Jon Garland is the Opening Day Starter, but Chris Young's really the Opening Day Starter
by Dex on Mar 29, 2010 9:18 AM PDT
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PrintJon Garland was named the opening day starter, which times perfectly for Chris Young to be the starter at the Padres Home Opener on the 12th.
I'm trying to think who that sends a message to and I'm thinking it's a very crafty decision by wily old Buddy Black.
To Garland: You better not settle into this idea that all you're here to do is eat innings.
To Young: You're only our Ace when I say you're our Ace, but the fans know you and they'll see you first when we're home.
To Kevin Correia: I play no favorites. As soon as you're the man, then you're the man.
To the rest of the staff: There's like 17 of you all trying to get into the starting rotation and I'm showing you right now that I'm willing to set, as our Opening Day Starter, a guy who I've never managed during the regular season, who may not be here in 2012 much less 2011, who is obviously not our Ace (not that anybody else on the team is our Ace).
Of course, I may just be reading too much into it and giving Buddy more credit than he's due, but heck... It's a new season. I'll start him off on the right foot.
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CY will also miss the Sunday start in Colorado because of this decision.
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The only problem with this
Is that it makes us like the Dodgers. They are using Padilla on opening day and similarly started Kuroda last year on opening day. Both of which are inferior pitchers to Billingsley and Kershaw.
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Maybe you are giving Buddy too much credit
I think Hoyer sent down a list of pitchers and told Buddy to choose an opening day starter. With pen in hand he sat down at his desk and… fell asleep. The pen made a smudge next to Garland and Buddy rested peacefully. Hoyer swung by later and didn’t want to disturb the skipper’s nap, saw the smudge and the announcement was made. Buddy was too groggy after waking up from his nap to dispute the decision.
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by Wonko on Mar 29, 2010 10:07 AM PDT reply actions 6 recs
How is this not green?
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by TheThinGwynn on Mar 29, 2010 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Because, like WG says
Nobody reads my comments.
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I'm baffled
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It's not a bad idea to start a ground ball pitcher in Arizona.
Though CY will still be pitching the second day, so you’ve not really done anything except push the shellacking back a day.
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by Zach (maestro876) on Mar 29, 2010 10:15 AM PDT reply actions
Meh, it doesn't really mean anything
I wanna hear about who gets the #5 slot
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by matthewverygood on Mar 29, 2010 10:29 AM PDT reply actions
Better knowledge
Maybe since Garland spent some time in Arizona he knows the players a little better? Who knows but ultimately the most important thing is getting the W and starting strong. And also enough with “Dusty Baker” references on Latos. Believe me this guy is going to get the “kid glove” treatment like you wouldn’t believe.
Umm
Garland was still going to be in the top 3. He would have pitched against Arizona regardless of whether he was the #1 starter, so spending time in Arizona doesn’t seem like it would factor in.
Also, I’m hoping kid gloves with Latos doesn’t mean they baby him too much. Last year they pushed him more than the standard conventions would allow and if he can handle it then that’s a good thing. There is such a thing as being too cautious. You do eventually want him to develop into a 200+ inning starter.
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At least the likes of Walter Silva haven't cracked the rotation this year
Though those were happy times
You’re the guy who said "pull the ol’ bobblehead out every once in a while and play with it" but forgot to mention that wasn’t a euphemism.
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OMG...
That guy was horrible, I remember that game in the beggining of the year when he got lit up after having a promising Spring Training.
by Padrefanatico on Mar 29, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I was actually excited to see him after that spring...
and made a point of going to that game (brazelton lover). My friend and I bought our tickets after the Rockies scored their first run, and by the time we got to our seats somewhere in the middle of the first it was already 6-0.
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Welcome! Yes, I remember that game and the pathetic effort Brazelton’s catcher Doug Mirabelli gave in “support” of his pitcher that night. I called him out about it on air, and he wasn’t too happy about it. I didn’t blame him for being upset, and told him as much. He felt I was assassinating his character, which I wasn’t trying to do and made clear the next night that wasn’t my intent, but still stuck by the analysis of the poor effort. Ahhhh, fond memories.
by Scanman on Mar 30, 2010 7:35 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
whatup Scan!!!
ahh its starting to feel like baseball season. get ready for my random heyscan emails during games to settle arguments w my friends.
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by Scanman on Mar 30, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Character Assasination
I think Mirabelli did a stellar job of assasinating his character all by himself while he was in SD.
There may be another angle to this...
Maybe I’m over analyzing, but seems to me that the most important part of this decision is not so much that Garland pitches the first game of the season, as much as Garland will pitch after Matt Latos in the early going, and possibly the majority of the season. Why is this relevant? The Padres are looking to keep Latos’ innings under control this season, especially with his arm having been a little bit achy recently. Having a guy like Garland pitching the outing after Latos allows Buddy to go to his bullpen more freely to protect Latos knowing that the next day he has a guy that takes the ball and gives you innings. He may not feel as comfortable about that with CY following Latos sine CY’s coming off the arm surgery.
by Scanman on Mar 29, 2010 10:36 PM PDT reply actions 10 recs
there's a good brain under that sweet sweet hair
good analysis man
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by Scanman on Mar 30, 2010 4:14 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
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