Around the Mission: 8/31 Padres Links
by jbox on Aug 31, 2010 8:32 AM PDT
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Print- Reynolds’ raps turn Padres from leading to losing - SignOnSanDiego.com
"It was just a bad night all the way around," said the Padres left-hander. "I didn’t bring anything to the table. I got crushed all over the yard. It was just bad."
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PADRES: Reynolds, D'backs hand Padres fifth straight loss
"Every win we can get down the stretch against first-place or wild-card teams is huge," Reynolds said. "We're going to keep pressing and keep trying to put losses on teams that have a chance to get to the postseason and play the spoiler role." -
Pressure: You’re Soaking in It – Ducksnorts
"Really? Is this how it’s going to be? I guess a pennant race isn’t complete without at least one irritating stretch." -
insidethepadres: Status quo
"As of now, the Padres don't expect to add any players via waiver claim or trade before setting their playoff roster. " -
Luebke to lead short list of Padres roster additions - SignOnSanDiego.com
With shortstop Everth Cabrera and outfielder Aaron Cunningham having already returned, the Padres might add only four or five players Wednesday when major league rosters can be expanded from 25 to 40 players.
LeBlanc scuffles as Padres drop fifth straight | padres.com: News
Wade LeBlanc bested the D-backs' Joe Saunders five days ago at PETCO Park, but Saunders returned the favor on Monday at Chase Field.
Bloom: No Manny, but NL West not finished | MLB.com: News
The day dawned on Monday for the Padres and life couldn't have looked much sweeter. They led the National West by five games with 33 left to play and Manny Ramirez was no longer working for the division-rival Dodgers. Now all they have to do is close the deal.
Padres add outfield depth with Cunningham | padres.com: News
The Padres announced Monday afternoon that they had recalled outfielder Aaron Cunningham, and to pave the for his return to the Major League roster, optioned right-handed reliever Luis Perdomo to Triple-A Portland.
Young to be on pitch count in rehab start | padres.com: News
The parameters for starting pitcher Chris Young's first game action since May 2 were set on Monday afternoon.
Gwynn hoping to return ahead of schedule | padres.com: News
Tony Gwynn is a speedster, so it only makes sense that he is already ahead of schedule.
Chainsaw: Sweepaphobia And How To Cure It
"Yet this sweepaphobia thing is holding Padres fans back. The foreboding is palpable, the big tease, the sense of doom, the inevitable Lucy Ricardo/ George Costanza catastrophes. Those people had no choice but to be losers–it was in the script."
"Dodgers end Padres attempt to get Kuroda" by Padres Scorecard
The Padres attempt to deal for Dodgers starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda ended over the weekend when the Dodgers withdrew the 35-year-old right-hander from waivers.
Unfinished Business: To My Dear First-Place Padres...
"Thank you guys so much for the amazing season we've had so far and the fun times we're still going to have. "
Websoulsurfer: Time for Ludwick to Sit?
"Padres should give Cunningham a few starts to allow Ludwick to get his body healed, to get his head on straight or his swing on straight. Whatever it takes to get Ludwick rested and ready to play like he did in St Louis. "
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Everyone's going slumping...
STL 1-6
SD 0-5
SF 1-4
PHL 3-5
Also, it sounds like TG2 will be back for the playoffs, which is great news.
by theodore donald kerabatsos on Aug 31, 2010 8:46 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
You know who's not slumping?
The Rockies. They’re only 7 games back…
by Zach (maestro876) on Aug 31, 2010 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
nice.
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by Axion on Aug 31, 2010 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I will always rec Courage Wolf
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by sdchicken on Aug 31, 2010 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh good, Wade saw the game, too.
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My favorite quote of the day:
Ken Rosenthal mentions that Baltimore’s Kevin Millwood might be another option. My only issue there is that Millwood stinks.
I just have a feeling
based on nothing more than my drunk observation, that TGJR would have helped us out in a few games running down balls Denorfia made “close” but ended up blowing the game wide open.
"Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!"
This
I took his contributions for granted during most of this season because he was underperforming at the plate. Seeing the Padres struggle to make do without legitimate CFs is frustrating…is Freddy Guzman still playing ball?
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Agree
TGJR defesne is clutch. We pride ourselves on pitching and defense and when our second best defender (probabably the most crucial) is out, it really hurts the team.
A healthy TGJR back out in CF is a huge huge pick up.
Mat Latos is the real deal...Go Lakers, Pads, and Bolts
by mrbarneydangles on Aug 31, 2010 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe second best in the entire MLB
Ask any baseball player, any real baseball player. It doesn't matter if you win by an inch or a mile; winning's winning.
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Aug 31, 2010 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Gotta give some more credit to Hoyer
for attempting to get Kuroda.
"Since we only live once (that we know of) we should focus on enjoying our lives, not stressing to follow every single thing and trend that society impose upon us." - Thom Yorke of Radiohead
by Jonathan Holmes on Aug 31, 2010 10:03 AM PDT reply actions
I don't understand why the dodgers pulled him back.
If they are going to dump Manny’s salary, why not Kuroda’s?
Manny's useless in the field
Kuroda can still pitch.
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But Kuroda still has value to them that outweighs his salary
or at least outweighs whatever Jed was offering. Or maybe Colletti’s just a jerk.
Not really upset by it. I’d like another arm, but does it have to be a Dodger?
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Wouldn't be an upgrade from both LeBlanc and Correia?
The ends justifies the means, I say.
"Since we only live once (that we know of) we should focus on enjoying our lives, not stressing to follow every single thing and trend that society impose upon us." - Thom Yorke of Radiohead
by Jonathan Holmes on Aug 31, 2010 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Depends on what you give up
I don’t want to strengthen them anywhere.
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Not necessarily.
They’re only 5.5 out of the wild card. Dumping Manny could be considered an “addition by subtraction” move. Keeping Kuroda at least gives them a glimmer of hope.
by theodore donald kerabatsos on Aug 31, 2010 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
One thought
By not having Manny as an outgoing player at the end of the season Ned doesn’t have to deal with LA media trying to figure out if they’ll re-sign him. This way he’s just another free agent.
As for Kuroda staying… that’s just the Dodger way. No such thing as a rebuilding year.
No, I don't think you're an idiot. Please don't go trying to prove me wrong about that.
Bolts from the Blue - General Manager: It is what it isn't
"Young ready to get back into game with Beavers"
Top headline for MILB.com. There’s a lot of “ifs” around Young, but he did lock down that lone post-1998 postseason win…
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Does the sub tag read
“His wife could not be reached for comment”?
Bart: But, dad, you're giving in to mob mentality.
Homer: No, I'm not! I'm hopping on the bandwagon. Now, come on, son. Get with the winning team.
by Boilermaker19 on Aug 31, 2010 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
The wife could be happy about this
Who knows if CY was spending too much time with Dick at Wimbledon…
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We won more than one game in 1998
But, I didn’t know Young played a role in any of them. You learn something new every day.
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Wonko's been Chicken'd
And Dave’d.
I feel like Wonko has been drinking too much.
"This team looks dangerous, like a convict with a temper, nothing to lose and a switch blade." -jbox
I do feel like I've been drunk for days
And I haven’t touched alcohol since Saturday evening.
No, I don't think you're an idiot. Please don't go trying to prove me wrong about that.
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i had a weekend like that
its called getting old
sadface
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I've had weekends like that since I was 16.
This is not new.
No, I don't think you're an idiot. Please don't go trying to prove me wrong about that.
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"Sometimes I feel like I am drunk behind the wheel
The wheel of possibility, however it may roll…"
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by TheThinGwynn on Aug 31, 2010 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Anyone else notice this?
The record widget says we have a tie:
76 – 53 – 1
The old jbox would have constructed the record from discarded corn dog sticks and condiments.
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Yes, the loss streak is also not displaying correctly.
Not that I’m complaining about that.
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Heath Bell
Will be on Jim Rome is Burning today at 1:30 on ESPN
Sucks that i’m going to miss it.
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by Jonathan Holmes on Aug 31, 2010 11:52 AM PDT reply actions
Misery love Company
Root for Jaime. If she is able to have the “who owns the Dodgers” contract thrown out,
we should see a situation similar to the Moores and the Padres – and a huge payroll dump.
"I post like canned meat."
by Hormel on Aug 31, 2010 11:52 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Oh, that's my favorite.
I hope they nuke each other.
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Trivia To Make You Feel Better
Up until yesterday, the Padres, along with the Yankees, White Sox, and Twins, were the only teams to not have a five game losing steak this season.
The Yankees have lost three straight several times while the Twins and White Sox each have a four-game losing streak.
All of the other playoff contending teams have losing streaks of at least five games. Longest losing streaks (amongst playoff contenders) are as follows:
ATL 9
COL 8
SFG 7
TEX 6
LAD 6
TBR 5
BOS 5
PHI 5
CIN 5
STL 5
by theodore donald kerabatsos on Aug 31, 2010 12:50 PM PDT reply actions
Darren Smith was talking about the back-end of the rotation
He predicts if Correia tanks tonight, expect a closed-door meeting that ends with Mat Latos starting on Wednesday to salvage win out in Chase Field.
Correia and LeBlanc are the weak links in the rotation, no doubt. But who would we trust between the two if we win the West? Do we call up Corey Luebke from the Minors? Give Stauffer on a shot in the Rotation?
"Since we only live once (that we know of) we should focus on enjoying our lives, not stressing to follow every single thing and trend that society impose upon us." - Thom Yorke of Radiohead
by Jonathan Holmes on Aug 31, 2010 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Two of the five loses
Have been all on Offense. When Blankton shuts you down, you have offense issues. And Friday’s game… we were not patient with an ace. Oswalt averaged only like 10 pitches an inning. Gotta be patient and foul some balls off.
Correia and Frenchy are fine back of the rotation guys who are like 50-50 win guys… you have to win the games that Latos, and Richard give you. Garland is only marginally better than Correia and LeBlanc.
"This team looks dangerous, like a convict with a temper, nothing to lose and a switch blade." -jbox
During this stretch, with the exception of Latos...
I feel like our starters have been playing, not like my signature says. But more careful and less aggressive. Our pitchers succeed when they are aggressive, pounding the zone, and keeping pitches down.
"This team looks dangerous, like a convict with a temper, nothing to lose and a switch blade." -jbox
Garland's and Richard's starts against the Phillies were really good.
You can’t blame them at all really. They combined to go 14 innings and only allowed 5 runs, 7 hits and 4 walks. That should have been good enough to win both of those games. Poor offense and errors lost those games… not starting pitching.
Though, I do agree that LeBlanc and Correia have looked tentative. LeBlanc needs to realize that if he can’t use the inner part of the plate, then he’s going to continue to get rocked, and he’s going to lose his job. I hope that sinks in… quickly.
by theodore donald kerabatsos on Aug 31, 2010 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes
Bolts from the Blue - Destroying your opinions with facts.
by John Gennaro on Aug 31, 2010 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I miss TGJ soooo much.
"This team looks dangerous, like a convict with a temper, nothing to lose and a switch blade." -jbox
I remember missing Mike Cameron too
As soon as we lost MC we starting sucking too. I think our CF defense may be a key cog to our winning ways.
"This team looks dangerous, like a convict with a temper, nothing to lose and a switch blade." -jbox
With an outfield the size of Petco's
you’re probably not wrong.
"It's a long season and you gotta trust. I've tried 'em all, I really have, and the only church that truly feeds the soul, day in, day out, is the Church of Baseball." - Annie Savoy, Bull Durham
Hacksaw vs. Mud
Mud just called in to 1090 and ripped the Hack a new one for misquoting him.
It put some levity in to an otherwise depressing Tuesday afternoon.
GO PADRES..Let’s kick some A— tonight!
Damn it
I heard Hacksaw call out Mud, I wish I’d heard the return fire.
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Mud is the man!
He should challenge Hacksaw to an all-you-can-eat competition at the all-you-can-eat buffet from Valley View Casino (pro tip: switch Hacksaw’s lobster with the plastic one).
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Hacksaw's an idiot
I haven’t forgiven him for floating the “Padres going after Milton Bradley?” trade deadline rumor.
What exactly did he do though?
I had no idea what was said until Axion posted the update
I see why Mud would be upset. There’s a big difference between saying to throw at a guy and getting a guy to back away from the plate.
You’re point stands: Hacksaw is an idiot and a gigantic douche clown. ;-)
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When I did listen to his show...
He was practically begging people to call in. What few callers he did have, he’d keep them on for ages, asking them their thoughts one whatever sorts topic he could think of, despite the fact that they called in for only one reason or another.
I’m curious as to why he’s still got a timeslot hosting a call-in show where he begs for callers.
I still listen
but I don’t believe anything he says as fact or participate in the show.
I just appreciate him for what he is: a radio dinosaur.
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Might still be under contract
Or maybe this is his contract year, and he doesn’t want to get canned.
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that was his schtic on XM Home plate
he was filling in begging people to call in.
I guess he used cliff notes in High School too.
"Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!"
I wonder if I can call in to heckle him...
Must find a pay phone…
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Hacksaw started his show
saying that he thought Mud was out of line, said that Mud was “chirping” that the Padres pitchers should throw at dbag necks.
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Hacksaw is a jackass.
All Mud said was the same thing that Darren Smith, Randy Jones, Bob Scanlan, Mark Neely, and Coach Kentara said… that our pitchers can’t let the D’backs hitters be so comfortable in the batters box.
Padres pitchers have plunked the fewest hitters in the major leagues this year.
by theodore donald kerabatsos on Aug 31, 2010 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I really want to hear Mud's call.
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Padres linwup
Eckstein 4, Tejada 6, Gonzalez 3, Ludwick 9, Headley 5, Venable 8, Torrealba 2, Denorfia 7, Correia 1
"Savvy Chicks Dig the Bullpen"
Torrealba scratched due to back stiffness
Twitter reported just now. So, Hundley in for Yorvit.
"Savvy Chicks Dig the Bullpen"
DBags Linwup
Drew SS, Ryal 1B, Johnson 2B, Young CF, Montero C, Reynolds 3B, Parra RF, Church LF, Kennedy P
I vote walk or plunk Effing Drew in the asshat. Dude has our number.
"Savvy Chicks Dig the Bullpen"
I'd call it a small victory if one of the Padres' pitchers brushed a D-bag back off of the plate
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Hell, I remember when Johnson and Schilling pitched for the D-Bags
They pitched inside all the f___ing time. Payback’s a bitch, D-Bags…
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They're just going up there
And smacking the crap out of pitches at their leisure.
Aint right.
Time to draw a line in the sand.
Time to Take It To the House. Their House.
"Savvy Chicks Dig the Bullpen"
Wasn't it just recently we heard from all the guys in the 1984 Padres-Braves brawl...
about how that brawl really unified the team and propelled them to the World Series?
Let’s get it on!!
by theodore donald kerabatsos on Aug 31, 2010 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
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