Clayton Richard Starts Tonight

Richard takes the mound Saturday for the second game in the Padres' three-game series against the Brewers at PETCO Park. Richard replaces scheduled starter Edward Mujica, who was promoted from the bullpen earlier this week to replace struggling Josh Geer in the Padres' rotation.

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if you shorten his name its Clay Dick

IM JUST SAYIN

by dirtballer on Aug 1, 2009 12:54 PM PDT reply actions

Also...

im very excited for it. This is our first look at the plan. I think the removal of Peavy (despite the good times) is great for the Padres. It brought more drama than wins and was a financial burden. Now we can focus money on talent in the younger guys. Maybe we can hold onto Gonzo. Blanks is a beast and there is no doubt in my mind he hits 40 jacks next year. We finally have a 3-4 in the lineup that can cause pitchers some fear. We finally have a basketball team in our bullpen which can cause hitters some fear. We finally have some flexibility in payroll to be aggressive in the offseason. GO PADS!

by dirtballer on Aug 1, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions

Stoked to see what we got.

Fire Bud Black!

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Aug 1, 2009 2:15 PM PDT reply actions

Richard's last two starts:

Jul 26 @ Det 8IP, 5H, 1R, 1ER, 2BB, 3K
Jul 21 TB 8IP, 4H, 1R, 1ER, 2BB, 7K

You don’t want to look at his start from July 9 though. In reviewing his game log it appears he has been fairly consist ~5-6 IP with 3-4ER. He has shown flashes of quality starts, and hopefully the staff can mold him into a consistent pitcher.

TBD

by IputtheYinTony on Aug 1, 2009 2:31 PM PDT reply actions

Keep in mind

He’s moving from an extreme hitters park to an extreme pitchers part. Not to mention moving from the AL to the NL.

Fire Bud Black!

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Aug 1, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions

True.

Plus working with one of the best pitching coaches in the game (two, if you count Black, who for all his failings as a manager is pretty good at coaching pitchers).

Love we shine like a burning star
We're falling from the sky tonight

by Zach (maestro876) on Aug 1, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions