Padres beat Giants on a scrappy Eckstein walk-off homer.

by Dex on Apr 19, 2010 10:10 PM PDT

You know what's good to eat every now and then is the crow. It's almost as if David Eckstein wanted to be something more than intangible. He was getting sick of all the talk that he doesn't actually contribute anything that would be useful over the course of a baseball game. So what does he do? He puts the team on his shoulders. He wins games in walkoff 10th inning fashion.

I told you Eckstein hates the Giants. There was a lot of scrappy anger pent up in that home run.

Heath Bell blew the save, which is disappointing, but the Padres are nothing if not scrappy as all get the f_ck out. Hence... 4 wins in a row. Who's opened those 4 threads? Me, baby. Me.

In other bullets:

Tim Stauffer has 2 wins so far this season, which would be great if he had made the starting rotation, which he didn't.
Umpire called back a Clayton "Moby" Richard home run. On further review, the ball bounced somewhere just shy of the warning track. Your dad told you the umpire is blind, but did you believe him? No.
The book on the Padres infield is: Can't field the bunt. I mean, over and over and over and over. Come on.
Kyle Blanks caught a ball that looked like it was going to go over the wall, but since he's literally part Ogre, he didn't even extend his arm fully to make the grab.
Creanium apparently computes kiddie toys to design wikis for a living.
We are ABOVE .500! BEST SEASON EVAR!
If this is what April is like, imagine May. That's gonna be SICK.

I am calling in the open thread at 1,018 comments.

Final - 4.19.2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
San Francisco Giants	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	10	0
San Diego Padres	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	10	1
WP: Tim Stauffer (2 - 0) LP: Jeremy Affeldt (2 - 2)

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I also give some credit to the Moby Dick picture

by Dex on Apr 19, 2010 10:12 PM PDT reply actions

I need to eat my crow...

Blanks really is… literally… part Ogre.

I stand corrected.

"This team looks dangerous, like a convict with a temper, nothing to lose and a switch blade." -jbox

by MrDanielX on Apr 19, 2010 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions

we won a game with a walk off HR on the 19th

its a sign…

by TijuanaSD_Adam on Apr 19, 2010 10:18 PM PDT reply actions

I believe Moby must stick because of this post.

by goldfyngor on Apr 19, 2010 10:22 PM PDT reply actions

Rainbows and unicorns

and giant man-eating whales?

Viva la hysteria!

by Demoira on Apr 19, 2010 10:23 PM PDT reply actions

I thought you went to bed?

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Bolts from the Blue

by creanium on Apr 19, 2010 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions

I did ...

right after checking my twitter, which sucked me right back here for the post game thread, which was Dex at his usual greatness. THEN off to bed.

Viva la hysteria!

by Demoira on Apr 20, 2010 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions

No

Whales eating Giant men.

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 Apr 19, 2010 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Haha

I made a game recap post. Sweet.

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Bolts from the Blue

by creanium on Apr 19, 2010 10:24 PM PDT reply actions

It was real and it was spectacular.

by goldfyngor on Apr 19, 2010 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions

Scrappin' and survivin'

Good times!

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by TheThinGwynn on Apr 19, 2010 10:36 PM PDT reply actions

there were so many SF fans at the game to see that one!

which made it even sweeter

by mbcarval on Apr 19, 2010 10:42 PM PDT reply actions

There were

After the HR they had to tie they were really on top of the world too.

This is a terrible thing for the Padres. - Jerry Coleman

by Padres_Hobo on Apr 20, 2010 8:25 AM PDT up reply actions

First game of the year at Petco for me

The SF fans in right and their Let’s-Go-Gi-Ants chants were really getting under my skin. So glad they got to eat it.

by lemonverbena on Apr 20, 2010 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions

They were pissing me off with that too

and I wasn’t even at the game! Damn annoying Giants fans. I’m just glad we pulled out the dubber!

by SoCalBoltFan on Apr 20, 2010 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions

I ordered a burger animal style

just as Eckstein hit that home run. COINCIDENCE??!

by jbox on Apr 19, 2010 10:46 PM PDT reply actions

God I hope not. Then I will have an excuse for more In-N-Out (TWSS).

by scout1222 on Apr 20, 2010 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions

i was downtown last night

and was standing out by the park in the park watching the game on the screen. After the top of the 10th i left ’cus i had to take a dump.

COINCIDENCE??!

552

by wrveres on Apr 20, 2010 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions

Not if you took a giant dump

Oh internet, what a wicked web you weave.

by Mad_Villain on Apr 20, 2010 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs

or CONFIDENCE??!

by ABY on Apr 20, 2010 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions

dont forget the diving stop

to rob the Giants of a run

Embarass the organization...VEGEMITE!!! ~Bud Black

by icaughthundleys#4 on Apr 19, 2010 10:48 PM PDT reply actions

That.

Was. AWESOME.

Who’s going to the game tomorrow??

"I'm a Padre at heart. Always gonna root for the Padres. Twenty-five years [with this organization], how can't you? Next year I'm gonna be rooting like a son-of-a-gun for these guys and for Blackie ... I'm gonna be rooting for the next general manager here, rooting for the city, the fans, everybody. I think a lot of San Diego." -Kevin Towers

by jodes0405 on Apr 19, 2010 10:51 PM PDT reply actions