Mike Ashmore's Great American Sports Tour
Tour Log
Tour Stop #1 - December 4, 2004 - MCI Center - Washington, DC

Ticket: $10
Program: $5
Food (2 days): $30
Travel: $0

Game: Chicago Bulls 88 @ Washington Wizards 95

High Scorers: Andres Nocioni (CHI) 16, Gilbert Arenas (WAS) 34


Tour Stop #2 - December 22, 2004 - Continental Airlines Arena - East Rutherford, NJ

Ticket: $15
Program: Free
Food: $5
Travel: $0

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers 90 @ New Jersey Nets 92

High Scorers: LeBron James (CLE) 23, Richard Jefferson (NJ) 42 (Career High)

Tour Stop #3 - January 28, 2005 -  Wachovia Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA

Ticket: $33
Program: $5
Food: $6

Game: Hartford Wolfpack 1 (Hamilton) @ Philadelphia Phantoms 5 (Stafford, Jones, Abel, Stafford, Ready)

Tour Stop #4 - February 5, 2005 - Continental Airlines Arena - East Rutherford, NJ

Ticket: $15
Food: $8.25

Game: Detroit Pistons 85 at New Jersey Nets 107

High Scorers: Tayshaun Prince (DET) 17, Vince Carter (NJ) 41


Tour Stop #5 - February 9, 2005 - Continental Airlines Arena - East Rutherford, NJ

Ticket: $15
Parking: $5 (out of $10)

Game: Los Angeles Lakers 104 @ New Jersey Nets 103 (OT)

High Scorers: Jumaine Jones (LAL) 20, Jason Kidd (NJ) 28 (63rd career triple-double)

Tour Stop #X - February 11, 2005 - Wachovia Arena - Wilkes-Barre, PA

Press Pass

Program: $1
Yearbook: $10

Game: Hershey Bears 2 (Hlinka, Svatos) @ Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins 0

Tour Stop #6 - February 13, 2005 - Madison Square Garden - New York, NY

Ticket: $34.50
Travel: $13.75
Yearbook: $10
Program: $6


Game: Charlotte Bobcats 99 @ New York Knicks 102

High Scorers: Bernard Robinson (CHA) 18, Jamal Crawford (NY) 23

Tour Stop #X - February 23, 2005 - Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT

Press Pass

Travel: $59.75
Program: $1
Food: $5.50


Game: San Antonio Rampage 1 (Kwiatkowski) @ Hartford Wolfpack 3 (Lundmark, Hamilton, Lundmark)

Tour Stop #X - February 27, 2005 - Wachovia Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA

Press Pass

Program: $5

Game: Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins 3 (Hussey, Murley, Endicott) @ Philadelphia Phantoms 2 (Meyer, Stafford)

Tour Stop #7 - March 2, 2005 - Wachovia Center - Philadelphia, PA

Ticket: $15
Parking: $6 (out of $12)
Program: $5
Food: $10.50

Game: New Jersey Nets 99 @ Philadelphia 76ers 93

High Scorers: Vince Carter (NJ) 32, Allen Iverson (PHI) 37


Tour Stop #8 - March 3, 2005 - Continental Airlines Arena - East Rutherford, NJ

Ticket: $15
Food: $9.50
Parking: $5 (out of $10)

Game: Miami Heat 106 @ New Jersey Nets 90

High Scorers: Dwyane Wade (MIA) 27, Vince Carter (NJ) 27


Tour Stop #9 - March 9, 2005 - Madison Square Garden - New York, NY

Tickets: $20
Travel: $12.50
Program: $5
Food: $6

Game(s): Three Opening Round Games of the 2005 Big East Tournament

West Virginia 82 vs. Providence 59
Georgetown 56 vs. Seton Hall 51
Rutgers 72 vs. Notre Dame 65

Tour Stop #X - March 11, 2005 - Wachovia Center - Philadelphia, PA

Press Pass

Food: $3.75

Game: Charlotte Bobcats 80 @ Philadelphia 76ers 112

High Scorers: Emeka Okafor (CHA) 17, Allen Iverson (PHI) 25


Tour Stop #10 - March 15, 2005 - Madison Square Garden - New York, NY

Ticket: $44.50
Travel: $13.75
Program: $6

Game: Miami Heat 98 @ New York Knicks 96

High Scorers: Dwyane Wade (MIA) 24, Stephon Marbury (NYK) 24

Tour Stop #X - March 20, 2005 - Wachovia Center - Philadelphia, PA

Press Pass

Game: Tampa Bay Storm 63 @ Philadelphia Soul 69 (Graziani: 8 TD's)

Tour Stop #X - March 20, 2005 - Wachovia Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA

Press Pass

Game: Portland Pirates 0 @ Philadelphia Phantoms 5 (Sim, Sim, Umberger, Cote, Stafford)

Tour Stop #11 - March 24, 2005 - Continental Airlines Arena - East Rutherford, NJ

Ticket: Free
Food: $4.50

Game: Memphis Grizzlies @ New Jersey Nets

High Scorers: Jason Williams/Lorenzen Wright (MEM) 20, Vince Carter (NJ) 22

Tour Stop #X - March 26, 2005 - Wachovia Center - Philadelphia, PA

Press Pass

Game: Grand Rapids Rampage 41 @ Philadelphia Soul 64 (Graziani: 8 TD's)

Tour Stop #12 - April 4, 2005 - Citizens Bank Ballpark - Philadelphia, PA

Ticket: $30
Food: $10.75
Parking: $5 (out of $10)

Game: Washington Nationals 4 @ Philadelphia Phillies 8 (Washington Nationals inaugural game)
Win: Jon Leiber (1-0)
Loss: Livan Hernandez (0-1)
HR: Terrmel Sledge (1), Kenny Lofton (1)

Tour Stop #13 - April 5, 2005 - Madison Square Garden - New York, NY

Ticket: $50
Food: $9
Program: $6

Game: Indiana Pacers 97 @ New York Knicks 79 (Reggie Miller's last game in NYC)

High Scorers: Stephen Jackson (IND) 33, Stephon Marbury (NYK) 19


Tour Stop #14 - April 9, 2005 - Dolphins Stadium - Miami, FL

Ticket: Free
Food: $10.75
Program: $5


Game: Washington Nationals 3 @ Florida Marlins 2 (10 innings)
Win: Chad Cordero (2-0)
Loss: Antonio Alfonseca (0-1)
HR: Ryan Church (1), Vinny Castilla (1), Jose Guillen (2), Carlos Delgado (1)


Tour Stop #15 - April 10, 2005 - American Airlines Arena - Miami,
FL

Ticket: $25
Travel: $151
.75
Program: Free
Food: $17.00


Game: Detroit Pistons 80 @ Miami Heat 72

High Scorers: Richard Hamilton (DET) 17, Eddie Jones (MIA) 19

Tour Stop #16 - April 14, 2005 - RFK Stadium - Washington, DC

Ticket: $22
Travel: $13.40 (Tolls on the way back and my Metro Farecard)
Food: $3.75
Program(s): $20
Shirts and Pennants: $47


Game: Arizona Diamondbacks 3 @ Washington Nationals 5 (Inaugural Nationals home game)
Win: Livan Hernandez (1-1)
Loss: Javier Vazquez (0-2)
Save: Chad Cordero (2)
HR: Vinny Castilla (2), Chad Tracy (2)

Tour Stop #X - April 17, 2005 - Wachovia Center - Philadelphia, PA

Press Pass

Game: Las Vegas Gladiators 56 @ Philadelphia Soul 49

Tour Stop #X - April 17, 2005 - Wachovia Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA

Press Pass
Food: $2.75


Game: Norfolk Admirals 4 (Keith, Vorobiev, Babchuk, Babchuk) @ Philadelphia Phantoms 2 (Umberger, Gratton)

Tour Stop #17 - April 17, 2005 - Citizens Bank Ballpark - Philadelphia, PA

Ticket: $26
Program: $5

Game: Atlanta Braves 1 @ Philadelphia Phillies 2 (F/10 Innings)
Win: Ryan Madson (1-1)
Loss: Dan Kolb (0-2)


Tour Stop #X - April 18, 2005 - Wachovia Center - Philadelphia, PA

Press Pass

Game: Milwaukee Bucks 106 @ Philadelphia 76ers 122

High Scorers: Desmond Mason (MIL) 22, Allen Iverson (PHI) 39

Tour Stop #18 - April 19, 2005 - Citizens Bank Ballpark - Philadelphia, PA

Ticket: $36

Game: New York Mets 16 @ Philadelphia Phillies 4
Win: Victor Zambrano (1-1)
Loss: VIncente Padilla (0-1)
HR: Jose Reyes (2,3), Victor Diaz (2,3), Mike Piazza (2), Doug Mientkiewicz (2), David Wright (3), Chase Utley (2), David Bell (1)


Tour Stop #19 - May 9, 2005 - Fenway Park - Boston,
MA

Ticket: $35
Travel: $92.20
Food: $25.50
Publications: $14.00
Tour: $12


Game: Oakland Athletics 5 @ Boston Red So
x 13
Win: Tim Wakefield (4-1)
Loss: Danny Haren (1-5)
HR: Kevin Millar (1), Trot Nixon (4)


Tour Stop #20 - May 10, 2005 - Yankee Stadium - New York, NY

Ticket: $15
Travel: $17.75
Food: $4.75

Game: Seattle Mariners 4 @ New York Yankees 7
Win: Chien-Ming Wang (1-1) (Career Win #1)
Loss: Aaron Sele (2-4)
Save: Mariano Rivera (5) (Career Save #341)
HR: Tino Martinez (4) (Career HR #330)

Tour Stop #21 - May 26, 2005 - Commerce Bank Ballpark - Bridgewater, NJ

Ticket: Free
Program: $4
Food: $5.50

Game(s): Two Opening Round games of the Big East Tournament

Pittsburgh 4 vs. St. John's 1
Notre Dame 6 vs. Boston College 5

Tour Stop #X - June 8, 2005 - Citizens Bank Ballpark - Philadelphia, PA

Press Pass
Food: $2.00


Game: Texas Rangers 5 @ Philadelphia Phillies 8
Win: Jon Lieber (8-4)
Loss: Ryan Drese (4-6)
Save: Billy Wagner (15) (Career Save #261)
HR: Hank Blalock (10), Rod Barajas (5), Michael Young (8), Bobby Abreu (15)

Tour Stop #22 - June 23, 2005 - Citizens Bank Ballpark - Philadelphia, PA

Ticket: $10
Food: $20
Parking: $10


Game: New York Mets 4 @ Philadelphia Phillies 3
Win: Kaz Ishii (2-6)
Loss: Cory Lidle (6-6)
Save: Braden Looper (15)
HR: Doug Mientkiewicz (9), Todd Pratt (4), Jim Thome (7) (Career HR #430)

Tour Stop #23 - July 9, 2005 - Citizens Bank Ballpark - Philadelphia, PA

Ticket: Free
Food: $11.25
Parking: Free


Game: Washington Nationals 0 @ Philadelphia Phillies 1
Win: Billy Wagner (2-1)
Loss: Hector Carrasco (3-2)

Tour Stop #X - July 30, 2005 - Lackawanna County Stadium - Moosic, PA

Press Pass

Shirt: $12
Yearbook: $5
Card Set: $5


Game: Rochester Red Wings 11 @ Scranton Wilkes-Barre Red Barons 8
Win: Willie Eyre (9-2)
Loss: Kevin Hodge (2-1)
HR: Brent Abernathy (6), Corky Miller (7), Josh Rabe (6), Rob Bowen (6)

Tour Stop #X - August 6, 2005 - Citizens Bank Ballpark - Philadelphia, PA

Press Pass

Game: Milwaukee Brewers 2 @ Philadelphia Phillies 8
Win: Jon Leiber (10-10)
Loss: Chris Capuano (12-7)
HR: Todd Pratt (7) , Jimmy Rollins (9) , Russell Branyan (11)

Tour Stop #24 - September 7, 2005 - RFK Stadium - Washington, DC

Ticket: $7
Travel: $51 (Bus, Train home, Taxi back from game)
Food: $4


Game: Florida Marlins 12 @ Washington Nationals 1
Win: Dontrelle Willis (20-8)
Loss: John Halama (0-3)
HR: Carlos Delgado (28), Rick Short (1, 1st Career)

Tour Stop #25 - September 8, 2005 - RFK Stadium - Washington, DC

Ticket: $10
Travel: $4 (Metro Card)


Game: Florida Marlins 8 @ Washington Nationals 4
Win: Josh Beckett (13-8)
Loss: John Patterson (8-5)
HR: Miguel Cabrera (30), Josh Beckett (1, 1st Career) 


Tour Stop #X - September 16, 2005 - Camden Yards - Baltimore, MD

Press Pass

Program: $5
Yearbook: $10
Travel: $27 (Half of tolls and gas)


Game: Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6 @ Baltimore Orioles 1
Win: Scott Kazmir (9-9)
Loss: Rodrigo Lopez (14-10)
Save: Danys Baez (36)
HR: Jorge Cantu 2 (24, 25), Carl Crawford (14)

Tour Stop #26 - October 6, 2005 - Madison Square Garden - New York, NY

Ticket: $50
Program: $6
Travel: $15.50
Food: $10


Game: Montreal Canadiens 4 (Ryder, Higgins, Perezhogin, Ryder) @ New York Rangers 3 (Hossa, Rucinsky, Moore) (OT)
Notes: 1st Career Goals for Higgins, Perezhogin and Moore)

Tour Stop #27 - October 8, 2005 - Continental Airlines Arena - East Rutherford, NJ

Ticket: Free
Program: $5
Parking: $10
Food: $4


Game: New York Rangers 2 (Ward, Rucinsky) at New Jersey Devils 3 (Kozlov, Mogilny, Rafalski) (OT)
Notes: Mogilny career goal #463, Brodeur career win #405, NHL Debuts for H. Lundqvist, P. Prucha

Tour Stop #28 - October 17, 2005 - Madison Square Garden - New York, NY

Ticket: $15
Travel: $15.50
Food: $5.50
Program: $6


Game: Florida Panthers 0 at New York Rangers 4 (Tyutin, Jagr, Jagr, Prucha)
Notes: Jaromir Jagr Career Goals #542, 543.  Petr Prucha Career Goal #1.  Henrik Lundqvist 1st Career Shutout

Tour Stop #29 - October 19, 2005 - Madison Square Garden - New York, NY

Ticket: $40.50
Travel: $17
Food: $5


Game: New York Islanders 3 (Yashin, Satan) at New York Rangers 2 (Jagr, Prucha) (OT/SO)
Notes: 10th shootout in NHL History, 1st shootout in Rangers and Islanders history.  Jaromir Jagr Career Goal #544 (Tied with Maurice Richard for 22nd all-time), Petr Prucha Career Goal #2

Tour Stop #30 - October 28, 2005 - Continental Airlines Arena - East Rutherford, NJ

Ticket: Free
Program: $5


Game: Buffalo Sabres 2 (Drury, Briere) at New Jersey Devils 3 (Rasmussen, Gomez, Brylin)
Notes: Scott Clemmensen NHL Win #4, NHL Start #5, NHL Game #9

Tour Stop #31 - November 3, 2005 - Continental Airlines Arena - East Rutherford, NJ

Ticket: Free
Program: $5


Game: New York Rangers 4 (Nylander, Jagr, Nylander, Jagr) at New Jersey Devils 2 (Langenrunner, Gionta)
Notes: Jagr career goals #550, 551

Tour Stop #32 - November 5, 2005 - Madison Square Garden - New York, NY

Ticket: Free
Food: $8.50
Train: $15.50


Game: New Jersey Devils 2 (Gionta, Gionta) at New York Rangers 3 (Prucha, Betts) (OT/SO)
Notes: First shootout win in Rangers history.  Petr Prucha Career Goal #3

Tour Stop #33 - November 7, 2005 - Madison Square Garden - New York, NY

Ticket: $22.50
Food: $11
Train: $17


Game: Pittsburgh Penguins 3 (Lemieux, Crosby, Palffy) at New York Rangers 2 (Hollweg, Hossa)
Notes: Mario Lemieux career goal #689 (next to last NHL goal), Sidney Crosby career goal #5, Ryan Hollweg career goal #1

Tour Stop #34 - December 7, 2005 - Continental Airlines Arena - East Rutherford, NJ

Ticket: Free

Game: Calgary Flames 4 (Iginla, Phaneuf, Langkow, Iginla) at New Jersey Devils 1 (Mogilny)
Notes: Mogilny career goal #471, Iginla career goals #262, 263

Tour Stop #35 - December 11, 2005 - TD Banknorth Garden - Boston, MA

Ticket: $35 (With Ticketmaster Fees...Uggh)
Train: $17
Taxi: $20
Food: $7

Game: Phoenix Coyotes 2 (Johnson, Nagy) at Boston Bruins 1 (Leetch)  (OT)
Notes: Wayne Gretzky's 16th NHL win as coach, Curtis Joseph career win #410

Tour Stop #36 - December 13, 2005 - Madison Square Garden - New York, NY

Ticket: Birthday Present

Game: Vancouver Canucks 3 (Bertuzzi, D. Sedin, Cooke) at New York Rangers 2 (Prucha, Prucha)

Tour Stop #37 - December 18, 2005 - Madison Square Garden - New York, NY

Ticket: $20 (Dad paid half)
Train: $17


Game: Colorado Avalanche 2 (Sakic, Sakic) at New York Rangers 1 (Hollweg)
Notes: Joe Sakic ties Johnny Bucyk for 19th on NHL All-Time Scoring List (556), Joe Sakic improves to 5 for 5 in penalty shots, Jaromir Jagr becomes 25th player with 800 assists

Tour Stop #38 - December 28, 2005 - Continental Airlines Arena - East Rutherford, NJ

Ticket: Free
Food: $4

Game: Washington Capitals 2 (Ovechkin, Sutherby) at New Jersey Devils 7 (Brylin, Rafalski, Gionta, Pandolfo, Gionta, Madden, Rafalski)
Notes: Martin Brodeur's 417th career win

Tour Stop #39 - December 31, 2005 - Continental Airlines Arena - East Rutherford, NJ

Ticket: $35
Food: $8

Game: Toronto Maple Leafs 6 (Sundin, Czerkawski, Tucker, O'Neill, Kaberle, Pohl) at New Jersey Devils 3 (Gomez, Gomez, Gomez)
Notes: Ed Belfour's 452nd career win.  Mats Sundin's 474th career goal; passed Denis Savard to claim 43rd all-time in NHL goal socring

Tour Stop #40 - January 5, 2006 - Madison Square Garden - New York, NY

Ticket: $27
Train: $15.50
Food: $10

Game: Philadelphia Flyers 4 (Meyer, Johnsson, Savage, Gagne) at New York Rangers 3 (OT) (Straka, Prucha, Straka)
Notes: Gagne's OT Goal fastest in NHL 4-on-4 OT history, 2nd fastest in NHL OT history.

Tour Stop #41 - January 10, 2006 - MCI Center - Washington, DC

Ticket: $10
Travel: $10
Program: $5

Game: Chicago Blackhawks 4 (Barnaby, Vrbata, Spacek, Calder) at Washington Capitals 3 (OT) (Witt, Ovechkin, Sutherby)
Notes: Alexander Ovechkin's 26th career goal

Tour Stop #42 - January 11, 2006 - MCI Center - Washington, DC

Ticket: $10
Travel: $61 (Includes taxi rides and bus ride back)
Food: $20 (2 days)
Program: $5

Game: Atlanta Hawks 72 at Washington Wizards 103

High Scorers: Royal Ivey (ATL) 11, Jared Jeffries and Donell Taylor (WAS) 15

Tour Stop #43- January 21, 2006 - Continental Airlines Arena - East Rutherford, NJ

Ticket: Free

Game: New York Islanders 2 (Satan, Parrish) at New Jersey Devils 3 (Brylin, Elias) (OT/SO)
Notes: Martin Brodeur's 426th career win

Tour Stop #44- January 22, 2006 - Madison Square Garden - New York, NY

Ticket: $22.50
Travel: $19
Food: $5

Game: New Jersey Devils 1 (Gomez) at New York Rangers 3 (Prucha, Nylander, Moore)

Tour Stop #45- January 30, 2006 - Madison Square Garden - New York, NY

Ticket: $20
Travel: $17

Game: Philadelphia Flyers 3 (Pitkanen, Richards, Pitkanen) at New York Rangers 2 (Jagr, Rucinsky) (OT)
Notes: Jaromir Jagr's 570th career goal

Tour Stop #46- February 1, 2006 - Madison Square Garden - New York, NY

Ticket: Free

Game: Pittsburgh Penguins 1 (Recchi) at New York Rangers 3 (Rucchin, Rozsival, Sykora)
Notes: Mark Recchi's 474th career goals; passes Denis Savard and Alexander Mogilny for 46th all-time

Tour Stop #47- February 3, 2006 - Continental Airlines Arena - East Rutherford, NJ


Ticket: Free
Program: $10
Puck: $5
Hat: $28

Game: Carolina Hurricanes 0 at New Jersey Devils 3 (Elias, Parise, Gionta)
Notes: Scott Stevens Jersey Retirement Night; First Jersey Retirement in Devils History.  Martin Brodeur's 429th NHL win.  Brodeur's 80th regular season shutout, 100th combined shutout; becomes 3rd goalie in history with 100 combined shutouts.

Tour Stop #48- February 7, 2006 - Continental Airlines Arena - East Rutherford, NJ

Ticket: Free

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning 4 (Artyukhin, Sydor, Lecavalier, Lecavalier) at New Jersey Devils 7 (Elias, Madden, Gomez, Langenbrunner, White, Martin, Langenbrunner)
Notes: Martin Brodeur's 430th NHL Win

Tour Stop #49- February 8, 2006 - Madison Square Garden - New York, NY

Ticket: $22.50
Travel: $10

Game: Ottawa Senators 1 (Kelly) at New York Rangers 5 (Jagr, Malik, Ward, Nylander, Sykora)
Notes: Jaromir Jagr ties Mike Bossy for 16th all-time with 573rd NHL goal.  Passes Luc Robitaille and Brett Hull to move into 18th all-time with 1,392 points.

Tour Stop #50- February 11, 2006 - Continental Airlines Arena - East Rutherford, NJ

Ticket: Free

Game: New York Islanders 2 (Blake, Yashin) at New Jersey Devils 1 (Brylin)
Notes: Alexei Yashin's 309th career goal

Tour Stop #51- March 1, 2006 - Continental Airlines Arena - East Rutherford, NJ

Ticket: Free
Food: $7.50

Game: Philadelphia Flyers 1 (Savage) at New Jersey Devils 2 (Kozlov) (OT/SO)
Notes: Martin Brodeur's 432nd career win

Tour Stop #52 - March 15, 2005 - Wachovia Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA

Ticket: $19
Food: $5


Game: Hartford Wolfpack 8 (Genoway, Dawes, Smyth, Baranka, Smyth, Wiseman, Grenier, Helminen)) at Philadelphia Phantoms 2 (Eliison, Cavosie)

Tour Stop #53- March 24, 2006 - Continental Airlines Arena - East Rutherford, NJ

Ticket: $42
Parking: $10
Hat: $28
Program: $10

Game: Boston Bruins 2 (Murray, Isbister) at New Jersey Devils 4 (Gomez, Gionta, Parise, Martin)
Notes: Ken Daneyko Jersey Retirement Night

Tour Stop #54 - April 6, 2006 - Madison Square Garden - New York, NY

Ticket: $22.50

Game: New York Islanders at New York Rangers

TOTALS:

Games: 69
Tickets: $873.00
Travel: $708.50
Food: $326.50
Programs and Yearbooks: $185.00
Souvenirs: $140.00
Parking: $51.00
Tours: $12.00

TOTAL: $2,254.05