Smells Like Padres in Here - Tuesday Edition
by Winfield's Ghost on Sep 2, 2008 7:27 AM PDT
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PrintGreg Maddux gets some run support and ties Assface on the all-time wins list. Unfortunately, Maddux is now a Dodger, so the Padres lost.
The Padres are hoping that Antonelli is the new Josh Barfield.
Black may get "creative" with the lineup this evening. (Please put Adrian in CF, please put Adrian in CF...)
Jeff Kent won't be missed.
On a non-baseball related note, I was sad to read this morning that Captain Mike Ambrose passed away over the weekend.
Cha Cha takes on Sammy Clayton Kershaw tonight. Game time is 7:10pm PDT.
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The Race for the Strasburg is getting tight...
We’re currently in second place….there’s a new contender in the mix: The Pirates, who have now dropped 10 straight.
Nationals 53-85 .384
Padres 53-84 .387
Mariners 54-83 .394
Pirates 57-79 .419
Royals 57-79 .419
Speaking of Assface/Needlebutt/Dickhead
Looks like Assface/Needlebutt/Dickhead JR. is following in dad’s footsteps at being a prick.
Barf. Spent a weekend up in Washington watching the Nationals destroy the Dodgers and Braves, who seem to be determined to enter the Strasburg race themselves, despite the fact that they’d turn down the Holy Grail if it were represented by Scott Boras. Also picked up my tickets for the pivotal Sept. 19th series between the Padres and Nationals. . .
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
Unnamed sources report
That a brawl erupted amongst the three minor-leaguers after a heated “My dad has more credibility than your dad” debate. The other two players’ dads are a former Enron executive and a tobacco company lawyer, respectively
If you can't learn to do something well, learn to enjoy doing it poorly
by Boilermaker19 on Sep 2, 2008 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Peavy vs CC on Friday
I like it.
With all due respect, you are not allowed to find our division rivals sexy.
eww
jeff kent.
"i kinda feel like nevin and klesko were some fling we (the padres) had in the past and now realize were a bad idea and are embarrassed about."
by freelunch on Sep 2, 2008 9:48 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Wasn't it?
It totally made me sad. That guy was, like, the king of San Diego throughout the 80’s.
by Winfield's Ghost on Sep 2, 2008 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
New beginnings
…in September. I’m starting to feel like it’s spring training with all of these new faces. My internal clock is totally thrown off. I can’t stop thinking about 2009.
…and then it hits me …100 Losses…something to root for… the ’burg…must finish season…still 2008…ugh…
"...do hereby declare that I am not a member of the Human race (not an earthling) and in fact am an alien from another planet other than earth. I hope that this will prove to the person that is putting electric shocks to my head that I am an alien. I am declaring this so that I am not in any violation of any world or international laws of the earth as I am showing by this admission that I am in fact an alien."
100 Losses
The math is starting to look bad on that one. They need to go 9-16 the rest of the way to pull that off. That’s a .360 Win% and they currently have a .387 Win% on the season. That means that they have to WORSE than they’ve played all season to get there. At their current rate they will finish 63-99 (rounding up though, so they got that going for them).
With all due respect, you are not allowed to find our division rivals sexy.
Why are we keeping Baek around?
Is it possible that they are still strongly considering this Mariner thrown overboard by Captain Bavasi as a potential starter in 2009? Please…somebody, tell me that’s not the case.
"...do hereby declare that I am not a member of the Human race (not an earthling) and in fact am an alien from another planet other than earth. I hope that this will prove to the person that is putting electric shocks to my head that I am an alien. I am declaring this so that I am not in any violation of any world or international laws of the earth as I am showing by this admission that I am in fact an alien."
its not the case
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. " ~Frank Sinatra
I have to believe
That they just want him to soak innings. They’ll probably keep him through spring training next year as injury insurance. The theory is that you could do worse as a 5th starter (see Darrell May and Tim Redding circa 2005 or even Ismael Valdez circa 2004 or David Wells circa 2007) and he’s consistently not awful (backhanded compliment intended).
With all due respect, you are not allowed to find our division rivals sexy.
When will we have all of our bases covered?
I know that it’s no small task to find 4 above-average infielders, but doesn’t it seem like there is always at least one glaring, gaping hole in our infield? It was 3rd base for a couple of years and now it’s 2nd. Ironically, third is now a clusterf^*k and we can’t find a 2nd baseman who hits and fields.
GO BEAVERS!
"...do hereby declare that I am not a member of the Human race (not an earthling) and in fact am an alien from another planet other than earth. I hope that this will prove to the person that is putting electric shocks to my head that I am an alien. I am declaring this so that I am not in any violation of any world or international laws of the earth as I am showing by this admission that I am in fact an alien."
2B problem
This is a common problem. Second base can be a difficult spot to fill. Most 2Bs are SS that can’t field (and often will not be able to handle 2B either. See EGon), are defensive guys with good secondary skills (i.e. stolen bases, baserunning, bunting. See MGiles.) that don’t hit (and teams will only tolerate these guys until they find someone better) or because of the athleticism needed at the position age quickly and become a burden at the position (See TIguchi).
So you have to find a young guy that is basically a good hitting SS who isn’t as quite as good defensively as your starting SS (Dustin Pedroia, Orlando Hudson, Brandon Phillips, Brian Roberts, Mark Ellis, etc) or someone whose bat is so good that you can ignore their defense (Ian Kinsler, Dan Uggla, Aki Iwamura, Jeff Kent). The first one is a premium skill set that is hard to find and the second can quickly become liabilities if their bat goes. I think Antonelli could be in the second skill set and last a while due to his athleticism. He just needs to make sure he doesn’t recreate the mechanical problems he started 2008 with.
With all due respect, you are not allowed to find our division rivals sexy.
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