Smells Like Padres in Here - Thursday Edition
The Padres surge ahead in the race for the worst record in baseball. Incredible fortitude shown over the last three days as they allowed themselves to get swept by the Dodgers.
Looks like Trevor will be back. I like this move. The team is going to be terrible again next year and his role as closer just won't be that important. Keep Trevor around one more year, save some games and then let him retire as a Padre.
All of the minor league affiliates will remain the same for the foreseeable future.
You know how I know the Padres are serious about losing 100 games? Because Shawn Estes is back, baby! He starts tonight against Jeff Suppan in Milwaukee. Game time is 5:05pm PDT.
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I liked the Trevor move
until I read that he thinks he has “2 or 3 years” left in him.
Of course I want to see Trevor retire as a Padre, and retire in a winning season at the very least. But you got your big thank-you-contract last go around, Trev.
Club options, KT. Club options.
by Dalton on Sep 4, 2008 8:44 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Me too
How about 1 or 2 more years? It will probably take 2 more seasons to get to 600, since he’s at 551 right now. Let’s say he saves 10 more this year, a generous total given how bad the team is, he would need a 40 save season next year to break 600. His age combined with the general suckitude of the team probably mean his days of saving 40 a year are over, so he would need a miracle to get to 600 next year. He’d need another season. A one year deal with a club option for a second, perhaps?
Padres for life
by sdgaucho on Sep 4, 2008 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, 1 + an option
Club or vesting option of some sort.
by Dalton on Sep 4, 2008 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How about...
we make it half season options? I think that is best for all.
With all due respect, you are not allowed to find our division rivals sexy.
by Wonko on Sep 4, 2008 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i don't think we'll win 10 more this year
much less let him save them.. such a sad state of affairs in the S of D
www.wellbelowthemendozaline.blogspot.com
by justdave on Sep 4, 2008 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
damn
For some reason I though Josh Geer was starting tonight. Not “Can’t Operate Stairs” Estes. Now I have no motivation to watch the Padres over the NFL opener (although I’m recording both, so like a mouse to the cheese in a mouse trap, I’ll probably watch both).
With all due respect, you are not allowed to find our division rivals sexy.
by Wonko on Sep 4, 2008 9:57 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This seems like as good as anywhere to post this
But the PCL playoffs started last night between Salt Lake City (Angels) and Sacramento (A’s). Dex’s boy Brooks Conrad tried to help out with a HR in the game, but the game was a slugfest with SLC Buzz winning 13-10 and hitting 4 HRs including 2 by Olympian and Beaver Killer Matt Brown (and 4 RBI). The other game was Iowa (Cubs) vs Oklahoma (Rangers) and didn’t have any cool players involved as the I-Cubs beat the Redhawks 10-3.
As a bonus, the games are televised for free on Milb.tv.
With all due respect, you are not allowed to find our division rivals sexy.
by Wonko on Sep 4, 2008 10:07 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
hahahha there were some good ones in there.
www.wellbelowthemendozaline.blogspot.com
by justdave on Sep 4, 2008 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
so last night i realized
while at a concert in orange county, that even if i drive anywhere at any point during a Padres game, that the wheels inevitably come off the bus.
for this i apologize. and while i refuse to believe that this year is entirely my fault, i’m willing to admit that my Ford Ranger is partially to blame for a loss or two.
perhaps i shall purchase myself a bus pass. perhaps i will just stop going anywhere after work.
you can just bet your effin balls that i won’t be going ANYWHERE in my truck on Sundays this year.
that is all. go Chargers.
www.wellbelowthemendozaline.blogspot.com
by justdave on Sep 4, 2008 10:46 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You should buy a bicycle.
If you can't learn to do something well, learn to enjoy doing it poorly
by Boilermaker19 on Sep 4, 2008 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Today is Mike Piazza's birthday
As well as John DiMaggio
Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you?
by Axion on Sep 4, 2008 1:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The voice of Bender?
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 4, 2008 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The very same
Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you?
by Axion on Sep 4, 2008 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
From Baseball Prospectus' Thursday Preview
Matchup: Padres (53-86) at Brewers (80-59), 7:05 p.m. CT
Probable Starters: Shawn Estes (168 IP, 3.64 RA, 1.34 WHIP, 154 K) vs. Jeff Suppan (49, 7.71, 1.94, 34) Pythagorean Record: San Diego, 57-82 (537 RS, 655 RA); Milwaukee, 78-61 (665 RS, 586 RA)
Hit List Rankings: San Diego, #27; Milwaukee, #5
Prospectus: The Padres have been one of the worst offensive teams this season, a malaise which has extended from the batter’s box to the basepaths. In their last 63 games, the Friars have stolen just six bases, while getting caught six times. On the season, San Diego’s total of 30 steals ranks last in the majors, ten below Pittsburgh. That puts the Padres on pace for 35 steals this year, which would be the second-lowest total since the ‘93 expansion (excluding the strike season), more than only the 2005 Oakland squad’s 31. That A’s team attempted 53 steals, with 22 times caught stealing, while this year’s Padres team has been caught less often and is only on pace for 51 attempts fall year. If they do indeed punch out with that mark at year’s end, it would be the lowest total of attempted thefts in 35 years, since the 1973 Mets ran just 49 times en route to the National League pennant. Don’t expect the Padres to go on a thieving binge in the final month either, for their team leader in steals—Tadahito Iguchi, with a modest total of eight—was recently released to make way for youngsters; Jody Gerut, who ranks second with six, remains sidelined with a sore finger; and Khalil Greene, third on the squad with five, is out for the season with a fractured hand.
Combine San Diego’s paucity of steal attempts with the fact that the Padres still rank last in the majors in caught-stealing percentage—31/184, or 17 percent—and it’s clear that the stolen base, on offense or defense, simply isn’t San Diego’s forte. Milwaukee meanwhile has remained at the top of the chart in terms of gunning runners down, as Jason Kendall has helped the Brewers catch 41 of 106, or 39 percent. Because of his defensive prowess, Kendall has been worked very hard this year: the veteran has started 10 straight games behind the plate and 19 of the last 20. For the season, Kendall has received just 13 days off, or only about one every 11 games. Kendall tops all major league catchers with 126 games started behind the dish, heading towards a career high-tying total of 147.
With all due respect, you are not allowed to find our division rivals sexy.
by Wonko on Sep 4, 2008 3:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What's the Pirates' excuse?
Padres have been old and slow most of the season. Pirates (should be) much younger.
Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you?
by Axion on Sep 4, 2008 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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