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.