Padres hitless against Jonathan Sanchez

by jbox on Jul 10, 2009 10:58 PM PDT

Sanchez never even had a complete game and he just no hit the Pads. He had a career high 11 strikeouts. It would have been a perfect game if not for an error by Juan Uribe.

It was first no hitter for the Giants since 1976 and the first time the Padres were no hit since 2001. The Padres have had some horrible offensive teams in the last few years, I'm surprised it took as long as it did to no hit them again.

The Padres should be ashamed and embarrassed. Yesterday they were hitless the first 6 innings of the game vs. Lincecum and then tonight they never really came close to hit, except for Edgar's near home run against the center field fence.

I don't want to take anything away from Sanchez, but the Padres are playing like a bunch losers and looked lifeless at the plate and in the dugout. They had it coming. They are the worst.

Tim Stauffer is starting Saturday's game, we're going to need his bat.

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The coup de grace of the 2009 season

Quite possibly the lowest point

How can you be optimistic after something like this huh?

by TheAxManCometh on Jul 10, 2009 10:59 PM PDT reply actions

Agreed

Welcome to rock bottom. Can’t get any worse, can it?

by Lancers46 on Jul 11, 2009 12:19 AM PDT up reply actions

Yes, it can get

worser

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by planetjeffy on Jul 11, 2009 12:27 AM PDT up reply actions

This is how it gets worse

Since his relegation to the bullpen, I benched Sanchez in fantasy baseball. Left him there. Still there. Forgot to put him in vs. SD and what happens? Bingo.

FML.

by Lancers46 on Jul 11, 2009 12:36 AM PDT up reply actions

Okay, kids, here's your lesson for today:

Never, ever bench ANY fantasy pitcher when he’s has the opportunity to face the Padres!

Um, sorry Lancers. Seriously, Gonzalez was quoted Thursday about not wanting to be embarrassed “even if it’s Lincecum” …. wonder how he feels now that it’s Sanchez?

by FresnoPadsFan on Jul 11, 2009 1:40 AM PDT up reply actions

Stick Around

How about back-to-back nohitters. Probably will be the first in MLB history and if it does happen then the Padres will be on the bad side of history. This team has to be the worse in Padre history or close. What happened to all the hype about Headley (the best prospect in the org)? Get new scouts!!!! No more Bushes, Headleys, recycled arms, recycled position players. This is damn embarassing..nohit by a 2-8 pitcher with a 4.69 era……..really!

by bigbendjc on Jul 11, 2009 6:41 AM PDT up reply actions

Some of the most uninspired

play I’ve seen in a long time.

by fwedo on Jul 10, 2009 11:15 PM PDT reply actions

Remember when Kevin Kouzmanoff swung at a hit by pitch?

lol, nevar forget

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by Axion on Jul 11, 2009 12:00 AM PDT reply actions

Giants fan here

and Nate Schierholtz has done that twice!

The San Francisco Giants: Where old men go to die.

by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 11, 2009 12:48 AM PDT up reply actions

Glad I missed it

whilst getting the greatest job in the history of jobs.

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by TheThirdGonzalez on Jul 11, 2009 12:48 AM PDT reply actions

Of the blow or hand variety?

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by TheGrandHatching on Jul 11, 2009 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions 5 recs

oh my god that just made my mornign

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by justdave on Jul 11, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions

Okay, third best job!

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by TheThirdGonzalez on Jul 11, 2009 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions

where do we go from here

so ive done the math, created flow charts, and consulted trend experts in an effort to determine how this series will end up. To open the series we were no hit into the 7th by a good pitcher. Tonight we were no hit, and nearly perfect gamed. Thus, the logical next step for game three is to get perfect gamed, not a shocker. Game 4 is where it gets tricky. After meticulous data analysis my staff has concluded that if things go as expected, the padres will douse themselves in gasoline and begin playing with matches, and once again the game will be over by the 7th inning.

by 1210pads on Jul 11, 2009 12:53 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs

its been a while since I stood on my feet screaming ...

GO GO GO GO GO …

we f course have been a bad team for a while now.

But when Edgar hit that deep shot to center late in the game.. I was at full volume.

Anywhere else in that ballpark, its gone. A foot to the left, or right, and we are printing up Edgar Gonzalez T-Shirts for the masses.

552

by wrveres on Jul 11, 2009 1:03 AM PDT reply actions

Anywhere else in that ballpark, its gone.

Not really. It was hit to dead center, which isn’t the deepest part of AT&T Park. That’s the right-center power alley (where Sandoval hit his home run earlier in the game), which is 420 feet at its deepest point. Dead center, by comparison, is 399 feet.

Of course, if Gonzalez had hit it there, it probably would’ve been a triple and maybe even an inside the park homer.

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by jcb9 on Jul 11, 2009 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions

honest to god

im surprised this doesnt happen more often. we made it all the way to july without being no-hit! good job, Pads.

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

by LJbumfool on Jul 11, 2009 1:10 AM PDT reply actions

KOOZ and the calendar

Next season please give the KOOZ a calendar that substitutes July (after the allstar game) for April. He only seems to start hitting like a major league player after the allstar game!

by bigbendjc on Jul 11, 2009 6:45 AM PDT reply actions

don't blame the players

C’mon. We have a $40m payroll, with $9m being sucked down by DL and suddenly PED free and useless Giles. Then subtract Peavy and Young, and our effective player salary has to be around $20m. So getting mad at young, inexperienced hitters, or, more experienced hitters who had bad nights seems misplaced. These guys do not choose to not play well, but someone put them on the team.

Black? Managers hurt things, not make them better. Black is fine.

Do you blame the FO? Not so sure. Yes, they made some mistakes in getting us here, but they are smart guys. Do a lot better than I would, or, the bulk of baseball executives.

Do you blame the owner? OK, had to slash payroll, but other teams had to slash too.

So, who do I blame? I blame this lame, no revenue sharing (or very little) and no salary cap system we have.

Name one small revenue market competing this year? The Rays, and they’re in third place. Maybe Colorado as well. But small revenue teams get their day in the sun, usually 2-3 years of competitiveness, then through this horrible “rebuiding”, while large market teams can compete every year. Why is this considered OK? It has to change.

by jayman66 on Jul 11, 2009 7:35 AM PDT reply actions