# @tcrbrad on Instagram - **Type:** Image - **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DJZscMmx38Q - **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/30306816-tcrbrad-instagram - **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/bb62bf2310.jpg - **Posted:** 2025-05-08T17:46:35.000+00:00 - **Account Owner:** Brad Repplinger (@TCRBrad) β€” https://gondola.cc/TCRBrad ## Caption A little #TBT to the defending champion @kccougars on their opening day ⚾️ Hope everyone has a GREAT season and brings back another championship πŸ† These are from my first season with the team in 2019 - a year where there wasn't a team photographer on staff, no social media manager and no real "digital media team" assembled. I reached out to the front office after noticing they hadn't listed a team photographer and asked to come aboard. They gave me a 5 game tryout, liked my work, and as they say the REST is history. If it wasn't for the trust of the managers, staff, players and front office...I wouldn't be where I am today. They allowed me to build a photo room from the ground up, instituting media days, access to the clubhouse, batting practice, road games and even an organized team photo. The guys brought me in to the group like I was one of their own...even when I broke my elbow midway through the season, they referred me to the team's orthopedic staff to make sure I was back on the field in no-time. This was an incredibly special group that will FOREVER hold a place in my heart. Like their Single A affiliation at the time, they provided a place for me to learn and develop, and eventually more on to bigger things in my career. I still get SUPER proud when I see these guys in their respective careers and know that we all came from one heck of a team 6 years ago. Cougs forever. πŸ”₯ #kccougars #mlb #throwbackthursday #baseball #teamphotographer @baseballphotogs ## Stats - **Views:** 0 - **Likes:** 0 - **Shares:** 0 - **Comments:** 8 ## Credits | Name | Username | Profile | Role | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Brad Repplinger | @TCRBrad | https://gondola.cc/TCRBrad | Photographer | ## Tags teamphotographer, mlb, kccougars, tbt, baseball, throwbackthursday --- Copyright (c) Gondola