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05/09/2005: "Project Baseball: Part 9"
I had tickets for Sunday's game, but since it was Mother's Day, I gave those seats away and went on Saturday.
I wound up writing about it for the Daily News, and had a great time covering a Major League Baseball game for the first time.
May 7
Athletics at Yankees
Seats: Press Box
Who I Went With: The Assembled Media
Hot Dogs: 2
Beers: 0
Game Highlight: Alex Rodriguez's two-run double with two outs in the third inning put the Yankees up 4-0 on their way to a 5-0 win and seemed like the first time in weeks that they got a big two-out hit, even though it probably wasn't.
It Was Over When: Jason Kendall flied out and Eric Chavez flied out to left field to end the sixth inning after the Athletics had runners on first and second with nobody out against Mike Mussina. They didn't get a runner past second base all afternoon.
Go To The Ballpark & See Something You've Never Seen Before: Gary Sheffield's totally and completely uncontested stolen base in the eighth inning that led to the Yanks' final run. I've seen guys steal bases easily before, but this was insane -- he had a good three steps before Justin Duchscherer even started his motion.
Season Totals (9 Games)
Teams Seen (10 of 30): Angels (1-0), Astros (0-1), Athletics (0-1), Braves (1-0), Devil Rays (1-0), Marlins (1-0), Mets (2-2), Phillies (0-1), Red Sox (1-1), Yankees (2-3)
Hot Dogs: 14
Beers: 6
Game Log
Home team in CAPS
April 5: YANKEES 4, Red Sox 3
April 6: Red Sox 7, YANKEES 3
April 13: METS 1, Astros 0 (11)
April 17: Marlins 5, METS 2
April 19: Devil Rays 6, YANKEES 2
April 27: Braves 8, METS 4
April 27: Angels 5, YANKEES 1
May 5: METS 7, Phillies 5
May 7: YANKEES 5, Athletics 0
Games decided in the 8th inning or later: 4 of 9
Home Runs (21)
Garret Anderson, Angels (off Mike Mussina)
Wilson Betemit, Braves (off Tom Glavine)
Victor Diaz, Mets (off A.J. Burnett)
Steve Finley, Angels (off Mike Mussina)
Cliff Floyd, Mets (off Mike Hampton)
Jason Giambi, Yankees (off Hideo Nomo)
Derek Jeter, Yankees (off Keith Foulke)
Andruw Jones, Braves (off Heath Bell)
Tino Martinez, Yankees (off Joe Blanton and Tim Wakefield)
Hideki Matsui, Yankees (off Matt Clement)
Doug Mientkiewicz, Mets (off Mike Hampton)
David Ortiz, Red Sox (off Carl Pavano)
Eddie Perez, Braves (off Tom Glavine)
Eduardo Perez, Devil Rays (2 off Randy Johnson)
Mike Piazza, Mets (off Tim Worrell)
Alex Rodriguez, Yankees (off Tim Wakefield and Jarrod Washburn)
Jimmy Rollins, Phillies (off Mike DeJean)
Jason Varitek, Red Sox (off Mariano Rivera)
Three-Hit Games (9)
Garret Anderson, Angels (April 27)
Derek Jeter, Yankees (April 19)
Andruw Jones, Braves (April 27)
Hideki Matsui, Yankees (April 5)
Kevin Millar, Red Sox (April 6)
Bill Mueller, Red Sox (April 5)
David Ortiz, Red Sox (April 6)
Mike Piazza, Mets (May 5 -- four hits)
Gary Sheffield, Yankees (April 27)
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