Best. Game. Of. The. Season. So far. PADRES 4, DODGERS 3!!!

by Dex on Apr 9, 2009 3:58 PM PDT

Here's the new ranking.

#1 Game 4
#2 Game 2
#3 Game 3
#4 Game 1

That's right. That was the best game of the year so far. Sure it's a young season. Sure it only brings us to .500, but this Dodger team is supposed to win this division walking away and we split with them and kept the losses close.

My favorite player today is David Eckstein. I want to wrap him up in a Snuggie and then dip him in tzatsiki and eat him up like a pita.

My favorite Patron Saint of Baseball is the Patron Saint of GIDP, who blessed our game today.

I haven't had a chance to review all the comments so I (or jbox) will put favorites up later.

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I like

That Correia pitched a good game. Also I liked that we were able to break through against their bullpen.

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

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Apr 9, 2009 4:07 PM PDT reply actions

I'm proud of both Correia and Silva for pitching decent games.

Let us see what tomorrow brings….

by The Kipper on Apr 9, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm proud of Kevin Kouzmanoff

for trying really hard.

by Dex on Apr 9, 2009 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions

Keep in mind

These are Petco games. I wouldn’t say that I’m encouraged by the performances. But I’m not discouraged.

1-10-DEN 18 (9:52) (Shotgun) 6-J.Cutler pass short right intended for 19-E.Royal INTERCEPTED by 93-L.Castillo (95-S.Phillips) at DEN 18. 93-L.Castillo to DEN 14 for 4 yards (62-C.Wiegmann). 6-J.Cutler pouts ob to DEN 25 for 11 yards.

by Wonko on Apr 9, 2009 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions

Good thing we play half our games at Petco then.

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

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Apr 9, 2009 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

ouch

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

Groucho Marx

by planetjeffy on Apr 9, 2009 4:54 PM PDT reply actions

At least we've got an excuse for the Suck

and his name is John Moores

by The Kipper on Apr 9, 2009 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions

All I see

Is that we paid a lot less for our 2 wins than the Yankees did for their 1 win.

by Wonko on Apr 9, 2009 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs

Yankees: $201 million/win
Padres : $21.4 million/win

by Wonko on Apr 9, 2009 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions

Dodgers

$50 million/win

by Wonko on Apr 9, 2009 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions

Anybody else going to opening night

tonight in Lake Elsinore? Thirsty Thursday! If the Pads sold beer for $1 I’d be at every Thursday home game. Instead I will drink with the Storm.

by Natrone Bomb on Apr 9, 2009 5:06 PM PDT reply actions

I would

If there was some sort of train that took me there and back.

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

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Apr 9, 2009 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions

Still on track for a 4-3 homestand

Got the split we hoped for. Great to see a come from behind win. Now we’re looking to win the series against the NorCal Giants. Go Padres!

A day at the ballpark is better than a day at the therapist

by wishfulthinking on Apr 9, 2009 5:20 PM PDT reply actions

Best Season Ever.

Dude with the SD hat on an MLB commercial says this is going to be the Best Season Ever. I propose this be the 2009 slogan since we don’t seem to have one.

Best Season Ever.

by Wes on Apr 9, 2009 6:13 PM PDT reply actions

Dex

are you going to rank the games all season? I think you should.

DODGERS, RED SOX, YANKEES, BRONCOS, PATRIOTS and RAIDERS all suck. Especially the Dodgers.

by LJbumfool on Apr 9, 2009 6:25 PM PDT reply actions

that's my goal

It feels a little ridiculous right now, but within a few months we’ll be trying to figure out if a game is the 53rd or 54th game of the season and that’s when it’ll become really crazy.

by Dex on Apr 9, 2009 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions

well look at that.

a win :)

"I suggest more bike" ~KSK

www.wellbelowthemendozaline.blogspot.com
www.drinkerswithawritingproblem.blogspot.com

by justdave on Apr 9, 2009 7:16 PM PDT reply actions

Not a bad win at all

Team admittedly is showing some good spunk

by TheAxManCometh on Apr 9, 2009 8:40 PM PDT reply actions

Giles always shows good spunk

Isaac Brock is my Morrissey

by CurbEnthusiasm on Apr 9, 2009 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions

dude

really?

thats a mental picture i can’t un-have.

thanks…

"I suggest more bike" ~KSK

www.wellbelowthemendozaline.blogspot.com
www.drinkerswithawritingproblem.blogspot.com

by justdave on Apr 9, 2009 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions

3 comebacks

3 days in a row. I can’t count how many times they got behind and showed no spunk after that last year.

by Wonko on Apr 9, 2009 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions

See

already better than last season.

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

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Apr 9, 2009 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions

5-83 when trailing after 7

Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you? ◔ヮ◔
Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play

by Axion on Apr 10, 2009 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions

Pitching was pretty good this series

but that may have been the Petco effect. Actually it probably was. Am I being too pessimistic?

"If I wasn't Bob Dylan, I'd probably think that Bob Dylan has a lot of answers myself." - Bob Dylan

by JollyWaffle on Apr 9, 2009 9:37 PM PDT reply actions

I'm not so sure.

I don’t recall seeing a lot of long fly balls that would have been homeruns in other parks.

by Zach (maestro876) on Apr 9, 2009 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions

Josh Geer

6 IP 3 hits 1 ER tonight for AAA Portland against Fresno (Giants)

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

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Apr 9, 2009 10:00 PM PDT reply actions

Are you listening?

I’m not terribly fond of Rich Burke, the announcer, but it is cool to hear the Beavs games on radio once in a while. Or maybe you just popped in over at MiLB.com and checked out the Gameday.

by The Kipper on Apr 9, 2009 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions

MiLB

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

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Apr 10, 2009 12:48 AM PDT up reply actions

Did you catch the Fort Wayne box score

The pitchers put a massive beatdown on the Lansing Lugnuts.

In fact, out of the 5 Padres teams that played today, only 1 lost (Lake Elsinore lost, but against a major league pitcher, Max Scherzer, who was rehabbing).

by Wonko on Apr 9, 2009 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions

Always check all of the minor league games

Love this baseball stuff.

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

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Apr 10, 2009 12:47 AM PDT up reply actions

Anybody post this quote already?

The NL West has to realize that the Padres, we might not be the biggest names, or you might not know who we are, but we came to play and we’re going to battle you all nine innings, every single day.

- our closer said that

by matthewverygood on Apr 9, 2009 10:38 PM PDT reply actions

he's also still plugging his new theme song

“Bell also cracked that he was more interested in "blowing away Manny’s bat" than again posting three strikeouts”. -from today’s U-T (btw how did you get the fancy blue box around your quote)?

by alohabing on Apr 10, 2009 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions