Well that's just f__king great...

by Dex on Oct 4, 2005 8:53 PM PDT in News

More thoughts about Jake's broken rib. I'm almost completely not surprised that something like this would happen to the 2005 Padres. Game 1 vs the Cardinals was the Padres 2005 regular season in a nutshell. It had everything we've been feeling, nicely summed up in the course of a midday game.

You have all the runners left stranded by untimely hitting. You have the on again off again starting pitching. You have the excellent bullpen. Sloppy baserunning. Questionable defense.

The whole game, just like the whole season, you think to yourself, "If they could just kinda get it together, I can see how this would be a good team." A couple breaks here and there, shape up that defense, be a little more patient at the plate and we could do something good.

Jake's injury just tops everything off. It's the culminating feeling of doom and yet, we're still here. We're in the same position as the Red Sox and the Angels. We're still in the postseason, but somehow it just feels like we're delaying the inevitable.

I know it sounds pessimistic, but all we've been hearing about is the fact that with Jake Peavy, we have a shot in a short series. Now, it's like the Baseball Gods have decided to say, "Well now how do you feel?"

I swear we're being toyed with.

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I feel the same way

One minute, I think...damn, why did Jake have to go and pitch when he was hurting. Maybe if he didn't pitch, they wouldn't have actually been broken and he could have at least potentially been there for us if we made it to round 2.

Then I think...Figures! Just what you were saying. This is just our luck. Padres will never win a World Series. This is becoming like a curse. It's like a big tease.

Then I'm sad and ready to cry because Jake is out for the season.

Then I'm mad and wish we didn't have to rely on him so much.

Then I get this Sweeney-like attitude and think, "Who says we can't win it all without Jake". Yeah, we couldn't have gotten to this position without him, yet now that he got the team here, it's time for them to step up and support him for all the games they didn't. Time for them to score some runs that should have gone into giving Peavy more wins earlier in the season when he had only given up a couple hits and 1 run.

Come on Padres!!! You're a team, not one person.

The eternal optimist in me just won't give up, no matter how much my heart aches now. I will sleep on this tonight, and tomorrow I will actually be optimistic. I'm thinking I will at least, since that seems to be my trend. This bites though. I'm sorry, but it really does.

by Cy Young 44 on Oct 4, 2005 10:37 PM PDT reply actions

Yes!

Dex, I couldn't agree with you more. Even from a distance, and less than active interest, I could tell that this game was just as you put it, a microcausm for all of our strengths and glaring wearknesses. I sat there thinking to myself, 'God if we could just stop the DP bleeding.'

I think the Padres can turn it around, but this was definietly a demoralizing blow (not to mention Peavy's rib!) after two weeks of stellar play. Ugh, I feel horrible.

by Russ @ Gaslamp Ball on Oct 5, 2005 6:45 AM PDT reply actions

Still hurts

even the next day. Maybe Hensley will be our star and take Peavy's place. I can see that happening.

by Cy Young 44 on Oct 5, 2005 7:06 AM PDT reply actions

Dude, Anonymous Hero

The Cards blasted our best guy who had at least one and maybe TWO BROKEN RIBS.

And Izzy got the strikeout AFTER GIVING UP 5 RUNS.

Not to mention the fact that Ramon decided to be Mr. Superhero and help your "closer" out by swinging at three pitches well off the plate.

All in all, I'd say the Cardinals got lucky.

Thanks for getting me psyched about Thursdays game. You dudes are done.

by Dex on Oct 5, 2005 8:46 AM PDT reply actions

I take that back

Izzy didn't give up all those runs. But the Padres seriously own the Cardinals bullpen.

Now, if we could just get through the starter a little quicker.

by Dex on Oct 5, 2005 8:47 AM PDT up reply actions

Izzy sucks

I hate closers who say, "I have to have adrenaline to be effective". WTF. How about pitching in front of 50k

by thenerdhater on Oct 5, 2005 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions

brave

anonymous poster. let's see what game 2 brings. that win yesterday brings the cards to .500 against the pads this season, so who knows?

by garth on Oct 5, 2005 9:27 AM PDT reply actions

What did I tell you about Cardinals fans?

It still applies. You're hearing from the SD media on scene "oh, they are great fans..."
Oh, BS! They are nice to the media. Everybody likes to be on TV. They are not very friendly in their Red Hole, in person. They are so full of themselves -- just like Green Bay Packers fans -- and need to be taken down notch or two. Go for it.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Oct 5, 2005 1:33 PM PDT reply actions

WTF?

What did any of that even mean?

Why don't you spend your free time contemplating why the owners are going to offer an extension to Dusty Baker and why they gave three years to your "closer"?

by thenerdhater on Oct 5, 2005 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions