Smells Like Padres in Here - Monday Edition

by Winfield's Ghost on Apr 21, 2008 6:15 AM PDT Comment 49 comments

The collective bargaining agreement contains a special Diamondback clause. (I'm ignoring the update on Prior at the bottom.)

Tony Clark is hurt.

Hensley starts his rehab assignment on Tuesday. I'm very curious as to what the team is going to do with him, given that the starters have been so solid.

Going to baseball games is dangerous.

Germano takes on Oswalt this evening in Houston. Game time is 5:05pm PDT.

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Hensley

Put him back in long relief, let him take over the back end of Maddux’s starts.

Tony Clark just sounds old, not hurt.

I thought the baseball is dangerous article would be about fitting Dodger fans with those cones that veterinarians dole out.

Dbacks fans, with you through thick and thin:

Arizona’s spending was in response to a 20-25 percent loss in the season-ticket base “after a typical first season among the genre”—97 losses in 1998.

The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.

by Axion on Apr 21, 2008 8:16 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

A bunch of entitled douche bags. As WG had indicated, the stadium is kind of generic, but the way the franchise is run reminds of of a Minor League team. The “in-game entertainment” is completely ludicrous and my High Desert Mavericks have more class than this organization. Their stupid on-field stuff between innings is beyond moronic and lasts wayyyy too long.

As for the fans of the D-Backs, “D-Bags” is probably the most appropriate term I could come up with. We continually asked the people around us questions about the ballpark, and nobody could answer our questions. Most of the people there don’t get excited for ANYTHING, and if people complain that the Padres don’t get excited enough for their player intros, you haven’t seen anything. These are the same fans who ridiculed us for driving over to Phoenix from SoCal, even though our 2 games worth of attendance matched their attendance for the entire year.

At any rate, I’m so glad to be out of Phoenix (where there is literally nothing to do during the day) and I can’t wait for our team to paste these bitches in the future. Justin Upton is one meltdown away from hurting the team, and someone is eventually going to drill Conor Jackson in the face with a 93 MPH+ heater.

After this series, the Diamondbacks are threatening to break into my top 3 of detested teams. What a joke of a franchise.

by Phantom on Apr 21, 2008 8:18 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Let me torture you with these...

Ballpark looks like a mall, doesn’t it?

Just close your eyes and imagine the PA announcer saying “Peter Piper Pizza” and “Eric Byrnes”

Did you have any Garcia’s “Mexican” Food?

Did you “Do the Dance?”

There is one fan there with enthusiasm, or a crack habit, we have not determined… it’s the flag lady.

My brother and I were once verbally attacked and threatened there for cheering too loudly (after the score had changed in favor of the visiting team.)

Their ballpark host chick (from last year) was seriously… a 6.5/10 if you bring her to Cali. If you’re putting a pretty face on the screen, is a 6.5 the best you can do? It’s okay to in-source girls from Cali, Dbags, I don’t mind.

The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.

by Axion on Apr 21, 2008 8:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I just can't believe

that they actually waste 3 minutes before the game introducing us to our “on-field hosts” for the game. I mean seriously, what the fuk is that?

Also, I found it incredibly bush league the way they did lineups. On Saturday night, it went something like this:

4:30 – 4:35 p.m. – Introduce Padres line-up (with no pictures! How lame is that?)
4:35 – 4:40 p.m. – Watch the roof open—hooray!
4:40 – 4:45 p.m. – Micah Owings gets a Silver Slugger—hooray!
4:45 – 4:50 p.m. – Jesus (seriously, Jim Caveziel) throws out the first pitch.
4:50 – 4:55 p.m. – National Anthem.
4:55 – 5:00 p.m. – Introduce Baxter (a whole separate discussion), Rally-Backs, and aforementioned on-field hosts.
5:00 – 5:05 p.m. – A full THIRTY MINUTES after doing the Padres lineup, the Dbacks lineup is finally done. There is little cheering or excitement from the fans.

Does anyone else think thats kind of offensive and bush league? I mean most teams do their lineups something like this:

Visting Lineup
Video pimping home team (approx. 5 mins or less)
Home Lineup

There’s no 30 minute gap here.

I’ll say it again, Fuk AZ.

by Phantom on Apr 21, 2008 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jesus/Jim Caveziel really cracked me up

by Winfield's Ghost on Apr 21, 2008 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's no Jesus Lopez.

by Drama on Apr 21, 2008 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I've never been to Arizona's park

but I don’t know if I’d be so worked up over their pre game schtick. I probably wouldn’t have even paid that much attention. Do they still have that pool in the outfield? I’d like to try that out.

by jbox on Apr 21, 2008 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Chase Field

Was actually kind of cool. I liked it. I thought it was neat to see how integrated it is with the city. Every time I’ve been I sit at the T.G.I Fridays and it is a cool concept to me. Beats the hell out of Dodger Stadium and Oakland Coliseum.

by sacpadre on Apr 21, 2008 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I kinda liked it too

I danced to the music when they opened and shut the roof.

by Dex on Apr 21, 2008 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jeez

you’re an angry dude Phantom.

by jbox on Apr 21, 2008 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You'd be angry

too after that series. Trust me. Especially driving over during the marathon on Thursday night. Then having all of the smug D-Backs fans ask you about it.

It’s a wonder no felonies were committed.

by Phantom on Apr 21, 2008 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wouldn't get angry

they’d be like “Boy that was a long game har har har!” and I’d be like “you want to see something long b*tch” and I’d whip it out. That’d shut them up. But that’s me.

by jbox on Apr 21, 2008 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs

What would you whip out?

I don’t get it.

by Winfield's Ghost on Apr 21, 2008 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Even by professional sports standards their WS financing

was fairly dubious.

MLB ends up, basically, footing the bill for a D-backs championship, has to change the rules to prevent future teams from similarly gaming the system, and the team still reaps the benefits when all those expensive free agents leave (draft picks!).

Of course, you have to play the game as it is, not as you want it to be. The Padres are going to have to pay Justin Upton way above slot if they want Justin Upton etc. Their unwillingness to do this-maybe it’s principled, maybe it’s cheap, maybe they really think they’re getting better value elsewhere-could end up costing them in the long run.

For the moment, I think we’re all happier with the last couple drafts, with the last couple seasons, and I’m hopeful that Towers, Alderson, Fuson and DePodesta have the smarts to put a team together that will get a WS (and under less questionable circumstances). After all, even though the Dodgers are fucking up under Colletti, nearly everything good about them is the team DePodesta built. It’s going to pay off for the Padres, I think, too: An 09 and 10 team with Peavy, Young, Leblanc/Inman, Germano, Kouz, Khalil, A-Gon, Headley, Antonelli and a couple quality FA signings could really do some damage.

by goose1 on Apr 21, 2008 8:43 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Yay wolf, yay bats: A GIS

The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.

by Axion on Apr 21, 2008 9:29 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs

so.....

does this mean the Tigers are worth something now? that new stadium must’ve done wonders for them.

has anyone else noticed that every time Prior starts pitching he gets a “sore shoulder”? what the hell happened to this guy having “perfect mechanics”? i remember when people used to say Peavy and Oswalt were going to have shoulder troubles because of their mechanics….

by John (obviousman) on Apr 21, 2008 9:31 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

The timing of this may be bad...but whatever.

I know with Justin Huber hitting the big homerun this idea may not be popular…but sometimes life isn’t fair.

Today the San Francisco Giants are going to designate outfielder Rajai Davis for assignment. The guy is lightning fast…he has 27 steals in just 107 career games so far. He plays great defense.

I know other teams will get the opportunity to grab him on waivers before we do, but if he falls to us I saw we grab him and cut Huber. We could use the speed on our bench and an outfielder that can actually play some defense. He’s a right-handed hitter, like Huber, so Huber would probably be the one to go.

What do you guys think?

by Drama on Apr 21, 2008 9:49 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I've got mixed

feelings on this.

Can he play CF?

by Phantom on Apr 21, 2008 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes.

That was where he got the majority of his playing time last season.

Why the mixed feelings?

by Drama on Apr 21, 2008 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ok but let's think this through...

Who gets cut from the Giants?

The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.

by Axion on Apr 21, 2008 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

OK....you can look at it that way...or...

I prefer to think of this way: The person ultimately making the decision to waive Davis is none other than Brian Sabean. Enough said?

by Drama on Apr 21, 2008 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I remember Davis...

...from last season. He was a late call-up, and he stood out as the one Giants player with some vitality.

And as Jerry would say, he does have nice legs.

The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.

by Axion on Apr 21, 2008 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Actually....

...Davis was the guy the Giants got when they shipped Matt Morris to the Pirates at the trade deadline.

by Drama on Apr 21, 2008 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I stand corrected, sir. :)

The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.

by Axion on Apr 21, 2008 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Trust me...I had to google it.

I remembered him being on their team late last season and just assumed he was a Triple A call-up as well.

by Drama on Apr 21, 2008 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

you cannot

sign anybody cut by the Giants, I mean,,come on..

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. " ~Frank Sinatra

by Sammy G on Apr 21, 2008 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I look at it this way.

Huber is our fifth OF. I’m not saying he should be our fifth OF…but he is and that’s how we have to look at it. So, he gets a spot start every couple weeks? He gets to pinch-hit a couple times a week? The problem with Huber is that he has no speed and he’s not a very good defensive outfielder. Remember watching him trying to get under that fly ball Helton ripped off of Trevor to the wall? It was not a pretty sight.

With our 70-year old CF, it would be nice to have a guy that could pinch run for him in the late innings and then take over in the OF. You could put him in CF….or move Hairy from LF to CF and put Davis in left.

I just think Davis gives Buddy more options, more speed and a better defensive option. All of which makes our bench stronger and our team better overall. Nothing against Huber.

by Drama on Apr 21, 2008 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

If he can play CF

and we can use him without cutting Hairy’s playing time, then I say go for it. Huber could still be pushed into a bench role, and we should cut P-Mac’s deadweight.

by Phantom on Apr 21, 2008 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Preaching to the choir, my friend.

The only reason I said Huber instead of P-Keg is because Huber and Davis both hit right-handed and P-Keg hits left. That’s the only reason.

by Drama on Apr 21, 2008 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i agree with this move

and actually think that if we designated Huber for assignment that he’d go unclaimed and would choose to stay with us. why? because he has a legitimate chance to play for us. if Clark ends up hurt or has just gotten too old, guess who will probably get called up to be our backup first baseman?

plus, if he’s thinking long-term and knows that we almost never fill spots through free agency than he might be thinking about grabbing a starting spot next year. once Edmonds goes, unless this Davis kid is dynamite Hairston will probably move over to CF. then Huber gets a chance at the starting LF spot or at least might split time there with P-Mac.

i don’t see a downside to this move unless Huber gets picked up by somebody.

by John (obviousman) on Apr 21, 2008 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs