#82---PIT @ CLE, 3/9/2007

This spring training game was not very interesting. It did feature Adam Miller, the much-hyped Tribe pitching prospect, who had a great spring training but soon saw his career undone by injuries. Miller gave up a walk, an infield hit, induced a foul pop, and struck out three.

#81---BOS @ TEX, 4/3/2006

This was an Opening Day game in 2006, with Kevin Millwood giving up five runs in five innings in his Texas debut. Kevin Youkilis batting eighth, Ian Kinsler ninth, and Jonathon Papelbon working the eighth are reminders that a lot of things change in baseball in four years.

#80---OAK @ BAL, 4/7/2005

Oakland beat Baltimore 5-1 with Dan Haren pitching six, the only run he allowed being Brian Roberts' leadoff shot. Eric Byrnes' three-run homer off one of my favorite players, Steve Kline, gave them the lead in the eighth. What I like about this game, though, is it is one of the rare (102 games) appearances of Sammy Sosa as an Oriole. Also, the Baltimore lineup features two players that hit 500 home runs--and they batted fifth and sixth.

#79---OAK @ ANA, 4/18/2004

Oakland beat up on Anaheim in this early season encounter, but the Angels would prevail in the end, besting the A's for the AL West title by one game. Ben Weber and his double pump glove action was one of my favorite pitchers to watch. Barry Zito was a tad inefficient with his pitches, making 102 in just six innings despite allowing just one run on four hits, one walk, and four strikeouts.

#78---BAL @ CLE, 4/16/2003

Since Jake Westbrook was just traded by the Indians, I grabbed the first 2003 scoresheet I could find of his (if you haven't noticed, I generally cycle through seasons from 1998-present to pick the scoresheet of the week, with some earlier seasons sprinkled in). The Indians lost this game, but Westbrook pitched pretty well--it looks as if he was held to a 90 pitch limit as he tossed 5 2/3 allowing one run, two hits, three walks, and two strikeouts. Cleveland led 3-1 after Vizquel's fifth inning homer, but Billy Traber and Danys Baez let it slip away in the eighth and ninth, with Melvin Mora's homer to leadoff the latter frame the game-winner.