The People Side of Baseball: Cindy

Cindy, originally uploaded by Gary P. Smith.

Cindy was the sole employee other than the owner at the Field of Dreams movie site. Visitors were sparse on this hot May afternoon. A most pleasant and cordial woman, as were most of the Dyersville residents we met. May, 2012.

Field of Dreams

Lansing Family Farm, originally uploaded by Gary P. Smith.

"This field, this game, is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that was once good, and it could be good again. Oh people will come. People will definately come." ---- From the movie, "Field of Dreams."

Road Ranger Stadium

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.