Khalil who?

by jbox on Aug 31, 2008 5:28 PM PDT

Rodriguez drove in both runs in today's Padres win. Everybody said we'd miss Khalil's glove, I haven't missed Khalil at all. Rodriguez has been solid both offensively and defensively. If Khalil was healthy right now I'd still have him riding the pine. Khalil was in a season long slump after a team MVP year and then he broke his own hand in an act of frustration. Watching Rodriguez play has been a breath of fresh air. I know he'll never start before a healthy Khalil but as long as Rodriguez keeps out playing him I'd give him the job.

Headley almost cost us the win today. He made a mental mistake. He was at first when Rodriguez hit a high fly ball to right field. The ball was dropped and Headley was jogging around the bases with two outs. He easily could have scored if he had been running on contact. I'm sure he'll hear about it from the rest of the team and hopefully he learned a valuable lesson.

Hoffman ended up blowing the save and keeping Peavy winless against the Rockies for something like two years. Good thing Rodriguez was around to drive in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth.

Kev, Jon and I were at the game. It was powerful hot with no protection from the sun. We were told that the team lost a few Pad Squadders due to heat exhaustion and that they were recovering in the secret Pad Squad headquarters. I imagined it as a triage facility where Pad Squadders were in various states of undress and being sponged down with cold water. The Squad was short staffed and I was about to roll up my shorts and help them out. I had studied them for so long that I knew I could fill in without missing a beat. Nobody thought that was a good idea.

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Khalil

Thank goodness Khalil smashed that locker! How many years has Greene been in the league? 5 Years? And yet he still won’t make adjustments to his swing. Maybe with only one good hand next year he’ll have to.

by Jonny Dub on Aug 31, 2008 5:37 PM PDT reply actions

You do know

that Khalil would have had that ball that got through to tie the game, right?

Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by Axion on Aug 31, 2008 6:01 PM PDT reply actions

We'll never know

I kind of doubt he would have been able to throw him out, but it’s debatable.

by jbox on Aug 31, 2008 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions

Serves Trevor Right

Trevor gives up hits and a ball that’s a HR in most parks he deserves the Blown Save. Too bad for Jake though.

by Jonny Dub on Aug 31, 2008 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions

What?

Do you have a crystal ball?

People the world over have always been more impressed by the power of our example than by the example of our power.

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Sep 1, 2008 1:02 AM PDT up reply actions

This was pretty

much the reaction of everybody I spoke to at Sunday’s game. That yes, Khalil would have at least kept that ball on the IF and kept the bases loaded. Who knows if the next batter would have still grounded out to Kouz, but that ball wouldn’t have scored the run.

And sure, everyone will say “BUT YOU LOVES KHALILS SO HOW CAN WE TRUSTS YOU!?”. Which is fine, if you absolutely refuse to think about this in any terms other than Rodriguez being so much better than Khalil.

The fact of the matter is that Khalil had a horrible year but is still a great player. Good players have bad years, it happens. Of course, most of those players get the benefit of the doubt. I don’t think very many of us were willing to write Jake off in 2006 after his pretty uninspiring year. But, Khalil has a year way out of line with his career numbers (just like Jake did in 2006), and the entire world is ready to proclaim from the rooftops that he’s finished, he’s overrated, and Gosh Darnit, Luis Rodriguez is just so GOOD!

So sure, go ahead and bash me for “defending Khalil” again. It’s fine. But it’s really dumb how other guys with track records get a pass when they have a bad year but Khalil doesn’t.

by Phantom on Sep 1, 2008 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions

You could also say

that we wouldn’t have had the lead in the first place if Khalil was in the line up because chances are he wouldn’t have driven in the run earlier in the game.

by jbox on Sep 1, 2008 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

but Khalil wouldn't have been batting second

so he wouldn’t have the chance to hit (or not hit) any of the runs in

I like how your verbs are things. I think I'm going to sandwhich after I sofa here for a bit.

by C8LIN B on Sep 1, 2008 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions

When Luis Rodriguez goes into the Hall of Fame

you’ll probably regret this post.

by Winfield's Ghost on Sep 1, 2008 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions

First Ballot.

by Drama on Sep 2, 2008 7:24 AM PDT up reply actions

Khalil

.248 AVG .304 OBP .731 OPS Career. NOT an off year.

People the world over have always been more impressed by the power of our example than by the example of our power.

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Sep 1, 2008 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions

Look at his

OPS+ ‘Tec. Additionally, you don’t even provide us with enough information to make a comparison, since you give us AVG (which doesn’t affect OPS) but not SLG.

I know you don’t like the guy, but at least try not to look so ignorant.

by Phantom on Sep 1, 2008 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions