SLPiH - Sunday Edition - Gaslamp Ball

SLPiH - Sunday Edition

by Drama on Jun 22, 2008 6:52 AM PDT

GAME OVER.

Justin Hampson enters last night's game in the seventh with a runner on and two pitches later is on his way to the showers after giving up a 400 foot+ homerun. Game over.

The NL West is an embarrassment...again. And we have regained sole-possession of last place. Think about this for a second...eleven teams make-up the NL East and NL Central...NINE of them would be in second place or higher in the NL West right now. Everybody thought 2005 was bad? Wait'll they get a load of this group.

CY was "encouraged" and "felt strong" during his 40-pitch bullpen session, Giles will be back on Tuesday after straining his right hamstring and Kouz, like "The Dude", enjoys a refreshing Caucasion.

Maybe we have a spot in bullpen for this guy.

Tony Clark on his visit to Cooperstown.

The organization is very high on Jaff Decker.

Justin Verlander vs. The Wolf. First pitch is at 1:05pm. A chance for Verlander to make us all relive the nightmare otherwise known as the 2004 MLB Draft.

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After throwing 2 pitches

I doubt Hampson really needed to shower.

"When the going gets tough... TheGrandHatching pops in later." -- WG

by TheGrandHatching on Jun 22, 2008 9:28 AM PDT 0 recs

He did after what Maddux did to him.

"My mind has wandered...from the flock you see. And the flock has wandered...away from me."

by Drama on Jun 22, 2008 9:50 AM PDT up 0 recs

Did he urinate on him?

by The Kipper on Jun 22, 2008 11:38 AM PDT up 0 recs

Well he certainly stunk up the joint...

can you cure us of this fate
mock the litany in its face

by Axion on Jun 22, 2008 9:56 AM PDT up 0 recs

We inked Decker a couple days ago

Here’s a video of him crushing twenty-odd baseballs into the night from back in October.

can you cure us of this fate
mock the litany in its face

by Axion on Jun 22, 2008 10:28 AM PDT 0 recs

I wasn't in here last night

but I was at the game, and the consensus among the family was that Black, yet again, blew this game. First off, he lets Baek start the 7th, which is really unnecessary. The guy struggled to make it through the sixth, you’re up by a run, and you run him back out there? WTF? I know that Corey was warm and ready to go since he was ready to come in for th sixth.

And then, after Baek predictably coughs up the lead, Bud Black says to himself: “Self, there’s a lefty on-deck. Should I bring in my only lefty, who has consequently given up more runs than innings pitched, or should I go to my three-headed bullpen beast? Nah, lets see how far they can hit a Hampson curve.”

Seriously retarded managing last night. A two-year old could have made a better decision.

by Phantom on Jun 22, 2008 10:31 AM PDT 0 recs

I have to agree

Black makes Leland look brilliant with that entire sequence.

can you cure us of this fate
mock the litany in its face

by Axion on Jun 22, 2008 10:49 AM PDT up 0 recs

We were all wondering the same thing

Pretty poorly managed. I was super wasted and could have easily done a better job.

by matto619 on Jun 22, 2008 11:09 AM PDT up 1 recs

How do we all agree on that? ...and Bud Black doesn't see it? ...How?

It’s so frustrating to watch. Phantom, sorry you had to pay good money for that.
Too often we see Bud make crucial mistakes. Game changing mistakes. I know that nobody’s perfect but it seems like Bud’s MO is consistently bad bullpen management.

by The Kipper on Jun 22, 2008 11:19 AM PDT up 0 recs

I'm trying to figure out what Black was thinking

“I hit that ball good and I busted my butt around the bases because you never know,” Thames said. “I just kept running.” Thames was hitting just .188 against lefties coming in. “If Justin executes his pitches down, that’s the place where you have to attack him,” Padres manager Bud Black said. Instead, Hampson threw a changeup “that was meant to be down and away,” Black said. “He just got it up in the zone.” Thames “has just been on a roll,” Jimmy Leyland said. “It’s unbelievable, really. It’s hard to explain.” -CBS Sportsline

So, Hampson had the numbers advantage if you discount the fact that Thames seeing it well now, and we can’t blame Black for Hampson sucking even though Balsley is taking responsibility. Still no word on why Baek started the 7th that I can see.

can you cure us of this fate
mock the litany in its face

by Axion on Jun 22, 2008 11:42 AM PDT up 0 recs

Plus Thames can ONLY hit lefties

The guy becomes a superhero against lefties. You can’t in your right mind, with the game on the line leave in a lefty to face Thames. Never. Ever. Black should be fired for even considering it. Especially because he was probably napping.

I watched all 22 innings and all I got was this lousy signature.

by Wonko on Jun 23, 2008 10:09 AM PDT up 0 recs

Bud

I wasn’t particularly thrilled when Bud let Baek start the seventh either…but here was my real problem with his managing in that inning. My real problem is what happened after the Inge sac bunt.

Inge, hits the sac bunt and during the play Barrett and Baek get tangled up and Baek falls awkwardly. He’s hurt enough that Buddy and the trainer have to come out to see if he’s ok. He’s hurt enough that he’s given a few warm-up tosses by the ump to see if he’s well enough to keep pitching. Why in the hell is this even a decision? At this point you’re looking at one out in the 7th, he’s thrown around 90 pitches, given up 5 earned runs and our bullpen is warm and ready to go…why would you continue throwing a guy that’s tired and possibly hurt??? I know Bud was working with a short bench last night, but isn’t this the reason we carry 12 pitchers?

"My mind has wandered...from the flock you see. And the flock has wandered...away from me."

by Drama on Jun 22, 2008 11:53 AM PDT up 0 recs