Open Thread, 8/5: Padres vs Giant

by Dex on Aug 5, 2007 1:06 PM PDT in News

I'm all sleepy today after staying up so late for last night's game. YAAAWN. Clay Hensley's not up with the club? Good. Call him back up for his next start. No sense keeping him in San Diego what with all the distractions.

I haven't looked at the lineup yet. Is Barry still around? I don't get what happened with Padres fans last night. What happened to those guys who threw the giant syringe on the field and all the boos? We were the most hostile to that guy last season and this season, we're politely applauding. Gag me with a spoon. Do the kids still say "gag me with a spoon"?

GO PADRES! EXPERIENCE IT!

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Wierd Linep

Blum stays in Left. Mackowack batting 7th, Cameron at leadoff. I would have done the opposite but oh well.

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Aug 5, 2007 1:09 PM PDT reply actions

echo.

echo..echo...echo..echo..

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Aug 5, 2007 1:12 PM PDT reply actions

Echo...

by Winfield's Ghost on Aug 5, 2007 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions

Put Blum in wherever you can

Just as long as he can do his bidness.

by Dex on Aug 5, 2007 1:14 PM PDT reply actions

Stupid Klesko

by Winfield's Ghost on Aug 5, 2007 1:18 PM PDT reply actions

Nice Catch

"LFer"

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Aug 5, 2007 1:19 PM PDT reply actions

stop sucking

germano

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Aug 5, 2007 1:20 PM PDT reply actions

nice catch by Giles

Those shades work!

by Dex on Aug 5, 2007 1:23 PM PDT reply actions

Matt and Mud

I remember back in the day when the Padres sucked really really bad and they would pass the time by giving each other yellow cards and picking out faces in the crowd. Sometimes they would look at the flags and talk about how the wind made the flags go in certain directions. Now, they still have their little cheesy antics, but it appears smug because the Padres win. Back then, it was like, do whatever it takes to make sure people still stick around to watch.

by Dex on Aug 5, 2007 1:26 PM PDT reply actions

Khalil

smilied last night. Thoughts?

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Aug 5, 2007 1:28 PM PDT reply actions

Must have been a glitch

in his operating system

by JBro12 on Aug 5, 2007 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions

Michael Barrett with a walk

That's amazing, but, interestingly enough, I'm not especially moved by it.

by Dex on Aug 5, 2007 1:30 PM PDT reply actions

baby giles!

comes through!

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Aug 5, 2007 1:31 PM PDT reply actions

Padres hitters...

Once again, making a regular pitcher look like a Hall of Fam-

Oh hey. What?

by Dex on Aug 5, 2007 1:32 PM PDT reply actions

cameron

smooshed his face again

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Aug 5, 2007 1:36 PM PDT reply actions

Wow

he hit his face hard on that one.

by Winfield's Ghost on Aug 5, 2007 1:37 PM PDT reply actions

I did that one time

Except it wasn't an outfield wall, but a sliding glass door that was notably clean. And also, I wasn't going after a baseball, but another hot dog that was cooking on a grill in the backyard.

by Dex on Aug 5, 2007 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions

Windex is tricky

by Winfield's Ghost on Aug 5, 2007 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions

DBags already up 2-0

What the hell is up with them?? They have the worst run differential in the division, yet are in first place. Someone on their team must have made an effing deal with the devil because I've been saying since May that they won't keep up the pace, but here it is in August and the are still going. WTF!?!?! This is seriously boggling my mind.

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Aug 5, 2007 1:41 PM PDT reply actions

LOL

nice throw douche

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Aug 5, 2007 1:46 PM PDT reply actions

Great Pitch

"Let's throw him a high one and see if he chases."

by Winfield's Ghost on Aug 5, 2007 1:47 PM PDT reply actions

I think Lowry's done

He couldn't find home plate with Google Maps at this point.

by Dex on Aug 5, 2007 1:48 PM PDT reply actions

I wonder if they pull him out here...

Psychologically, he's done.

Kouz! Red light! Red light!

by Dex on Aug 5, 2007 1:48 PM PDT reply actions

I think I take like 6 pitches here

by Dex on Aug 5, 2007 1:49 PM PDT reply actions

wtf

RED LIGHT

by Dex on Aug 5, 2007 1:49 PM PDT reply actions

why

is he swinging the bat. why dex, why?

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Aug 5, 2007 1:50 PM PDT reply actions

Russian

In communist Russia, red means go.

by Dex on Aug 5, 2007 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions

p.s.

I know he's not really Russian.

by Dex on Aug 5, 2007 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions

um

you can swing with 2 strikes

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Aug 5, 2007 1:51 PM PDT reply actions

could somebody please put a red light up there

Barrett swinging at a golf tee.

by Dex on Aug 5, 2007 1:52 PM PDT reply actions

He's starting to get on my nerves

by Winfield's Ghost on Aug 5, 2007 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions

fuck

thank goodness for our pitching

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Aug 5, 2007 1:54 PM PDT reply actions

PATHETIC

by Drama on Aug 5, 2007 1:54 PM PDT reply actions

embarrassing

bases juiced, 1 out, pitcher on the ropes, Padres fail to score. Championship team figure out a way to get in that situation.

by RBS on Aug 5, 2007 1:55 PM PDT reply actions

that was terrible

Time to work on signs. Actually... No need for signs. Somebody in the dugout should have been screaming, "red light".

by Dex on Aug 5, 2007 1:55 PM PDT reply actions

speaking of red light

klesko flies out swinging at the first pitch after a walk

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Aug 5, 2007 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions

um blue

that was a strike

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Aug 5, 2007 1:57 PM PDT reply actions

Man...

Nice to be in the bullpen early. Nicer if we could have taken advantage of Lowry last inning.

by Dex on Aug 5, 2007 2:05 PM PDT reply actions

A-Gon

I love how aggressive he is in those situations...but he was falling backwards on that throw. He needed to go to first for the sure out.

by Drama on Aug 5, 2007 2:15 PM PDT reply actions

limit the damage

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Aug 5, 2007 2:20 PM PDT reply actions

Hermano

got, dare I say, lucky there.

Ah, for the days that we complained about our two hit victories...

by TheThirdGonzalez on Aug 5, 2007 2:21 PM PDT reply actions

Padres Bullpen is the Shite

by eastbaysd on Aug 5, 2007 2:30 PM PDT reply actions

by eastbaysd on Aug 5, 2007 2:40 PM PDT reply actions

just after Mark Grant shared a story about...

a former teammate was injured. A cut on the hand... go figure...

Coincidence or?

[This Space For Rent]

by ShaneHale on Aug 5, 2007 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions

They

tend to do that bad juju crap. Like calling a visitor's HR right before they do it. Matt is the worstest.

Padres Bullpen is the Shite

by eastbaysd on Aug 5, 2007 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Aug 5, 2007 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm listening to the radio

I dont think I've heard Ted or Jerry mention him yet...

Padres Bullpen is the Shite

by eastbaysd on Aug 5, 2007 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions

by eastbaysd on Aug 5, 2007 2:54 PM PDT reply actions

phew. mini threat gone.

thanks for the mini heart attack, doug.

Padres Bullpen is the Shite

by eastbaysd on Aug 5, 2007 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions

by eastbaysd on Aug 5, 2007 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions

by eastbaysd on Aug 5, 2007 2:59 PM PDT reply actions

BGiles has a helmut on

whoo hoo

Padres Bullpen is the Shite

by eastbaysd on Aug 5, 2007 3:03 PM PDT reply actions

by eastbaysd on Aug 5, 2007 3:05 PM PDT reply actions

back to back

Giles RBIS

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Aug 5, 2007 3:07 PM PDT reply actions

Woohoo!

Mackowhack scores!

Padres Bullpen is the Shite

by eastbaysd on Aug 5, 2007 3:07 PM PDT reply actions

by eastbaysd on Aug 5, 2007 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions

Hampson

I forget exactly why; something about a picture signing, I think.

Ah, for the days that we complained about our two hit victories...

by TheThirdGonzalez on Aug 5, 2007 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions

by TheThirdGonzalez on Aug 5, 2007 3:51 PM PDT reply actions

Bong, bong

TREVOR TIME baybay!

Padres Bullpen is the Shite

by eastbaysd on Aug 5, 2007 3:54 PM PDT reply actions

I love

hearing the bells.

Ah, for the days that we complained about our two hit victories...

by TheThirdGonzalez on Aug 5, 2007 3:54 PM PDT reply actions

by TheThirdGonzalez on Aug 5, 2007 4:04 PM PDT reply actions

by TheThirdGonzalez on Aug 5, 2007 4:05 PM PDT reply actions

by TheThirdGonzalez on Aug 5, 2007 4:07 PM PDT reply actions

Booing Bonds

I was also surprised by the warmer reception Bonds got in San Diego. Now he has a chance to get #756 at home: http://thenewsroom.com/details/570869?c_id=wom-bc-bh
- Brad from The Sports Desk at TheNewsRoom.com

by Akhilleus13 on Aug 6, 2007 9:04 AM PDT reply actions