Smells Like Padres in Here - Friday Edition

by Winfield's Ghost on Jun 27, 2008 7:21 AM PDT

For awhile, it looked like we might beat the Twins yesterday. But in the end, things ended the way they always seem to for us.

"If the Home Team is destined to be bad, it might as well be bold."

'Tec posted this yesterday, but I'm re-posting because we all seem to forget the FanShots sometimes and this is worth a look.

Geoff Young has a nice piece comparing AG to Justin Morneau up at Hardball Times. HT also continues their breakdown of the first round of the draft and provides an in-depth analysis of Dykstra's swing. They don't mention the "secret injury" though.

Suckfest 2008 begins tonight as The Wolf takes on Jarrod Washburn. Lookout Landing is already trying to get in our heads by applauding our best player and plotting to get swept. Did I not warn you about this yesterday, that the Mariners would attempt to outsuck us??? We must not stand for it!!! P-Mac at short, Adrian in center and let Trevor start all three games. That's how we can assure that we are the ones getting swept and create the necessary momentum toward 100 losses. KILL THE HOPE. COMMIT TO SUCKING. Game time is 7:05pm PDT.

This FanPost was written by a member of the Gaslamp Ball community and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Gaslamp Ball managers or SB Nation.

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Lookout Landing

kind of frightens me. i just spent 15 minutes (that i’ll never get back) on that site, watching them call the padres “good,” whatever the hell that means…

http://www.wellbelowthemendozaline.blogspot.com

by justdave on Jun 27, 2008 9:18 AM PDT 0 recs

I just found myself reading a Tim Sullivan article and agreeing with him.

Obviously, I have some serious drinking to do this weekend.

"We are observers - - of our own team."

by Drama on Jun 27, 2008 9:29 AM PDT 0 recs

Blind Squirrel...

is right right twice a day and what not.

Michael Barrett for Retirement in '08. Bring back Piazza!

by Wonko on Jun 27, 2008 10:11 AM PDT up 0 recs

My only qualm

Is that articles like this are focusing on a particular situation (yesterday’s 6th inning) in an effort to form a bigger point (be bold!) for a team that doesn’t need a slight edge here and there. They need a big edge. They need hitting and they need a bullpen. So while I follow his point and nodded a bit like Drama, he’s kind of wasting his ink.

I also don’t agree that you should replace a guy who might strike out with a guy who might get out “better”. I want the guy who has the best chance of getting a hit. But he’s still right in that Carlin is probably not that guy.

Michael Barrett for Retirement in '08. Bring back Piazza!

by Wonko on Jun 27, 2008 10:33 AM PDT up 0 recs

Totally agree

The criticism felt half-hearted to me. If you’re going to criticize him, do it on a larger scale – otherwise, it seems kind of watered down. It was like he was afraid to come out and say “Bud Black has not done a good job all year.”

by Winfield's Ghost on Jun 27, 2008 12:12 PM PDT up 0 recs

Speaking of which

Where is the “Do you trust Bud Black?” poll?

by sacpadre on Jun 27, 2008 12:21 PM PDT up 0 recs

Taking a nap?

Michael Barrett for Retirement in '08. Bring back Piazza!

by Wonko on Jun 27, 2008 12:49 PM PDT up 0 recs

Waiting til later in the game

duh.

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

by Axion on Jun 27, 2008 12:58 PM PDT up 0 recs

Ah, resting up and saving bullets.

Michael Barrett for Retirement in '08. Bring back Piazza!

by Wonko on Jun 27, 2008 1:19 PM PDT up 0 recs

Reading between the lines

Looks like everyone’s favorite Craig Stansberry is being sent down since they are calling up LRod. This probably means more days off for Khalil since the organization considers LRod a real backup shortstop (unlike EGon’s rousing performance against the Giants).

Career line for LRod (I feel helpless with baseball-reference.com down this morning, I had to muddle through mlb.coms player search): .243/.311/.339

Stansberry: .333/.391/.381

Good choice FO.

Michael Barrett for Retirement in '08. Bring back Piazza!

by Wonko on Jun 27, 2008 10:18 AM PDT 0 recs

LRod

was tearing the cover off the ball before he got hurt this year. Hopefully it keeps up.

by Phantom on Jun 27, 2008 10:19 AM PDT up 0 recs

I don't suppose

there is a Padres “bar” in NYC? and with wifi? ...Probably got more chance of winning tonight!

"It is only by an unimaginable chance that our world circles just close enough to and just far enough from a single, constant star."

by ABY on Jun 27, 2008 10:20 AM PDT 0 recs

That's a tall order.

Tons of bars with MLB packages, where you can request they put on the Pads game (if you don’t mind a quizzical look). As for wifi…probably only if you pick it up from a nearby apartment, which isn’t out of the question. (Although I tend to frequent places where you wouldn’t want to set electronics down on top of the bar.)

by Dalton on Jun 27, 2008 10:33 AM PDT up 0 recs

Response to quizzical look

“Padres-Mariners, c’mon, you gotta love a train wreck!”

Michael Barrett for Retirement in '08. Bring back Piazza!

by Wonko on Jun 27, 2008 10:35 AM PDT up 0 recs

I'm used to those looks, sadly.

"It is only by an unimaginable chance that our world circles just close enough to and just far enough from a single, constant star."

by ABY on Jun 27, 2008 10:41 AM PDT up 0 recs

when i lived in boston

they would have the Red Sox on like 15 screens and REFUSE to play the pads game, even the few times that we were on espn.

“that’s nawt real basebawl with the-yah pitchahs hittin. hey sully! turn up the sawks!!”

http://www.wellbelowthemendozaline.blogspot.com

by justdave on Jun 27, 2008 11:02 AM PDT up 0 recs

As an FYI

If the Padres don’t sign Dykstra (although the article says they still will) they would get a replacement pick at the exact same spot in the 2009 draft’s first round as Dykstra was picked (23rd overall) in addition to their normal first round pick.

Michael Barrett for Retirement in '08. Bring back Piazza!

by Wonko on Jun 27, 2008 10:20 AM PDT 0 recs