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by jbox on Apr 13, 2009 11:37 PM PDT

Gerut got an earful from Mets fans after his home run that christened Bailout Ballpark. “Can't tell you what they said,” he said. “I assume you write for a PG paper.”
Nobody thinks about bullpens when designing ballparks. “Relievers are always an afterthought,” Bell said, smiling. “Some of the grounds crew at San Francisco's ballpark told me that they pretty much forgot about building a bullpen there. That's why all you have is a bench and a patch of dirt there. I know there were issues with the bullpens at Petco (when San Diego's ballpark opened in 2004).”
Bell remembers the Mets sending him to the Minors and recalling him every other week.
Off day tomorrow, but Correia pitches next.
Black is tinkering with the rotation. Black said. “I wanted to keep Peavy and Chris on regular days. They're both throwing well.”
Ducksnorts recaps the first week of Padres baseball.
No new info on the Giles lawsuit. Her lawyer called him a "pig".
Cliff Floyd is an excellent bowler.
Nick Hundley Interview (MP3)
Bud Black Interview (MP3)

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you're up kinda late

posting links at 11:37.

"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 Apr 13, 2009 11:43 PM PDT reply actions

Cliff Floyd, did you polish your head in the Shine-O Ball-O?

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by Axion on Apr 13, 2009 11:58 PM PDT reply actions

Pitch Peavy and Young before Hill?

By jove, I think he’s got it!

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by Axion on Apr 14, 2009 12:01 AM PDT reply actions

I'll believe it when Jake is on the mound Thursday.

by Stephen (shaynes41) on Apr 14, 2009 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions

I'm glad we signed Floyd to bowl.

I want to thank the good Lord for making me a Philip Rivers fan.

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Apr 14, 2009 6:30 AM PDT reply actions

How about Buddy tinkering with the rotation by not leaving his obviously gassed starter in to face David Wright with two men on, just because the pitcher’s spot is due up next inning? We’re carrying 13 pitchers, why not use them?

by anthony on Apr 14, 2009 8:55 AM PDT reply actions

At this point I'm just thinking

All’s well that ends well. We’re stuck with Buddy this season for better or for worse.

I want to thank the good Lord for making me a Philip Rivers fan.

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Apr 14, 2009 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions

I re-watched that last night

Silva was obviously gassed, every third pitch or so was wildly off. However, before the damage was done, there were two outs. The pitching coach did the mound visit to give Silva a minute or so to recover. I’m sure Buddy thought Silva could get one more out, save the extra pitching change and get credit for a possible win (if you don’t complete 5 you won’t get the win).

At the time, there were reasons to leave him in to get one more measely out in PetCo east. At the time I thought they should have pulled him as well, but I don’t think it was a clear cut bonehead move, especially when considering the other factors.

In Buddy’s favor, he did pull Jake after 8.1 when Jake clearly wanted to stay in and the obvious “former pitcher choice” would have been to leave him in. So he doesn’t always make pitching decisions that don’t work.

by Stephen (shaynes41) on Apr 14, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions

Plus

Wright golfed it and it barely went out. It was Silva’s last batter regardless of the homerun.

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by Axion on Apr 14, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions

Great performance, but Silva was Done

I was screaming at my TV for Buddy to pull him, but we did win. And in that light, maybe Bud wanted to see what Silva was made of and where his limits are. Last time I looked, the Padres have signed 117 pitchers. Let’s see who steps up and earns a spot in the rotation.

"Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted."

Groucho Marx

by planetjeffy on Apr 14, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions

Okay

You actually kinda convinced me there. Given that there really aren’t many scouting reports on Silva, and we all know how completely unreliable Spring Training is a predictor of ability, I suppose I can actually buy into the “see what he can do” concept. It’s early in the season, we’ve got a three-run lead, and Silva’s struggling. Let’s see if he can pitch himself out of it. I guess we all needed to know how much Silva can do when he’s out of gas. ‘Cause there could be a higher-pressure situation later down the road when we really need to know if he can go one more out or if he’s just done. And we now know: he’s done.

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by Demoira on Apr 14, 2009 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions

:)

14 Padres with a positive WPA now. Eight hitters (Rodriguez, A. Gonzalez, Eckstein, Hundley, Blanco, Headley, Gerut & Cabrera) and six pitchers (Bell, Gregerson, Moreno, Sanchez, Young, de la Cruz).

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Bloody Elbow // "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats." - H.L. Mencken

by Richard Wade on Apr 15, 2009 12:18 AM PDT reply actions