CHIP LITHERLAND PHOTOGRAPHY

sport essay: boys of spring

   
Outfielder Reggie Taylor swings during batting practice at the City of Sarasota Sports Complex during the first day of spring training camp for the Cincinnati Reds in Sarasota, Florida.
   
     
  
Vikki Layer and her sister, Kellie, share a laugh in their hommade Mets shirts and matching tube socks while digging through a purse outside of the bathrooms prior to their Mets taking on the Washington Nationals in Melbourne, Florida.
   
  
New York Yankees right handed pitcher Chien-Ming Wang sweats off a run during Spring Training at Legends Field in Tampa, Florida.
     
  
   
  
Commemorative bats cast a shadow during the first Pirates spring training night game against the New York Yankees at McKechnie Field in Bradenton, Florida.
     
  
Reds outfielders Norris Hopper and Jay Bruce, a non-roster invitee, warm up during the first Cincinnati Reds Spring Training home game against the Minnesota Twins at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida. The Reds went on to win 6-1 over the Twins.
   
  
     
  
Twins outfielder Michael Cuddyer eats dirt as he slides into first during the first Cincinnati Reds Spring Training home game against the Minnesota Twins at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida. The Reds went on to win 6-1 over the Twins.
   
  
As he waits out a rain delay at his first baseball game, Brady Edwards, 2, center, is sandwiched in between father, David, and grandfather, Nick Thomas, during a Cincinnati Reds spring training game in Sarasota, Florida.