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07/11/2005: "Project Baseball: Part 21"
We've reached the All-Star break, and Project Baseball reaches 21 games in the books. Nineteen teams down, 11 to go.
In other sports news, it's good to see that not everyone in hockey is as dumb as Jeremy Roenick. I don't care about the sniping anymore. Just bring back hockey and bring back the Whale.
July 10
Indians at Yankees
Seats: Tier Reserved, Section 7 (right of home plate)
Who I Went With: Caroline
Hot Dogs: 1
Beers: 0
Game Highlight: The Indians had runners on first and second with nobody out and a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning. I'm not sure I'd say that Randy Johnson was on the ropes, but Cleveland definitely had a chance to break the game open. Instead, Jose Hernandez got caught stealing as Jhonny Peralta struck out, and Ronnie Belliard got caught stealing second to end the inning with Aaron Boone at the plate. I turned to Caroline and said that it would surely be a turning point in the game. It was. Jason Giambi gave the Yankees the lead with a two-run homer in the bottom of the inning, and even though Cleveland came back to tie, there was no doubt from that point on that the Yankees were going to win -- which they did, 9-4.
It Was Over When: The Indians drew within 6-4 by stringing together two hits and a walk against Wayne Franklin, but Tanyon Sturtze came in with two runners on and one out in the seventh and shut the door.
Go To The Ballpark & See Something You've Never Seen Before: There's effectively wild, and then there's effectively bad, which is something I had never really witnessed before today. The Indians got the leadoff man on base in five of the six innings Johnson pitched, and could never get more than one run across. Also, Grady Sizemore was a homer away from the cycle, but struck out looking in the ninth. I've never seen a cycle, and I'm pretty sure I've also never seen anyone strike out looking with a shot at the cycle. Although perhaps that's because I've never seen Jorge Posada have a shot for the cycle.
Season Totals (21 Games)
Teams Seen (19 of 30): Angels (1-0), Astros (0-1), Athletics (0-1), Braves (1-0), Cardinals (1-0), Diamondbacks (1-0), Devil Rays (2-0), Indians (0-1), Mariners (0-2), Marlins (2-0), Mets (3-4), Orioles (0-1), Phillies (1-2), Pirates (0-1), Rangers (0-1), Red Sox (1-1), Reds (0-1), Tigers (0-1), Yankees (8-4)
Hot Dogs: 28.2
Beers: 13
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
May 15: Cardinals 4, METS 2
May 18: METS 10, Reds 6
May 25: YANKEES 4, Tigers 2
June 6: Diamondbacks 10, PHILLIES 8
June 7: PHILLIES 8, Rangers 5
June 14: YANKEES 9, Pirates 0
June 22: Devil Rays 5, YANKEES 3
July 3: Marlins 3, METS 0
July 5: YANKEES 12, Orioles 3
July 10: YANKEES 9, Indians 3
Games decided in the 8th inning or later: 4 of 21
Home Runs (54)
Bobby Abreu, Phillies (off Ron Mahay)
Garret Anderson, Angels (off Mike Mussina)
Rod Barajas, Rangers (off Jon Lieber)
Wilson Betemit, Braves (off Tom Glavine)
Bret Boone, Mariners (off Carl Pavano)
Hank Blalock, Rangers (off Jon Lieber)
Mike Cameron, Mets (off Matt Morris and Danny Graves)
Sean Casey, Reds (off Tom Glavine)
Jose Cruz Jr., Diamondbacks (off Geoff Geary)
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, Rodrigo Lopez and Jake Westbrook)
Jonny Gomes, Devil Rays (off Carl Pavano)
Chris Gomez, Orioles (off Randy Johnson)
Nick Green, Devil Rays (off Carl Pavano)
Ken Griffey Jr., Reds (off Manny Aybar)
Raul Ibanez, Mariners (off Carl Pavano)
Derek Jeter, Yankees (off Keith Foulke and Matt Thornton)
Andruw Jones, Braves (off Heath Bell)
John Mabry, Cardinals (off Aaron Heilman)
Tino Martinez, Yankees (off Tim Wakefield, Joe Blanton, Aaron Sele and Matt Thornton)
Hideki Matsui, Yankees (off Matt Clement, Kip Wells and James Baldwin)
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, Jarrod Washburn and Rodrigo Lopez)
Jimmy Rollins, Phillies (off Mike DeJean)
Reggie Sanders, Cardinals (off Aaron Heilman)
Richie Sexson, Mariners (off Carl Pavano)
Gary Sheffield, Yankees (off Matt Thornton, Scott Kazmir, Rodrigo Lopez and Bob Howry)
Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners (off Carl Pavano)
Jason Varitek, Red Sox (off Mariano Rivera)
Chris Woodward, Mets (off Eric Milton)
David Wright, Mets (off Danny Graves)
Michael Young, Rangers (off Rheal Cormier)
Three-Hit Games (24)
Garret Anderson, Angels (April 27)
Sean Casey, Reds (May 18 -- five hits)
Jason Giambi, Yankees (July 5)
Derek Jeter, Yankees (April 19, July 5)
Andruw Jones, Braves (April 27)
Kenny Lofton, Phillies (June 6, June 7)
Hideki Matsui, Yankees (April 5, July 5, July 10)
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, May 18 -- four hits)
Jorge Posada, Yankees (May 11)
Jose Reyes, Mets (May 18)
Jimmy Rollins, Phillies (June 6)
Gary Sheffield, Yankees (April 27)
Ruben Sierra, Yankees (July 5)
Grady Sizemore, Indians (July 10)
Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners (May 11)
Miguel Tejada, Orioles (July 5)
Three-RBI Games (21)
Garret Anderson, Angels (April 27)
Miguel Cabrera, Marlins (April 17)
Sean Casey, Reds (May 18 -- four RBI)
Nick Green, Devil Rays (June 22)
Shawn Green, Diamondbacks (June 6 -- four RBI)
Travis Hafner, Indians (July 10)
Raul Ibanez, Mariners (May 11)
John Mabry, Cardinals (May 15)
Tino Martinez, Yankees (May 11)
Hideki Matsui, Yankees (May 11, July 5)
Eduardo Perez, Devil Rays (April 19)
Mike Piazza, Mets (May 5)
Placido Polanco, Phillies (June 7)
Alex Rodriguez, Yankees (May 7)
Jimmy Rollins, Phillies (May 5)
Richie Sexson, Mariners (May 11)
Gary Sheffield, Yankees (May 11, July 5, July 10)
Chase Utley, Phillies (June 6)
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