2004 ABA All-Star Series - Game 1

Game one, Dublin, Ireland, and U2 vocalist Bono threw out the first pitch, uttered obscenities, and Sinead O'Connor tore a picture of Tom Dymek in half shouting, "Fight the real enemy!"

With Martinez and Vazquez facing off everyone expected a pitcher's duel. It never materialized. Vazquez didn't finish four innings and Alberta Dragon Scott Rolen knocked in four runs as the Aarons delivered notice they are still a power to be reckoned with.

 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2003 Aarons            1  0  6  0  2  0  0  0  1    10 19  0    10  1
2003 Mayses            2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  3     5  9  1     6  0
 
Aarons               AB  R  H BI   AVG    Mayses               AB  R  H BI   AVG
Ichiro            cf  6  1  4  1  .667    Anderson          cf  4  1  1  0  .250       
 Beltran          cf  0  0  0  0  .000     Kent             ph  1  0  0  0  .000       
Reyes             ss  6  0  0  0  .000    Tejada            ss  3  0  1  0  .333       
 Mantei           p   0  0  0  0  .000     Nixon            ph  1  0  0  0  .000       
 Cormier          p   0  0  0  0  .000     Renteria         ss  1  0  0  0  .000       
Bonds             lf  5  1  3  1  .600    Blalock           3b  4  1  1  2  .250       
Delgado           1b  3  1  1  0  .333    Pujols            lf  4  0  0  0  .000       
Sheffield         rf  5  1  3  1  .600    Soriano           2b  4  0  1  0  .250       
Boone             2b  5  2  2  2  .400    Helton            1b  3  1  1  0  .333       
Pierzynski        c   5  2  2  0  .400    Ordonez           rf  4  1  1  0  .250       
Rolen             3b  5  2  4  4  .800    Posada            c   3  1  2  3  .667       
Martinez          p   4  0  0  0  .000    Vazquez           p   1  0  1  0 1.000       
 Thome            ph  1  0  0  0  .000     Kershner         p   1  0  0  0  .000       
 Rodriguez        ss  0  0  0  0  .000     Ortiz            ph  1  0  0  0  .000       
                     45 10 19  9           Arroyo           p   0  0  0  0  .000       
                                           Lopez            ph  0  0  0  0  .000       
                                                               35  5  9  5             
 
Aarons                           INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Martinez         W 1-0           8.0  7  2  2  0 12 108  74  2.25
Mantei                           0.1  2  3  3  2  1  24  10 81.00
Cormier                          0.2  0  0  0  0  0   4   2  0.00
                                 9.0  9  5  5  2 13 136  86 
 
Mayses                           INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Vazquez          L 0-1           3.2 10  7  7  1  5  87  52 17.18
Kershner                         3.1  5  2  2  0  2  45  34  5.40
Arroyo                           2.0  4  1  0  1  2  36  21  0.00
                                 9.0 19 10  9  2  9 168 107 
 
AD : Thome batted for Martinez in the 9th
     Rodriguez inserted at ss in the 9th
     Beltran inserted at cf in the 9th
MD : Ortiz batted for Kershner in the 7th
     Nixon batted for Tejada in the 8th
     Renteria inserted at ss in the 9th
     Lopez batted for Arroyo in the 9th
     Kent batted for Anderson in the 9th
 
E-Posada. 2B-Ichiro, Bonds, Sheffield 2, Boone, Rolen, Ordonez. 3B-Ichiro. 
HR-Rolen(1), Blalock(1), Posada(1). K-Reyes 2, Delgado 2, Sheffield, 
Pierzynski 2, Martinez, Thome, Anderson 2, Tejada, Blalock 2, Pujols 3, 
Soriano 2, Ordonez, Posada, Kershner. BB-Delgado 2, Helton, Lopez. 
HBP-Posada. HB-Martinez. 
GWRBI: Boone
Temperature: 55, Sky: clear, Wind: out to center at 11 MPH.
4/5/2004, AD03-MD03, game 1, Neutral park
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2003 Aarons            1  0  6  0  2  0  0  0  1    10 19  0    10  1
2003 Mayses            2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  3     5  9  1     6  0
 
 
Aarons               -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Ichiro            cf 1>T            4            63           S.2-H      8>Arroyo    
                                                                           S         
 Beltran          cf                                                                 
Reyes             ss   k          3>k          4>53           8            9         
 Mantei           p                                                                  
 Cormier          p                                                                  
Bonds             lf   S.3-H        D            9          6>63           S.1-3     
Delgado           1b   k            W            S            k            W.1-2     
Sheffield         rf   S.1-3        D.2-H;1-3    Kershner     8            k         
                                                 D.1XH(942)                          
Boone             2b   63           S.3-H;2-H  5>D          7>53           5         
Pierzynski        c  2>k            S.1-3        7            k          9>S         
Rolen             3b   S            HR.3-H;1-H   D.2-H        S            9         
Martinez          p    k            8            7            7                      
 Thome            ph                                                       k         
 Rodriguez        ss                                                                 
 
 
Mayses               -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Anderson          cf 1>S            9          5>k            k            Cormier   
 Kent             ph                                                       5         
Tejada            ss   9          3>k            S                                   
 Nixon            ph                                        8>63                     
 Renteria         ss                                                       7         
Blalock           3b   HR.1-H       63           k            k                      
Pujols            lf   43           k            k            k                      
Soriano           2b   53         4>S          6>k          9>Mantei                 
                                                              k                      
Helton            1b 2>S            9            4/L          W                      
Ordonez           rf   543/gdp      k            8            D.1-3                  
Posada            c    S            HP.1-2     7>k            HR.3-H;2-H             
Vazquez           p    S.1-2                                                         
 Kershner         p                 k                                                
 Ortiz            ph                             7                                   
 Arroyo           p                                                                  
 Lopez            ph                                          W                      
 
 
Aarons               -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Ichiro            cf   note 1                                                        
                                                                                     
 Beltran          cf                                                                 
Reyes             ss   9                                                             
 Mantei           p                                                                  
 Cormier          p                                                                  
Bonds             lf                                                                 
Delgado           1b                                                                 
Sheffield         rf                                                                 
                                                                                     
Boone             2b                                                                 
Pierzynski        c                                                                  
Rolen             3b                                                                 
Martinez          p                                                                  
 Thome            ph                                                                 
 Rodriguez        ss                                                                 
 
 1: D.1-H(94e2) 
 
 
Mayses               -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Anderson          cf                                                                 
 Kent             ph                                                                 
Tejada            ss                                                                 
 Nixon            ph                                                                 
 Renteria         ss                                                                 
Blalock           3b                                                                 
Pujols            lf                                                                 
Soriano           2b                                                                 
                                                                                     
Helton            1b                                                                 
Ordonez           rf                                                                 
Posada            c                                                                  
Vazquez           p                                                                  
 Kershner         p                                                                  
 Ortiz            ph                                                                 
 Arroyo           p                                                                  
 Lopez            ph                                                                 
 
Aarons           IN OUT ER                  Mayses           IN OUT ER              
Martinez         A1  D4  2 W 1-0            Vazquez          A1  C4  7 L 0-1        
Mantei           D5  D9  3                  Kershner         C5  D9  2              
Cormier          E1  E2  0                  Arroyo           E1  F2  0