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05/11/2005: "Project Baseball: Parts 10 & 11"
And all of a sudden, all is well at Yankee Stadium again. Three games in five days, and the Yankees win all three, part of a five-game winning streak for the Bombers.
That makes 11 games already, an absurd total that'll only get absurder...
May 10
Mariners at Yankees
Seats: Loge Box 444 (on the third base side)
Who I Went With: Andy, Caroline and Eric
Hot Dogs: 2
Beers: 1
Game Highlight: Tino Martinez's two-run homer was his fourth in as many days and gave the Yankees the lead on the way to a 7-4 win.
It Was Over When: It was over. Caroline was in the building, so it was jittery until Mariano Rivera got the final out. But, for the first time, she saw the Yankees win a game.
Go To The Ballpark & See Something You've Never Seen Before: Aside from Caroline seeing the Yankees win, and Chien-Ming Wang getting his first victory in the big leagues, there wasn't much. But Adrian Beltre turning a simple rundown into a run for the Yankees when he threw the ball into center field was one of the worst errors I've ever seen.
May 11
Mariners at Yankees
Seats: Tier Reserved, Section 3 (behind home plate)
Who I Went With: Eric
Hot Dogs: 1
Beers: 0
Game Highlight: Tino Martinez's fifth straight day with a homer generated another curtain call and brought the Yanks even at 9-all on the way to a 13-9 win.
It Was Over When: It was over. You never know when Yogi Berra is on hand to throw out the first pitch.
Go To The Ballpark & See Something You've Never Seen Before: Eight home runs in one game, four by each team. And I don't think I've ever seen a first inning so wild -- both teams scored five runs. The two starters gave up a combined 15 runs, and neither one was involved in the decision.
Season Totals (11 Games)
Teams Seen (11 of 30): Angels (1-0), Astros (0-1), Athletics (0-1), Braves (1-0), Devil Rays (1-0), Mariners (0-2), Marlins (1-0), Mets (2-2), Phillies (0-1), Red Sox (1-1), Yankees (4-3)
Hot Dogs: 17
Beers: 7
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
May 10: YANKEES 7, Mariners 4
May 11: YANKEES 13, Mariners 9
Games decided in the 8th inning or later: 4 of 11
Home Runs (30)
Garret Anderson, Angels (off Mike Mussina)
Wilson Betemit, Braves (off Tom Glavine)
Bret Boone, Mariners (off Carl Pavano)
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)
Raul Ibanez, Mariners (off Carl Pavano)
Derek Jeter, Yankees (off Keith Foulke and Matt Thornton)
Andruw Jones, Braves (off Heath Bell)
Tino Martinez, Yankees (off Tim Wakefield, Joe Blanton, Aaron Sele and Matt Thornton)
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)
Jorge Posada, Yankees (off J.J. Putz)
Alex Rodriguez, Yankees (off Tim Wakefield and Jarrod Washburn)
Jimmy Rollins, Phillies (off Mike DeJean)
Richie Sexson, Mariners (off Carl Pavano)
Gary Sheffield, Yankees (off Matt Thornton)
Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners (off Carl Pavano)
Jason Varitek, Red Sox (off Mariano Rivera)
Three-Hit Games (11)
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)
Jorge Posada, Yankees (May 11)
Gary Sheffield, Yankees (April 27)
Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners (May 11)
Three-RBI Games (11)
Garret Anderson, Angels (April 27)
Miguel Cabrera, Marlins (April 17)
Raul Ibanez, Mariners (May 11)
Tino Martinez, Yankees (May 11)
Hideki Matsui, Yankees (May 11)
Eduardo Perez, Devil Rays (April 19)
Mike Piazza, Mets (May 5)
Alex Rodriguez, Yankees (May 7)
Jimmy Rollins, Phillies (May 5)
Richie Sexson, Mariners (May 11)
Gary Sheffield, Yankees (May 11)
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