2011 Favorites: 6. A kid with just the right attitude
A youth baseball player stands for the National Anthem prior to a game between the Greenville Drive and Lakewood BlueClaws on July 13, 2011, at Fluor Field at the West End in Greenville, South Carolina. (Tom Priddy/Four Seam Images)
There’s nothing much you can do during the National Anthem — except look around for photo opportunities. This is one I found while standing right behind home plate.
If you’ve ever been to just about any Minor League game you’ll know that selected youth ballplayers often run out onto the field with the position players just before the game, and they stay there for the National Anthem.
There was just something about this young kid, with the shades and the hat held just in the right position over his heart. He seemed right at home standing there with the umps and the Greenville Drive catcher. The kid has style.
Tom Priddy
