Padres win 4-1 on Kyle Blanks' 3 run walkoff shot
by Dex on Aug 17, 2009 11:05 PM PDT
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PrintIf you missed this game, all you really need to know is that the Padres were down by one in the ninth and Kyle Blanks put one well out of the ballpark to drive in three runs and win the game and send Cubs fans back to their hotels and their North County homes in a state of depression. That kinda overshadows the fact that Chase Headley came through to tie the game up in the ninth.
Actually, I take it back. You should know that Ted Lilly pitched really well. He had some movement on the ball that didn't look like anything real. On the flip side, Kevin Correia would find himself in trouble and find himself out of trouble. Heath Bell held it down. Kevin Gregg could not.
All on a day that Donovan Tate signs with the Padres to begin his professional baseball career.
P.S. What was Lou Pinella doing wandering outside the dugout?
P.P.S. If I got hit with a shaving cream pie, I think I'd take the opportunity to have a nice shave.
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Bell also did the robot
If you watch the highlights, he starts doing the robot a little after Blanks touches home. He’s pretty good at it.
by matthewverygood on Aug 17, 2009 11:07 PM PDT reply actions
This would've been funnier if Khalil was still here
Drama is an a-hole.
by Winfield's Ghost on Aug 18, 2009 6:31 AM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Mos def.
Wrecked.
www.FriarsOnCardboard.blogspot.com
"jbox does not drink coffee, as it makes him clean house big time." ~Kev
by TheThirdGonzalez on Aug 18, 2009 7:45 AM PDT up reply actions
I think it's huge that Chase was able to come through with the clutch 2-out double.
He’s really been playing well since the break.
Greg Maddux for manager.
by Zach (maestro876) on Aug 17, 2009 11:09 PM PDT reply actions
Gotta say,
Today was a frustrating day personally, but to see the padres sign all their top draft picks, watch a walk off constructed by Headley + Blanks behind solid pitching and great defense (Kooz is playing out of his mind I don’t care what Friar Forecast says) and to top it off, a solid wrap here on Gaslamp Ball Ahh… veri nice!
Lou
looked like he may have been hitting the bottle a little. Or he forgot where he was for a bit.
Kouz is a beast, by the way. He deserves the Gold Glove for sure.
Best day of the season?
Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you? ◔ヮ◔
Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
I woke up this morning,
checked padres.com and I really went out of my mind jumping up and down in my room out of pure happiness. So for me this is(or was) the best day of the season for sure!
by sixpakfrombelgium on Aug 18, 2009 2:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Without a doubt.
We could have lost by 10 runs and it still would have been the best day of the season.
Yeah
We sign a #1 AND we beat the Cubs in a way that just has to piss them off to no end. I think it was also the best day of last season, too. I mean really – beating the Dodgers like this is still the best, but beating the Cubs like this is right there at the top, too.
Drama is an a-hole.
by Winfield's Ghost on Aug 18, 2009 6:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I can't wait for my dude Shane to wake up and answer his phone...
Something tells me that that baby bear lovin’ fucker is ignoring me.
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"jbox does not drink coffee, as it makes him clean house big time." ~Kev
by TheThirdGonzalez on Aug 18, 2009 7:50 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
1984. That is all. click.
"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all." - Earl Weaver
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Aug 18, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
For sure.
"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all." - Earl Weaver
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Aug 18, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
was at the game
you can actually see me jumping up and down like a buffoon on TV, the HR landed just below us.
great times. stupid smurf cubbie fans
"I suggest more bike" ~KSK
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Neely's call on the HR was bad
Go back and listen. Is he asking if the Padres are going to win?
Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you? ◔ヮ◔
Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
It is bad
like he’s choking on his own words. The guy needs a couple of generic catch phrases that he can use whenever he is at a loss for words… suggestions?
"Get on board early," Black said, alluding to, what he feels, is a crop of up-and-coming players.
"I would tell those fans that we're going to play good baseball. We're going to play hard. We're going to have exciting young players..." -Bud Black
He needs something breakfast related.
Like: Crack an egg this one is over easy
Or maybe he can just scream: HASHBROWNS!!
This is a terrible thing for the Padres. - Jerry Coleman
by Padres_Hobo on Aug 18, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
"SAUSAGE FOR EVERYONE!!!"
Drama is an a-hole.
by Winfield's Ghost on Aug 18, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
"LUMBERJACK SLAM!"
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 Aug 18, 2009 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I like these
I could also see him using Spanish… something like “Hijo de la chingada, pinches cabrones pendejos… Puta Madre!”
"Get on board early," Black said, alluding to, what he feels, is a crop of up-and-coming players.
"I would tell those fans that we're going to play good baseball. We're going to play hard. We're going to have exciting young players..." -Bud Black
Since all he seems to do is read off stats
he should continue doing that
"Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted."
Groucho Marx
It sounded like he was slowly trying to get more excited
as the call went on. Guy needs to work on that a little.
by JollyWaffle on Aug 18, 2009 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
he's been pretty decent on excited calls
I’ll just accept this as a hiccup in his coverage.
And boy that was a fun game
by TheAxManCometh on Aug 18, 2009 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
I really wanted to hear a "SANTA MARIA!!!!"
by theodore donald kerabatsos on Aug 18, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
^this
"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all." - Earl Weaver
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Aug 18, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Fire Neely!
"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all." - Earl Weaver
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Aug 18, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Are you effingham kidding me!
I fell asleep in bed with the computer on my lap. Woke up to see the cubbies break the scoreless tie in the eighth and decided a seven o’clock start tomorrow had priority over a padre 9th, down 1 run.
Had a craaazee day that started with the coffee pot exploding, and ended with my boss switching my days so I have to go in tomorrow at 7am too and then on to my second job until 1 am.
I’m thinking, maybe I shouldn’t stay up till one watching the game tonight?
I log-on to mlb in the off chance it’s a day game and I can watch it now and I swear, that is the first time it crossed my mind “I wonder how they did do last night?”
Holy blanks! ru effinham kidding me! The last thing I remember is The Kipper leaving work and asking if there were any specific innings he should tune into when he gets home. “THE NINTH KIPPER! THE NINTH!”
I’ve already watched it twice. I know I’m a dollar and a day behind but I gotta go… I gotta go watch it again.
=)
"If the Padres lose (again) and no -one is watching, does it count in the standings?" ...anonymous confucious guy
by ABY on Aug 18, 2009 5:12 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
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