Oakland 6, Minnesota 5 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
(18 innings)
Winning Pitcher – Chris Hammond (3-1)
Losing Pitcher – Terry Mulholland (3-5)
SV – Octavio Dotel(23)
OAK Runs: 6, Hits: 16, Errors: 0
MIN Runs: 5, Hits: 11, Errors: 0
HR: MIN: C. Guzman (6), J. Morneau (8).
Oakland Record: (62-48)
Mulder in the 9th inning, looking slightly dejected…
Mulder pitched the first 8 innings of this game, but gave up the homerun that tied the game and sent it into extra innings. Shoot, it went into a whole new game! No runs scored again until the 18th inning. The A’s bullpen was great! Well, except for Dotel giving up the 2-run homer in the bottom of the 18th. I did not like that one at all. But the end result was a win, which was very nice indeed.
Books are good…
I finished reading Just a Geek by Wil Wheaton. A great read. He’s really a wonderful writer and I can’t wait until he comes out with another one. I love the way he lets us into his world, his “angst,” and his joy. And I love the way he’s a FAN too and how he’s appreciative of everything. I really enjoyed his perspective on ST:TNG and conventions (namely Creation). Although I was a Star Trek fan first, my real foray into the whole con-going thing was with Xena & Hercules. Different fandoms, same feeling of occasional dissatisfaction in the experience.
Someday I’d love to write something about my experiences as a fan and convention goer. I think a lot of my fellow Xenites/Herculeans would have wonderful stories to tell, especially those who were “behind the scenes.” It’s a thought, eh?
After the 18 innings of A’s vs. Twins, we went to Borders. On a whim I did a check for Just a Geek and what did I find? It was “in store.” WHAT?! In the media section (it should really be in biography) was one copy of the book. Craziness!
I ended up buying a romance novel (of course) called The Last Mermaid by Shana Abe. I started reading it and I couldn’t resist. LOL! I also got the soundtrack for the Princess Diaries 2. 😉
This week is a short week for me, work-wise. I get to go to a class on Thursday and Friday. Yeah, might be fun. 😛
