Like most met fans, one of my favorite current Mets (hopefully for a long time) is Jose Reyes. I remember back in the summer 2002 when I first heard about "the Mets most exciting prospect since Darryl Strawberry". By '04 he was in the big leagues, but not without some injury troubles. By 2006 he had put it all together, and was fulfilling his potential as one of baseball's best players. Injuries caught up to him again, but this season he came out firing on all cylinders. Now he's the National League's probable MVP and his contract is ending. If the Mets can't retain him I can honestly say it could be too much for me to handle as a fan. Hopefully Alderson and co. know what they're doing. For whatever reason, I haven't tried capturing any of the current Mets with my art. Reyes, however has been one of my most heavily requested subjects. The fanbase is simply inspired by him, and I am too. Along with being my first piece of a current Met, this also another first for my Lucky Lefty line- a collaboration with the photographer of the picture that served as the basis for the drawing. I hit up Mets photographer extraordinaire, and Metsblogger Michael Baron on Twitter (@michaelgbaron) and was into it. A couple emails later and I was drawing away. Check out Michael's website here. When working on my Lucky Lefty pieces I strive to capture sports' personalities in dynamic lighting, I sense that is Michael's goal with his photographs, which made using one of his photos a perfect match.
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