Why was 5 scared for 6? Open Thread, 7/8/9: Padres vs D-Backs
San Diego Padres at Arizona Diamondbacks, Jul 8, 2009 12:40 PM PDT
I really think we're due to start another really lengthy winning streak. Any day now. Any day now.
That, or we're due to get swept by a team that really doesn't look that much better than us, yet they totally are.
In other news Everth Cabrera is like the best thing ever. In other other news, there's somebody catching for us named Jose Lobaton.
GO PADRES!
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i think
everth is becoming more popular than tony jr.. also headley who everybody is giving up on is hitting .322/.386/.462 on the road. (and hitting .149 at home)
I sure as hell am not giving up on Headley.
He’s got the talent, he just needs time. I’d expect him to have a break-out season next year.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 8, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Didn't we say this last night?
Fire Bud Black!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jul 8, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes we did.
Just reminding everyone who wasn’t there :-)
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 8, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel optimistic today
A-Go hits 2 bombs, and Blanks gets his first pinch hitting for Gaudin in the 9th
I can't wait until Lance Zawadski is at 2B and Logan Forsythe is playing 3b and Ecab at SS next season
Fire Bud Black!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jul 8, 2009 12:35 PM PDT reply actions
I think Forsythe may be destined for catcher.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 8, 2009 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Good thing you aren't working for the Padres then.
Fire Bud Black!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jul 8, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Hahaha.
It’s just that there doesn’t seem to be anywhere for Logan.
3B for Headley (assuming he comes around), SS for Cabrera, 2B for Zawadzki (assuming he keeps this up)…where do you put him?
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 8, 2009 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Why not keep Chase in LF?
Might as well get as many good bats in the lineup as we can. I don’t see a future for Blanks on the Padres.
Fire Bud Black!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jul 8, 2009 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree with you about Blanks.
I think his best function will be as a trading chip.
As for Chase in left, I hate seeing non-outfielders play the outfield. I also think he would probably hit better at 3B.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 8, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Bell should be up there
I’m ambivalent about CY and Jake right now.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 8, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Still really like Chase's swing. I'm getting over Venable really fast. Blanks isn't impressing me.
I still like Hundley. Peavy and CY are in the dog house. Who can hate on Heath?
Fire Bud Black!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jul 8, 2009 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I have always felt
that Young was just a tad bit overrated.
And he can never stay healthy.
Does that include players on the DL?
Or only the active roster?
Fire Bud Black!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jul 8, 2009 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Lobaton
For no reason at all, I expect good things from him.
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Dammit no Padres broadcast.
Fire Bud Black!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jul 8, 2009 12:41 PM PDT reply actions
I'm watching the Dbags station
Fire Bud Black!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jul 8, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
The guy that strikes out 250 times a season
Fire Bud Black!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jul 8, 2009 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
He's the current record-holder
for most strikeouts in a season.
And he’s on pace to break it this year.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 8, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
But the guy is killing it at the plate
His numbers are off the charts. It’s just feast of famine.
With our guys it’s nibble or famine
3 days of Arizona announce team
more than i can handle
Here's a complete list of the guys I like on the team
Adrian Gonzalez
Fire Bud Black!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jul 8, 2009 12:43 PM PDT reply actions
Well he didn't strikeout
Baby steps.
Fire Bud Black!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jul 8, 2009 12:44 PM PDT reply actions
Adrian's had 24 homeruns for like a year now
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When will MLB gamecast learn
that Gaudin no longer pitches for Chicago?
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 8, 2009 12:46 PM PDT reply actions
What's with the stupid bell?
Fire Bud Black!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jul 8, 2009 12:47 PM PDT reply actions
Ha!
Maybe Kouz talked Chad into hitting Drew, for all those hits he’s taken away from him the last couple days.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 8, 2009 12:49 PM PDT reply actions
i was thinking about it the other way for kouz
drew was like a contact good luck charm. now hes going back to k-ing
Upton likes striking out
almost as much as Reynolds.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 8, 2009 12:52 PM PDT reply actions
We should just keep hitting Stephen Drew
He looks like he might start to cry any minute
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You're forgetting
how insanely awesome our guys are at not working the count.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 8, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
He's thrown 70% strikes so far
You prefer backwards Ks to forwards?
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That may be true
but it doesn’t change the fact that our guys suck at working the count.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 8, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
XBH, son!
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iirc
He took two pitches for balls and then flied out
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No matter what happens from here on out
this is a damn sight better than Gaudin’s last start in Arizona.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 8, 2009 1:18 PM PDT reply actions
Another XBH!
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eXtra base hit
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Can no one on this team
hit a home run in this park??
Good Lord, how many balls have we bounced off the wall this series??
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 8, 2009 1:26 PM PDT reply actions
He is the
classic example of a streak hitter.
we went over this last night
Fire Bud Black!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jul 8, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
venable has a hit today and L-Rod is on base
this is like an episode of the twilight zone
Let's call him "Legit".
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Jul 8, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
"Automatic Double" via maestro
or I call him “Thank you Colorado”
Fire Bud Black!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jul 8, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
How can you have a list of favorite Padre players and not have Gaudin on it?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I hate Mark Reynolds
How can anyone swing and miss with that much frequency?
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"Shut the fuck up Donnie, you're out of your element!" ~Walter Sobchak from The Big Lebowski
do you really need to have a link to your website on every comment?
At least just put it in the sig
Fire Bud Black!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jul 8, 2009 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd take him in a 2nd over my 1st baseman
When he doesn’t K he’s very productive. You guys had a guy like that named Branyan get away. I expect he’d be a better option then your current 3rd/LF/RF. Who cares how you make an out, unless your in love with the productive out?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
was a pefect throw and tag
Fire Bud Black!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jul 8, 2009 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
my radio listening sources
say “masur and coleman blew the no hitter”
Ted knows not to do that.
Of course, it doesn’t stop him from doing the “this guy hasn’t had a hit in forever” thing. But at least he knows not to talk about the no-no ‘till it’s done.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 8, 2009 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
apparently they were chatting about how
Gaudin threw a perfect game or something in the minors. and this reminded them of that. And during this convo he gave up the hit
#Padres manager Bud Black said RHP Chris Young and C Nick Hundley might not return until August. Not a big surprise on either guy. #MLB
Fire Bud Black!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jul 8, 2009 1:55 PM PDT reply actions
What's wrong with Young?
I know Hundley has a crack in his ulna or something but what’s up with Young?
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I count 0 number of times
Maestro has said we’re boned and/or poopy.
So, we must be winning. :-)
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We currently have a Bender-count of 0.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 8, 2009 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
what?
We have to make a delivery inside a space wasp nest?
Fire Bud Black!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jul 8, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Your mission is to deliver honey. Ordinary honey.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 8, 2009 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Or
“It’s the Petco Park ballgirl!”
“Jack it, honey!”
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Hello, I do not have tickets to the Nationals, but I do have a video tape of my 7-year-old’s little league team game last week. He plays for the Arby’s Allstars, and they beat the Smith Hardware Little Leaguers. I am sure it will be way more entertaining than watching the Nationals get their ass whooped for the 49th time this season.
Fire Bud Black!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jul 8, 2009 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
this is great
new second favorite website to mess around with at work, behind GLB of course
I like this one
http://dontevenreply.com/view.php?post=13
Fire Bud Black!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jul 8, 2009 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
and this one
http://dontevenreply.com/view.php?post=7
Fire Bud Black!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jul 8, 2009 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
This one is great too.
There are some really funny stories here. You can relate if you work in retail.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 8, 2009 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
via twitter
FollowThePadres#Padres manager Bud Black said RHP Chris Young and C Nick Hundley might not return until August. Not a big surprise on either guy. #MLB
I think Scherzer is done, too
100 PC
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No... no
We’re gonna let him coast a few more innings…
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You haven't seen futurama have you?
Fire Bud Black!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jul 8, 2009 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
what makes you say that?
because I dont get all the obscure references?
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Chicks Dig a Low ERA Bullpen.
I'm sorry I"m just cracking up at that site jbox posted
Fire Bud Black!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jul 8, 2009 2:34 PM PDT reply actions
Very few
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Please
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give the dude a day off
hes human has to be tired
dbags haven't had a sweep all year
we need to win
Fire Bud Black!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jul 8, 2009 2:43 PM PDT reply actions
they havent won a series since they changed managers
and we let them get that
Saturday.
Pitched 1.2 innings and threw a lot of pitches.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 8, 2009 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Adams or Bell.
Mujica is a fly-ball pitcher, and a fly here will score a run.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 8, 2009 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
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Defense is worse
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Agon cant hit for shit AND he makes an error?
Dude needs a break.
He doesnt need to be in the HR contest.
Chicks Dig a Low ERA Bullpen.
At the rate he's going
it’ll be a wonder if he hits any in the Derby.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 8, 2009 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Adrian is seriously dying out there.
Was that an inning-ending DP ball?
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 8, 2009 2:58 PM PDT reply actions
Probably.
Pitchers can get losses because of unearned runs, so they can probably get blown saves too.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 8, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Stras is badass
but Bryce is nice
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Jul 8, 2009 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
So we winning?
"Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!"
Oh cool, 6-2 now
We’re now the Dbags
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Adrian seriously cost us this game
with his eror.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 8, 2009 3:13 PM PDT reply actions
TRADE HIM
"Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!"
Oh noes
batters hitting 1.000 off Webb.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 8, 2009 3:16 PM PDT reply actions
One of the biggest things that make me sad about trading Scotty
is that we don’t get to watch this anymore when we play the Giants.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 8, 2009 3:18 PM PDT reply actions
Wow
Nice 8th inning, guys.
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by TheGrandHatching on Jul 8, 2009 3:22 PM PDT reply actions
At least
It took more than 3 pitches for Chase to strike out.
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by TheGrandHatching on Jul 8, 2009 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Look at the bright side
training camp starts in just over two weeks!
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 8, 2009 3:24 PM PDT reply actions
WHat do you think...
Blanks to PH? I can’t imagine that Lobotan will hit here.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 8, 2009 3:26 PM PDT reply actions
WTFdfgkn'l
why do we never let blanks PH. he cant be worse than Wario
L
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At least he didn't GiDP...
and Edgar has a couple pinch hit HRs.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 8, 2009 3:30 PM PDT reply actions
Still 10.5 ahead of the Nationals.
Memo to baseball managers: You manufacture runs by NOT making outs, not by making them on purpose.
Gee, now that you explain it that way
I guess the team is actually playing halfway decent.
I'm going to Saturday's game
My Padres road record since 2007…
3-15
(1-2 in Colarado ’07,
0-2 in Seattle ’08,
0-3 in St. Louis ’08,
1-2 in Cincy ’08,
1-1 in Pittsburgh ’08,
0-2 in San Fran ’08,
0-2 in Houston ’09,
0-1 in Anaheim ’09)
I’m due right?
Memo to baseball managers: You manufacture runs by NOT making outs, not by making them on purpose.
Yes, that's pretty sad
We will endeavor to bring back wins on Thursday and Friday,
then pass it to you for Saturday…
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Look at it this way
He’s not funkinjeff.
Man is that dude cursed.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 8, 2009 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
probably not
I dont know what you look like.
And you dont know what I look like.
Funny, Im headed up with my sister…
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