Open Thread, 4/6: Padres vs Dodgers
by Dex on Apr 6, 2008 12:16 PM PDT
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I love me some rubbermatch. After an impressive victory yesterday, Chris Young gets to take the mound against Derek Lowe.
If the Padres rotation were the A-Team, Peavy would be Murdock and Chris Young would be the Faceman. I only figure that because Greg Maddux is old and he'd obviously have to be Hannibal and Randy Wolf is scared of flying.
Actually, that's a terrible analogy because there were only four dudes in the A-Team and they don't actually match up to the Padres rotation at all.
Also, for all you Gaslamp Ball haters... Yes, I know that this post is devoid of anything of substance, so you can save your whining about how blah blah Gaslamp Ball sucks blah blah blah. It's Sunday and I have a little bit of a caffeine headache because I didn't have any coffee this morning and the Coke Zero hasn't kicked in. So SAVE IT.
If Chris Young can harness his tallness powers and somehow combine the strength of my caffeine headache into a focused laser beam of pitching precision, there's no stopping us.
Shaolin Shadowboxing... And the Wu-Tang sword style. If what you say is true, the Shaolin and the Wu-Tang could be dangerous. Do you think your Wu-Tang sword can defeat me?
En guard! I'll let you try my Wu-Tang Style!
GO PADRES!!! BRING DA RUCKUS!!!
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Killa Bees
Who's hatin' on the ball?
...the man who isn't a pessimist is a damned fool.-Mark Twain
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Apr 6, 2008 10:28 AM PDT reply actions
Catch Ya'll
Downtown. Go CY.
...the man who isn't a pessimist is a damned fool.-Mark Twain
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Apr 6, 2008 10:32 AM PDT reply actions
Shame on a 'Baller
Who try to run game on The Dexter.
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 6, 2008 11:12 AM PDT reply actions
Who has been hatin on the ball?
Did we have our first GLB 2.0 trolls? Also: Wu-Tang Clan ain't nothin to f*ck with.
Charlie, here comes the deuce. And when you speak of me, speak well.
Lineup is same as yesterday
Brian Giles, RF
Tadahito Iguchi, 2B
Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
Kevin Kouzmanoff, 3B
Jim Edmonds, CF
Khalil Greene, SS
Scott Hairston, LF
Josh Bard, C
Chris Young, P
by matthewverygood on Apr 6, 2008 12:27 PM PDT reply actions
Kouz in cleanup spot
How do you guys feel about that?
by matthewverygood on Apr 6, 2008 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Double bonus...
Pierre is starting for the Dodgers and we don't have to see that a-hole Jeff Kent. Awesome.
We were heckling the crap out of Pierre yesterday
(from what I remember)
by matthewverygood on Apr 6, 2008 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
"from what I remember"
I'm guessing you guys had a good time, huh? You couldn't have picked a better game to go to. I love baseball under the sun.
I like it better than having him hit third and Gonzalez cleanup
Charlie, here comes the deuce. And when you speak of me, speak well.
Wait a minute. Look at that line-up.
Oh My God. Buddy doesn't know it's Sunday! I think the day game followed by another day game and a day game tomorrow has him totally confused.
by Drama on Apr 6, 2008 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
It's ridiculous the kind of pitching we can throw out there
And then Shawn Estes is killing it (I really hope we can move him up by May 15 so we don't lose him) in the minors along with others.
I love good pitching.
I love the thought that we might actually have good pitching depth, too.
Wow.
Capri. Baseball will get me through the Bar.
If Wolf performs well...
You can make a very good case for the best 1-4 rotation in all of baseball. If Estes or Prior end up making a positive impact at the big league level... that would be a downright disgusting rotation.
Charlie, here comes the deuce. And when you speak of me, speak well.
at this point
I think we'll be making a case for best rotation in baseball.
That's a period at the end of that.
by Dex on Apr 6, 2008 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I really was excited about him
before he was out of play last year
Capri. Baseball will get me through the Bar.
Sweet....
MLB.TV is showing the Channel 4 feed.
In news of extreme jealousy....my wife had Taco Surf for lunch and will be enjoying $9 beers and Padres baseball at Petco Park...while I am not.
Can you ship a burrito?
Just wondering...I can't imagine any element of it holding up particularly well, short of buying it, then taking it home and decompiling it/tupperwaring each part of the burrito.
If I missed it that bad, that's what I'd do, but I'm nuts.
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
We've all eaten many a burrito, purchased in the prime of a drinking night, when it's 9am the next morning and it's still sitting on the kitchen counter...what's a few more hours in a FedEx box?
Forget my slingbox colo facility idea, I should go into the business of figuring out how to ship a burrito.
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
If only I could cook
...y'know, cut down on the cost from using the 'berto's as a middleman...
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
spitter
I'm a little surprised there wasn't more commentary regarding Jake's spitter. Also, I like Bard's setup. He's like Master Chief.
Jake is NOT a cheater.
And to post an accusation of that nature..and on God's day no less...is incredibly disrespectful.
Bard looks awesome.
Actually...
The gear should be camo'd as well, you're telling me they couldn't rock something like that?
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
The Green Gear!
I was just talking about that to my fantasy baseball co-owner when we went on Friday, that the alternative jerseys always come up short due to accessories not matching; though I guess if you're going to wear a uniform 7-10 times in a year, it merits purchasing of matching equipment.
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Aaaaaand
Chris Young's reached his pitch count after his 43 checks to first which end up being pointless since he threw a 51-footer.
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 1:15 PM PDT reply actions
Yeouch!
Was that last pitch a sinker? For some reason I didnt' think he threw sinkers...
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 1:16 PM PDT reply actions
My idea for military day
Given how much of a Navy town San Diego is, instead of just camo, the Padres should roll out sailor outfits.
Can you imagine the comments
from the other ball clubs???
Capri. Baseball will get me through the Bar.
Wear a Padres beret on the Marines' day?
The merchandise possibilities are endless.
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I've honestly never been able to remember who wears what...
When they had the lineup of military personnel on the field before Friday's game, I kept going "who's that...okay, and which is that...okay, and that one?" Ad nauseum. I'm awful with that stuff for no good reason.
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
This break brought to you by...
MONKEY SPACESHIP!
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 1:16 PM PDT reply actions
haha
if it's low... let it go... if it's high... let it fly.
if it's yellow... let it mellow... if it's brown... flush it down
Tiggy!
He should have maybe been called out, honestly...he was clearly running inside the line. I'll take it though, if Torre's bunch are gonna pull their shenanigans with Bard yesterday.
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 1:22 PM PDT reply actions
Seems like Torre
woulda been out there bitching.
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 6, 2008 1:22 PM PDT reply actions
Oh I like seeing
stolen bases this way rather than the other.
Capri. Baseball will get me through the Bar.
man
that's bad luck... if dewitt had been pulled even a little bit in any direction, gilly might've made it.
Dodgers shoulda turned two there.
It's moot now, but with Kouz at bat and a hard-hit ball to third, Dewitt should have rolled a 5-4-3 there instead of worrying about Giles trying to score.
Of course, I had a massive '05-07 flashback there with that inning on the whole, but we got his pitchcount up for the first inning, I'll take it.
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 1:27 PM PDT reply actions
oof
that sucks, though it looked a lot more efficient than the way the pads tried to score last inning.
Camo Uniforms
I love and respect the military but these uniforms are worse juju than cat pictures...seriously
I would really like to see these camo uniforms once a month, maximum
If you can't be a good example, at least serve as a horrible warning...
Hey!
In the past these unis have been awesome juju. Jake in camos has been an amazing thing to see.
Capri. Baseball will get me through the Bar.
agreed
and also... it's the second inning. you can't be mailing it in yet, pasadena.
by Dex on Apr 6, 2008 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
And with a flyball pitcher like CY
you've got to expect the occassional HR the same way you expect a lot fo flyouts and popouts. It happens. No reason to panic.
Capri. Baseball will get me through the Bar.
Andruw Jones catch and that play at third
coincidence?!?!
I think not
;-)
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Dagnait
Hairy hit that one hard enough I thought it was through for sure.
Capri. Baseball will get me through the Bar.
Woohoo!
I'm going to try and be more positive now
Go CY! Go Padres! Go Camo Unis!
If you can't be a good example, at least serve as a horrible warning...
And now we know
why Hairston plays deeper in CF than Edmonds -- there's a lot of park to cover behind you there.
Capri. Baseball will get me through the Bar.
This break brought to you by...
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by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 1:48 PM PDT reply actions
Okay, the delay with MLB.tv
is WAY longer with the 1.2M stream, even if it is prettier.
Capri. Baseball will get me through the Bar.
JESUS CHRIST GILES
Pay attention to your base coach!!
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 1:53 PM PDT reply actions
How many lucky plays
is that for the Dodgers this series?
Damn!
If you can't be a good example, at least serve as a horrible warning...
1-1
Should be 2-1, but Tiggy's awesome nonetheless.
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 1:55 PM PDT reply actions
Bullseye!
Right through the wicket, between the first baseman and the base itself.
Now, if Briles can stop tripping over the third-base line...
Tadahito, not Tad
How great has this guy been so far?
It's nice having a decent hitter with some speed.
And nice K CY!
If you can't be a good example, at least serve as a horrible warning...
i don't like those base coach helmets
they're just for show. if coolbaugh had been wearing one of those, he still would've been killed.
While that is true....
....shouldn't they make the change now before someone does get killed by a line drive?
what do you mean? if they're gonna do it, they should do it right the first time and have them wear something that would actually work.
by Dex on Apr 6, 2008 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
The things I didn't know
Those helmets won't help? Why do the players wear them, then?
Capri. Baseball will get me through the Bar.
the players at least have an earpiece
so it's covering the ear and the temple.
coolbaugh was killed with a shot to the neck behind the ear. a shot to the temple would also be a killer. chances are a shot off the dome where those base coach helmets are would have been a glancing blow anyway.
by Dex on Apr 6, 2008 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
is say that compared to a shot to the temple, which is more centered and would probably be a full force shot.
by Dex on Apr 6, 2008 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn't look closely enough to notice the lack of earpiece
I would have thought it was a given that they would be wearing batter's helmets. It's the logical thing. What do you want to bet it's the coaches who don't want the earpieces? They probably think it makes it too difficult to hear and impedes them from doing their job. I'm not saying they're right, but i bet that's what they say.
Capri. Baseball will get me through the Bar.
it's totally what it is
and it makes sense. they're out there wearing spikes and unis and they'll never actually play. they may as well use all of their clothing incorrectly.
by Dex on Apr 6, 2008 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, but look at the helmets
they ride above the ear so they wouldn't even really protect from a temple shot.
by Dex on Apr 6, 2008 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Is it just me
or is this game really dragging? And you know I don't mind a *long* game, but this is just *slow* Nothing is happening.
Capri. Baseball will get me through the Bar.
definitely
And normally I love a pitcher's duel. Maybe it's just that I'm tired from all that partying last night. Diet Dr Pepper is not enught caffeine apparently.
Capri. Baseball will get me through the Bar.
And apparently
that amount of caffeine is insufficient for me to be able to actually spell. Or type. Or think.
Capri. Baseball will get me through the Bar.
WOW
Never thought I'd see that from CY.
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 2:30 PM PDT reply actions
Lead time!
Yay!
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 6, 2008 2:36 PM PDT reply actions
Greenie's gold glove highlight reel
is already spectacular this season.
Capri. Baseball will get me through the Bar.
Drink Check
I just popped another Fat Tire in celebration of our newly acquired lead
If you can't be a good example, at least serve as a horrible warning...
Caribou Lou
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 6, 2008 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm in detox
No drinking until...ok, maybe just one
by matthewverygood on Apr 6, 2008 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
what order do we run the bully today?
i honestly wouldn't mind seeing thatcher again as long as buddy remembers to hold the leash.
Tie ball.
Damn it all.
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 6, 2008 2:48 PM PDT reply actions
I don't get Ethier
he looks like he should be dancing the lead in Swan Lake
darnit!
If you can't be a good example, at least serve as a horrible warning...
revolutionize baseball
they should give each team a couple of "play on it" calls where a player can make the call that a dead ball can just be played on. like right there, kouz could've called "play on it" to make the through even though it's foul.
KKKKKKKKhris!
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 6, 2008 2:53 PM PDT reply actions
"He's handled Juan Pierre all day long."
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 6, 2008 2:55 PM PDT reply actions
Stands to reason.
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 6, 2008 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
it wouldn't have been a bad idea
but i'm a big fan of actually using the intentional walk when you're intentionally walking someone.
by Dex on Apr 6, 2008 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Juan Pierre hasn't gotten a hit in the majors since 1989, actually. He just walks A LOT.
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Why'd that take so long?
Were they trying to ice the kicker?
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 6, 2008 3:03 PM PDT reply actions
Fighter pilot!
Hairy battled him like Alex Cora.
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 6, 2008 3:06 PM PDT reply actions
Mud Grant:
apparently a member of the Finer Things Club.
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 6, 2008 3:08 PM PDT reply actions
Oh my god!
So excited that the office returns this thursday!
Charlie, here comes the deuce. And when you speak of me, speak well.
That's two of us.
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 6, 2008 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel like I have to go back and rewatch all of this season online
before it comes back so I will be back in the groove for Thursday. Best week ever= springsteen concert on tuesday, the office on thursday, and padre baseball all week long
Charlie, here comes the deuce. And when you speak of me, speak well.
I bet he's CY's new best friend.
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 6, 2008 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
CY 6'10"
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 6, 2008 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
You should send
a picture of him to Conan.
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 6, 2008 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
2 on, 2 out
2-2 game. I'd like to see a 2 run 2B.
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 6, 2008 3:16 PM PDT reply actions
Better than
getting in touch with the outer LaRussa. Wrinkly bad times.
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 6, 2008 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Damnit
I thought he got more of that pitch.
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 3:18 PM PDT reply actions
Mud's drinking some of the Sutcliffe juice, methinks.
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 3:21 PM PDT reply actions
I've just started
following the game on Gameday(still don't have the subscription yet). Good effective start by Chris Young?
by sixpakfrombelgium on Apr 6, 2008 3:25 PM PDT reply actions
why don't you have the subscription yet?
yeah, CY did well. just a couple mistakes.
by Dex on Apr 6, 2008 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Got the typical CY run support too
Poor guy never gets a pretty cushion.
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
17yogp
thinks he has a pretty cushion.
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 6, 2008 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Forgot
also have a question about the entry about Peavy and the fact he might be throwing splittes. What exactly is a spillter and why is it illegal?
by sixpakfrombelgium on Apr 6, 2008 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
"spitter" no "L"
it's when the pitcher applies something to the ball to make it change its natural motion. when it was legal, most pitchers would literally spit on the ball.
by Dex on Apr 6, 2008 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
It is again
getting kinda late over here, so that explains my poor reading and typing. Sorry for that. Have had a busy schoolweek so I didn't find the time to get the subscription yet and on top of that I don't have my own credit card so I need to use my mothers and she isn't all too enthousiastic about me getting the subscription. I convinced her though so being able to really watch baseball games is coming close.
by sixpakfrombelgium on Apr 6, 2008 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
how'd the ball get through the screen like that?
i wonder if those people back there are used to being saved by the screen and have lost their "flinch" reflex.
Those seats aren't the ones you can have every game, to the best of my knowledge
So I think they always flinch...you could read that one lady's lips, she was saying "the ball hit me, right in the arm!"
"Million to one shot, doc, million to one!"
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Heeeeeeeeeat!
Love that guy, so lights out
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 3:30 PM PDT reply actions
Thank You
Heat!
F those Doyers!
If you can't be a good example, at least serve as a horrible warning...
Hah!
I love how they used a "flashback" graphic before showing Mud getting gapped by Mark Parent.
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 3:36 PM PDT reply actions
"Look at that mullet!"
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 6, 2008 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Matt asking Mud "that your last year in the big leagues, parner?"
Knowing full well it wasn't, great zinger.
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think Greene's gonna see a fastball here :(
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 3:37 PM PDT reply actions
Hrm
Nevermind...well, I don't think we'll see it again!
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
He can't hit the soft stuff
Never has, doesn't appear he's going to change by this point in his career.
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Rafael Furcal's quickly rising
On my 'sheeeeeit' list.
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 3:41 PM PDT reply actions
That guy
really is of to quiete a hot start this season
by sixpakfrombelgium on Apr 6, 2008 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
The LIST
1. Ethier
2. Furcal
3. The Umpires and THAT rule
If you can't be a good example, at least serve as a horrible warning...
by pasadenapadre on Apr 6, 2008 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
'NSA'
Non-save appearance...that the bad version of that acronym.
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 3:44 PM PDT reply actions
Like I was saying...
He's been bad enough in situations where he's been effective in the past...why bring him in in a non-save situation when he's always shaky?
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Looks like
the "trevor is done" bandwagon is rolling backin to San Diego
by sixpakfrombelgium on Apr 6, 2008 3:49 PM PDT reply actions
WTF???
Heat had two days off in a row and you pull him after one inning to put in Trevor in a non-save situation??? That makes sense how?
It doesn't at all,
and if we let Trevor pitch his way out of this "funk," how many games is he going to cost us in the process? Especially if it's not a funk, do we just throw 10 games away this season because we're hoping he'll return to form?
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
PLEASE CUT YUR FUCKING HAIR TREVOR!!!!!!!!!
Mark Prior is: Nessie, Bigfoot, Sasquatch, a Yeti, a Unicorn and a Chupacabra that lives in Atlantis. You may hear of Mark Prior "close to making a start" but you will never see Mark Prior because he is the biggest Urban Legend on Earth.
I was reading
about fundamental Mormonism and distracted by gurls sunbathing outside my window (its nice when sd weather comes to bowling green)
I still love Trevor...its his hair thats the devil.
Mark Prior is: Nessie, Bigfoot, Sasquatch, a Yeti, a Unicorn and a Chupacabra that lives in Atlantis. You may hear of Mark Prior "close to making a start" but you will never see Mark Prior because he is the biggest Urban Legend on Earth.
by offspeedkills on Apr 6, 2008 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Bardo needs a big hit here
Saito is NASTY
Mark Prior is: Nessie, Bigfoot, Sasquatch, a Yeti, a Unicorn and a Chupacabra that lives in Atlantis. You may hear of Mark Prior "close to making a start" but you will never see Mark Prior because he is the biggest Urban Legend on Earth.
Unicorn Time?
who's got 'em?
If you can't be a good example, at least serve as a horrible warning...
stop hating on Trevor
he is still the best, we should be hating on Buddy for not leaving Heat in to pitch the ninth (and possibly vulture a W)
Let me ask you a question...how long do you stick with Trevor if this keeps up?
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
No, seriously
How many games do you keep using him to close if he continues to struggle?
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I suppose
that's the down side of having a guy pitch for your organisation for so many years. You can't "dispose" of him like some relief pitcher that has been around for less than a season. But I don't think the Padres will get in a situation where they'll need to "dispose" of Hoffman though.
by sixpakfrombelgium on Apr 6, 2008 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
seriously
to the end of this year. he can and should pitch the ninth inning when leading by one, two, or three runs
Let's hope there's some internal pressure on the other side of that too
I'm not saying he's done and finished...but today, in a situation where he's NEVER been solid (non-save situations) why throw him when there's other options in the bullpen? He's not the best option there, I don't care how many career saves he's got.
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
you're right
Trevor historically pitches poorly when coming into a tie game. Seriously, I bet we win less than 50% of the games when he comes into a tie game over the last few years.
Absolutely.
He's earned that and then some. If he wants to pitch on a broken leg, then carry him out there like Byron Leftwich and let him do his thing.
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 6, 2008 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
You guys are insane
Have fun with that...I'd rather get wins than roll the dice with a past-his-prime reliever, but I guess blind idolatry of a player trumps logic and rationality.
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
seriously though, what do you want to do?
that's it, trevor. don't bother showing up tomorrow.
by Dex on Apr 6, 2008 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Loyalty deserves loyalty.
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 6, 2008 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
First off, don't throw him in a non-save situation
Second, throw Bell a second inning, or use another reliever there.
Also, if he's pitching badly like he's started off this season, don't throw him for a few games. Let him work in the bullpen, get his head straight (it's always been a mental thing with him), and run him out there with a 4-run lead before you use him to save another game again.
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
(recommend)
...the man who isn't a pessimist is a damned fool.-Mark Twain
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Apr 6, 2008 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
'till the firery and glorious end, baby
Mark Prior is: Nessie, Bigfoot, Sasquatch, a Yeti, a Unicorn and a Chupacabra that lives in Atlantis. You may hear of Mark Prior "close to making a start" but you will never see Mark Prior because he is the biggest Urban Legend on Earth.
by offspeedkills on Apr 6, 2008 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
agreed....
Trevor closes ONLY....what Papelboner did earlier be damned
Mark Prior is: Nessie, Bigfoot, Sasquatch, a Yeti, a Unicorn and a Chupacabra that lives in Atlantis. You may hear of Mark Prior "close to making a start" but you will never see Mark Prior because he is the biggest Urban Legend on Earth.
by offspeedkills on Apr 6, 2008 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Swinging
at the first pitch? Doesn't really seem like the way to go in this situation. I could be mistaking though.
by sixpakfrombelgium on Apr 6, 2008 3:55 PM PDT reply actions
Hoffman was totally fine there...
Except for the walk. He recovered well.
Someone needs to explain to our relievers how Petco Park works--in a park where you can hit it halfway to China and it'll be a 400 foot flyout, you should be challenging hitters late in games. NO FREE BASES.
I think the reason I hate
P-Mac is because he looks like Klesko. Especially now.
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 6, 2008 3:56 PM PDT reply actions
Well, crap.
That's just disgusting.
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 6, 2008 3:57 PM PDT reply actions
Well
only like 16 more games against them now right?, at least we SHOULD have some gimmes against the Giants.
Mark Prior is: Nessie, Bigfoot, Sasquatch, a Yeti, a Unicorn and a Chupacabra that lives in Atlantis. You may hear of Mark Prior "close to making a start" but you will never see Mark Prior because he is the biggest Urban Legend on Earth.
SD Bullpen, the best in the league?
It's not our starters with Losses, Hoffy has two and Thatcher the other
Lost two out of three...
...and in both losses, Buddy made very questionable decisions concerning our bullpen.
Buddy doesn't make the pitches, though
Thatcher, sure, shoulda pulled him...but there's no reason Trevor shouldn't have been able to throw a scoreless 9th today.
by California Penal on Apr 6, 2008 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
You're right. Buddy doesn't make the pitches.
But you know what Buddy is supposed to do? That's put his players in the best situations possible for them to succeed. And TWO times in a three game series he failed to do that.
Bad series of at-bats there
Really, really bad. Not exactly 'Hey, let's pick Hoffman up. Be patient it's just one run' type at bats.
Right now,
I'm chalking all of this up to the fact that it's only the second series of the year.
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 6, 2008 4:01 PM PDT reply actions
If I didn't think wins were going to be so tough this year
this would be a different discussion.
The Padres have a miserable inter-league schedule and three tough division rivals....We saw last year how a game or two along the way makes all the difference. 2 games last year gets us an NL West title. 1 game a Wild Card. I'm not saying Hoffman's 2 losses this week (this week? man) are those 2 games.....but it makes you wonder.
Words fail me right now.
We need to start finding ways to manufacture runs. If we cannot win games without holding the other team under two runs, this season will be over very quickly.
Charlie, here comes the deuce. And when you speak of me, speak well.
for the record
i thought it was a dumb move to have bard sac bunt. this is supposed to be your "clutch" guy. nobody out and a runner with some speed on first... i say let him use his bat.
by Dex on Apr 6, 2008 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Precisely.
Beside's Hairy's small sample size, Shakespeare's the only guy on the club with the "clutch" tag.
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 6, 2008 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Re: Bard
I don't know about "clutch guy," but he's certainly too good of a hitter to be called upon to sac bunt. It was a bad move.
I am going to respectfully disagree
If Bard was such a clutch hitter he would be hitting higher than the eighth spot in the order.
This is not knocking on Bard in any way, shape, or form... I simply like my chances better with a runner on second and one out for a solid PH (followed by the top of the order) than I do a runner on first and no out for a number eight hitter. At that point, any base hit excepting an infield single scores a run, and with the way it played out, three good hitters (Clark, Giles, Iguchi) all had a chance to get one base hit. Plus, the sac bunt virtually eliminates the chance of a momentum-killing double play.
In conclusion, I endorse Buddy's use of the sacrifice bunt in this situation (but not his uninspired use of the bullpen the last couple of days... Ugh). This team needs to be able to win in small ball situations, because the Padres don't have many stereotypical "home run hitters" and they play half their season at cavernous Petco.
Charlie, here comes the deuce. And when you speak of me, speak well.
I reread this..
and it seemed like I was knocking on Bard. I think a better choice of words in the first sentence would have been,
"If Bard was hitting higher in the lineup and he was one of the team's main RBI guys, then the sac bunt would be a bad idea."
But, as it was today, he was eighth in the order. In my mind, the 2 and 8 hitters for this team should be able to set the table for the big dogs just as much as they should to be able to swing the bat for themselves.
Charlie, here comes the deuce. And when you speak of me, speak well.
8th in order
Just because a guy hits 8th in the order doesn't mean he's not a good hitter. That's just like saying the guy who hits first in the order is the fastest man on your team. It's only true until it's not true. Bard is a perfectly capable hitter.
by Dex on Apr 7, 2008 5:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Not saying he isn't a capable hitter...
I am merely saying that I like my chances better with Clark-Giles (or as, it ended up due to Clark's walk, Clark-Giles-Iguchi) to get one base hit, rather than letting Bard swing away.
Charlie, here comes the deuce. And when you speak of me, speak well.
Team sport, team losses, right?
Ugh.
such a bad way to lose though....a Trevor/Dodger combo special.
Well. Time to start drinking heavily. Again.
Again?!?!
Surely you mean still.
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 6, 2008 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Trevor blows
The End.
...the man who isn't a pessimist is a damned fool.-Mark Twain
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Apr 6, 2008 5:18 PM PDT reply actions
Trevor blows the end...
but in the end, Trevor doesn't blow.
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 6, 2008 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Yo
come on Aim so I can complain to you how Bell should be the closer and Giles should retire.
...the man who isn't a pessimist is a damned fool.-Mark Twain
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Apr 6, 2008 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
For the Record
Furcal was effing out at 2B.
...the man who isn't a pessimist is a damned fool.-Mark Twain
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Apr 6, 2008 5:42 PM PDT reply actions
terrible game
hoffman needs to retire. yeah i said it.
on the upside i saw pad squad andre and took a picture with him. he remembered me from the last time i saw him which was the last home game of last season. and get this, he even brought me water! pictures are forthcoming =)
i think i might actually have a real crush on andre now. i really was kinda nervous when i was talking to him. haha.
"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."
This is aztec, isn't it?
You just got on her computer after you tucked her in, right?
Because I can't believe she would utter such blasphemy.
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 6, 2008 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
After a game like that
I dont blame her..
by padresgirlforlife44 on Apr 6, 2008 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
The tide is turning
You loyalists are becoming fewer and fewer. The glorious revolution is upon us. The coup D'etat of the HEAT is upon us.
...the man who isn't a pessimist is a damned fool.-Mark Twain
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Apr 6, 2008 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Me and Loretta Lynn know one thing:
"Stand by your man"
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 6, 2008 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh come on now
Thats not fair! Im still incredibly loyal, but incredibly pissed off.
by padresgirlforlife44 on Apr 6, 2008 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions
are you talking about
the hoffman part or the andre part?
he doesn't need to worry about andre. he's still my number 1.
"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."
Oooo
didnt think of that
If he was talking about the Hoffman part, I stick to what I said
If he was talking about sdsuaztec then, nevermind! :)
by padresgirlforlife44 on Apr 6, 2008 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, I meant the Trevor bit...
...because there's no denying the rippling form of sexiness that is PSA.
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 6, 2008 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey Trevor...
Walks = Runs. You don't put away batters anymore, so you can't have the luxury of giving up walks. Btw, Heat should have pitched the 8th and 9th and save Trev for extra innings. I do prefer Boche's approach on this one.
by planetjeffy on Apr 6, 2008 7:02 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I missed
the whole (recommend) thing...?
Trevor stays. That's a period at the end of that.
Who exhumed Chan Ho Park - BM19
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