Around the Mission: 9/28 Padres Links
by jbox on Sep 28, 2010 8:58 AM PDT
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Padres Pennant Sprint Starts With Stumble
"We cannot put any pressure (on ourselves)," said shortstop Miguel Tejada, "Tomorrow’s another day and we’ve got play another hard game like we did today, and hope we score the last run tomorrow." -
PADRES NOTES: Latos confident after session with Balsley
It wasn't something I need to be stressed out about, and hopefully it's an easy fix. Hopefully, I can just pick up where I left off. -
How to Let a Pitcher off the Hook – Ducksnorts
This was not an affordable loss. -
Padres outdueled, fall from Wild Card lead | padres.com: News
Behind another dominant pitching performance by Carlos Zambrano, the Cubs blanked San Diego, 1-0, at PETCO Park to drop the Padres a full game behind the Giants in the NL West. The Padres also fell a half-game behind the Braves in the NL Wild Card standings.
How the West is won comes down to the wire | padres.com: News
It all comes down to the National League West. Once we answer the question of who enters the postseason as division champion, we can settle the NL Wild Card.
Bell nearing key mark in Padres history | padres.com: News
Every save opportunity that Padres closer Heath Bell has the chance to convert down the stretch will be critical for a club vying for a spot in the postseason, but the next time he shuts the door on a team at the end of the game will also put him in elite company in franchise history.
Ten reasons the Padres are in contention | padres.com: News
With a week left in the regular season, the Padres find themselves on the doorstep of their first postseason appearance since 2006. So how did the Padres get here, two seasons after losing 99 games?
Hinch excited for new challenge with Padres | padres.com: News
A.J. Hinch believes he's found the right place to re-enter baseball in San Diego with the Padres, who recently named him a vice president in charge of professional scouting.
Padres playoff hopes take a double hit in shutout loss to the Cubs - SignOnSanDiego.com
I don't want to say it's frustrating," said Padres shortstop Miguel Tejada. "In this game, you can never be frustrated. It's an every-day game. You don't have to wait a week for the next time. The next time is tomorrow.
Venable scratched from starting lineup - SignOnSanDiego.com
"I feel good today," he said before Monday’s game. "My throat’s still a little sore. I’m talking a little better. I’m sounding a little better."
PADRES: Playoff hopes absorb a blow
"It's not about dropping games; it's just about losing -- losing a game we should have won," first baseman Adrian Gonzalez said after the Padres stranded nine baserunners and went 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position.
insidethepadres: Stauffer, Cubs pitching
Tim Stauffer is giving the Padres reason to believe he'll join Mat Latos and Clayton Richard and perhaps Wade LeBlanc and Corey Luebke in an inexpensive, well-balanced Opening Day rotation, 2011.
Unfinished Business: We're Going To Make It!!!
Don't you dare stop believing.
The Friarhood - Latos Hits the Lanes for Williams Syndrome
Padres pitcher, Mat Latos graciously donated his time to bowl a couple games with some lucky fans.
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Uh-oh...
“The Freak” may be playing on Friday.
"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 Sep 28, 2010 9:44 AM PDT reply actions
Darren Smith
Is livid over thelast night’s loss, most of which I can’t disagree with. Two decisions come to mind:
- what the fuck was Buddy thinking, sending out Baxter to pinch hit!?
- why the fuck do you start hacking when a pitcher is throwing wild?
San Diego loses tonight and we’re screwed..
"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 Sep 28, 2010 12:13 PM PDT reply actions
Dex is gonna be soooo pissed
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by John Gennaro on Sep 28, 2010 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't get me wrong
I believe Latos will get the job done, but I don’t think we’re going to mae the postseason without help.
"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 Sep 28, 2010 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think we need "help" from the Braves
I think we just need to win our freaking games.
In Latos we trust…
Mat Latos is the real deal...Go Lakers, Pads, and Bolts
by mrbarneydangles on Sep 28, 2010 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
What the fook happened to Aaron Cunningham?
Why didnt HE pinch hit instead of Mike Baxter?
Does Aaron have an injury that we are not aware of?
"Savvy Chicks Dig the Bullpen"
It wouldn't surprise me
Hoyer is probably keeping it quiet for now.
"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 Sep 28, 2010 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish they would just give Ludwick a day
I have no faith in him getting hits, let alone making plays. He turns routine outs into a Klesko-esque adventure.
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Not going to happen.
They’re gambling on him to be big for SD…and that’s a gamble that they might lose.
I think, bluntly, he’s not the right person for Petco.
"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 Sep 28, 2010 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
dude didnt i say yesterday
chill.
we’re not screwed.
we had to swing early against Marmol because if you get behind he’ll kill you with a slider.
nick was looking fastball up to drive one. he got a fastball up and drove it.
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Not necessarily Marmol
I think many are inclined to agree with Geoff’s article at Ducksnorts re: the 7th inning.
"When the going gets tough... TheGrandHatching pops in later." -- WG
by TheGrandHatching on Sep 28, 2010 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
well yeah that was really bad baseball on our part
but these things happen. you have to move on.
"I suggest more bike" ~KSK
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Marmol has an excellent slider, but he's one of those "effectively wild" arms
You can’t sit there and figure him out, but he can’t consistently hit the strike zone either. I was sitting on the 3B side and couldn’t see where the pitches were that Nick swung at, but Marmol was all over the place.
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he has 35 saves
i highly doubt he was going to walk home the tying run.
if you see the pitch you are looking for in the part of the zone you are looking for, you swing the bat. if you are scared to do that, you shouldn’t be playing at a major league level.
"I suggest more bike" ~KSK
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the problem wasn't the 1-1 pitch that he flew out on.
the problem was he swung at the 1-0 pitch that was just off the plate. marmol has the worse walk ratio of any closer in baseball. with the crowd on their feet and his control in question, there is every reason to believe he could have walked nick given a 2-0 count.
all im saying is hoping to win games with walks is a bad plan the vast majority of the time
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Agreed, but in this case Marmol couldn't find the plate if his life depended on it
I know what you mean and I’m not trying to start intarweb fights, I’m still just frustrated at how last night ended.
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Same here.
That game shouldn’t have been 1-0 shutout, and the decisions that were made late in the game were baffling, to say the least.
"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 Sep 28, 2010 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
i suppose
im more irked with our failure in the 7th. Z couldnt hit the plate. Marmol threw strikes to the first two guys, nearly got Torry, hit Chase on a fluke pitch (i didnt think he got hit from the seats) then actually legitimately walked someone.
i still stand by by statement that if a pitcher throws the pitch you want in the part of the zone you want you swing the bat, unless the count is 3-0.
"I suggest more bike" ~KSK
www.throughbucknerslegs.com
There were a lot of opportunities they never cashed in
I was slamming my glove on my chair all throughout the game (especially after Chase lined into a double play and when Gonzalez struck out on three pitches).
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I don't see Chase's line out as a muff, or a lack of execution.
Sometimes you hit the ball real hard and it instantly turn to shift.
ZOMG everyone off the bandwagon
the world is ending.
HAVE SOME F_CKING FAITH PEOPLE. You have hung with this team for 156 games, you’re going to give up NOW?!?!?!
nauseating, honestly.
"I suggest more bike" ~KSK
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by justdave on Sep 28, 2010 2:01 PM PDT reply actions 9 recs
Far Beyond Rec'd
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by TheThinGwynn on Sep 28, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Who's giving up?
"Get your hopes up. That's what hopes are for by the way, to get up. You don't get your hopes down, you get your hopes up." -Jeffrey Tambor
I'm not jumping off any bandwagon.
Some of us are displeased with choices Buddy made yesterday.
Very displeased.
"Savvy Chicks Dig the Bullpen"
by eastbaysd on Sep 28, 2010 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
i want to have more information before i jump to conclusions re: the pinch hitting choices.
"I suggest more bike" ~KSK
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by justdave on Sep 28, 2010 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I'm not giving up (except on Ludwick because he needs that stigma to make him prove me wrong)
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by sdchicken on Sep 28, 2010 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm not giving up on this team
But i’m not too confident in what we have right now on offense. Last night didn’t help ease my concerns.
"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 Sep 28, 2010 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Don't be expecting any help from the Dbacks
I really think the Giants will sweep the Dbacks. Dbacks lefty-heavy lineup will be neutralized with lefties Sanchez and MadBum going and Lincecum is in a groove. As for tonights game we will not even be given a glimmer of hope of a possible Dbacks win. Trust me on this one. AT&T plays small when it’s hot at night and temps will still be in the 70’s throughout the game, plus Gints face the major league leader in HRs allowed in Lopez. Look for a Giants win somewhere along the lines of 10-2. God, I hope I’m wrong.
If we want to avoid having to sweep the Giants this weekend, our boys had better man up and prepare to win these last 3 vs the Cubs.
My guess is the Giants pitchers are not going to be fearing the likes of no names
Cole Gillespie, Tony Abreu and Ryan Roberts in the lineup for the Dbacks tonight.
It's just as well I don't smoke weed that often anymore
because your comments would completely murder my buzz.
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by TheThinGwynn on Sep 28, 2010 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
its not always the big names that win games
Blake DeWitt beat us last night, TGJr drove the stake in us in 07, Geoff Blum hit a WS clutch HR, etc etc etc.
AZ can beat these guys.
"I suggest more bike" ~KSK
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Blake DeWitt should not have beat us last night unless it was against Thatcher
after the double, Stauffer should have been pulled, DeWitt had singled off Stauffer in his previous at bat. It was another of the many poor decisions by Black yesterday. I’m sorry, but I’m still pissed about the mismanagement of that game, plus Hundley’s mental mistake.
valid argument
im not entirely sold that we should have taken Stauff out. I’m sorta 50-50 on it. His pitch count was manageable. He had been absolutely lights out the whole game. he was STILL throwing a shutout. and we have six more games with zero days off, i think Buddy wanted to save the bully unless absolutely necessary (and Timmy still tossing a shutout doesn’t qualify as necessary to me).
HOWEVER, i also agree that this isnt the time to be gambling on it.
all things considered though, pitching is NOT WHAT LOST YESTERDAY. our pitchers were absolutely nails.
"I suggest more bike" ~KSK
www.throughbucknerslegs.com
also, wasn't dewitt hitting like 214 coming in to the game? (too lazy to do research)
why waste the bully on a crappy lefty? let your starter get him.
ok im done.
"I suggest more bike" ~KSK
www.throughbucknerslegs.com
Cubbies linwup
Fcuk-u-do-me RF, Castro SS, Byrd CF, Ramirez 3B, Nady 1B, Soriano LF, DeWitt 2B, Hill C, Dumpster P
"Savvy Chicks Dig the Bullpen"
Budbot linwup
Eckstein 4 Tejada 6 Gonzalez 3 Ludwick 9 Stairs 7 Headley 5 Hundley 2 Denorfia 8 Latos 1
Still no Venable. :(
"Savvy Chicks Dig the Bullpen"
You don't recover from back stiffness that fast
He needs another day.
On a side note, poor Cunningham. What did he do to BudBot?
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
I'd like to hear his reasoning on that one.
My hope is that it’s based on something more substantial than a hunch, or the fact that Baxter drove in a run in another, equally questionable, at bat.
"When the going gets tough... TheGrandHatching pops in later." -- WG
by TheGrandHatching on Sep 28, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I believe Baxter was the only Left hander left on the bench.
If you are locked into lefty right match ups, that carries a lot of weight.
Locked into lefty-righty matchups there, Dusty?
"When the going gets tough... TheGrandHatching pops in later." -- WG
by TheGrandHatching on Sep 28, 2010 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
no but BudBot is
always has been.
no use trying to change it now.
just goes a long way to explain his actions, whether we agree with them or not.
"I suggest more bike" ~KSK
www.throughbucknerslegs.com
Gotcha.
Fair enough.
"When the going gets tough... TheGrandHatching pops in later." -- WG
by TheGrandHatching on Sep 28, 2010 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe Lopez can pretend to be Josh Fogg tonight
And slay the Vagiant dragon despite being a 5hitty pitcher
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As a lighter note, the LOLkies suck
5-1 LOLgers…so far…(Francis is still pitching)
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here's hoping Tulo doesn't catch the Babe's September record for HR and RBI
Babe in 1927: 17HR, 43RBI
Tulo in 2010: 15HR, 40RBI
after tonight, Tulo gets Kershaw and Carpenter in his last two September games
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