Monday, April 03, 2006
Opening Day: Yankees @ Athletics
Today is OPENING DAY 2006!!!!
The Oakland Athletics will host the New York Yankees at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, California. Barry Zito will take the mound for Oakland and Randy Johnson will pitch for New York and his 14th Opening Day start. This will be the second time in MLB history that two former Cy Young winners will face each other, the first - Pedro Martinez (Red Sox) vs Pat Hengten (Blue Jays) in 2001.
In the commentator booth is former Dodger pitcher Orel Hershiser and Dan Shulman. And now, without further ado, let's PLAY BALL!!!
INNING 1
Barry Zito pitching
Johnny Damon batting: ball, ball, strike looking, strike swinging, strike out looking
Derek Jeter batting: ball, pop foul to 1B
Gary Sheffield batting: strike swinging, ball, ball, ball, strike looking, ball 4
Alex Rodriguez batting: ball, ball, ball, ball 4 (Sheffield to second)
Jason Giambi batting: (crowd boo's), ball, ball, check swing strike, ball, strike swinging, strike swinging
Yankees 0, Athletic's 0
Randy Johnson pitching
Mark Ellis batting: strike, ball, foul, ball, fly out to center
Mark Kotsay batting: hit to 3B, catching error on 1B, Kotsay to second
Bobby Crosby batting: strike swinging, ball, foul, strike looking
Erik Chavez batting: strike looking, ball, ball, ball, fly out to center
Yankees 0, Athletic's 0
INNING 2
Zito pitching
Hidecki Matsui batting: strike looking, ball, strike looking, ball, ball, foul, ball 4
Jorge Posada batting: foul, ball, pick off attempt to first (safe), foul, ball, ball, pick off attempt to first (safe), ball 4 (Matsui to second)(Mound visit - pitching coach)
Bernie Williams batting: ball, base hit to left-center, Matsui scores, Posada to second
Robinson Cano: sac bunt hit, Posada to third, Williams to second, Cano to first on fielder's choice
Damon batting: strike looking, strike swinging, foul, base hit to right-center, Posada scores, Williams to third, Cano to second
Jeter batting: ball, ball, foul, ball, strike swinging, foul, base hit to left (pitch #50), Williams scores, Cano to third, Damon to second
Sheffield batting: ball, foul (Sheffield falls due to violent swing), ball, foul, ball, check swing strike out
Rodriguez batting: ball, strike looking, GRAND SLAM HOME RUN!!! Cano scores, Damons scores, Jeter scores, Rodriguez scores
Kirk Saarloos pitching
Giambi batting: ball, ball, ball, strike looking, foul, strike out looking
Matsui batting: strike looking, ball, ground ball base hit to center
Posada batting: ball, deep foul to right, hit-by-pitch (upper thigh), Matsui to second
Williams batting: fly out to center
Yankees 7, Athletic's 0
Johnson pitching
Frank Thomas batting: strike, foul, deep foul to left, check swing foul, ball, ball, HOME RUN
Milton Bradley batting: foul, strike looking, strike out swinging
Jay Payton batting: ball, fly out to right
Jason Kendall batting: strike looking, ball, strike swinging, strike out swinging
Yankees 7, Athletic's 1
INNING 3
Saarloos pitching
Cano batting: base hit fly ball to left
Damon batting: foul, strike looking, fly out to right
Jeter batting: ball, strike looking, ball, ball, strike looking, Cano caught stealing second, (field visit for Crosby on CS play [hand injury]), strike out looking
Yankees 7, Athletic's 1
Johnson pitching
Nick Swisher batting: strike looking, strike looking, base hit 3B to 1B (safe)
Ellis batting: strike looking, fly out to center
Kotsay batting: strike looking, strike looking, ball, base hit to left, Swisher to second(Mound visit - catcher)
Crosby batting: ball, strike swinging, ball, ball, strike looking, fly out to center, Swisher tags and reaches third
Chavez batting: fly out to left
Yankees 7, Athletic's 1
INNING 4
Saarloos pitching
Sheffield batting: foul, ground ball fielding error to SS, safe at first
Rodriguez batting: ball, base hit misplay at first, Rodriguez is safe, Sheffield to third
Giambi batting: foul, ball, ground ball base hit to center, Sheffield scores, Rodriguez to second
Matsui batting: strike looking, ball, HOME RUN!!!, Rodriguez scores, Giambi scores, Matsui scores
(Mound visit - pitching coach)
Posada batting: foul, ball, fly out to right (Bradley makes gold glove play)
Williams batting: fly out to center (Kotsay makes gold glove play)
Cano batting: base hit double to left (Payton makes gold glove play...wait, he dropped it)
Damon batting: fly out to shallow left
Yankees 11, Athletic's 1
(Florida wins 2006 NCAA Men's basketball championship over UCLA 73-57 and I win first ever ESBN Soup Bowl)
Johnson pitching
Thomas batting: ball, ball, pop out to SS
Bradley batting: strike looking, ball, ball, base hit to left
Payton batting: ball, fly out to SS
Kendall batting: ball, ball, ground out 3B to 1B
Yankees 11, Athletic's 1
INNING 5
Saarloos pitching
Antonio Perez replaces Crosby (injured on earlier play {bruised left index finger])
Jeter batting: check strike looking, ball, ground out 3B to 1B
Sheffield batting: (time), strike looking, foul, ball, double down left field line
Rodriguez batting: line out at 2B
Giambi batting: (crowd boo's), pitching change - Brad Halsey replaces Saarloos, ball, strike looking, foul, foul, hit by pitch (hand)
Matsui batting: strike looking, ball, foul, foul, foul, base hit to center, Sheffield scores
Posada batting: (fan shout's "New York is gay", sorry, but you are with a stupid heckle like that), strike looking, check swing strike, hit by pitch (head), (doc visits Posada), (stupid fan is happy)
Williams batting: foul, strike looking, foul, ball, ball, check swing foul (foul hits ump in mask, ump is ok), ball, (time), ball 4, Giambi scores, Matsui to third, Posada to second
Cano batting: strike looking, foul, ground out 1B to P
Yankees 13, Athletic's 1
(Funny commercial - guy eats cottage cheese from a milk carton, it's not cottage cheese...think about it...!)
Johnson pitching
(April 15th desiganted as Jackie Robinson Day)
Swisher batting: foul, ball, foul, ball, check swing pop out to 1B
Ellis batting: strike swinging, pop foul out to Posada, Giambi runs in and almost interferes) (Posada is getting beat up, flu, broken nose, hit in head, hit by Giambi in back during play)Kotsay batting: ball, ball, strike looking, base hit to left
Perez batting: strike swinging, strike swinging, ball, ball, foul, ground ball to SS, Kotsay out at second on fielder's choice
Yankees 13, Athletic's 1
INNING 6
Halsey pitching
Damon batting: ground out SS to 1B (starting to rain)
Jeter batting: ball, strike looking, ball, strike looking, ground out to 1B
Sheffield batting: strike looking, strike swinging, pop up to deep SS
Yankees 13, Athletic's 1
Johnson pitching
Chavez batting: ball, ball, ball, strike looking, ground out 2B to 1B
Thomas batting: ball high and tight (head for you non-fans), ball, strike looking, strike looking, ball, ground out 3B to 1B (gold glove dive)
Bradley batting: ball, ball, ball, strike looking, fly out to shallow right
Yankees 13, Athletic's 1
INNING 7
Jay Wistasik pitching
Rodriguez batting: ball, strike swinging, ball, strike looking, ground out SS to 1B
Giambi batting: ball, ball, ball, strike looking, strike looking, foul, (fan shouts "you suck Giambi", what happened to the good old heckles?) ball 4
Andy Phillips runs for Giambi (fans boo as Giambi walks off field)
Matsui batting: ball, strike swinging, base hit to left center, Phillips to second (4th 4-hit game of career)
Posada batting: ball, ball, fly out at deep left down the line
Williams batting: ball, ball, ball, strike looking, (time), strike swinging, check swing strike out
Yankees 13, Athletic's 1
Johnson pitching
Bubba Crosby replaces Sheffield in right, Phillips replaces Giambi at first
Payton batting: fly out to right
Kendall batting: strike looking, strike looking, ball, ball, ground out 2B to 1B
Swisher batting: (pitch #100), ball, foul, foul, foul, ball, foul, fly out to right center
Yankees 13, Athletic's 1
(Funny steroid commercial talks about health hazards and shows sports balls shrinking...think about it...!)
INNING 8
Wistasik pitching
Cano batting: strike looking, ball, foul, ground out 2B to 1B
Damon batting: ball, doubles down right field line
Jeter batting: ground ball base hit to center, Damon scores
Crosby batting: ball, ball, strike looking, ball, ball 4, Jeter to second
Rodriguez batting: base hit to right, Crosby to second, Jeter scores
Phillips batting: strike swinging, strike looking, fly out to right
Matsui batting: ball, ball, strike looking, strike looking, ball, ball 4, Crosby to third, Rodriguez to second
Posada batting: ball, ball, ball, strike looking, ground out to 1B
Yankees 15, Athletic's 1
Tanyon Sturtz pitching
Kelly Stinnett replaces Posada at catcher
Ellis batting: strike looking, ball, ground ball base hit
Kotsay batting: strike looking, fly out to center
Perez batting: ball, strike swinging, check swing strike, ball, strike out swinging
Chavez batting: fly out to center
Yankees 15, Athletic's 1
INNING 9
Kiko Calero pitching
Williams batting: strike looking, strike looking, ball, strike out looking
Cano batting: foul, foul, ball, ball, pop foul, strike out looking
Damon batting: ball, base hit off the third base bag
Jeter batting: ball, ball, strike looking, strike swinging, ball, ball 4, Damon to second
Crosby batting: ball, foul, ball, ground ball to 2B, fielder's choice to SS
Yankees 15, Athletic's 1
Ron Villone pitching
Dan Johnson batting for Thomas: strike looking, foul, foul, ball, ground out P to 1B
Bradley batting: strike looking, strike swinging, ball, base hit to left
Payton batting: ball, foul, base hit to right, Bradley to third
Kendall batting: sac fly to center, Bradley scores
Swisher batting: foul, strike looking, strike out looking, GAME OVER
FINAL SCORE: Yankees 15, Athletic's 2
W-Johnson, L-Zito
This was the most runs scored on a Yankees opening day game since 1955 when they scored 19 vesus the Senators and the most hits since 1921.
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