I say screw him...this game is over. Let him pitch all nine innings. The next four games mean more to me than a guy they should have cut after he shit his pants in Houston with an 11 run lead.

Our record against old, wily soft-tossing lefties (Glavine, Moyer) is pretty good lately.  After watching those two games, I'm not that worried about Boomer...

Plus I read that the Padres have scored more runs in the 5th inning this year than any other inning.  And we all know when Boomer starts to implode.

C'mon timmy--how about 6 shutout innings?

I almost typed that with a straight face.

COME ON!! GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME!!!  

Except Sledge is up.

And it's not like he's been unlucky. He's just awful. Behind in every single count. Walks. Hit batsmen. Home runs.  JUST TERRIBLE

Also: this just in: Stauffer still terrible.

JOKING of course, but I kinda feel bad for the kid.

His last start: On a Sunday to end a series in the bandbox known as Minute Maid Field.

Today: On a Sunday to end a series in the bandbox known as Citizens Bank Park.

September 9th: On a Sunday to end a series in the joke known as Coors Field.

Note to Pepe Negro: Don't EVER start Stauffer.

SEVEN against the D-Bags
three against the Doyers

I dont blame Black at all...he was trying to get through as long as he could with Stauffer and not burn the bullpen.

Mud said it best, "He's taking one for the team"

This game does count as much as any though.

I don't blame Bud really.  It isn't his fault CY's back is acting up.  We already took 2 tough series on the road and we've got the divisional match-ups coming up, which are more important anyway.  So, you throw Stauffer out there, knowing he doesn't give you great odds for a win.  And once it gets ugly, well, you rest some guys and that's that.

If Kouz wasn't swinging first pitch with the bases loaded, and if a BS strike zone hadn't killed Laforest, then it might be a little closer about now.

This is truly ugly, though.

Let's have some fun with this....

I say Briles or Blum

This road trip we've scored 41 (including today)  We've allowed 39 so far (including today).  It seems pretty likely we're going to go 4-2 on this trip while getting outscored.

Do the Bill James numbers and the Pythagorean stuff take into account these blow-outs that skew the numbers? Just curious. i don't know much about this stuff.

Let's hope the Pads put this behind them when we start the Arizona-Dodgers homestand.

That is one really screwed up move.

Guess we're just spoiled here in SD