Sunday, December 23, 2007
01.13.2001
UCSB Guachos @ UC Irvine Anteaters
The Anteaters won this game 80-56 over the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. It was their 7th win in a row, a streak that eventually reached 13. In this game, junior guard Jerry Green scored 23, and freshman center Adam Parada notched a double-double by scoring 16 and grabbing 15 rebounds.
Labels: 2001, Anteaters, Basketball, BrenEventsCenter, College, Gauchos, Irvine, NCAA, SantaBarbara, Stub, Ticket, UCI, UCSB
12.20.2000
Birmingham-Southern Panthers @ UC Irvine Anteaters
I went to this game so that I could see Joy as a UC Irvine cheerleader for the first time. She was great. I think UCI lost this game to the Birmingham-Southern Panthers.
Labels: 2000, Basketball, Birmingham-Southern, BrenEventsCenter, College, Irvine, NCAA, Panthers, Stub, Ticket, UCI
09.20.2000
"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno"
My dorm at Pepperdine went to this recording of "The Tonight Show" as a group. Unfortunately, also on September 20, 2000, Olympic summer games were being played in Sydney, Australia. When that happens, "The Tonight Show" is Jay Leno's monologue, and that's it. Jay was out there recording for only about 5 minutes. He also spoke a lot with the audience before filming started. After Jay was done, they filmed 3 unknown stand-up comedians that we were told they'd use as filler material on future episodes. It was fun, but I wish we could have gone to a normal taping, with sketch material and celebrity interviews.
Sunday, September 09, 2007
07.24.2000
San Francisco Giants @ San Diego Padres
In one of his final appearances for the Padres, Brian Meadows pitched a pretty decent ballgame. Unfortunately, Mark Gardner for the Giants was even better, shutting out the Padres for 7 innings while striking out eight. The Giants win 3-0 behind RBIs from Ellis Burks, J.T. Snow, and Doug Mirabelli. Joy got so cold at this game, that I had to buy her a Padres sweater. Now she's the ultimate fan.
Labels: 2000, Baseball, Giants, Padres, Qualcomm Stadium, Stub, Ticket
Saturday, September 01, 2007
04.29.2000
Air-Band Championships
Joy was lucky enough to be in an air-band group that made it to the San Diego finals. Their performance was called RAID! It featured dancers that pretended to be bed bugs that eventually had to be extinguished in order to bring peace to the bedroom: and it was all set to song and dance! This is still to date my only appearance at the Rimac Arena on the campus of University of California San Diego.
And here is the performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fVYPs2Iqrw
Labels: 2000, Air-Band, Championship, Rimac Arena, Stub, Ticket
04.14.2000
1999-2000 WCHL Playoffs
So I have no idea who won this game. I don't even know who the Gulls played. This ticket is fading pretty bad, just like that picture in Back to the Future. Maybe if it fades all the way, the game will have never existed.
Labels: 2000, Gulls, Hockey, Playoffs, Sports Arena
04.08.2000
Marquis Theatre, New York City
Annie Get Your Gun
The final score of this game was... just kidding. I was in New York City with my high school choir. In between our festival obligations, we had time to catch a matinee showing of Annie Get Your Gun. It was a great show. The music was fun, the show was filled with humor, and supporting actors in the chorus were well utilized. Bernadette Peters starred as Annie Oakley, and Tom Wopat (of "The Dukes of Hazzard" fame) was the leading male, Frank Butler. After the show, they had an on-stage auction conducted by Peters and Wopat. When it came time to sell a broach on Peters' costume, her selling point was, "It's been on my right breast all afternoon." Then Wopat grabbed it, placed it on her left breast and said, "There, now it's been on both!" Good stuff!
Labels: 2000, Annie Get Your Gun, Broadway, Marquis Theatre, Musical, New York City, Stub, Ticket
03.04.2000
San Diego CIF Girl's Basketball Championships
Mt. Carmel High vs. El Camino High
The Mt. Carmel High School girl's basketball team had a great season my senior year. They won this championship in thrilling overtime fashion. They played the defending Division I champions, El Camino High School. I remember every girl on that team had her hair in cornrows, which looked pretty cool. It was almost like it was a part of their uniform. The final score was 55-54. This was also my first game watched at the beautiful Cox Arena on the campus of San Diego State University. I yelled so loudly at this game that my voice was shot for the next couple days.
Labels: 2000, Basketball, Championship, Cox Arena, El Camino, High School, Mt. Carmel
11.07.1999
Denver Broncos @ San Diego Chargers
Hey I love that ticket guarantee! The "CITY" you see on the ticket means this was one of the tickets the city of San Diego bought in order to make the game a sellout, thus ensuring this game would be on TV locally. Unfortunately, the 33-17 final score that favored the Broncos was not very ratings friendly. I went with Joy to this game, and we ended up leaving early in order to not be late for an appointing.
Labels: 1999, Broncos, Chargers, Football, Qualcomm Stadium, Stub, Ticket
Thursday, August 23, 2007
08.13.1999
Florida Marlins @ San Diego Padres
Celebration 3,000! There was a pre-game celebration recognizing Tony Gwynn's 3,000th hit, which he achieved a few days earlier in Montreal. When Gwynn finally got to speak, the first thing he did was apologize to the Marlins for delaying the start of the game. It didn't seem to effect them though, because the Marlins beat the Padres 4-3. Padres starter Brian Boehringer left with an injury and would not pitch again until the 2000 season. Joy and I went to this game and sat in the front row behind center field.
Labels: 1999, Baseball, Marlins, Padres, Qualcomm Stadium, Stub, Ticket
07.19.1999
San Diego Padres @ Anaheim Angels
To most, this just looks like another July baseball game. To our family, it was very special. All the Stoops boys went to this game. Grandfather decided we should all go to a game together. So there we were, 8 Stoops sitting in the upper deck on the first base line. The game was good too. In the 10th inning, Ruben Rivera smashed a 3-run homer that gave the Padres a 4-1 lead that Trevor Hoffman would preserve. A great way to end a game that ended up being the last I would watch with Grandfather.
Labels: 1999, Angels, Baseball, Edison International Field, Padres, Stub, Ticket
10.21.1998
World Series - Game 4
New York Yankees @ San Diego Padres
What was the worst part of this game? It was having to watch the Yankees celebrate winning the World Series. That was awful. Other than that, what a game. We took the trolley from Dad's office to Qualcomm Stadium. At every stop along the way, more and more fans got on. It felt like a party trolley by the time we got to the stadium. During the game, it was the loudest I ever remember Qualcomm getting. I guess 65,427 people can do that to a stadium. Mark McGwire, sitting front row down the third base line, made a barehanded play on a foul ground ball hit his way. I nearly caught a practice ball that Greg Vaughn threw up into the crowd. Andy Pettitte started for the Yankees and was dominant, besting the Padres Kevin Brown who was pitching on short-rest. After the Yankees were done celebrating, no one went home, so the Padres came back out and saluted the crowd.
Labels: 1998, Baseball, Padres, Stub, Ticket, World Series, Yankees
09.19.1998
Colorado Rockies @ San Diego Padres
Brian's birthday, and we went to a Padres game to celebrate! Matt Clement, making his second major league start, pitches almost 6 innings, allowing 1 run en route to his first major league victory. He did throw 2 wild pitches though. Trevor Hoffman notched his 51st save of the season. That's about it for this game.
Labels: 1998, Baseball, Padres, Qualcomm Stadium, Rockies, Stub, Ticket
Monday, August 20, 2007
08.29.1998
Montreal Expos @ San Diego Padres
This was the 1998 NASSCO company game. They put on a huge tailgate party with all kinds of great food before the game started. Dustin Hermanson, the Expos starter, was facing the team that originally drafted him a few years earlier. He was apparently holding a big grudge against the Padres. Not only did he pitch almost 8 innings allowing only 1 run, but he also homered off Padres starter Sterling Hitchcock. Vladimir Guerrero also homered for the Expos in this 3-1 win over the Padres.
Labels: 1998, Baseball, Expos, Padres, Qualcomm Stadium, Stub, Ticket
06.26.1998
Anaheim Angels @ San Diego Padres
It was 1970's night at Qualcomm Stadium. The Angels and Padres both wore uniforms from 1978. The Padres looked great in their brown with yellow trim uniforms. Cecil Fielder crushed a towering 3-run homer off of Padres starter Kevin Brown, but those would be the only runs he allowed. The Padres got 6 runs off of Angels starter Jason Dickson, including a Ken Caminiti home run. A lot of fans dressed for the occasion, making this look more like a massive disco party than a major league baseball game.
Labels: 1998, Angels, Baseball, Padres, Qualcomm Stadium, Stub, Ticket
04.08.1998
Cincinnati Reds @ San Diego Padres
Wow, not much happened in this game on the field. The Padres won 6-3 behind a strong start from Andy Ashby. Greg Vaughn hit his first of 50 home runs that season, a Padres single-season record. To wrap things up, Trevor Hoffman notched his second save of 1998. We got the NASSCO seats for this game, but dad couldn't go. Our friend Mr. Bill Knight was in town, so he took me. The best part of the night was when I asked the camera guy below us to put us on the jumbotron. A few seconds later, there we were. I also remember on the way home, Bill's really crummy rental car could barely make it up the hill out of Mission Valley on the 163.
Labels: 1998, Baseball, Padres, Qualcomm Stadium, Reds, Stub, Ticket
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
11.01.1997
Reno Rage @ San Diego Gulls
The Gulls used to win all the time at home in the mid to late 90's, so I wouldn't be surprised if they won this game too. Further support to this hypothesis is that San Diego was the best team in the league in the 1997-1998 season, and Reno was one of the worst. I didn't write down who won this game on the back of the stub, so I guess it will always remain a mystery. If I ever find out, I'll come back and update this. And what kind of team name is Rage? Was the team named Rage because everyone in Reno is really angry? Terrible name.
Labels: 1997, Gulls, Hockey, Rage, Sports Arena, Stub, Ticket, WCHL
10.11.1997
New Mexico Lobos @ San Diego State Aztecs
Yeah, I remember absolutely nothing about this game. I had to look up the score from a college football historical scores website. What did I learn? I learned that New Mexico won this game 36-21 over the Aztecs. SDSU went on to finish the season with a 5-7 record. The Lobos played in the WAC Championship game, and the Insight Bowl, but lost them both. At least the ticket stub correctly identifies the stadium as Qualcomm Stadium.
Labels: 1997, Aztecs, College, Football, Lobos, New Mexico, Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego State, Stub, Ticket
06.22.1997
California 500
In 1997 I started watching NASCAR on TV and became a fan of the oval circuit. This was the first live race I attended. My favorite driver, Jeff Gordon, ended up winning the inaugural race at the California Speedway. We sat right by the start /finish line within the first 10 rows. I went with Uncle Eddie and Uncle Mike, and my cousins Mason and Alex. I remember being in traffic for hours to get to the race. It was the last NASCAR race any of them ever went to. They aren't stock car racing fans. I, on the other hand, have been to 3 more races since.
Labels: 1997, California 500, California Speedway, NASCAR, Racing, Stub, Ticket, Winston Cup
04.22.1997
Houston Astros @ San Diego Padres
Another Fernando Valenzuela start, but this one didn't go so well for the big guy. The Astros scored 12 runs to support Shane Reynolds. They got their runs on 15 hits, and 12 of those were singles. It was not a great night in the field for the Padres. Scott Livingstone made two errors at third, and Quilvio Veras kicked in one at second. This led to 8 of the Astros runs being unearned.
Labels: 1997, Astros, Baseball, Jack Murphy Stadium, Padres, Stub, Ticket
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
04.09.1997
Pittsburgh Pirates @ San Diego Padres
Esteban Loaiza starts for the Pirates and successfully keeps the Padres at bay. Tony Gwynn hit his first of 17 home runs, a season career high, in this game in the 8th inning off Matt Ruebel. There was nothing else really significant in this game, other than a Kevin Elster home run off of Trevor Hoffman. The ticket stub incorrectly says Jack Murphy Stadium.
Labels: 1997, Baseball, Jack Murphy Stadium, Padres, Pirates, Stub, Ticket
04.05.1997
Philadelphia Phillies @ San Diego Padres
Sterling Hitchcock makes his first start as a San Diego Padre and throws a 1-hitter through 8 innings. Trevor Hoffman pitches the ninth, doesn't allow a hit, and picks up his first save of 1997. This becomes another Padres no-hitter close call, were it not for a Rico Brogna RBI double in the 5th. The ticket stub from this game says Qualcomm Stadium, yet future 1997 ticket stubs still say Jack Murphy Stadium.
Labels: 1997, Baseball, Padres, Phillies, Qualcomm Stadium, Stub, Ticket
02.23.1997
Vancouver Canucks @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Another game with my Uncle Mike using tickets he got through Disney. Unfortunately, this game didn't go so well for the Canucks. The Mighty Ducks won, making this the first time I saw the Canucks lose.
Labels: 1997, Arrowhead Pond, Canucks, Hockey, Mighty Ducks, Stub, Ticket
09.14.1996
Cincinnati Reds @ San Diego Padres
I was shocked we ended up going to this game, as it was in the day and our family doesn't like sunburns. The Padres were in a very close pennant race, and this game was tied after the Reds scored 2 in the 5th inning. Dave Burba for the Reds and Fernando Valenzuela for the Padres were both done after 5. The game remained tied until the 12th when Jody Reed got a single to drive in Greg Vaughn from second base, which Vaughn had stolen after a walk. It was a very exciting win.
Labels: 1996, Baseball, Jack Murphy Stadium, Padres, Reds, Stub, Ticket
