Jose Bautista painting from our 3rd raffle...

[GKreindler]

Thanks so much for contributing, everyone!

I'm super-stoked for this painting too, especially because it's modern. I feel like I'm lacking a lot of that in my portfolio, and ideally, I'd love to have a very well-rounded amount of years/eras from which to draw. Or paint. Whatever.

If I can get some more stuff from 1960 on through today, I'd be a happy camper, for sure. Then again, there's this Deacon White painting I want to do...

[icollectDCsports]

Not only are the fans' arms raised, but they're still focused on where the ball landed as he's looking at the bat as he flips it in celebration, so that image captures both what the fans were experiencing and his perspective in the moment just after the home run. Pretty cool.

Great choice Chris! Either of your top two would have been great (Carter or Bautista). The painting will probably be as epic as that bat flip

[billyb]

Chris,
Your selection was well thought out. Great job. Can't wait to see the finished product. That painting will light up the whole wall, hell, maybe the whole room. Very very cool.

[T206Jim]

.

[yanks12025]

Originally Posted by T206Jim

Congratulations on winning the painting. If you are not 100% on the pose, as a Rangers fan I might suggest an alternate pose from today's Rangers/Jays game with the alternate title "Karma".

Seriously though, the bat flip is a great pose and will make for a great painting. I think the Deadball Era players would get a chuckle out of all the commotion from these incidents.

That is so great to see. Jose deserves that 100% for all the dirty stuff he does.

[irv]

Originally Posted by T206Jim

Congratulations on winning the painting. If you are not 100% on the pose, as a Rangers fan I might suggest an alternate pose from today's Rangers/Jays game with the alternate title "Karma".

Seriously though, the bat flip is a great pose and will make for a great painting. I think the Deadball Era players would get a chuckle out of all the commotion from these incidents.

I was waiting for someone to post that up

Originally Posted by yanks12025

That is so great to see. Jose deserves that 100% for all the dirty stuff he does.

What dirty stuff is that? He gets tattooed with a pitch and he is expected to take it?

The bat flip is controversial but under the circumstances, one could understand someone getting caught up in the moment like he did. He meant no disrespect.

Personally, I think the Ranger's are acting like a bunch of cry babies. That game last year stung, understandably, but that's the way it goes, and this is a new season.

[baseball tourist]

Originally Posted by yanks12025

That is so great to see. Jose deserves that 100% for all the dirty stuff he does.

I think you need to watch the man play. I've seen more than a few games and he doesn't play dirty. That slide today was harder than it might have been if he wasn't just hit it the ribs with a 96 MPH 4-seamer but it wasn't dirty.