Digital Gum Wave 5: St. Paul Saints

They had a heck of an inaugural season at CHS Field...and here in all of their retro ball card glory are the 2015 St. Paul Saints. These shots reflect the roster no later than July 12, 2015. Missing a few pitchers, as with the usual luck of the draw on just catching a few road games. So alas, no Kramer Sneed. This team was a lot of fun to photograph--the Saints are not only a formidable ball club, they also have more than their share of characters on their roster. It will be interesting to see what their 2016 line-up looks like, with the Dodgers buying up the contracts of DiFazio and Songco.

Shawn Blackwell, Sioux Falls Canaries

Another look at the American Association's Pitcher of the Week.

Digital Gum Wave 3: The Kansas City T-Bones

Had three games worth of shots for these, so quite a few more players in this set. Vladamir Frias was on the disabled list, so a dugout shot will have to do. Went for the T-Bone steak hat instead of the swinging steer, which they usually use in their road games.

Digital Gum Wave 2: The Amarillo Thunderheads

We go deep south for the second American Association baseball card set. I only had two nights of shooting so I didn't get as good a look at the bullpen as I would have liked (one of the pitchers in this set, Joseph Brown, also doubles as the bench coach). And the official scorecard didn't list a number 14 on the roster, but through a little investigation I believe he's Tyler Urps, who was listed as having #1 on the scorecard. If you're an Amarillo fan and see any errors in the set, drop me a line! Photos by Dan LeMoal.