Smells Like Padres in Here - Wednesday Edition

by Winfield's Ghost on Jun 4, 2008 6:59 AM PDT

Old wisdom: It's IMPOSSIBLE! to hit homeruns at Petco Park.

New wisdom: Petco Park is the new Wrigley Field. (As long as you have guys that can actually hit homers in your lineup.)

Wade LeBlanc is your PCL Pitcher of the Week.

Edgar on Adrian.

We're going to try and not draft players that have had or are in need of arm surgery tomorrow.

Matty V. made reference to Mike Marshall during last night's game and his different philosophy on pitching mechanics. Here's the article he was talking about. Marshall was featured on 60 Minutes not too long ago as well and watching the guys that train with him throw was really strange. If you click on the video in the article you can see a demonstration.

Maddux takes on Ted Lilly tonight in the series finale. Game time is 7:05pm PDT. For those that live outside of San Diego, the game is scheduled to be televised on WGN.

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Go Wade!

Here’s hoping that he can figure it out and get up here after the ASB.

by Phantom on Jun 4, 2008 7:43 AM PDT reply actions

One of Marshall’s students, for lack of a better description, said “we kind of throw like a girl.”

That is exactly what it looks like.

I'll wait to the day's end when the moon is high
And then I'll rise with the tide with a lust for life...

by Axion on Jun 4, 2008 8:32 AM PDT reply actions

But still, a very interesting article

and hey, if we employ his services, apparently it won’t even matter if we start drafting people with arm problems.

by pjbno4 on Jun 4, 2008 8:53 AM PDT up reply actions

No doubt, interesting.

But very strange-looking, of course.

I'll wait to the day's end when the moon is high
And then I'll rise with the tide with a lust for life...

by Axion on Jun 4, 2008 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions

Marshall was also on Real Sports recently

And it looks like the reason he hasn’t been given a shot is because he’s a pretty mean cuss.

by matthewverygood on Jun 4, 2008 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions

Yeah

I saw that. Plus nobody wants to risk a hot prospect. We should send Mark Prior over there though.

by jbox on Jun 4, 2008 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions

Yeah

And wasn’t there a guy who actually made it to the Marlins and was one of Marshall’s proteges, but was then cut and part of the reason he was arguing with the manager? Can’t remember the name or the team.

by Winfield's Ghost on Jun 4, 2008 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions

Was the Rays

by matthewverygood on Jun 4, 2008 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions

I've long believed

that it’s not that hard to hit home runs out of petco and that our teams have just sucked since we moved in there.

by jbox on Jun 4, 2008 9:41 AM PDT reply actions

Love me some Mike Marshall.

...I’m not a big fan of any sort of conventional thinking.

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by TheThirdGonzalez on Jun 4, 2008 10:00 AM PDT reply actions

By the way

Dodgers and Rockies brawled last night. Go Rox!!!

by Winfield's Ghost on Jun 4, 2008 10:08 AM PDT reply actions

Love it

I'll wait to the day's end when the moon is high
And then I'll rise with the tide with a lust for life...

by Axion on Jun 4, 2008 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions

Even better

Dodger fans trying to blame the Rox catcher.

I'll wait to the day's end when the moon is high
And then I'll rise with the tide with a lust for life...

by Axion on Jun 4, 2008 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions

Which is pretty funny

considering that Kemp basically said it was his fault.

by Winfield's Ghost on Jun 4, 2008 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions

See? This is what I deal with.

But whatever, he was wearing a Dodger uniform and can do no wrong.

I'll wait to the day's end when the moon is high
And then I'll rise with the tide with a lust for life...

by Axion on Jun 4, 2008 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions

Wackypedia

is a lot of fun

The pitcher in the arm-freak video:

Jeff Sparks (born April 4, 1972 in Houston, Texas) was a pitcher for the Major League Baseball Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Currently he sells home-and-garden products at Lowe’s.

I'll wait to the day's end when the moon is high
And then I'll rise with the tide with a lust for life...

by Axion on Jun 4, 2008 11:58 AM PDT reply actions

LOVE the article

how pissed off would someone be if they struck out to someone who threw like that and they thew 100 mph. I second sending prior over there with the “dorm chic” rooms.

Padres Baseball. Feel the Frustration!

by offspeedkills on Jun 4, 2008 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions