We just need to hit rock bottom

by jbox on Aug 1, 2007 11:48 PM PDT in News

Now I'm sure the Padres are addicted to losing. I watch Intervention so I'm pretty much an expert on this sorta thing. What we really need is for the Padres to hit rock bottom. The way I see it, the quicker it happens the better.

Tonight was a big step in the wrong direction, which happens to be the right direction because we can only get better once we get worse.

Milton Bradley is so clutch. I was tuned into the radio driving around and I had given up and was waiting for the game to end. Leitner says "We haven't had a big game tying or walk off home run in a loooong time." Next pitch Bradley puts a game tying home run into Petco Porch. That dude can rake. Kooz and the Blummer starting off the rally really made me think that the Padres still had some fight in them.

A win tonight would have been the turning point in the season, but instead we get hammered in the 11th and lose Brian Giles with a sprain.

I'm thinking if Peavy can lose tomorrow and Barry Bonds can hit a couple homers in Petco over the weekend then that will pretty much put us in the gutter with our junk out and a death wish.

Then and only then we'll rise from the bowels of baseball and take our rightful spot at the top of the NL West.

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Rock bottom

i just wish i knew where rock bottom was so i wouldnt have to keep waiting and waiting for us to hit it, wondering when things will get better.

by LJbumfool on Aug 1, 2007 11:51 PM PDT reply actions

amen.

...but i agree with aforementioned comment. it would help to know that at some point we really, really could not get ANY worse.

by motoole on Aug 1, 2007 11:59 PM PDT reply actions

give bradley an extension

now. he is the first padre i have seen who can really really hit since mark loretta. and mark loretta was the first padre who could really really hit since tony gwynn. we struck gold my getting bradley and although hes been here for a short time I still think we should start thinking about locking the guy up for the long term. if he keeps up playing with the intensity and passion that he plays with now it would be a great investment.

threepeat?(never thought id be able to say that about the padres!)

by Peavyforprez08 on Aug 2, 2007 12:37 AM PDT reply actions

seems a little early

everyone goes on hot streaks

by LJbumfool on Aug 2, 2007 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions

rock bottom

wouldn't it be nice if last night was rock bottom? I mean, that was a pretty bad loss.

by Nick G on Aug 2, 2007 3:28 AM PDT reply actions

Last night

At 1 A.M. last night, as I was shutting down the computer, I was thinking "It can't get any worse."

But now you've given me hope...

by Winfield's Ghost on Aug 2, 2007 6:21 AM PDT reply actions

No rock bottom

No, Tomko will give it up to Bonds down in LA tonight. He's mister BP fastball; up and over the plate.

And don't get too attached to M Bradley; I'm tellin' ya... He's the Ron Artest of MLB; poison in the clubhouse and moody as shit on the field. He always starts out fast at a new city, and then turns into a problem child. Remember how it was in Cleveland? And Los Angeles? And Oakland? It'll be the same in SD.

by Spec20 on Aug 2, 2007 7:54 AM PDT reply actions

C'mon

Give a break to one of the few guys on the team that's been hitting the ball with any consistency. Also, you gotta love that throw to nail Byrnes at 2nd.

by Dalton on Aug 2, 2007 8:07 AM PDT up reply actions

Nobody

stretches a single into a double in the House of Bradley.

by Pants on Aug 2, 2007 8:14 AM PDT up reply actions

Finger

Loved him waving his finger.

by Jonny Dub on Aug 2, 2007 8:21 AM PDT up reply actions

i didnt

like it so much when he did it against us as a dodger

by LJbumfool on Aug 2, 2007 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions

Milton Bradley

I agree with Peavyforprez08 on offering Milton an extension. I wouldn't offer anything "long-term"...as great as he has been for us...he has only been in a Padre uniform for about a month. You can't ignore his past problems. Just like you can't ignore the talent this guy has. I would have no problem offering him a one year deal with a club option for a second year. I think he's worth a bit of a gamble.

by Drama on Aug 2, 2007 8:21 AM PDT up reply actions

I like this plan. I'm on board.

by Dalton on Aug 2, 2007 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions

Except

There were never any problems in Oakland, and the whole Cleveland thing came about because he didn't hustle in an EXHIBITION game.

by osbug on Aug 2, 2007 8:46 AM PDT up reply actions

And LA...

come on, who doesn't want to fight LA fans.

by bktabinga on Aug 2, 2007 8:47 AM PDT up reply actions

True

The whole LA thing with the bottle thrown, it would have been better if he handled it like Piazza did recently, but he should have pummeled that guy. If you throw shit at a professional athlete while he is working, you shouldn't be surprised if he kicks your ass.

by osbug on Aug 2, 2007 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions

And not hustling in exhibition game

somehow overshadows ending up at second base on a routine fly ball?

I guess LaDanian Tomlinson should be AHOLE number 2 since he doesnt even suit up in the preseason.

by bktabinga on Aug 2, 2007 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions

Not True...

LT suits up and plays for 1 qtr in preseason. But i think it was last year, he took his first touch in for a 75 yard td. Didn't play again till opening day.

- shane

[This Space For Rent]

by ShaneHale on Aug 2, 2007 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions

You're right

just trying to be a little overdramatic for effect. He does suit up, and he does get "some" touches.

by bktabinga on Aug 2, 2007 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions

Spec20

I'm convinced that you're actually one of Dex's personalities, created to piss the rest of us off by posting the same empty comments over and over again about Milton Bradley.

Oh, and the fact that you root for the Dodgers. And the Diamondbacks.

"At the end, excitement maintained its hysteria." - Jerry Coleman

by TheGrandHatching on Aug 2, 2007 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions

Dex would've come up with a better name

by Winfield's Ghost on Aug 2, 2007 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions

I don't have any other alter egos

I'm very much against that sort of thing. Don't want people doubting the integrity of the blog.

by Dex on Aug 2, 2007 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions

You know why that makes me happy?

Because it means wiggins is real!!!

by Winfield's Ghost on Aug 2, 2007 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions

And Wiggins' mom!!!

I've heard that ass is worth the trip to Alpine.

"At the end, excitement maintained its hysteria." - Jerry Coleman

by TheGrandHatching on Aug 2, 2007 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions

oh shit!

If you weren't on "the list" before that comment...

by Drama on Aug 2, 2007 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions

Crap. You're right.

Wiggins, I apologize and I promise to buy Wiggins some ice cream for saying those mean things. Are we all good?

"At the end, excitement maintained its hysteria." - Jerry Coleman

by TheGrandHatching on Aug 2, 2007 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions

oh my god

this is gonna get ugly.

by Winfield's Ghost on Aug 2, 2007 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions

Well

I live in Oakland, and everyone I know in Oakland loved Bradley. The players on the team liked Bradley. Bradley was dismissed from the team because management wouldn't let him play when Bradley insisted he was healthy. The same thing happened with Piazza a few weeks later. They left him in the minors until Piazza bobblehead day, when they promptly called him up to take advantage.

Bradley played his heart out for Oakland. Yeah, there were some controversies, but he played with fire and the team rode on his back to the ALCS. He was the only A who even bothered to show up and perform in that ALCS.

And with the Dodgers, his main flaw was getting in an argument with Jeff Kent. That same year Bradley was the team's Roberto Clemente Award nominee for public service, and he was traded to acquire Andre Ethier, who is pretty damned good.

The stuff that happened in Cleveland was inexcusable, but my impression is that Bradley has matured a lot since then. I am a big fan of the guy, what can I say.

"Winfield's head hits the wall! It's rolling toward second base!" - Jerry Coleman

by metalsupplier on Aug 2, 2007 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions

No more heresy...here it is

from the horse's mouth. Thanks metalsupplier for reaffirming my opinion of the man!

by bktabinga on Aug 2, 2007 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions

Huh

Are you calling me a horse.

"Winfield's head hits the wall! It's rolling toward second base!" - Jerry Coleman

by metalsupplier on Aug 2, 2007 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions

sorry, a unicorn is not a horse

my bad.

by bktabinga on Aug 2, 2007 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions

What if?

The rest of the season is rock bottom. And it takes us five years to get out?

by Jonny Dub on Aug 2, 2007 8:22 AM PDT reply actions

Maybe if they hit rock bottom

the team will start to play some more inspired baseball. The image that keeps flashing in my head in Carlos crossing the plate in Game 3 in the '98 NLCS throwing his helmet to the ground cause he was so pumped that he had scored. This team doesn't have that fire, except with MB. I don't mind if they hit rock bottom, as long as they don't drop so far that they are completely out of it before the end of August.

by Pants on Aug 2, 2007 8:24 AM PDT reply actions

End of August

Just in time for the Chargers!

by Jonny Dub on Aug 2, 2007 8:27 AM PDT up reply actions

Frustrated

With the Padres' performance last night and for the month of July. Only 2.5 games back and I get the feeling from them that they think they are 18 games back.

by sacpadre on Aug 2, 2007 8:26 AM PDT reply actions

yup

this team is really moody. if they get a few lucky breaks and win 3 games in a row they'll think they have control of the division. the truth is that arizona, colorado and la are teams stocked with "young talent" and san francisco is "too old" and we're somewhere in between. it's not a great thing when more than half-way through the season the team either doesn't know what they are or doesn't have a lot of faith that their philosophy (outpitch the other team every single game) is going to win.

by John Gennaro on Aug 2, 2007 8:33 AM PDT up reply actions

Milton

I liked Bradley's energy last night. More the finger wagging and home run hitting energy than the missing the running catch at the wall energy, but even so, the guy is a player.

I agree on offering him a reasonable short term deal and doing it now - though no guarrantees that he would take it, he is between injuries at the moment and a guarranteed 4-5$ million (?) to spend next year in San Diego might have a certain appeal.

Today's the day. Go Padres! Keep the Faith! Padres '80, Ole! That exhausts my memory of team slogans.

by Billy Almon on Aug 2, 2007 8:45 AM PDT reply actions

Can we drop a rock...

I really would like to know how far down we have to go? Do we really need to be in 4 place, cause it appears thats where we are heading.

- shane

[This Space For Rent]

by ShaneHale on Aug 2, 2007 9:32 AM PDT reply actions

Poor Milton!

He's never done anything wrong! All those problems that followed him from city to city were just people pickin' on him!

by Spec20 on Aug 2, 2007 9:39 AM PDT reply actions

Do you even read?

There actually weren't problems from city to city.

by Winfield's Ghost on Aug 2, 2007 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, I read

You all know about Bradley's problems with his manager in Cleveland. It was a LOT more than one incident in an exhibition game.

In LA he pulled the race card on Jeff Kent, and famously went berserk when he disagreed with a call. We went nuts again when a fan threw a bottle (right after he dropped an easy bases-loaded fly ball).

In Oakland Bradley was on the DL a lot, once injuring his shoulder during a tirade in the clubhouse. He was designated for assignment, which means "Fired." Sounds like things were pretty tense.

I think we can all see a pattern there...

by Spec20 on Aug 2, 2007 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions

What would you do

if I showed up at your work and threw a bottle at you? Jeff Kent is one of the most disliked players in baseball, so who cares if Bradley got into it with him? Yes he got upset when he was DFAed. Big deal. His goodside far outweighs his badside, and succes follows him wherever he goes lately.

by osbug on Aug 2, 2007 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions

Glad I am not a baseball player

I one time hid a remote control fart machine in another manger's office (up in the ceiling tiles). Everytime someone would leave his office I would hit the button. For about 2 weeks he didn't say anything. After a month he started to laugh and joke around about it. After 3 months he went ABSOLUTELY BONKERS, and started to yell at people for farting in his office.

Eventually he left the company.

by Sammy G on Aug 2, 2007 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions

Awesome

that sounds like something our old friend Ron Mexico (R.I.P.) would have done.

by osbug on Aug 2, 2007 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions

Maybe we'll have a repeat

of what happened in the first part of the season: Briles goes down and everybody steps up to pitch in in his absence and win ballgames. It's like they have some sort of mental block where they rely solely on him to win for us when he's out there and then come together as a team when he's not. I think The Sports Guy has a term for this phenomena.

Ah, for the days that we complained about our two hit victories...

by TheThirdGonzalez on Aug 2, 2007 9:46 AM PDT reply actions