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|| SportsShooter.com: News Item: Posted 2003-03-07
Baseball Hall of Fame Contest Winners Displayed
By Brad Mangin, SportsShooter.com
Photo by Rich Pilling/MLB Photos
John Iacono, right, cracks a joke as he and Milo Stewart, Jr. judge the 2002 National Baseball Hall of Fame Photo Contest in New York City.
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SportsShooter.com has been given a sneak preview of all the winning photographs from the 2002 National Baseball Hall of Fame Photo Contest thanks to Jeff Idelson, the Hall of Fame's vice president of Communications and Education.
Four SportsShooter.com members were among the nine winners in this years contest, which was judged in New York City in early January, 2003. The list of judges included SportsShooter.com members Rich Pilling and Paul Cunningham of Major League Baseball Photos. Other judges were: Brian Horton, Associated Press; John Iacono, Sports Illustrated; Pancho Bernasconni, The New York Times; Ted Spencer, Baseball Hall of Fame; Milo Stewart, Jr., Staff Photographer, Baseball Hall of Fame and Andrew Parton, JPMorgan Chase.
The Hall of Fame Photo Contest is an annual event that is open to all professional photographers who take pictures for general circulation newspapers or magazines, who make still photos for television use, or who are assigned to game coverage by major league teams.
The deadline for the contest is always around November 30 and there is no entry fee. Look for an entry form at the ballpark this coming season.
JPMprgan Chase is has been sponsoring the contest since 1984 and awards the nice cash prizes to all of the winners.
Winners from past years can be seen on the Hall of Fame website:
http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/exhibits/online_exhibits/photo_contest/index.htm
Now it's time to show off the winning photographs.
Best In The Show
Kevork Djansezian, AP
"Saved By Snow"
Photo by Kevork Djansezian/AP (Reprinted with the permission of the National Baseball Hall of Fame)
"Saved By Snow"
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Action
First Place
J. P. Moczulski, AFP
"Eyeing the Fumble"
Photo by J. P. Moczulski/AFP (Reprinted with the permission of the National Baseball Hall of Fame)
"Eyeing the Fumble"
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Action
Second Place
William Greenblatt, UPI
"At its Best"
Photo by William Greenblatt/UPI (Reprinted with the permission of the National Baseball Hall of Fame)
"At its Best"
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Action
Third Place
Charles Wenzelberg, The New York Post
"Heads Up"
Photo by Charles Wenzelberg/The New York Post (Reprinted with the permission of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
"Heads Up"
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Feature
First Place
Scott Rovak, St. Louis Cardinals
"Good-Bye Friend"
Photo by Scott Rovak/St. Louis Cardinals (Reprinted with the permission of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
"Good-Bye Friend"
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Feature
Second Place
Jerry Holt, Mineapolis Star Tribune
"Soaked"
Photo by Jerry Holt/Mineapolis Star Tribune (Reprinted with the permission of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
"Soaked"
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Feature
Third Place
Kathy Willens, AP
"Weaver's Woe"
Photo by Kathy Willens/AP (Reprinted with the permission of the National Baseball Hall of Fame)
"Weaver's Woe"
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All-Star Game and Post Season
First Place
Kevork Djansezian, AP
"Saved By Snow"
Photo by Kevork Djansezian/AP (Reprinted with the permission of the National Baseball Hall of Fame)
"Saved By Snow"
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All-Star Game and Post Season
Second Place
Ron Vesely, MLB Photos
"7th Heaven"
Photo by Ron Vesely/MLB Photos (Reprinted with the permission of the National Baseball Hall of Fame)
"7th Heaven"
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All-Star Game and Post Season
Third Place
Lucy Nicholson, AFP
"Champagne Halo"
Photo by Lucy Nicholson/AFP (Reprinted with the permission of the National Baseball Hall of Fame)
"Champagne Halo"
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Related Links:
Scott Rovak's member page
Ron Vesely's member page
Kathy Willens' member page
William Greenblatt's member page
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