Kouzmanoff is going to play first base
by jbox on Sep 2, 2008 10:43 PM PDT
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Now Starting at First Base: Kevin Kouzmanoff?
Bud Black is starting to think out of the box. I like it. Revolutionize the game Buddy. Oh except this idea sounds really dumb. Buddy says if the Padres are facing a lefty pitcher he could move Kooz to first and Headley to third to give Adrian a day off.
With Chase Headley moving from left field to third, Black would “get two right-handed bats in there against a left-handed pitcher.” Lefties tend to be Kouzmanoff's favorite pitchers, and Headley, a switch-hitter, is hitting nearly 100 points better against lefties this season.
I'll have to look up Adrian and Kooz's stats vs. lefty pitchers, but I swear Adrian is a better and more complete hitter than Kooz in just about every way. Better yet, why don't one of you good for nothing stat nerds look it up.
Why not just have all three hitters in the line up versus all pitchers? I know what some of you are thinking right now, "But wait that'd never work, you couldn't fit all three in the line up". I'd play it real cool, take a drag off a cigarette and say "Oh yeah? We'll they are all in the line up now!" Your mind would be blown.
Adrian also thinks this is totally a dumb idea or he's afraid of losing his job, it's one or the other.
“I don't like getting days off,” he said. “I don't need rest. I got my last day off, against Randy Johnson (Wednesday). I'm good for the rest of the year. I don't get tired.
“But I don't make out the lineup, so I respect it.”
Maybe you should make the line up... maybe you should.
Let me just make sure I'm not accidentally reading The Onion - no it's for real.
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i just read that a minute ago
in my opinon Kouz still needs work at third and shouldn’t focus on first as well even in a no pressure situation and I don’t think they’ll suddenly give Adrian more days off… seems like there might be more than it to just days off
i’m sure someone will go into full detail,
but just from the Padres Website Quicksplits
Adrian vs. left=.211 and Kouz vs left=.250
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 2, 2008 11:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for looking that up.
My bad, Buddy. You were right. I was wrong.
by jbox on Sep 2, 2008 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
shhh don't tell him that!
he’ll get a big head and then he’ll need Bochy’s old Padres hats.
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 2, 2008 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh!
the article on Padres.com makes it seem like it’s about keeping Kouz and Headley in the lineup at the same time while still playing Gerut and Venable in the outfield as well as giving Adrian the day off… but if the rest of the season is seeing the young talent that is ideally our ballclub for the next what 5-10 years… then why not sit Giles and have your outfield be Headley in left, Venable in Right and Gerut in Center? and why can’t Rodriguez cover first again if a day off is needed and Kazmar can play short? oh wait Kazmar is learning the outfield that is apparantly too crowded for Headley to stay out there all the time…
I don’t understand…
the real question… does Bud Black use a dartboard or a roulette wheel to make his lineup?
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 2, 2008 11:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
and i totally didnt read ur post before typing the thing about rodriguez in mine :P
I hooked up my accelerator pedal in my car to my brake lights. I hit the gas, people behind me stop, and I'm gone.
~*Chicks Dig 3rd Basemen*~
by iLOVEkouz5 on Sep 2, 2008 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if Headley
could play short or second? Let’s really confuse him and teach him more positions.
by jbox on Sep 2, 2008 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kevin's natural postion is short
so why not stick him there
make Chase a catcher
Put Hundley in the bullpen
and make Adrian the thirdbase coach
Leave first open… see what happens
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 2, 2008 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i dont like it
Adrian has made it very clear he doesnt like taking a day off, so why push it?
kouz should stay at third, not play first.
its ridiculous
and didnt l-rod cover first on 8/27 while adrian was out?
why cant we just have that
friggin september
I hooked up my accelerator pedal in my car to my brake lights. I hit the gas, people behind me stop, and I'm gone.
~*Chicks Dig 3rd Basemen*~
by iLOVEkouz5 on Sep 2, 2008 11:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i hate extra days off
i know sometimes they are really necessarry
but these are young athletes they should be able to play a whole season if they aren’t plagued with any kind of health issues or just outright exhausted
they can have a day off in october.
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 2, 2008 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
exactly
its one month left
let them enjoy it while they can and let them play while theres games left
its not like we have october to worry about.
I hooked up my accelerator pedal in my car to my brake lights. I hit the gas, people behind me stop, and I'm gone.
~*Chicks Dig 3rd Basemen*~
by iLOVEkouz5 on Sep 3, 2008 12:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dear Washington Nationals,
We are not f**king around. He will be ours and we’ll do anything to get him.
Signed,
The San Diego Padres
K.I.T. – Hope you’re having a rad summer.
by Drama on Sep 3, 2008 7:55 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Was listening to Nats broadcast this weekend
They were talking about how the GM would check the scores daily to see how the Padres and Mariners are doing. My first thought is, “Wow they are really into this Strasburg thing too.” Opposite! They WANT to finish with a better record than us. I can’t really blame them for wanting their 3 year (losing) team to leave 2008 with a high note, but their loss (wins?) are our gain.
With all due respect, you are not allowed to find our division rivals sexy.
by Wonko on Sep 3, 2008 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bud clearly has the pulse of the clubhouse
He is so awful.
by Winfield's Ghost on Sep 3, 2008 8:10 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What do you guys think
the odds are that Bud will be here next year? I mean, the guys sucks. I am not sure who could take the reigns though.
by sacpadre on Sep 3, 2008 8:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i hope and pray
that he is allowed to participate in all of his lineup shenanigans so that we might be rid of his sorry ass next year. he’s awful.
just completely awful.
www.wellbelowthemendozaline.blogspot.com
by justdave on Sep 3, 2008 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My feeling is that he'll be around for part of next yr
I think they are stuck with him and I don’t think they are ready to admit that he isn’t helping the situation in any way. For sure, the injuries have played a part and I think, that, more than anything, will force them to give him another shot.
Which I really think is gonna result in a mid-season firing in ‘09 because I think this team is going to be pretty bad again next yr and I don’t think there’s any way that if they are flailing in June that they can keep around at that point.
by Winfield's Ghost on Sep 3, 2008 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The guys on 1360, Dave and Jeff
Are apparently buddies with Randy Ready and they were pushing for him next year (especially Dave). They claim he’s a guy that can be funny and witty with the media, but light a fire under his players. I guy that played for him at USDHS called in and claimed the same. He’d fit our current alliterative manager name trend.
With all due respect, you are not allowed to find our division rivals sexy.
by Wonko on Sep 3, 2008 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
C'mon - trade Kouz or Headley already....
Pads don’t need 2 3rd basemen. We could use a 4th catcher, however.
"Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana"
Groucho Marx
by planetjeffy on Sep 3, 2008 11:44 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i think we need more outfielders
lets just create complete and total chaos out there. start 6 OFs every day and let them decide who plays where.
Put PMac in CF and hit him leadoff.
Peavy in RF
Bard in LF
Khalil on the mound
Kouzmasuck at 2B
AGon at SS
LRod at C
who cares just have fun with it at this point, give me a reason to watch.
www.wellbelowthemendozaline.blogspot.com
by justdave on Sep 3, 2008 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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