"If You Build What, Who Will Come?"

Road Ranger Stadium Entrance, originally uploaded by Gary P. Smith.

Road Ranger Stadium, in Rockford, Illinois, not far from the field of dreams. Balls and strikes on a cloudy, cool, late September day. Image by Gary P Smith, September, 2011.

Presidential Power

The Presidents, originally uploaded by Gary P. Smith.

The Geico Gecko shares an off day lockdown with Washington, Lincoln, and Jefferson inside Nationals Park in Washington DC. Image by Gary P Smith, May, 2011.

Nationals Park, Washington DC

Exterior Nationals Park, originally uploaded by Gary P. Smith.

An exterior image taken from outside the park on a lonely Saturday while the team was a few miles north visiting Baltimore. Image by Gary P Smith, May, 2011.

The National Lineup By Topps

The Lineup, originally uploaded by Gary P. Smith.

This was something different, outside the Team Store at Nationals Park. Left to right: Roger Bernadina, Ian Desmond, Jayson Werth, Wilson Ramos, Adam LaRoche, and Michael Morse. Image by Gary P Smith. May, 2011.

Great Balls of Fire

Nationals Park Exterior Chrome Baseballs, originally uploaded by Gary P. Smith.

Chrome baseballs were added to the exterior of Nationals Park in Washington, DC, for the 2011 season. Image by Gary P Smith.

The Rain, the Park, and Other Things

Bank of America Building and William Donald Schaefer Building, originally uploaded by Gary P. Smith.

Downtown Baltimore from the "retro" Camden Yards features the pencil thin top six floors of the William Donald Schaefer Building beside the gold leafed Bank of America Building. Image by Gary P Smith, May, 2011.

"The House That Cal Built"

Front Facade, originally uploaded by Gary P. Smith.

Oriole Park at Camden Yards was the first of the "retro" major league ballparks constructed during the 1990s and the early 2000s. It remains one of the most highly praised. This image is of the front of the ballpark, which seemed to be the least popular gate. By Gary P Smith, May, 2011.