD Fall League Photo of the Year contest winner is:
Thanks for sending in your best action photos!
RESULTS - 2014 TBD Fall League ACTION Photo Contest - RESULTS!
Congratulations to Rod Winkel on his AWESOME photo!!!
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#5 - Travis Sterler #32 of the Sheldon Texas Oranges . . . is . . . SAFE . . . no wait . . . he's OUUUT . . . Tagged out with a Web Gem quality play by Parker Meier #77 of the Alta-Aurelia Navys . . . It's the closest play all fall and it's all caught on tape!!! (Photo taken by Rod Winkel)
2014 TBD Fall League ACTION Photo Contest
Below you will find ten awesome action pics from the TBD High School Fall Baseball League in Sioux City, Iowa . . . but which one is the best??? . . . Wow that is tough . . . The photographer with the winning negative (kids ask your parents what that is) will receive an awesome and very positive TBD Care Package with some very cool TBD swag. Vote away . . . . . . .
RULES:
- Vote for the best ACTION shot
- Click on your selection on the numbered Poll on the right, and then you must click on 'Vote' at the bottom of the Poll to submit your vote
- Voting ends October 31, 2014
#1 - Connor Prescott #10 of the Sgt. Bluff Blacks delivers a pitch on a crisp fall Sunday. (Photo taken by Julia Laughlin)
#2 - Sean Anderson #37 of the South O'Brien Silvers makes the play and throws it home. (Photo taken by Deb Gross)
#3 - Brandon Winkel #36 of the Sheldon Texas Oranges is ALL SEE BALL HIT BALL as he laces a rope versus the Alta-Aurelia Navys on the last day of the Fall League. (Photo taken by Rod Winkel)
#4 - Preston Schultz #58 of the Sioux City West Greens works to make the play with a semi-sliding Travis Hohbach #40 of the South O'Brien Silvers making it difficult. (Photo taken by Deb Gross)
#5 - Travis Sterler #32 of the Sheldon Texas Oranges . . . is . . . SAFE . . . no wait . . . he's OUUUT . . . Tagged out with a Web Gem quality play by Parker Meier #77 of the Alta-Aurelia Navys . . . It's the closest play all fall and it's all caught on tape!!! (Photo taken by Rod Winkel)
#6 - Josh Gross #47 of the South O'Brien Silvers snowconing a throw from the outfield to make a great play on a sliding All-Star Maroon player on Opening Day. (Photo taken by Deb Gross)
#7 - Rafael Mejia #92 of the All-Star Maroons launches a BIG fly with a perfect swing all the while the Giant clouds and the Royal sky along with the clean green grass framing this snapshot!!! (Photo taken by Gabriela Hernandez)
#8 - Freshman Carson Louscher #42 of the South O'Brien Silvers textbooks an outside pitch to left field versus the Sioux City East Oranges. (Photo taken by Deb Gross)
#9 - Brandon Winkel #36 of the Sheldon Texas Oranges does it with the bat (see above), and in this pic he is doing it with his glove and his arm as he rockets the ball to second base in an attempt to cut down a base stealer. (Photo taken by Rod Winkel)
#10 - Cam Banbridge #13 of the Kingsley-Pierson Golds is a big dude with a big arm showing some big league style as he unleashes a pitch . . . and he is only a Freshman!!! (Photo taken by Amy Hill)
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Hall of Fame Baseball from Total Baseball Development
There are few absolutes in baseball, but from the little leagues to the big leagues the simple fundamentals of the game are the same. Below you will see how the best of the best do it, and showing the way for players of all ages to follow along with. From hitting to pitching to fielding you can learn from pictures.
Albert Pujols – St. Louis Cardinals
Pujols puts everything he has into every swing. Here you see him take a very powerful cut all the while implementing the basic fundamentals of a good baseball swing by rotating on his back foot while keeping his front foot closed, taking his hips right to the ball which is immediately followed by his hands, and keeping his head down on the ball the whole time.
Ken Griffey Jr. - Cincinnati Reds
Griffey's swing is considered one of the best in the game and he shows he how he gets the most out of his body for his swing by using a solid foundation where he keeps his back leg bent, his front leg straight, and gets full extension after contact with the ball. His head is down to the ball the whole time.
Ramon Ortiz - Washington Nationals
The 2006 Nationals media guide list Ortiz at 6'0" and 175 lbs., and that is probably a stretch in both categories. He uses great natural talent to throw his 90 mph plus fastball, but here in this photo as a Red he shows how proper fundamentals help make him a big leaguer. He has the ball facing centerfield and is also 'grabbing' the target and then 'pulling' it to him. His eyes are intensely on the target the whole time.
Derek Jeter - New York Yankees
Simply put Jeter here shows you how it is done. His feet are wide apart with his glove side foot slightly ahead of his other foot. His body is square to the ball. His hands are far out in front of him with his right hand protecting his face and preparing to cover the ball as it enters his glove. His head is down and his eyes are on the ball the whole way.
Alfonso Soriano
Keeping hands back and
Getting ready
Every photo here shows you the importance of seeing what you are doing by the concentration on their faces and keeping their eyes on the task at hand. Also every explanation of the fundamentals being used by the players in the photos starts with the feet or the bottom half of their bodies. When working on something or trying to fix something always start at the feet and work your way up. A good foundation in baseball is paramount to doing things correctly, and it is very hard to put your hands in the right position if your feet are not in the right place. So now do not forget your new best friend, your digital camera, when you go to the ballpark. Take a few snapshots and compare your form with the best. For more instructional photographs and tips on how to play the game please check out our web site at totalbaseballdevelopment.com
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