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Flew out of Binghamton on Saturday night via US Airways. Through Philadelphia and then into Atlanta. Stayed at
the Econo Lodge on Virginia Ave near the airport on Saturday night (scary hotel!). Jill flew into Atlanta on Sunday, and we headed off to the Atlanta Marriot Marquis where we stayed for the rest of the trip. Convention was held in the Georgia World Congress
Center. Jill was voted onto the AAPC National Advisory Board, and there was a luncheon on Wednesday afternoon where
the new advisory board members were recognized. We ate dinner one night at Emeril's Atlanta, making it the second Emerils restaraunt that we have gone to. Tim toured Turner Field, as well as CNN and the Georgia Dome. Attended
the baseball game on Wednesday night, and then headed home on Thursday.
Sporting Event:
NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
BATTERIES: NYM - STEVE TRACHSEL, GRANT ROBERTS (4TH), DAN WHEELER (4TH), JOHN
FRANCO (6TH), ORBER MORENO (7TH), MIKE STANTON (8TH) AND MIKE
PIAZZA, JASON PHILLIPS (7TH)
ATL - MIKE HAMPTON, KEVIN GRYBOSKI (5TH), ANTONIO
ALFONSECA (6TH), C.J. NITKOWSKI (7TH), CHRIS REITSMA (7TH),
JOHN SMOLTZ (9TH) AND JOHNNY ESTRADA
WP - KEVIN GRYBOSKI (1-0)
HOME RUNS: NYM - MIKE PIAZZA (2) OFF MIKE HAMPTON IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
ATL - CHIPPER JONES (1) OFF STEVE TRACHSEL IN THE 3RD, 1 ON
TIME: 3:29 ATT: 22,775
NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Totals 41 10 15 9 4 7 18
a-popped out to shortstop for D Wheeler in the 6th; b-hit by pitch for J
Franco in the 7th; c-reached on infield single to shortstop for R Gutierrez in
the 8th.
BATTING: 2B - M Piazza (1, C Reitsma). HR - M Piazza 2 (3, 1st inning off M
Hampton 1 on, 2 Out, 7th inning off C Nitkowski 0 on, 0 Out), M Cameron (1, 1st
inning off M Hampton 0 on, 2 Out), K Garcia (1, 9th inning off J Smoltz 1 on, 1
Out). SF - M Cameron. RBI - M Piazza 4 (5), M Cameron 2 (2), C Floyd (1), K
Garcia 2 (2). 2-out RBI - M Piazza 3, M Cameron, C Floyd. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M Cameron 1, R Gutierrez 1, J Phillips 1, K Matsui 2.
GIDP - M Cameron, C Floyd. Team LOB - 10.
ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Totals 40 18 19 18 6 5 17
a-singled to left for M Hampton in the 4th; b-flied out to right for A
Alfonseca in the 6th; c-singled to left for C Reitsma in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B - M Giles (1, S Trachsel); A LaRoche (1, G Roberts); M Derosa (1, D
Wheeler); C Jones (1, O Moreno); A Jones (1, O Moreno). HR - C Jones (1, 3rd
inning off S Trachsel 1 on, 2 Out). S - M Hampton. SF - M Giles 2. RBI - M
Giles 3 (5), C Jones 2 (2), J Estrada 2 (2), J Franco 3 (3), J Drew 2 (2), A
LaRoche 2 (2), M Derosa (1), A Jones 2 (2), R Furcal (1). 2-out RBI - M Giles,
C Jones 2, A LaRoche 2, J Estrada, M Derosa, J Franco, A Jones 2. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - A LaRoche 1, J Drew 2. Team LOB - 7.
FIELDING: E - R Furcal (2, throw); M Giles (1, ground ball). DP: 2 (M
Derosa-M Giles-A LaRoche, R Furcal-M Giles-A LaRoche).
NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Trachsel pitched to 5 batters in the 4th.
IBB - C Jones (by G Roberts). BALK - M Hampton. HBP - V Wilson (by C
Nitkowski). Pitches-strikes: S Trachsel 62-43; G Roberts 22-9; D Wheeler 28-16;
J Franco 17-10; O Moreno 18-11; M Stanton 26-16; M Hampton 90-53; K Gryboski
15-9; A Alfonseca 14-6; C Nitkowski 29-16; C Reitsma 23-15; J Smoltz 16-13.
Ground balls-fly balls: S Trachsel 5-2; G Roberts 0-2; D Wheeler 0-2; J Franco
2-1; O Moreno 2-1; M Stanton 0-2; M Hampton 5-5; K Gryboski 0-2; A Alfonseca
2-1; C Nitkowski 1-0; C Reitsma 2-1; J Smoltz 1-0. Batters faced: S Trachsel
18; G Roberts 7; D Wheeler 7; J Franco 4; O Moreno 6; M Stanton 7; M Hampton
23; K Gryboski 3; A Alfonseca 4; C Nitkowski 6; C Reitsma 6; J Smoltz 5.
UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Darren Spagnardi. 2B--Matt Hollowell.
3B--Larry Young.
T--3:29. Att--22,775.
Weather: 72 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to
center.
This was the view from our seats
ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Even without Gary Sheffield and Javy
Lopez, the Atlanta Braves proved they still can put up some
numbers.
Rookie Adam LaRoche, Johnny Estrada and Julio Franco combined
for six hits and seven RBI in an 11-run fourth inning as the
Braves rolled to an 18-10 victory over the New York Mets.
The 18 runs is the most in a game by the Braves since a 20-3
rout of Florida on October 5, 2001.
New York's Mike Piazza went 5-for-5 and hit a pair of homers to
move within one of tying Carlton Fisk for the career record of
351 by a catcher. His two-run homer in the first inning and RBI
single in the second helped the Mets build a 6-0 lead.
But Steve Trachsel (0-1) gave it all away before he was yanked
in the fourth inning. An RBI single by Marcus Giles and a
two-run homer by Chipper Jones in the third inning pulled the
Braves within 6-3 before they erupted for nine hits and sent 15
men to the plate in the fourth.
Andruw Jones led off with a base hit and LaRoche followed with a
single for his first major league hit. Estrada singled home
Andruw Jones and Mark DeRosa walked to load the bases before
Franco tied the game with a two-run single.
"I was just feeling like I was one pitch away," said Trachsel,
who was 10-1 on the road last season. "It didn't stop. It was
really kind of ugly all the way around for the pitchers
tonight."
Grant Roberts relieved and yielded a sacrifice fly to Giles and
a two-run single to J.D. Drew, giving the Braves a 9-6 lead. In
his second at-bat of the inning, LaRoche delivered a two-run
double and scored on a single by Estrada. DeRosa doubled home
Estrada and Franco capped the inning with an RBI single.
"It's nice to get it (first hit) off my back," LaRoche said. "An
11-run inning, I don't remember an 11-run inning in college or
high school. It's pretty cool."
"When have you seen someone get his first two major league hits
in the same inning," said Giles, who had three hits and three
RBI. "He knows how to play the game. I'm very happy for him."
Kevin Gryboski (1-0) tossed a scoreless inning in relief and got
credit for the win after starter Mike Hampton couldn't make it
to the fifth.
Piazza's second home run was a mammoth 456-foot shot to center
in the seventh inning - the second longest ever hit at Turner
Field. It was also the 361st home run of his career, tying him
with Joe DiMaggio for 58th place on the all-time list.
"I guess it's significant because we're both Italian," Piazza
said. "Obviously, it means a lot to my dad because he's a big
DiMaggio fan. When they told me, I was like, 'Wow.' It's great
company, I'm honored."
Mike Cameron homered and drove in two runs and Karim Garcia hit
a two-run homer for the Mets. After getting a homer and two
doubles with three RBI in his Mets debut Tuesday, Kaz Matsui
went 1-for-4 with two walks.
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