April 22nd: Baseball is Back

Baseball is heating up, and the Padres are right in the middle of it. Today's ZP: Sports Moment is a throwback to Opening Night 2014, when the Dodgers beat the Padres 3-1. Petco Park will be the site of the 2016 MLB All-Star Game.

March 11th: Soon-To-Be Famous Jameis

In two full seasons as Florida State University's quarterback, Jameis Winston lost one game. A pretty good resume for someone looking to enter the NFL. Many predict Winston may go #1 overall to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Will he stay in Florida? We'll have to wait and see.

January 27th: Hammering Hamilton

On Monday, Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton made a bold prediction, forcasting a .300, 30 HR, and 100 RBI season. The last time he had a monster season like that? 2010, when Hamilton raked in an MVP award with the Texas Rangers.

January 22nd: Inside the Mask

The NHL all-time leader in wins with 690, Martin Brodeur had a long and storied career with the New Jersey Devils. This year, he has attempted a comeback with the St. Louis Blues, with mixed results. In this photo from his New Jersey days, Sports Illustrated got up close and personal, taking a look inside the mask.

January 21st: A National Treasure

After a Cy Young Award winning campaign with the Tigers two years ago, and a run at a second last year, Max Scherzer has inked a new deal with the Washington Nationals, deepening an already vast arsenal of arms. Today's ZP: Sports Moment is a throwback to his days with his first pro team, the Arizona Diamondbacks, who traded Scherzer to the Detroit Tigers in a three-team deal that netted the D-backs starting pitchers Ian Kennedy and Edwin Jackson.

January 14th: The Flying Patriot

Tom Brady doesn't rush often, but when he does, it's almost always for a first down. In this epic photo, Brady vaults over the Ravens defensive line, with an eye for a touchdown. The Ravens had their hands full this past weekend as well, when the Patriots beat them soundly, 35-31. That sealed their 4th straight berth into the AFC Championship Game, and their 6th time in the last decade.

January 5th: Snow Falls

As the weather gets unbearably cold, just remember, you could always be THIS guy! A breathtaking photo of a snow-covered wall, this goes down as one of Sports Illustrated's most intense and beautiful shots from the past several years.

Into the Crease

Craig Anderson of the Colorado Avalanche splays out in an attempt to make the save while three members of the San Jose Sharks crash the net. The overhead camera angle makes this a particularly exciting shot.

My 1000 Words

When I was in middle school, I decorated my walls with photos I had pulled out of Sports Illustrated. It was like wallpaper, each photo telling it's own story about a single moment in sports. I loved that I could lay in bed and look around at dozens of different narratives, each with details that, if I looked close enough, I could discover all over again.

My earliest SI cover, from November 27th, 2006.

I began to collect photos for my wall, at first a small handful that I could swap out (I had to take down photos of Mark McGuire and Barry Bonds after I learned they were cheaters) and storing up reserves for a future room, office, home that I imagined I'd have one day.

When I went to college, the concept followed me. My collection had grown since 2006, and I had plenty of images to choose from. I kept the photos in pizza boxes under my bed, occasionally taking them out to sort them by sport. I even collected advertisements I thought were clever or well designed.

Now, after 8 years, I was looking through my collection of thousands and thousands of photos, trying to figure out what to do with them all. This was far too cool a collection not to share with someone, especially in the world of social media. I decided that there was enough content here that, if I posted one photo a day, I would never run out of material.

SI Covers from big moments are a huge part
of my collection. This is one of my favorites,
from the Blackhawks' 2010 Stanley Cup win.

That being said, the ZP: Left Fielder is going to begin a photo section of the blog. Every weekday, I will post a different photo from my collection. I will also include a short, 50 to 100 word description of what the photo is and why it is a favorite of mine. This will, of course, be in addition to the other great content coming out of the ZP: Left Fielder and other ZPMedia outlets. (If you haven’t seen the Zoot Perspective blog and the Web Congregation, make sure you subscribe!)

These photos are all physical copies of images found in Sports Illustrated Magazine since 2006. The collection continues to grow, so some content will be current, while others will be throwbacks.

There are photos of superstar professional athletes from their days in college. There are photos of unbelievable plays and incredible moments. There are portraits of men and women in the best and worst moments in their careers. In any and all cases, these images are what make sports so incredibly enthralling, so deeply emotional and meaningful.

I have, for almost a decade, related to sports through the perusing and pruning of images from my favorite magazine. I can’t wait to show you all just a few of the highlights.