Open Thread, 4/2: Padres vs Astros Overflow

Look, we all know he's not going to be iron-clad for the rest of his career, there's going to be some point where his skills decline and we transition to another closer. Not saying this is the exact moment, but we all have to face the fact that there's going to be some games like this when that point happens, so we might as well get used to it and accept it....kinda like when grandpa begins to forget where he is, and asks when we're going to the Woolworth for the best penny candy.

by California Penal on Apr 2, 2008 9:49 PM PDT reply actions

yeah..you're totally right..I am not getting mad..I am not getting mad..or thinking that Trevor's lost it

What in the Ben Davis is going on?

by TheVinylCrocodile on Apr 2, 2008 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions

stop kidding yourself

i love Hoffy, but it is over. a closer with heat is needed right about yesterday.

right about the one-game playoff last year actually.

by lemonverbena on Apr 2, 2008 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions

NOOoooo..this cannot be happening...I refuse to believe it

What in the Ben Davis is going on?

by TheVinylCrocodile on Apr 2, 2008 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions

He did the same thing last yr

Blew a couple in April and then didn't blow another one until like July or something. Too early to tell.

by Winfield's Ghost on Apr 2, 2008 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm with you, WG

"All the big fellas in baseball are gonna get scrawny and weak like those stat geeks that nobody likes." -- Roger Clemens

by TheGrandHatching on Apr 2, 2008 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh god..that game with Jake and like 16 strike outs

What in the Ben Davis is going on?

by TheVinylCrocodile on Apr 2, 2008 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions

Wow.

That's some way to put it.

www.PadsAndEnds.blogspot.com
"jbox does not drink coffee, as it makes him clean house big time." ~Kev

by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 2, 2008 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions

Yes, well said

Padres for life

by sdgaucho on Apr 2, 2008 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions

the 4th Gonzales?

by planetjeffy on Apr 2, 2008 9:49 PM PDT reply actions

Man

That really hurts. Trevor has got to move on, but he CANNOT walk guys. Any free passes from him are deadly.

by Phantom on Apr 2, 2008 9:50 PM PDT reply actions

you make it sound like he walked the guy on purpose

by Dex on Apr 2, 2008 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions

Not at all

But there's absolutely no reason to walk a guy like Cruz with 2 outs.

by Phantom on Apr 2, 2008 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions

Not even angry anymore

I'm just sad. I mean it's really sad to watch. Maybe it's too soon in the season to be talking like that, but I feel bad for him more than anything else. Inevitable yes, but still sad to see.

Padres for life

by sdgaucho on Apr 2, 2008 9:51 PM PDT reply actions

same here..poor guy

What in the Ben Davis is going on?

by TheVinylCrocodile on Apr 2, 2008 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions

Less Bells, More Bell.

www.PadsAndEnds.blogspot.com
"jbox does not drink coffee, as it makes him clean house big time." ~Kev

by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 2, 2008 9:53 PM PDT reply actions

hell yeah

i was just gonna comment on how trevor needs to make way for heath.

"i kinda feel like nevin and klesko were some fling we (the padres) had in the past and now realize were a bad idea and are embarrassed about."

by freelunch on Apr 2, 2008 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions

you did not just go there..holy crap

What in the Ben Davis is going on?

by TheVinylCrocodile on Apr 2, 2008 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions

Worst part

is that Valverde can win now.

by Winfield's Ghost on Apr 2, 2008 9:53 PM PDT reply actions

"The first pitch is grounded into left field. No, wait a minute. It's ball one. Low and outside." ~ Jerry Coleman

by sqrunt on Apr 2, 2008 9:53 PM PDT reply actions

Ausmus

at second? WTF?

by Phantom on Apr 2, 2008 9:53 PM PDT reply actions

So Brad Ausmus

is Craig Biggio now?

www.PadsAndEnds.blogspot.com
"jbox does not drink coffee, as it makes him clean house big time." ~Kev

by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 2, 2008 9:53 PM PDT reply actions

Beat me to it.

by planetjeffy on Apr 2, 2008 9:54 PM PDT reply actions

www.PadsAndEnds.blogspot.com
"jbox does not drink coffee, as it makes him clean house big time." ~Kev

by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 2, 2008 9:54 PM PDT reply actions

Great. Now P-Keg is totally distracted.

"And the way I feel tonight...well I could die and I wouldn't mind."

by Drama on Apr 2, 2008 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions

LOL

Awesome.

And TTG - that is my new favorite TTG drawing.

by Winfield's Ghost on Apr 2, 2008 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions

Still 2 outs left!

They got four runs on 2 outs. We can do it too!

by Phantom on Apr 2, 2008 9:55 PM PDT reply actions

f*ck yeah

by planetjeffy on Apr 2, 2008 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions

"The first pitch is grounded into left field. No, wait a minute. It's ball one. Low and outside." ~ Jerry Coleman

by sqrunt on Apr 2, 2008 9:55 PM PDT reply actions

The crappy thing

is that if we don't pull this one out, this could be that "one game" that changes everything at the end of the year. We've got to nail these games down.

by Phantom on Apr 2, 2008 9:57 PM PDT reply actions

Dude

You're going to have a heart attack by the All-Star break. I'm worried about you. Those kids at High Desert need you!!!

by Winfield's Ghost on Apr 2, 2008 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions

I'll be fine

I actually am not gonna be able to watch many games this year with y'all.

Maybe that's why we lost. It's my fault!

by Phantom on Apr 2, 2008 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions

I was thinking just that...

These early games--against teams like the Astros--are the ones the Padres really need to nail down.

by goose1 on Apr 2, 2008 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions

Hairston knows crunch time

Let's go Greene...

by goose1 on Apr 2, 2008 9:57 PM PDT reply actions

That helps!

www.PadsAndEnds.blogspot.com
"jbox does not drink coffee, as it makes him clean house big time." ~Kev

by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 2, 2008 9:57 PM PDT reply actions

tell me something good

i turned off the tv.

"i kinda feel like nevin and klesko were some fling we (the padres) had in the past and now realize were a bad idea and are embarrassed about."

by freelunch on Apr 2, 2008 9:57 PM PDT reply actions

sdsuaztec4's on the way to your house?

by Dex on Apr 2, 2008 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions

that's the opposite of good

by Winfield's Ghost on Apr 2, 2008 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions

not good enough.

(he's already here)

"i kinda feel like nevin and klesko were some fling we (the padres) had in the past and now realize were a bad idea and are embarrassed about."

by freelunch on Apr 2, 2008 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions

Congrats, Valverde.

You prick. You held a THREE run lead. A-hole.

"And the way I feel tonight...well I could die and I wouldn't mind."

by Drama on Apr 2, 2008 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions

Uhh...

What in the Ben Davis is going on?

by TheVinylCrocodile on Apr 2, 2008 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions

"The first pitch is grounded into left field. No, wait a minute. It's ball one. Low and outside." ~ Jerry Coleman

by sqrunt on Apr 2, 2008 9:58 PM PDT reply actions

by planetjeffy on Apr 2, 2008 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions

What a load of garbage.

www.PadsAndEnds.blogspot.com
"jbox does not drink coffee, as it makes him clean house big time." ~Kev

by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 2, 2008 9:58 PM PDT reply actions

Man

Fuck Valverde. That guy's such a fucking ass.

by Phantom on Apr 2, 2008 9:59 PM PDT reply actions

when the Dbacks traded him, I was really glad

thinking i'd see him a lot less...

by goose1 on Apr 2, 2008 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions

So agreed.

"And the way I feel tonight...well I could die and I wouldn't mind."

by Drama on Apr 2, 2008 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions

I just wish he'd get traded to the Dodgers, or the Denver Broncos

I like the things I hate to be placed in one area so I can concentrate my anger.

by California Penal on Apr 2, 2008 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions

I officially hate the world

What in the Ben Davis is going on?

by TheVinylCrocodile on Apr 2, 2008 10:00 PM PDT reply actions

i'm assuming

we lost.

"i kinda feel like nevin and klesko were some fling we (the padres) had in the past and now realize were a bad idea and are embarrassed about."

by freelunch on Apr 2, 2008 10:00 PM PDT reply actions

'loss' seems so tame to describe what just happened...

by goose1 on Apr 2, 2008 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions

i need a thesaurus..

what's a synonym for "completely predictable horror that is going to continue happening ad infinitum until someone stands up for sanity and common sense and demands a graceful exit." thank you for a great career, Trevor. here's your gold watch. Cooperstown is that way. But, you know, don't let the door hit you and all that....

by goose1 on Apr 2, 2008 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions

So...the eternal Hoffman discussion

Baseball Tonight and Espn are going to love this...it's the only coverage the Padres ever get.

by goose1 on Apr 2, 2008 10:00 PM PDT reply actions

we're victims of west coast obscurity

What in the Ben Davis is going on?

by TheVinylCrocodile on Apr 2, 2008 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions

Old Soldiers Never Die...

fill in the rest

by planetjeffy on Apr 2, 2008 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm sure there'll be plenty here too, if you don't wanna watch ESPN!

I stand by what I said above about him...we should mentally prepare ourselves for the possibility that we could see more of these in the future, despite the fact that he does have a history of early season slip-ups and this may simply be an anomaly.

by California Penal on Apr 2, 2008 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh well, tomorrow is another game

Cheer up, people

by matthewverygood on Apr 2, 2008 10:01 PM PDT reply actions

We can still take the series

"The first pitch is grounded into left field. No, wait a minute. It's ball one. Low and outside." ~ Jerry Coleman

by sqrunt on Apr 2, 2008 10:01 PM PDT reply actions

Ugh

I know I should just go to bed when I start getting pissed at you guys.

"All the big fellas in baseball are gonna get scrawny and weak like those stat geeks that nobody likes." -- Roger Clemens

by TheGrandHatching on Apr 2, 2008 10:03 PM PDT reply actions

I get even more pissed cuz I have to go to school..How do they expect me to watch Padre games and do my freakin' homework?

Life sucks. god....

What in the Ben Davis is going on?

by TheVinylCrocodile on Apr 2, 2008 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions

I can't believe we pissed that away. Seriously.

Phantom is dead on. We need games like this. This division is gonna be a fight...we can't afford crap like this.

"And the way I feel tonight...well I could die and I wouldn't mind."

by Drama on Apr 2, 2008 10:03 PM PDT reply actions

South Park's on, yay for laughs.

2-1...still good. STILL GOOD!!! DON'T PANIC!

by California Penal on Apr 2, 2008 10:03 PM PDT reply actions

Also, Trevor, my dog died today

and at this point, I'm calling that your fault too.

where's the tylenol?

by goose1 on Apr 2, 2008 10:06 PM PDT reply actions

aww

i'm sorry.

it's all trevor's fault.

"i kinda feel like nevin and klesko were some fling we (the padres) had in the past and now realize were a bad idea and are embarrassed about."

by freelunch on Apr 2, 2008 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions

Lance Berkman sounds like the name of a serial killer, by the way

He probably killed my dog, too.

by goose1 on Apr 2, 2008 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions

So...does anyone else feel like crying?

What in the Ben Davis is going on?

by TheVinylCrocodile on Apr 2, 2008 10:06 PM PDT reply actions

i honestly thought we were going to go 162-0

by Dex on Apr 2, 2008 10:07 PM PDT reply actions

and then get swept in the playoffs?

now THAT would suck

by goose1 on Apr 2, 2008 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions

I was thinking the exact same thing

1 hour ago.

by planetjeffy on Apr 2, 2008 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions

can we go 173-1?

by goose1 on Apr 2, 2008 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions

unFREAKINGbelievable

by padresgirlforlife44 on Apr 2, 2008 10:07 PM PDT reply actions

you're here!

"i kinda feel like nevin and klesko were some fling we (the padres) had in the past and now realize were a bad idea and are embarrassed about."

by freelunch on Apr 2, 2008 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions

is there a Gaslampball Hotline for Distressed Youths?

might want to think about throwing that number up on the front page, if so. I'm distressed.

by goose1 on Apr 2, 2008 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions

Please..I seriously want to cry

What in the Ben Davis is going on?

by TheVinylCrocodile on Apr 2, 2008 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions

just call me

i usually just... oh wait you're talking about distressed youths. nevermind.

"i kinda feel like nevin and klesko were some fling we (the padres) had in the past and now realize were a bad idea and are embarrassed about."

by freelunch on Apr 2, 2008 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions

i bet your hotline's expensive

and advertises on late, late night television

i'm talking about an Emergency Hoff-Line.

by goose1 on Apr 2, 2008 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions

stupid ap euro and pre cal

What in the Ben Davis is going on?

by TheVinylCrocodile on Apr 2, 2008 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions

Yes Yes

Just in time to be put to misery

I was at work, just got home :(

by padresgirlforlife44 on Apr 2, 2008 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions

dude

i haven't seen you on glb in forever. i miss you miss thang.

"i kinda feel like nevin and klesko were some fling we (the padres) had in the past and now realize were a bad idea and are embarrassed about."

by freelunch on Apr 2, 2008 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions

I KNOW!

I want to really bad. I have been working a lot and school and all. I dont get off till 9 and then by that time, why go on GLB? its almost over anyways. but no work again till next tuesday so ill be here!! and its lonely im sure with no laura too. lucky girls in france.

but you know, im sure we are bound to see each other soon enough in COLLLEEEGGGGEEEE!

by padresgirlforlife44 on Apr 2, 2008 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions

aww

well don't work too much. make sure to make time for the padres :) yeah she commented me on the space and told me she'll be gone for awhile. didn't you go to france too?

yay aztecs!

"i kinda feel like nevin and klesko were some fling we (the padres) had in the past and now realize were a bad idea and are embarrassed about."

by freelunch on Apr 2, 2008 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions

I sure did

and Spain and Africa. But that doesnt mean im not jealous she is back there. :)

Phht I would totally work days if I didnt have to go to stupid school.But I am fortunate enough to have a fellow Padre fan who kept telling me the scores all night. That made me happy....while we were winning.

by padresgirlforlife44 on Apr 2, 2008 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions

if it makes you feel better

the diamondbacks had almost the exact same thing happen to them today.

by Dex on Apr 2, 2008 10:14 PM PDT reply actions

hah!

What in the Ben Davis is going on?

by TheVinylCrocodile on Apr 2, 2008 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions

That does help

just a little

by padresgirlforlife44 on Apr 2, 2008 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions

i'm listening.

also, it sometimes makes me feel better to think that the Giants have Bengie Molina batting 4th.

by goose1 on Apr 2, 2008 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions

we shoud start

keeping a tally of all the games trevor blows. just for the heck of it. im interested.

by padresgirlforlife44 on Apr 2, 2008 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions

And then we'll play Russian Roulette!

no. really though.

Okay, I admit it--I guess I'm not really over how last season ended. I need to get past it.

by goose1 on Apr 2, 2008 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions

youre not alone

Im not over it at all. I was screaming at the tv about how he should have retired after oct 1. and then a bunch of other curse words I shouldnt have said then more about october. Im never gonna get over that!

by padresgirlforlife44 on Apr 2, 2008 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions