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Open Thread: 9/23, Padres vs. Rockies

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I'm a little sad that baseball is coming to the end.  Today is the last home game of the regular season.  Summer is over, Fall is here, jbox is wistful.

The Padres have 8 games left and need to pick up 3.5 games from the D-backs.  Possible?  Yes.  Likely?  No.  Remember we are 2.5 back but we lost the season series to the D-Backs so really it's 3.5.  Then we have the Phillies, Rockies and everybody else in the NL League breathing down our neck for the wild card.  We are in a tight spot.

That game sucked last night from start to finish.  Bradley and Cameron both dropped very catchable balls, we couldn't hit and Cassel got touched up early.  Our bullpen looked good though.

I want to go to the Post Season so bad.  I don't even care if we only get the Wild Card now, I just want in.  The NL West is just gravy at this point.  

Good pitching matchup today.  Maddux (13-10, 3.95) vs. Francis (16-8, 4.25)

Win at all costs!!!

Go Padres!!! Experience the Post Season!!!

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good point
once we're in... we're in. we just need to get in.
- Danny

by Padres fanatic92014 on Sep 23, 2007 12:11 PM PDT reply actions  

PHILLIES LOSE
- Danny

by Padres fanatic92014 on Sep 23, 2007 12:40 PM PDT reply actions  

great news
props to the Nats for not rolling over today.

by jbox on Sep 23, 2007 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

i'm keeping the faith.
a phils loss and a win at petco is just what the doctor ordered.

by motoole on Sep 23, 2007 1:02 PM PDT reply actions  

Any chance...
...the Dodgers will make an effort like the Nats did?

by Drama on Sep 23, 2007 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

chargers
not as good as we thought.  I need the padres to pick me up right now.
The Friar is gonna knock your d*ck in the dirt.

by TheGrandHatching on Sep 23, 2007 1:05 PM PDT reply actions  

On the bright side
the receivers looked fantastic today.  Looking at Rivers' statline up until the very end of the game, it looks like he was pinpoint accurate, but Vincent Jackson (and others) made some fantastic plays on some very sub-par throws by Rivers.

by Boy Howdy on Sep 23, 2007 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

Norv
will figure out how to not use those receivers next week, don't you worry.

by Winfield's Ghost on Sep 23, 2007 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

Marcus isn't mad about that slide
so I won't be either.  But Matsui's lucky that Miles is so good at getting out of the way.

by Demoira on Sep 23, 2007 1:09 PM PDT reply actions  

I'm glad that
Bud didn't use a typical Sunday lineup.
"You get nervous when you see those guys come into the shower... you definitely don't close your eyes in there, even when you're shampooing." ~CY

by TheThirdGonzalez on Sep 23, 2007 1:12 PM PDT reply actions  

their "MVP Candidate"
 is not playing today
- Danny

by Padres fanatic92014 on Sep 23, 2007 1:14 PM PDT reply actions  

That's some snazzy glovework.
"You get nervous when you see those guys come into the shower... you definitely don't close your eyes in there, even when you're shampooing." ~CY

by TheThirdGonzalez on Sep 23, 2007 1:14 PM PDT reply actions  

Kouz is an unstoppable force.
"You get nervous when you see those guys come into the shower... you definitely don't close your eyes in there, even when you're shampooing." ~CY

by TheThirdGonzalez on Sep 23, 2007 1:21 PM PDT reply actions  

Lineup
Drama's recommendations:
  1. Brian Giles
  2. Marcus Giles
  3. Milton Bradley
  4. Adrian Gonzalez
  5. Mike Cameron
  6. Khalil Greene
  7. Kevin Kouzmanoff
  8. Michael Barrett
  9. Greg Maddux
Bud's lineup:
  1. Brian Giles
  2. Milton Bradley
  3. Kevin Kouzmanoff
  4. Adrian Gonzalez
  5. Khalil Greene
  6. Mike Cameron
  7. Josh Bard
  8. Marcus Giles
  9. Greg Maddux
I have one question: why is Josh, with his RISP, hitting in the 7 hole?

by Demoira on Sep 23, 2007 1:21 PM PDT reply actions  

Bud and KT hate Drama
They are trying to schedule him for shoulder surgery next week.

by Winfield's Ghost on Sep 23, 2007 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

apparently the only thing black has right
are the leadoff man and the pitching spot- the two hardest ones to figure out.
- Danny

by Padres fanatic92014 on Sep 23, 2007 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

Other than Josh in the 7 hole
I'm actually pretty comfortable with the lineup.  I would rather see Josh in the 5 spot and the rest of the lineup moved down from there.  But I like the top 3, actually.

by Demoira on Sep 23, 2007 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

thats the one problem thou
that black doesn't realize. josh bard, the way he is htiting, NEEDS to be the centerpiece of our lackluster offense
- Danny

by Padres fanatic92014 on Sep 23, 2007 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

RISP
dumb stat.
The Friar is gonna knock your d*ck in the dirt.

by TheGrandHatching on Sep 23, 2007 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

Question from a Diamondbacks fan
Hey, could you guys pick up the pace a little? I don't want to have to face the surging Phillies in the first round.

by diamondbacker on Sep 23, 2007 1:48 PM PDT reply actions  

Your guys
wouldn't face ours in the first round anyway.
"You get nervous when you see those guys come into the shower... you definitely don't close your eyes in there, even when you're shampooing." ~CY

by TheThirdGonzalez on Sep 23, 2007 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

I know, we'd face the cubs
who we own. But the Phillies could cause grief.

by diamondbacker on Sep 23, 2007 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

Just a note
The last time the Cubs won the season series against AZ was 2003, since when we're 17-8 against them. I figure a .680 win % over 25 games probably counts as "own".
Arizona Snake Pit
Home of the 2007 NL West Champions

by AZ Snakepit on Sep 23, 2007 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ah, crap.
That Helton guy's pretty good at baseball.
"You get nervous when you see those guys come into the shower... you definitely don't close your eyes in there, even when you're shampooing." ~CY

by TheThirdGonzalez on Sep 23, 2007 1:48 PM PDT reply actions  

Thank goodness
Cameron's not streaky on defense like he is on offense.

by Demoira on Sep 23, 2007 1:50 PM PDT reply actions  

i missed the game last night
I was damaging my liver in public, rather than in private, instead.

by Demoira on Sep 23, 2007 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

MB
in the house.  Ball out of the house.

by jbox on Sep 23, 2007 1:53 PM PDT reply actions  

UNCLE MILTY IS BACK
- Danny

by Padres fanatic92014 on Sep 23, 2007 1:54 PM PDT reply actions  

I missed it!
I went into the kitchen for one minute... Maybe I should leave again.
"You get nervous when you see those guys come into the shower... you definitely don't close your eyes in there, even when you're shampooing." ~CY

by TheThirdGonzalez on Sep 23, 2007 1:56 PM PDT reply actions  

Beast of a man.
"You get nervous when you see those guys come into the shower... you definitely don't close your eyes in there, even when you're shampooing." ~CY

by TheThirdGonzalez on Sep 23, 2007 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hey,
when did Adrian go back to wearing his pantlegs down again? Boo!
"You get nervous when you see those guys come into the shower... you definitely don't close your eyes in there, even when you're shampooing." ~CY

by TheThirdGonzalez on Sep 23, 2007 1:58 PM PDT reply actions  

This is called...
the kumeyaay way.  Those commercials make it look like the mob.

by jbox on Sep 23, 2007 2:01 PM PDT reply actions  

What commercials are you seeing?
On MLB.tv it's "The Final Season" all the time.  Looks good, but I'm going to have the commercial memorized by the end of game.

by Demoira on Sep 23, 2007 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ch 4
Has the Viejas commercials with the guy in the black suit trying to tell us all the good that Casinos do for San Diego... "tribal or not".

by jbox on Sep 23, 2007 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Come on now
Rudy as a baseball manager?

Unacceptable.

"YOU'RE FIVE FOOT NUTHIN'!  A HUNDRED AND NUTHIN'!"

by Winfield's Ghost on Sep 23, 2007 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don't care
I'm a sucker for a feel-good, underdog fighting till the last, inspirational movie.  Can't help it.

My favorite baseball movie is "A League of Their Own."

by Demoira on Sep 23, 2007 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's pretty awesome.
I love movies that make me cry (though I prefer they not be romantic sobbers <shudder>, that's just too much).

by Demoira on Sep 23, 2007 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

When Jimmy Morris enters that game
for the first time...I usually just pretend I have allergies.  Then when he sees his father after the game and gives him the ball...I start asking people for Benadryl.

by Winfield's Ghost on Sep 23, 2007 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

MLB.TV
Anyone just see that commerial for "The Last Season"?

Tom Arnold as a journalist and Rudy as the manager.  Wow.  Bad movie.

by Winfield's Ghost on Sep 23, 2007 2:03 PM PDT reply actions  

wth is this maddux
- Danny

by Padres fanatic92014 on Sep 23, 2007 2:06 PM PDT reply actions  

I've seen enough.
Thanks for making the effort, Mad Dog. Get that back healthy.

by Drama on Sep 23, 2007 2:08 PM PDT reply actions  

Pull Maddux!
Clearly, his back has gotten worse over the innings.  He needs a short day.  I know that the long game wore out our bullpen, but what else can we do?

by Demoira on Sep 23, 2007 2:08 PM PDT reply actions  

Not yet!
Maddux needs to eat another 3 innings.

by jbox on Sep 23, 2007 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

But at what cost?
We need these games!  We can't just eat this game.

by Demoira on Sep 23, 2007 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

Our bullpen
ate their fill yesterday.  Maddux hasn't been that bad.  Watch he'll get out of this right here.

by jbox on Sep 23, 2007 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

I've always like the Wild Card better
It seems so much "wilder."  Makes us seem crazy and dangerous.

by Winfield's Ghost on Sep 23, 2007 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

They just don't care.
They quit. They have shamed the entire organization and the great history and tradition of that franchise. Pathetic.

by Drama on Sep 23, 2007 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

Greg's killing me
We can't wait till the end of the inning to pull him.

by Demoira on Sep 23, 2007 2:14 PM PDT reply actions  

Congrats, Bud
Proving once again you are a dipshit.

by Drama on Sep 23, 2007 2:16 PM PDT reply actions  

wth maddux
- Danny

by Padres fanatic92014 on Sep 23, 2007 2:16 PM PDT reply actions  

Alright, Kevin.
You can do this.  You are a badass.  You are a good pitcher.  I have faith in you.

by Demoira on Sep 23, 2007 2:19 PM PDT reply actions  

I can't believe it's 5-1.
I just can't believe it. We have killed Jeff Francis this season...and all we have is a solo HR to show for 3 innings?

by Drama on Sep 23, 2007 2:21 PM PDT reply actions  

On the upside
(or downside?) we're only 3.5 innings into the game.

by Demoira on Sep 23, 2007 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

4. thank you Miles
- Danny

by Padres fanatic92014 on Sep 23, 2007 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

bud black is an idiot.
look how our RISP man is right after our Strikeout man. try to explain that cuz i know i can't.
- Danny

by Padres fanatic92014 on Sep 23, 2007 2:22 PM PDT reply actions  

Go Bardo!
Good start.

C'mon Miles!

by Demoira on Sep 23, 2007 2:23 PM PDT reply actions  

Or you can completely blow
Marcus.  I'm not talking to you anymore.

by Demoira on Sep 23, 2007 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

screw this game.
- Danny

by Padres fanatic92014 on Sep 23, 2007 2:29 PM PDT reply actions  

Ugh!
UGH UGH UGH. Other than Alex's baseball team picking up a victory this morning, this weekend has sucked ass sports-wise.

OH wait, I am supposed to be the goddess of peace, love and harmony. Ok, hey, isn't a gorgeous day out?  The rain was nice and now the air is crisp and clear.

Happy Sunday. (grumble)

Christina

by Christina on Sep 23, 2007 2:35 PM PDT reply actions  

uncomfortably hot here
and I'm stuck inside anyway, at work.  UGH.

by Demoira on Sep 23, 2007 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

Nice to see Bud has thrown in the towel.
Are we a game up? Or are we in dead last place? I can't tell the way he's managing today...I really can't.

by Drama on Sep 23, 2007 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

I saw
dust kick off him after the first pitch.

by Winfield's Ghost on Sep 23, 2007 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

I was wondering that earlier
It seems like it could be the kind of pick-me-up they would want, or it could be kinda miserable.  Depender.

by Demoira on Sep 23, 2007 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'll bet they do it
I'm with Drama - I don't think they should - but I think they will.

by Winfield's Ghost on Sep 23, 2007 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

WG
Did your girls win yesterday?

by Drama on Sep 23, 2007 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

Well
There is no official score kept in the U5 games - however, the very unofficial score would've had us on the wrong end.  By a lot.  Just like our previous three games.  But, hey - my kid scored several times and the Capri Suns were cold after the game - that's all I really ask for.

by Winfield's Ghost on Sep 23, 2007 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

Capri Suns are really good, aren't they?
It's one of those things that you forget about - how good they really are - until you have kids and you get to experience juice drinks again as an adult.

Goldfish, too.

by Winfield's Ghost on Sep 23, 2007 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

100% true
I was just eating some of Riley's gummy bears. Goldfish are awesome too.

by Drama on Sep 23, 2007 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

my opinion
we make a move THIS INNING or this game is over.
- Danny

by Padres fanatic92014 on Sep 23, 2007 2:48 PM PDT reply actions  

Ledezma
Throws a spitter? That's cool.

by Dex on Sep 23, 2007 2:49 PM PDT reply actions  

Hard to tell
He didn't look real comfortable.

by Winfield's Ghost on Sep 23, 2007 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

Awesome
It will be great to totally not take advantage of both AZ and PHI losses today.  

by Winfield's Ghost on Sep 23, 2007 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

props to bud black
- Danny

by Padres fanatic92014 on Sep 23, 2007 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

Holy Shit!
Our manager just injured our best player!?! Whoa!
"You get nervous when you see those guys come into the shower... you definitely don't close your eyes in there, even when you're shampooing." ~CY

by TheThirdGonzalez on Sep 23, 2007 3:32 PM PDT reply actions  

Umm..guys?
I am not so sure about the Milton Bradley experiment. The offensive production is absolutely NOT worth this embarrassing display.
Christina

by Christina on Sep 23, 2007 3:33 PM PDT reply actions  

Have to agree
He totally turned that into something that it didn't need to be.

by Winfield's Ghost on Sep 23, 2007 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

The knee grab was pathetic too
Looked like a soccer player faking an injury. "oh, look at me, pleeeeez feeel lsorry for me!"

I am very glad that Alex had grown bored with this game and gone upstairs and missed that display of immaturity.

Christina

by Christina on Sep 23, 2007 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yep
I know Quis tried to involve Helton initially too - but it really looked like even Helton was trying to help defuse him.

Inexcusable.

by Winfield's Ghost on Sep 23, 2007 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

Leave it to
Militant Bradley...
"You get nervous when you see those guys come into the shower... you definitely don't close your eyes in there, even when you're shampooing." ~CY

by TheThirdGonzalez on Sep 23, 2007 3:34 PM PDT reply actions  

go KOOOOZ!!!
- Danny

by Padres fanatic92014 on Sep 23, 2007 3:36 PM PDT reply actions  

How great is Kouzie!?!
A: Very.
"You get nervous when you see those guys come into the shower... you definitely don't close your eyes in there, even when you're shampooing." ~CY

by TheThirdGonzalez on Sep 23, 2007 3:36 PM PDT reply actions  

What the...
Wow. This is just getting really strange.
"You get nervous when you see those guys come into the shower... you definitely don't close your eyes in there, even when you're shampooing." ~CY

by TheThirdGonzalez on Sep 23, 2007 3:38 PM PDT reply actions  

Agony is looking
nothing like a professional hitter.
"You get nervous when you see those guys come into the shower... you definitely don't close your eyes in there, even when you're shampooing." ~CY

by TheThirdGonzalez on Sep 23, 2007 3:40 PM PDT reply actions  

injury report on Cammy
  SAN DIEGO CENTER FIELDER MIKE CAMERON LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE SEVENTH INNING WITH A BRUISED RIGHT THUMB.
- Danny

by Padres fanatic92014 on Sep 23, 2007 3:40 PM PDT reply actions  

Thank God for the NFL
Thanks to football, this embarrassment won't get AS MUCH play as it should. Pathetic. Truly pathetic.

by Drama on Sep 23, 2007 3:41 PM PDT reply actions  

Yes
It will be completely swallowed by Norv's ineptitude.

by Winfield's Ghost on Sep 23, 2007 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

So what happened there?
Bradley was chirping and then Bud Black got all MMA on him. I think I would've just let Bradley bump the guy as opposed to 60 day DL

by Dex on Sep 23, 2007 3:42 PM PDT reply actions  

As a Rocks Fan
that was the funniest half inning ever!!!!!!!

by PinchHitLancePainter on Sep 23, 2007 3:43 PM PDT reply actions  

ONLY ONE?
This is NOT his first time coming in here to act like an assh*le.

by Drama on Sep 23, 2007 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

STRIKE ONE
No questioning the ump just because he hasn't been in every single open thread.

by Dex on Sep 23, 2007 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

Dex Wendelstadt
Know what's funnier than that last half-inning? Winning ONE playoff game in 15 seasons.

by Drama on Sep 23, 2007 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

And
putting a banner up to "celebrate" it.

by Winfield's Ghost on Sep 23, 2007 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

the only brightside of this game
was our bullpen. Ledezma for gosh sake, he actually PITCHED well. and we didn't use any of our regulars.
- Danny

by Padres fanatic92014 on Sep 23, 2007 3:44 PM PDT reply actions  

any word?
i had to watch on mlb tv so no postgame show for me.

by mandalay on Sep 23, 2007 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

This is all your fault.
All of you. I go 3-4 in a Skulls Win, and this is what I come home to? Boooooooooooooooooooo!

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Sep 23, 2007 4:54 PM PDT reply actions  

Here on a whim
and to save you from a copyright violation.
The AP story prior to this comment cannot be posted as such. Highlight a paragraph, then post a link to the story. But don't do this.
As it stands, it's a copyright violation.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Sep 23, 2007 4:55 PM PDT reply actions  

The AP
Writes stories about the San Diego Skulls?

by CurbEnthusiasm on Sep 23, 2007 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

Actually
our scores are in the sports section of the UT on tuesdays. check it out.

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Sep 23, 2007 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

Here's how you properly link to a story
Smooth Jazz Man promises to never return, but only lasts 3 months
Please delete my account, for this is the last time I will even visit here, and I'm sure none of the children that operate the page will give a damn.

by jbox on Sep 23, 2007 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

STRIKE ONE
No trolling the trolls. Oh hey what? Sorry, jbox. Didn't see it was you.

by Dex on Sep 23, 2007 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

jbox
THAT was hilarious. Pure gold.

by Drama on Sep 23, 2007 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

that was definitely my bad.
sorry copyright police.
- Danny

by Padres fanatic92014 on Sep 23, 2007 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

Swept by the Rockies!
Dodgers got swept by the Rockies, too, but it was a 4-game series.  The thing is, the Dodgers scored 18 runs against the D-bags, and the Pawds scored only 5.

BTW, did you hear Mud Grand blurt out "We need some points!" after the 7th inning?  Only a dope refers to runs in baseball as "points."

by Spec20 on Sep 23, 2007 6:45 PM PDT reply actions  

Actually
He always says points. I think he knows what he is doing.

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Sep 23, 2007 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, he does it a lot
"Let's get some points on the board, Matty" is one of his many staples.

by matthewverygood on Sep 23, 2007 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

Mark Grant
The Ron Artest of broadcasting.

by Drama on Sep 23, 2007 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

i'll post a brand new diary tomorrow
horrible game... but the 17yop and freelunch made it fun! we took a pictures w/ pad squad andre! ;) he game me a cowgirl hat! and although there was no rookie hazing... i still took pictures of the players leaving.
Laura

by padparazzi on Sep 23, 2007 9:50 PM PDT reply actions  

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