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Home Run

When???

Monday 6th September 2004

Where???

Hadlock Field - game against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats

The at-bat

First plate appearance of the game

Righthanded pitcher - Jason Arnold
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About Jason Arnold - Born - May 2, 1979
Drafted - Selected by New York Yankees in 2nd Round (63rd Overall) of 2001 amateur draft. (June-Reg Phase)
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
2003 Highlights
Started the season with New Haven in the Eastern League (AA)
Posted a 3-1 record with a 1.53 ERA in six starts
Named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week, Apr. 20-27 after allowing four hits in back-to-back wins (1ER, 12.0 IP)
Named as the organization's Pitcher of the Month for April (2-1, 0.77 ERA), his first month in the Blue Jays organization
Was promoted to Syracuse of the International League (AAA) on May 12
Won his first Triple-A start at Richmond on May 19
Between June 19 and July 23 was 3-1 in seven starts
Finished the season at Syracuse with a 4-8 record and a 4.33 ERA in 21 starts


Bases empty - two down

Ball - low
Called strike - change-up
Foul ball - away to the left
"And that is a long blast"
HOME RUN and 1 x RBI

Notes and Comments

(1) Here is what the commentator said
(A) "and that is a long blast"
(B) "that has gone a long way - a definite no-doubter!!!"
(C) "went over the trees on the other side of the Sea Dogs bullpen
which is behind the rightfield wall"
(D) "that home run would have been well over 400 feet!!!"
(E) "that's the way to validate being selected as Most Valuable Player!!!"
(F) "and Brett has his seventeenth homer of the season
which is a career high"

(2) "Brett Roneberg homered and doubled to become the sixth player
in franchise history with at least 30 doubles and 15 home runs"

(3) "New Hampshire fell behind early after the Sea Dogs got home runs
from Brett Roneberg and Mike Lopez-Cao in the first inning"

The Stadium

An aerial view of Hadlock field and the surrounds

Unfortunately the photo below does not show the rightfield corner
where Brett's shot went over the fence and then over the Sea Dogs bullpen

DIMENSIONS
Leftfield - 330 feet
Left-centrefield - 380 feet
Centrefield - 400 feet
Right-centrefield - 380 feet
Rightfield - 330 feet
HEIGHT OF FENCE
The Outfield wall is ? feet high