Everyone has heard of the phenom 21 year old pitcher who was selected #1 in the 2009 MLB draft. This past weekend I was headed to Long Pond, Pennsylvania to shoot NASCAR. I was browsing ESPN.com and I saw Strasburg would make his final minor league start on Thursday in Buffalo. So I did a quick search to see how far Buffalo was from me and how far it was to the track. 5 hours from home then another 5 hours to the race. This being such a big deal I had my editor request a media credential for the Buffalo Bisons vs Syracuse Chiefs. Once credentials were approved I had to figure out what time I should leave Ohio to make it for a 1:05 start time. I left home at 5 am which got me to the stadium around 10:30 which gave me plenty of time to check out the stadium get something to eat and relax.

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I got  the opportunity of a life time to shoot one of the best college football bowl games around. The 2010 Roes Bowl, where Ohio State would face the Oregon Ducks.

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Two weekends ago, I found my self covering a sport I don’t know to much about except they go from 0-275 mph in about 4.8 seconds. NHRA Drag Racing was in Norwalk, Ohio about an hour from my house so I decided I spending three days shooting the races seeing what I could come away with.

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After covering NASCAR the previous weekend, I had to redeem my self from poor coverage. The Chicago Cubs were in town, playing a three game series against the Tigers. Game one ended when the Tigers hit a home run in the bottom of the ninth, defeating the Cubs 5-4. After I saw the exciting game on SportsCenter I headed up Wednesday, hoping to witness another great game.

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After shooting the NCAA Mens Golf Championship two weeks ago, I told my self I wouldn’t watch golf on TV or cover another tournament for at least a month or so. But that quickly changed, when the editing manager for US Presswire called and asked me if I was available to shoot the PGA Memorial Golf Tournament in Dublin, Ohio. I hesitated at first, but since Tiger Woods was going to be there I had to take the opportunity.

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