Baseball! Sunshine! Action!
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. York Revolution third baseman Vince Harrison unsuccessfully tries to tag out Heroes of the Diamond outfielder Francisco Santana in the first inning of the exhibition game on Saturday, April 23, 2011, at Sovereign Bank Stadium.
But first: Music! Overcast sky! Thompson Square!
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. American country duo Thompson Square -- husband Keifer and wife Shawna Thompson -- perform "Let's Fight" as their first song for the crowd who came to Fan Fest outside Sovereign Bank Stadium on Saturday, April 23, 2011, before the York Revolution's exhibition game against the Heroes of the Diamond.
Yesterday was the York Revolution’s exhibition game against the Heroes of the Diamond, which is a traveling team of former and active-duty military personnel. Opening day isn’t until April 29, but I worked to make plenty of “first game” feature pictures.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. Staff member Jim Knaub scans tickets at one of the Sovereign Bank Stadium gates before the York Revolution exhibition game on Saturday, April 23, 2011. Knaub said he took the first ticket at the Revolution's first-ever game, as well as the 1 millionth ticket last season.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. Grounds crew member Bob Darr cleans off the home plate at Sovereign Bank Stadium prior to the York Revolution's exhibition game against the Heroes of the Diamond on Saturday, April 23, 2011.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. York Revolution third baseman Vince Harrison stretches against the foul-line wall before the exhibition game on Saturday, April 23, 2011, at Sovereign Bank Stadium.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. York Revolution catcher Octavio Martinez leans on outfielder Scott Grimes as he stretches his legs before the exhibition game against the Heroes of the Diamond on Saturday, April 23, 2011, at Sovereign Bank Stadium.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. Heroes of the Diamond infielder Juan Adriatico passes the Ground Zero flag to assistant general manager Eric Lally during the singing of the national anthem before the exhibition game at Sovereign Bank Stadium on Saturday, April 23, 2011.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. Adilyn Witmer, 3 of York Township, and Eve Cole, 4 of Galeton borough in Potter County, race around the bases as the banana and strawberry, respectively, as Mitchel Lechler, 4 of Wellsboro in Tioga County, falls behind as the grapes during the fifth inning of the York Revolution's exhibition game on Saturday, April 23, 2011, at Sovereign Bank Stadium. Cole, dressed as the strawberry, ultimately won the race.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. York Revolution outfielders Chris Walker and Scott Grimes warm up before batting in the ninth inning against the Heroes of the Diamond on Saturday, April 23, 2011, at Sovereign Bank Stadium.
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Chris, these are great. Everyone who saw this post and didn’t comment is dumb.
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