May 5th, 2002
Veterans Stadium
In the summer of 2002 Matt, Brad and I drove down to Philly for some cheese steaks and a ballgame - and neither disappointed. The new, more natural looking turf and the open-air stadium almost made you forget the game was being played on a carpet. We had surprisingly good cheap seats and the game was exciting. After Philly had built a 3-0 lead behind started Brandon Duckworth, the bullpen gave up a 3-run bomb to Orioles outfielder Jay Gibbons in the 8th. Scott Rolen provided the dramatic finish with a 2-out RBI single in the 10th to win it.