San Diego Padres @ Atlanta Braves GameThread, May 6, 2008 4:10 PM PDT

San Diego Padres	Atlanta Braves
Brian Giles - RF	Kelly Johnson - 2B
Tadahito Iguchi - 2B	Yunel Escobar - SS
Adrian Gonzalez - 1B	Chipper Jones - 3B
Kevin Kouzmanoff - 3B	Mark Teixeira - 1B
Jim Edmonds - CF	Brian McCann - C
Khalil Greene - SS	Jeff Francoeur - RF
Paul McAnulty - LF	Mark Kotsay - CF
Josh Bard - C	Gregor Blanco - LF
Chris Young - P	Jair Jurrjens - P

Briles

Leading off with a two bagger

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

by Axion on May 6, 2008 4:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Yay Briles!

Way to start us off!

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 4:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

a productive out would be good, a hit would be better. That is all.

by mlb22 on May 6, 2008 4:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

that was neither, nor was it a shock. he sucks

by mlb22 on May 6, 2008 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I heart doubles!

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 4:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

In-in-Out inning!

Animal style, please!

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

by Axion on May 6, 2008 4:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

boy they're really packin em in for this titanic tilt

lots of empty seats

by mlb22 on May 6, 2008 4:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Started off good.

Then turned into a Padres Inning.

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 4:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Ahhh

What Jim Edmonds does best….

by padresgirlforlife44 on May 6, 2008 4:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

he should start a clinic

"We've... we've got lumps of it 'round the back."

by ABY on May 6, 2008 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

BTW

For those of you who may have watched CNN today. I swear I’m not a drug dealer.

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 4:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Were you sharing a cell with Wiggins?

"We've... we've got lumps of it 'round the back."

by ABY on May 6, 2008 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Damn

I had my money on you posting via wifi from jail. :)

Psst, did Holden Caufield come to the party?

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

by Axion on May 6, 2008 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Haha!

Thing first thing I thought was that you and Wiggins would make great cell mates. :D

by sqrunt on May 6, 2008 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Stealing a base

against CY looks so easy

by sixpakfrombelgium on May 6, 2008 4:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Thursday

Ledezma v Reyes. NO TV.

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 4:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Ledezma thursday

Friendship's more lasting than love, and more legal than stalking.

by C8LIN B on May 6, 2008 4:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

"I'm for it."

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

by Axion on May 6, 2008 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

hopefully it isn't like his last outing

or any of his starts last year

Friendship's more lasting than love, and more legal than stalking.

by C8LIN B on May 6, 2008 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

WHAT?

No Prior? Sheesh.

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

hopefully he will be ready soon!

Ledezma’s been good in relief but i don’t trust him as a starter… who knows maybe he will be okay but still….

Friendship's more lasting than love, and more legal than stalking.

by C8LIN B on May 6, 2008 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Crap

I forgot Johnson and Mccann are on my fantasy team. What do I do What do I do??

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 4:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Anyone else

think that the chop thing that the Braves fans do is played out?

:: sigh :: I wish we had something like that.

by sqrunt on May 6, 2008 4:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Jeez how did Iggy miss that?

Looked like an easy play

Baseball is like church. Many attend; few understand.
Leo Durocher

by planetjeffy on May 6, 2008 4:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

No Range.

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm not impressed with him at all.

Can Antonelli be any worse?

Baseball is like church. Many attend; few understand.
Leo Durocher

by planetjeffy on May 6, 2008 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Balls

Haha Giles went in front of Edmonds for the ball.

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 4:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Ow

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

by Axion on May 6, 2008 4:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

We're really screwed

if our starters can’t get it done.

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 4:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Well

There goes the game. No hope of coming back now.

Wouldn’t it be nice to have a credible OF?

by Phantom on May 6, 2008 4:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Giles

He’s pretty good in RF.

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

If you're not

being sarcastic, I agree. In the few games I’ve seen he seemed to play RF pretty well

by sixpakfrombelgium on May 6, 2008 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just ran that down

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

by Axion on May 6, 2008 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not Sarcasm

He’s really good especially at Petco.

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

C'mon PMac!!!

you gotta stop sucking out there!!!

by sqrunt on May 6, 2008 4:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

When

is Gerut going to get the callup?

by sixpakfrombelgium on May 6, 2008 4:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Friday

Although it should have been like April 4th.

by Phantom on May 6, 2008 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Friday, I think

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

by Axion on May 6, 2008 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Really hope

he can be some sort of spark for the Padres offense

by sixpakfrombelgium on May 6, 2008 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm afraid the only spark...

...will involve moving in the fences about a hundred feet, and juicing the balls given to opposing pitchers.

Meh, I’m a pessimist at this point.

by Bip Roberts on May 6, 2008 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

6 mil down the drain on Edmonds.

For a team obsessed on getting good value – I would say this was one of their larger f-ups lately. At least they didn’t commit for long term, on purpose.

Baseball is like church. Many attend; few understand.
Leo Durocher

by planetjeffy on May 6, 2008 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

According to KT...

There’ll be changes before the next homestand.

by sqrunt on May 6, 2008 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

DFA Edmonds?

Please?

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Any thoughts

on what he might do next to calling up Gerut? I don’t expect Antonelli or Headley to come up with the way they are struggling. Maybe KT is interested in Myrow’s bat.

by sixpakfrombelgium on May 6, 2008 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nice play by Briles.

Too bad we’re already losing. This one might as well already be in the books.

by Phantom on May 6, 2008 4:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Stick a fork in them

They’re done.

by sqrunt on May 6, 2008 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Totally agreed.

We should just have Callix pitch, just to switch things up.

by Phantom on May 6, 2008 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks, WG.

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm hoping

that if I say absurdly negative things that the team will decide to stop sucking.

It’s a small hope, but a hope nonetheless.

by Phantom on May 6, 2008 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

you haven’t been around because you work to hard. I already tried that. It pissed everyone off. It didn’t work. But go for though, maybe you’ll have better luck than me. At least our fantasy team is pretty decent.

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well

Operation Ignore has worked pretty well with the fantasy team. Maybe it will work on the real one?

by Phantom on May 6, 2008 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You think I should go back into complete negative mode?

It still feels early.

by Winfield's Ghost on May 6, 2008 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Do the Padres get community service credits...

for helping other teams win?

Friendship's more lasting than love, and more legal than stalking.

by C8LIN B on May 6, 2008 4:53 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

Halfway to the Cycle.

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 4:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Too bad he can't hit

homers anymore since they started testing.

Baseball is like church. Many attend; few understand.
Leo Durocher

by planetjeffy on May 6, 2008 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

that was good!

Friendship's more lasting than love, and more legal than stalking.

by C8LIN B on May 6, 2008 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dear Padres

Please stop swinging first pitch. This kid is wild. How about we let him issue some walks?

Kthxbye!

by Phantom on May 6, 2008 4:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I score Padre games by inning now

So, by my count, they won the 1st inning 1-0. Lost the 2nd 2-0. But it’s tied!

This is what we need to start doing: Bizarro scoring, drinking contests, truth or dare, daily doubles. I don’t care. Anything to make the actual final scores of these games go away.

by goose1 on May 6, 2008 4:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Didn't Dex

pioneer this concept last year?

by Phantom on May 6, 2008 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

It didn’t turn out well. I got bored with it.

by Dex on May 6, 2008 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

But last year they were a lot better...

I think it’s due for a comeback.

by goose1 on May 6, 2008 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm watching the game in the nude

with the curtains open – just to switch things up.

Baseball is like church. Many attend; few understand.
Leo Durocher

by planetjeffy on May 6, 2008 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

How is this

different from any other day?

by Phantom on May 6, 2008 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not really...

except when I am mowing the front lawn – au natural.

Baseball is like church. Many attend; few understand.
Leo Durocher

by planetjeffy on May 6, 2008 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Mowing the front lawn?

I gotcha. Trim the shurbs to make the tree look bigger.

by jbox on May 6, 2008 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I cleaned my stove

in the 2nd inning!
Just as excrutiatingly tedious as watching the game but way more satisfying when it is over.
In the 4th, maybe I’ll try cleaning my fridge – in the nude, ala planetjeffy… brrrrr!

"We've... we've got lumps of it 'round the back."

by ABY on May 6, 2008 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

take pics

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyLQgH4-_Hg

"We've... we've got lumps of it 'round the back."

by ABY on May 6, 2008 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Great Swing Francoer

I mean Adrian.

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 4:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

What's With

the BEACH on the Braves jerseys?

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 4:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

jim beauchamp, one of their longtime coaches who died this offseason

"We've... we've got lumps of it 'round the back."

by ABY on May 6, 2008 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Kooz is always getting hit

whatever works i guess

Friendship's more lasting than love, and more legal than stalking.

by C8LIN B on May 6, 2008 4:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Gotta get on-base

however you can. Down 0-2, I’ll take a HBP anytime.

Thanks Jimmy!

Is there a way to calculate who records the most 3rd outs? I swear to God it has to be Edmonds.

by Phantom on May 6, 2008 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm sure theres a record of it somewhere

and yea its probably edmonds

no wait… the problem isn’t with him popping up its with their fielders catching it! they really shouldn’t do that

Friendship's more lasting than love, and more legal than stalking.

by C8LIN B on May 6, 2008 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL

Edmonds is so bad.

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 4:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

It's absolutely

depressing. Hope the changes coming with the homestand have something to do with him.

by sixpakfrombelgium on May 6, 2008 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's so bad

it’s funny at this point. As someone else said, one of the FO’s rare miscalculations.

by Phantom on May 6, 2008 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Honestly. What are the chances he gets DFA'd?

Really—it’s 6 million wasted, fine, but if he’s not helping on either side of the ball…..

Hairston isn’t helping his own cause, though. I guess if you lose Edmonds you have Hairston/McAnulty in left and have Gerut play center?

by goose1 on May 6, 2008 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Probably Hairston in CF

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

If you listen to KT's interview today.

He was very down on Edmonds, saying he doesn’t have his legs or bat speed anymore.

Baseball is like church. Many attend; few understand.
Leo Durocher

by planetjeffy on May 6, 2008 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm at the point

where every time the Padres have to play defence I’m scared to death they are going to allow an awful lot of runs. Then when they get a chance to hit I’m praying we can at least get one run or something.
Still for some reason I’m always quite happy when I can follow a Padres game.

by sixpakfrombelgium on May 6, 2008 5:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Ow

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

by Axion on May 6, 2008 5:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

yay Chipper!!

oh shit, i’m supposed to root for the Padres.

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 5:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Getting the feeling

this game isn’t worth losing 3 hours of sleep over

by sixpakfrombelgium on May 6, 2008 5:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Wow

Apparently I didn’t miss much during the week.

by Phantom on May 6, 2008 5:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

isn't chipper jones

like 8000 years old…?

Friendship's more lasting than love, and more legal than stalking.

by C8LIN B on May 6, 2008 5:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Apparently

Not as old as Edmonds.

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

well Grandpa Jimmy

is quite old

Friendship's more lasting than love, and more legal than stalking.

by C8LIN B on May 6, 2008 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dex is right....losing in the 9th inning might be nice...

Because, for example, this game is likely lost in about 2 2/3

by goose1 on May 6, 2008 5:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Greene Ks again?

Surprise Surprise.

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 5:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

He's only looking at the positive, though.

There’s wisdom in those strike-outs.

by goose1 on May 6, 2008 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Strength thru failure

by Winfield's Ghost on May 6, 2008 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

then he's like...

the smartest man in the world?

Baseball is like church. Many attend; few understand.
Leo Durocher

by planetjeffy on May 6, 2008 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Funny

One of the six fraternities that got suspended at SDSU for the drug busts (Mine was not involved), had just been reinstated after a few years from a similar drug offense. HAHA.

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 5:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

a little off topic but

Did people not want X Nady and Jason Bay?
Cus bay is hitting .266 and Nady is hitting .347

i heard talk of one or both coming here in the off season so why didn’t they?

just curious

Friendship's more lasting than love, and more legal than stalking.

by C8LIN B on May 6, 2008 5:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Kotsay is still on our team right?

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 5:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

not really but lets say he is

Friendship's more lasting than love, and more legal than stalking.

by C8LIN B on May 6, 2008 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's a great way of keeping score!

See? Every ex-Padre who gets a hit, we count it as a run for ourselves.

by goose1 on May 6, 2008 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

yes!

but not just the ones on the team we are playing

EVERY EX-PADRE EVER!

Friendship's more lasting than love, and more legal than stalking.

by C8LIN B on May 6, 2008 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It didn't take me long to adjust to this.

It’s actually sort of scary. I tune in every night wondering in what spectacular fashion they’ll lose. Tonight, it’s garden variety so far. I’m waiting for a plague of some sort.

by goose1 on May 6, 2008 5:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

frogs?

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

maybe bubonic

This is like watching the Black Death.

by goose1 on May 6, 2008 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed

The only question I ask when I sit down at the computer to watch is “How many are we already down?”

by Winfield's Ghost on May 6, 2008 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Mark Kotsay?!

"We've... we've got lumps of it 'round the back."

by ABY on May 6, 2008 5:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I really want them to just lose this game by like 20

Just so that KT finally just loses it and makes moves NOW.

by Dex on May 6, 2008 5:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Was thinking that this afternoon

That I didn’t want them to rip off 3 straight because then they might reconsider bringing everyone up.

by Winfield's Ghost on May 6, 2008 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

3 Straight?

Must have been an afternoon day dream.

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well

it would’ve been pretty much the worse thing that could happen right now. And we seem to be specializing in “worse things that could happen right now” so…

by Winfield's Ghost on May 6, 2008 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Do the chop.

Eeeeyyyooooooooayyyyyyyyyyyayyyyyyyoooooooooeyyyyyyyyyy.

"Rich Folkers is throwing up in the bullpen." - Jerry Coleman

by Hacker on May 6, 2008 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I vote for Stunt Baseball the rest of the season.

Running bases backwards. Sending 3 foot tall batters up to the plate. 5 infielders. Pitcher batting 8th. Playing drunk. I guess what I’m saying is I want to see a CIRCUS on the field. But a funny circus. Not this one.

by goose1 on May 6, 2008 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Most of those might work.

Drunk worked for Wells.

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And Mike Cameron too

by sqrunt on May 6, 2008 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And Cameron

Three foot sometimes works for Eckstein. Makes him seem gritty.

by goose1 on May 6, 2008 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Pitcher batting 8th

we can have Edmonds in the 9 hole.

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Very annoying

by sqrunt on May 6, 2008 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

My cable has been down for 10 minutes

Cox’s phones have been busy. Maybe it’s a mercy cable failure to keep me from kicking in my TV.

Baseball is like church. Many attend; few understand.
Leo Durocher

by planetjeffy on May 6, 2008 5:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

my upstream has a high ping and I’m lagging. Couldn’t even post to CL.

"Rich Folkers is throwing up in the bullpen." - Jerry Coleman

by Hacker on May 6, 2008 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

My internet is fine.

Maybe I’ll go on Ebay and sell my soul.

Baseball is like church. Many attend; few understand.
Leo Durocher

by planetjeffy on May 6, 2008 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

My MLB.tv sucks too

I feel as though I am watching a penny arcade movie. Or the Stanford-Muybridge horse gallop.

by SD Chick N on May 6, 2008 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not giving up

but I’m calling it a night. If I go to bed now, I can at least get about 5 hours of sleep. Friday will be a new day for the Padres, I just wished that day would be here tomorrow

by sixpakfrombelgium on May 6, 2008 5:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

we will get them

sooner or later. and when we do, we will celebrate.

by Dex on May 6, 2008 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

We've probably got time to plan the celebration

by Winfield's Ghost on May 6, 2008 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Looking forward

to that.

by sixpakfrombelgium on May 6, 2008 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jerry Coleman: "Suddenly, things are going bad"

I guess when you’ve been around as long as Jerry, “suddenly” is basically the same as “over the course of a month”.

by Dex on May 6, 2008 5:27 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

Interleague games

are gonna be soooo sooo bad

Friendship's more lasting than love, and more legal than stalking.

by C8LIN B on May 6, 2008 5:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

and now a balk!?

this is awesome.

by Dex on May 6, 2008 5:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

LOL

We can’t even pitch.

by Winfield's Ghost on May 6, 2008 5:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

oh crap

not chipper frickin jones

Sleep When You're Dead~Jim Edmonds

by eastbaysd on May 6, 2008 5:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

walk his azz

stop smiling chipper

Sleep When You're Dead~Jim Edmonds

by eastbaysd on May 6, 2008 5:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

FOB!!!

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 5:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

SOMETHING WORKED!

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 5:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I'd like to buy a run

my kingdom for a run

Sleep When You're Dead~Jim Edmonds

by eastbaysd on May 6, 2008 5:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

3-3

I wish that would have been a HR or Triple.

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 5:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

WOW KOTSAY

great catch

Friendship's more lasting than love, and more legal than stalking.

by C8LIN B on May 6, 2008 5:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Can we get him back?

"We've... we've got lumps of it 'round the back."

by ABY on May 6, 2008 5:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

How awesome would it be

If we had Kotsay and they had Edmonds.

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 5:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

kots is everything edmonds isnt

talented. he’s killing us on O and D

Sleep When You're Dead~Jim Edmonds

by eastbaysd on May 6, 2008 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

sdsu followup

maybe now there’s room for my betas to come back

by mlb22 on May 6, 2008 5:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

too close

giles was almost toast

Sleep When You're Dead~Jim Edmonds

by eastbaysd on May 6, 2008 5:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Thanks Kooz

Friendship's more lasting than love, and more legal than stalking.

by C8LIN B on May 6, 2008 5:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Dear Edmonds

Don’t suck.

Your Pal,

aztec

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 5:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

i don't think he got the message

didn’t have his glasses on to read it

Friendship's more lasting than love, and more legal than stalking.

by C8LIN B on May 6, 2008 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Way to Pop up ball 4.

Wouldn’t have mattered anyway, Greene would have swung at three straight sliders.

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 5:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

hey hey hey

sometimes Khalil pops up and grounds out too

Friendship's more lasting than love, and more legal than stalking.

by C8LIN B on May 6, 2008 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You know

he like them down and in the dirt

by sqrunt on May 6, 2008 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

me too!

"We've... we've got lumps of it 'round the back."

by ABY on May 6, 2008 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

omg

he caught a ball

Sleep When You're Dead~Jim Edmonds

by eastbaysd on May 6, 2008 5:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

S C O R E

Please.

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 5:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

they might after the game

but probably not during

Friendship's more lasting than love, and more legal than stalking.

by C8LIN B on May 6, 2008 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

excellent inning by CY

currently making a sacrifice to jobu so we can get some runs…

Sleep When You're Dead~Jim Edmonds

by eastbaysd on May 6, 2008 5:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

CY

i cant find it in my heart to give him props for anything. he is overrated and unreliable.

by mlb22 on May 6, 2008 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Im trying to find something positive in this mess

and that half inning was positive.

Sleep When You're Dead~Jim Edmonds

by eastbaysd on May 6, 2008 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

true

it wasn’t the half inning when he will inevitably come down with a hang nail or something that knocks him out for 6 weeks

by mlb22 on May 6, 2008 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Khalil Greene is so good

KKK

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 5:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

who put a cheeseburger on first?

mcanulty at least hustling

by mlb22 on May 6, 2008 5:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Ha!

gaslampball mentioned by matty.

Sleep When You're Dead~Jim Edmonds

by eastbaysd on May 6, 2008 5:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Hahahah

Matty brings up GLB again.

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 5:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

jinx

Sleep When You're Dead~Jim Edmonds

by eastbaysd on May 6, 2008 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

he said it

the GLB was recognized…

here’s the feared bench hitter… Justin Huber

by TheRevRun on May 6, 2008 5:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

We've been getting a lot of shoutouts lately

Matt and Mud must be reading.

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 6:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

what was said?

by mlb22 on May 6, 2008 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

gaslampball is the bestest blog ever

reallly

Sleep When You're Dead~Jim Edmonds

by eastbaysd on May 6, 2008 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He said

The folks at Gaslampball.com have been discussing the lack of offense from the Outfield spots.

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

If my cable was working, I would have heard that.

but, do you really have to read GLB to know we’ve been discussing that?

Baseball is like church. Many attend; few understand.
Leo Durocher

by planetjeffy on May 6, 2008 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

probably not

but they answered a bunch of questions on air directly from the OT the last marlins game

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I sometimes have a problem telling sarcasm and

utter contempt apart. I’ll pay more attention next time.

Baseball is like church. Many attend; few understand.
Leo Durocher

by planetjeffy on May 6, 2008 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I like what I said better.

but, its true. we do discuss lack of offense from the OF. constantly.

Sleep When You're Dead~Jim Edmonds

by eastbaysd on May 6, 2008 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

nothing else to do

by sqrunt on May 6, 2008 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Milwaukee bats their pitcher 8th

at least today

Friendship's more lasting than love, and more legal than stalking.

by C8LIN B on May 6, 2008 6:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

did Cameron hit another HR yet?

by TheRevRun on May 6, 2008 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

no hits

pop up
called out looking
and grounded out sadly i mean softly

Friendship's more lasting than love, and more legal than stalking.

by C8LIN B on May 6, 2008 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

wow

we help the teams we vist get better

by TheRevRun on May 6, 2008 6:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

anyone have their email addys?

lets flood them with questions

by sqrunt on May 6, 2008 6:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

yah

jpleeg2 was going back and forth with mud the last game and he answered a bunch of questions on air. I think he just used the one from the 4sd website.

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh shit.

What now??

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 6:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

K Cam is broke?

Friendship's more lasting than love, and more legal than stalking.

by C8LIN B on May 6, 2008 6:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

crap, what now

KCam summoning Black and the trainer?

Sleep When You're Dead~Jim Edmonds

by eastbaysd on May 6, 2008 6:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Arm hurts??

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 6:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

looks like it

how his throwing arm… his shoulder was way lower

Friendship's more lasting than love, and more legal than stalking.

by C8LIN B on May 6, 2008 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

this doesnt look good

KCam is gone.

Sleep When You're Dead~Jim Edmonds

by eastbaysd on May 6, 2008 6:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

finally something positive has happened

by mlb22 on May 6, 2008 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

IT'S ALL OVER

by Dex on May 6, 2008 6:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Rusch?

GIVE UP.

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 6:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

NO YOU DON'T HIT ANY F*CKING HOMERUNS EDMONDS

THAT’S WHY NO CHICKS LIKE YOU.

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 6:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

they're adding insult to injury

or is it injury to insult

Sleep When You're Dead~Jim Edmonds

by eastbaysd on May 6, 2008 6:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

4 HRs for Gerut last week??

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 6:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

BTW

Jody comes back…..who gets cut? Gotta be Edmonds right? Right?

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

it only makes sense

Gerut went down when Edmonds came off the DL

by TheRevRun on May 6, 2008 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

gotta be Edmonds

by sqrunt on May 6, 2008 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Cable is back...dammit

Baseball is like church. Many attend; few understand.
Leo Durocher

by planetjeffy on May 6, 2008 6:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

What's Matt Talking about

my HD never cut out this whole time….

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 6:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Mine just came back up

by sqrunt on May 6, 2008 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe it was just Cox

I’m on Time Warner

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Im on Time Warner, too.

No prob on regular channel 4.

Sleep When You're Dead~Jim Edmonds

by eastbaysd on May 6, 2008 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

gosh, for a minute i thought i had HD

back to standard def reality and a blowout.

Baseball is like church. Many attend; few understand.
Leo Durocher

by planetjeffy on May 6, 2008 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Losing

looks better in HD

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Can you see the blood flowing

through the veins in KT’s temples?

Baseball is like church. Many attend; few understand.
Leo Durocher

by planetjeffy on May 6, 2008 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

mine did

I am watching on the analog bed mini-tv

by TheRevRun on May 6, 2008 6:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

4-4!

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 6:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Brian Giles!!!

wow… imagine what it would be like if our whole team hit great in the same game

I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs

by C8LIN B on May 6, 2008 6:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

cool

more than one run!

I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs

by C8LIN B on May 6, 2008 6:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

yeah iguchi

we gots a run

Sleep When You're Dead~Jim Edmonds

by eastbaysd on May 6, 2008 6:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Good hustle, Ball Boy

Want to join the Padres?

by SD Chick N on May 6, 2008 6:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

3 runs!

who are these guys?

I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs

by C8LIN B on May 6, 2008 6:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Holy sh*t

AG is slow.

Baseball is like church. Many attend; few understand.
Leo Durocher

by planetjeffy on May 6, 2008 6:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I hate it when guys can't beat out a bobble

by SD Chick N on May 6, 2008 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

keep it goin, boys

altho iguchi almost did a header

Sleep When You're Dead~Jim Edmonds

by eastbaysd on May 6, 2008 6:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Runs!!!

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 6:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

OK Kouz

we need a 2 run homer now.

Baseball is like church. Many attend; few understand.
Leo Durocher

by planetjeffy on May 6, 2008 6:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

How would he do that?

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's not my problem!

Baseball is like church. Many attend; few understand.
Leo Durocher

by planetjeffy on May 6, 2008 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

he'd hit it so far they'd give him 2 runs for 1?

I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs

by C8LIN B on May 6, 2008 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

edmonds looks like he has a slo-mo bat

Sleep When You're Dead~Jim Edmonds

by eastbaysd on May 6, 2008 6:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Lookie Lookie

Edmonds made the third out!

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."- Babe Ruth

by sdsuaztec4 on May 6, 2008 6:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

for the third time tonight right?

I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs

by C8LIN B on May 6, 2008 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Imagine being so bad they cut you and still pay you

6 million. I really feel sorry for Jimmy.

Baseball is like church. Many attend; few understand.
Leo Durocher

by planetjeffy on May 6, 2008 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I could do that

Pay me 6 mil to sit on a bench…

by sqrunt on May 6, 2008 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

yea i think the joke is on the Padres

I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs

by C8LIN B on May 6, 2008 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I heard he never wanted to come here in the first place

His agent told him it was the best offer he could get.

by sqrunt on May 6, 2008 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wonder how much we'd pay someone to take him?

Then he would be getting paid by 3 clubs to suck.

Baseball is like church. Many attend; few understand.
Leo Durocher

by planetjeffy on May 6, 2008 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

c'mon Bardo

3 run homer to put us on top.

Baseball is like church. Many attend; few understand.
Leo Durocher

by planetjeffy on May 6, 2008 6:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Magic

That’s what we need. Some good old fashioned dark arts.

by SD Chick N on May 6, 2008 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

too bad the seized

all the fairy dust at SDSU.

Baseball is like church. Many attend; few understand.
Leo Durocher

by planetjeffy on May 6, 2008 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm sure that was just the tip

of a very expensive iceberg.

by SD Chick N on May 6, 2008 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Mike Cameron 0 for 4

Milwaukee would have scored if he got on in his second at bat
and there was a man on for his last at bat
pop up
goes down looking
grounds out
flys out

I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs

by C8LIN B on May 6, 2008 6:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs