Man, I'm glad the season's over

by Dex on Sep 6, 2007 10:03 AM PDT in News

To any Diamondbacks fans who are checking to see the "Gaslamp Ball" response to last night's game, please don't comment. I don't really want you around, and the longer you stay here telling me that you're not doing anything wrong, the more I hate you and want to tear your throat out and feed it to my cats. Sure, you're friendly enough, but so was the dude on my doorstep last week trying to sell me a 5-year subscription to Oprah's magazine. I don't want O Magazine coming to my mailbox every month and I'm not in the mood for your "friendly" banter. Maybe that's just me. Maybe that's just today. But I'm honestly sick enough of some of the general negativity we get from our regular readers to have any patience for this chipper attitude from people not even invited to the party. So, hey thanks, but get away from me because you smell like the cow got into the onion patch.

In any case, we get an off day to think about what we've done. Peavy is obviously done psychologically as is the rest of the team. I don't anticipate the Padres ever winning another game this season after completely wrecking Peavy's arm and forcing our offense to own up to the fact that they're terrible. In fact, just to punish Bud Black for being such an idiot, I say we make him start the next 8 games in a row just to show you that professional athletes need exactly 96 hours of rest. There's a lot that happens in that final 24 hours. We all have seen what Keifer Sutherland can accomplish in 24 hours and robbing Jake Peavy of that was balls out the most idiotic move in the history of baseball.

The Cy Young Award is obviously going to go to Brandon Webb. Sure, when he was called on to step up and beat the Padres last week, he failed miserably, but at least he didn't volunteer to kamikaze pilot himself right into the empty spot next to the battleship like Peavy did. No honor in a face full of water and engine parts.

That being said, let's look forward to next season and what we'll be doing this offseason. Halloween's always a fun holiday and I enjoy Thanksgiving. I'm hoping for some Wii games for Christmas, but I think the new baby (any day now) will probably hog a lot of the glory in the presents department. Charger gear only please. Enough with the Padres gear. I don't root for losers.

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Dex

This is a completely unnecessary rant. Why can't we question the move to pitch Jake? How does that make us lose all faith in the team and make us a bunch of bandwagon fans?

I totally love this blog and generally respect you and JBox and your opnions, but this kind of sardonic crap makes people not want to post here.

We lost a tough series, but we're still in first in the Wild Card. It sucked that our FO built up last nite and that our ace didn't deliver. We have a right to be frustrated, but I don't think any of us are claiming the season is over.

Get fired up, that's fine. But don't come down on the people who offer a lot of the different perspectives on this site. You'll just chase us away.

by Phantom on Sep 6, 2007 10:11 AM PDT reply actions

See

THAT rant telling us that we are all horrible fans for being frustrated and venting our negativity together so that we can get over it and move on just completely killed my mood today and made me feel like GLB is not the place that I want to be.

Getting yelled at for occassionally being melodramatic and a fanatic about a team I LOVE really sucks, Dex.

I don't think you're being fair to the people here who collectively make this blog the place we want to spend off days as well as on days. Part of what makes this blog great is the fact that we all react differently, and usually respond kindly to each other.

After reading that, I think I'm going to take the day off from GLB.

by Demoira on Sep 6, 2007 10:13 AM PDT reply actions

PS -

This is an attack on you, Dex, I just think that I need a day off from here. I'll be back in time for the game tomorrow night.

by Demoira on Sep 6, 2007 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions

* NOT an attack

by Demoira on Sep 6, 2007 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions

haha

I thought you were making it completely clear. I was just thinking, Man... That's awesome that Demoira doesn't feel the need to hold back. Kinda like, "Just in case this isn't completely clear... It's all your fault."

by Dex on Sep 6, 2007 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions

LOL

In case you couldn't figure it out, Dex...THIS IS A DIRECT ATTACK ON YOU!!

GREAT typo! :)

by Drama on Sep 6, 2007 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions

Classic!!

Freudian slip o' the fingers? ;->>

Christina

by Christina on Sep 6, 2007 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions

Dex

good rant! its nice to get that crap off your chest every once in awhile. or in my case, every time the opponent scores a run. im probably the last person who should ever be telling someone not to overreact after a padre game, so i wont. overreact all you want. we all know youll come back down to earth--i usually do.

by LJbumfool on Sep 6, 2007 10:17 AM PDT reply actions

First-rate.

Every day, the Padres make Dex a little bit more like Lewis Black.

"You get nervous when you see those guys come into the shower... you definitely don't close your eyes in there, even when you're shampooing." ~CY

by TheThirdGonzalez on Sep 6, 2007 10:24 AM PDT reply actions

Dex

I'm just happy to know that Dex has as much hatred and pure disdain for our new "friends" as I do. Their mere presence takes some of the fun out of our successes and makes our failures that much more unbearable.

I just don't understand why they are even hanging out in one of our open threads. I've seen the open threads over at the Snake Pit and they are pretty good. They get lots of comments and lots of activity. If it were like the Dodger thread where no one comments I could understand them coming over looking for someone to talk to.

I don't go to other teams sites and rip them because of the plain and simple fact I don't want people doing it to us. Our open threads are like a family get-together. We cheer together, laugh together and enjoy each others company...sure we have our disagreements, but we're all there for one common goal. The last two open threads have been like being at a great party that you were really looking forward to and then all of the sudden a couple of drunk assholes show up and kill the vibe.

I used to hate seeing DodgerBlueBalls show up...but I'd much rather see him show up than YoungandDumb, Rocks Phan and dodgerhater.

by Drama on Sep 6, 2007 10:29 AM PDT reply actions

i havent

been on the last few threads. whats been going on? do i need to kick some asses?

by LJbumfool on Sep 6, 2007 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions

Open Threads...

Go through and read them. I'd like to see your thoughts.

by Drama on Sep 6, 2007 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions

hmmmm

well it sounds like younganddumb understands that hes invading enemy territory, but couldnt handle the trashtalking he deserved. dogerhater is an asshole, and needs to look at The Rules.

by LJbumfool on Sep 6, 2007 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions

And yet....

When I was the first to tell YoungAndDumb to take a hike last night, I felt like I was on an island....

Like I was the asshole.

Whatever!!

Think I'm taking some time off from GLB as well.

by jpleeg2 on Sep 6, 2007 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions

jpleeg2

Please don't do that. You're one of the better posters on here. I was reprimanded for taking a joking-shot at him when he first showed up during Tuesday's game as well. Don't sweat it. Just keep on doing what you're doing.

by Drama on Sep 6, 2007 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions

You're not the A-Hole

You didn't do anything wrong I think most people were ignoring them, but they weren't really doing anything but annoying us. If we start banning people for annoying us, then "you know who" would have been gone like 8 months ago.

With that said, breaks are good. Everybody needs a vacay now and then.

by jbox on Sep 6, 2007 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions

This isn't goodbye...

...it's "see you later"...

by Dalton on Sep 6, 2007 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions

Exactly

I could use a little breaky break from "you know who", but "you know who" won't take a vacay. There are no Ironman awards here.

Take a break when you need it.

by jbox on Sep 6, 2007 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions

Hi jbox!

Great to see you, buddy. :)

by Drama on Sep 6, 2007 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions

Lord Voldemort?

by Dex on Sep 6, 2007 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions

"You know who"

Wiggins is gonna be PISSED that you said that.

by Winfield's Ghost on Sep 6, 2007 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions

dood

i woulda done far worse if i was there. im glad someone said anything.

by LJbumfool on Sep 6, 2007 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions

Phantom, Demoira -

I'm kinda with you. I think I might just head over to the Diaries section, rant with Drama a little and quote "The Jerk".

"At the end, excitement maintained its hysteria." - Jerry Coleman

by TheGrandHatching on Sep 6, 2007 10:29 AM PDT reply actions

So I guess we're NOT moving on...

Too bad. It didn't have to go in this direction, or maybe it did. It's his blog, he can do whatever he wants with it. I'm fairly new, so maybe I should just keep my mouth shut, but that's not my nature. I've put in enough years of blood, sweat, and tears for this team to have earned the right to disagree with a decision here and there. Does that mean I've abandoned them? No. Does that mean I was hoping Jake would get shelled so I could say I told you so? No. I know for damn sure that I don't need to defend my loyalty to the team on this blog or anywhere else, and I'm pretty sure fans like Phantom and Drama don't either. How about we put it behind us and quit taking potshots? Questioning someone's loyalty is the surest way to get rid of them, so if that's the goal, then carry on. Otherwise, let's gear up for the next series.

Padres for life

by sdgaucho on Sep 6, 2007 10:30 AM PDT reply actions

not that i know dex at all

but im "fairly" certain hes not abandoning the team. i think hes doing on this blog what i do online when my friends and i all watch games from different places. we flip the f*ck out! when were losing that is. none of us ever think the other is no longer a fan, or will never get over it. of course we will, and dex will too.

by LJbumfool on Sep 6, 2007 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions

I thought

he was implying that those of us who didn't like the decision were going to abandon the team. Like we're bandwagon fans who jump off at the first sign of trouble. That's how I interpreted his sarcasm. I never took it to mean he was really dumping them.

Padres for life

by sdgaucho on Sep 6, 2007 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions

oh

by LJbumfool on Sep 6, 2007 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions

Brandon Webb?

No, no, I think you mean Adam Eaton. He's got the CYA pretty much locked up at this point...

Geoff
Ducksnorts, Knuckle Curve

by Geoff on Sep 6, 2007 10:36 AM PDT reply actions

How could we have ever let him go??

"I'd like to be a Padre, but I don't feel like I'm wanted at what I feel like is fair market value. I'm at the place I want to be in the big leagues, but I'm not going to sell myself and my family short at this stage in my career. I don't want to be taken advantage of."

"I think the offseason has shown that there are plenty of teams out there that want me and value me. If the Padres say I'm a No. 2, then treat me like a No. 2. I saw how they treated Giles and Hoffman in negotiations, and it was disgusting. It doesn't speak very well of them."

by Drama on Sep 6, 2007 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions

Dex

sometimes i wonder if Dex realizes how hard sarcasm is to get across on a sports blog.

anyone else looking forward to this coming down to the last day of the season, tied for first place, and we have CY going while Arizona tries to talk itself into Livan Hernandez?

Wally Joyner for President

by John Gennaro on Sep 6, 2007 10:41 AM PDT reply actions

No.

We'll have it wrapped up before then.

by Drama on Sep 6, 2007 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions

Jeez, I picked a good night to go to a concert

Everyone take a qualuude, dream of large women, and then we'll wake up and kill the Rockies.

by matthewverygood on Sep 6, 2007 10:41 AM PDT reply actions

Dex has cats, too?

by Winfield's Ghost on Sep 6, 2007 10:44 AM PDT reply actions

I'll tell you what...

Did I want the Pads to win the last two days? Yes. Did I want Jake Peavy pitching last night? No. When Jake is on, man he's on. But just as easily as he builds off his win, he also builds off his losses. So why mess with one of the sure things on our team. We all know Jake can lose it mentally. And so what he asked for the ball. He also asked for the ball with strained ribs during a playoff game...? And Jake has also shown that he is succeptible to a dead arm after pitching in the WBC. I'm sure Dex isn't abandoning the Pads, but I'm sure that if the Pads don't recover from this series, Black will be highly criticized during the offseason.

And on a side note, why don't we focus all our attention on Valverde. That guy was celebrating like he just won the division single handedly. Dude, you came in with a three run lead, gave up one hit and got 3 outs. Great job, may you have the same luck as Byung-Hyun Kim if you find yourself in the offseason.

by Rob @ Gaslamp Ball on Sep 6, 2007 10:51 AM PDT reply actions

Valverde usually draws

a large amount of ridicule, idk what happened last night. Prancing around, hat turned completely sideways, dancing after K's (and he even danced after getting a groundball to end it last night)- he writes the jokes for people.

by JBro12 on Sep 6, 2007 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions

New GaslampBall feature suggestion!

Dex is locked from making posts until 24 hours after a Padres loss.

To that degree, I should be silenced for the same amount of time ;-)

by Brad @ Gaslamp Ball on Sep 6, 2007 11:06 AM PDT reply actions

Thats meant jokingly, not critically

To be honest, I agree with what (I think) Dex is getting at. Jake got beat last night. Let's not look for eight hundred different reasons, he just got beat.

Jake Peavy could come to my door and say that he wants to have sex with my girlfriend and I don't think I'd stand in his way. If he said "Hey Brad, this 5 days of rest is pussy shit that represents some really pathetic babying of overpaid professional athletes. I can pitch on 3 days" I also probably wouldn't argue with him. Bud Black made the right call, whether or not Jake got smashed.

Valverde is still a drama-queen, the Diamondbacks are still from Zonie-land and the Padres are still the most complete team in the NL West.

by Brad @ Gaslamp Ball on Sep 6, 2007 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions

I completely disagree

Jake can have sex with your girlfriend all he wants, but I think the rest of us (are you listening Papa Negro?) need to learn from what transpired last night. If nothing else, it might mean that you think long and hard when Jake tells you that he can pitch on 3 days rest, that he can go one more inning, or that his ribs feel fine. Someone needs to think for that boy. I love his go-for-the-ball attitude, but I trust him about as far as I can throw him.

"At the end, excitement maintained its hysteria." - Jerry Coleman

by TheGrandHatching on Sep 6, 2007 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions

I agree

Jake can have sex with Brad's girlfriend.

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. " ~Frank Sinatra

by Sammy G on Sep 6, 2007 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions

But ONLY on full rest.

by Drama on Sep 6, 2007 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions

Hhahahaahaha, Drama

"only on full rest" ;-)

by Brad @ Gaslamp Ball on Sep 6, 2007 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions

yeah

wouldn't want her to have to dead horse jake.

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. " ~Frank Sinatra

by Sammy G on Sep 6, 2007 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions

Yes and no

I agree that Jake thinks with his dick too much, but his performance this season has had me thinking that he started to balance his "killkillkill" attitude with a little brainpower. I had hoped that his performance this season was an indication that the "It's just a scratch, I can do it!" attitude was over.

I guess I just really don't think baseball pitchers need 5 day's rest. Hell, it seems like half of the major league pitchers go out there and get their shit handed to them after 70 pitches on 5 days rest. Maybe a few less days would help those guys?

I admittedly didn't watch the game, I just find it hard to believe that an extra 24 hours would have made a big difference to the physical state of his arm.

Now, if we want to talk about him being in the wrong state of mind, because of the media attention he got, and the pressure, and the psychological aspects - that I can all understand a bit more.

Meh - I can see it both ways now, I guess. My point is that you have to consider Black's knowledge and position when he made the choice.

If Peavy throws a no-no last night, Bud Black is a genius who really knows his pitching staff. If he gets owned, like he did, he gets criticized.

As I said, I can see it both ways, there are too many variables. I just don't think Black should take so much heat, thats all.

by Brad @ Gaslamp Ball on Sep 6, 2007 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions

I don't think it was the rest

in a physical state, but more mental to him Jake velocity was about the same, and his movement was not his best stuff, but still good. His location and pitch selection was TERRIBLE. There was so many times I thought, not only was that a pitch in a bad location, but why throw it in that situation? He does the same thing in the playoffs.

Jake acts like he is the man, but in some games I don't think he believes it. He should just go out there and think he is the man. He should've thought "I have a nasty fastball and an awesome slurve, and I don't think you can hit it." Instead he got beat on his non plus pitches 1-2 count, back-up slider on the inside of the plate? Curve-ball to a batter with a slider speed bat?

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. " ~Frank Sinatra

by Sammy G on Sep 6, 2007 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions

On a related note

just wrote a nice big check to the Padres for my 2007 Playoff Tickets!

I have faith, if we don't win the division I will give up drinking beer for a full MONTH!.

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. " ~Frank Sinatra

by Sammy G on Sep 6, 2007 11:08 AM PDT reply actions

You are a stronger man than I am

And I salute you for it.

by Brad @ Gaslamp Ball on Sep 6, 2007 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions

that is a lot of money

You have to pay for all of them up front, right? I wonder how much the Padres make in interest in that month or so should they get eliminated early.

by Dex on Sep 6, 2007 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions

You

have to pay for all the possible tickets upfront.
So they charge for 3 games in the NLDS, 4 Games in the NLCS, and 3 games for the WS. Plus the esculate the prices for each round. The day they give you a refund is the same day your money is due for the 2008 season. Plus we always sell our tickets for the playoffs (on the market place, which the Padres make 20% off) and by additional tickets that we use when they offer them in a "special buying period".

I know why Sandy says this team is strapped for cash, I just can't believe they signed such a shitty lease with the city for the Q, and shitty bond rate on PETCO, plus 20% of revenue, and a terrible TV deal.

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. " ~Frank Sinatra

by Sammy G on Sep 6, 2007 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions

I'm assuming

that month will be January of 2058?

by Winfield's Ghost on Sep 6, 2007 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions

I think Dex is just saying

to not blow last night out of proportion. Yes, it sucked. An embarrassing, mostly pathetic game. Whether this is the "worst" or "best" loss of the year doesn't really matter. Good and bad losses still count the same in the standings....Go Pads.

by Dalton on Sep 6, 2007 11:56 AM PDT reply actions

dex

that was oddly reassuring. I had been bitter all day until I read what you wrote and now the mood seems lighter. Maybe it's because my problems with last nights game pale in comparison to yours that I feel like I'm being childish if I don't root on the Pads 100%. Thanks for that. Now sack up everyone and let's win some f'ing baseball games.

San Diego Stadium and Balboa Stadium, that's a powerful one-two.

by calipatrick on Sep 6, 2007 12:25 PM PDT reply actions

Let me just say

This series has completely changed my perspective on D-Backs fans. I used to think they were sweet lil baby back fans who you would give candy to. Now I understand when you turnaround to get the candy they stab you in the back.

by CurbEnthusiasm on Sep 6, 2007 12:59 PM PDT reply actions

dex's rant

When the Red Sox were perennially mediocre, it was pretty hard to find an annoying Red Sox fan because the real Red Sox fans were too busy sighing and waiting-till-next-year. Now that they're good every year, always a contender, every casual fan expects Theo Epstein to win on every trade, to beat the Yankees every year, and my friends who used to see the Sox as a communal experience now get lumped in with guys who irrationally expect greatness every year, and from every trade.

Ultimately, when your team begins to perform well on a regular basis, that's when the casual fans hop on board. And lately, the Padres have had a lot of bandwagoners who don't respect the gains this franchise has made in the last three years. Just turn on XX to hear what they sound like. It isn't pretty. It's enough to drive a die-hard fan like Dex a little crazy.

"Winfield's head hits the wall! It's rolling toward second base!" - Jerry Coleman

by metalsupplier on Sep 6, 2007 4:50 PM PDT reply actions

exactly. you couldn't get this upset in 2005...

because the Padres were sort of boring and mediocre. And we still made the playoffs and won the division.

These losses hurt because we've seen a really great baseball team for parts of the season--and we've seen how even teams with starting pitching that good can totally implode, or how a bullpen that deep can lose a late lead, or how a hall of fame closer can fail to close. We've seen an offense that has come damn close to being no-hit and one that plastered the ball to every corner of the field...

We're all so superstitious that no one wants to talk about the playoffs much, let alone how 'deep' we could potentially go...but it comes out in other ways. Wasn't watching Jake labor last night extra painful because you sort of remember that he hasn't been good when we needed him the last 2 years in the playoffs? Weren't you sort of fighting back the image of that Pujols homerun in the 4th inning last year...or the drubbing the year before? I don't think I was thinking it consciously, but when I was squirming last night part of me was worried about this coming October (if we get there) and the potential for some really painful disappointment. I submit that freaking out now is a way of preparing yourself for the kind of torture it would be to watch us go up in smoke in the playoffs. Because we're really good. We've put together a solid team over the last few years and it would be great to have something to show for that...

by goose1 on Sep 6, 2007 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions

That the Pads are even in the race with 3 weeks

to go is amazing. How easily we forget how horrible they were 4+ years ago. But we love to question every move because that's what being a fanatic is all about. That is why we go to or watch every game - sharing our highs and angst on GLB....or we have nothing better to do...or we are just very angry miserable people.

Organized crime in America takes in over forty billion dollars a year and spends very little on office supplies.
Woody Allen

by planetjeffy on Sep 6, 2007 6:41 PM PDT reply actions

Open Letter to Anyone who Cares

I'm going to keep this short and sweet. If you are acting like a little girl, stop crying. We would have liked to win last night, the same as we would have liked to win every game of the season. Get over it, its not a big deal, Jake is fine, focus on Colorado. Thats it.

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Sep 6, 2007 7:17 PM PDT reply actions

Trudat

I'm actually watching the game again right now. It's entertaining and there isn't much stress when you know the outcome.

by jbox on Sep 6, 2007 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions

Just because we think

it's weak to have people turn on us when we've supported the team all year doesn't make us "little girls."

I never gave up on this team. I even said last nite, in the post that prompted your oh-so-clever retort of "Drama Queen" that we still have the Wild Card.

Questioning the moves the FO makes doesn't make us bandwagon fans. I've been a Padres fan since I was in my mother's womb in 1984. I've stuck through the awful, terrible, woefully bad years, and I've seen touches of greatness. However, just because I love and adore this team and want nothing more than for them to succeed means that I can't express my disappointment or displeasure.

It's these kinds of cocky, disrespectful, and intellectually offensive posts that piss me off. You want to disagree with me about Jake's start last nite, go right ahead. That's why I post on a blog, to intelligently discuss baseball. But I don't come on here to get ripped apart when the team lets me down. I've stuck through the team countless games this year, and last nite was just too much for me. Does that make me weak? Does that mean I don't really care? I don't think so. I think it means I'm human and that sometimes I need to take a step back.

The division is still ours to win. We're tied with the D'backs for losses, and we have two games to make up on them this year, which is potentially the difference in the standings right there.

I love this team and I really appreciate having a place like GLB to post. However, if I'm going to be consisently brushed aside or spoken to in a condescending manner, then it's not worth my time to post here anymore.

I'm not asking for apologies and roses, and I'm no model citizen myself. But I think it's pretty clear we all love this team. Otherwise, we really wouldn't spend our free time posting here. We choose to do so because it's what we enjoy. I hope this is the last time something like this comes up, but if I get flamed for this, so be it.

by Phantom on Sep 6, 2007 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions

Phantom

Seriously, don't worry about the "Drama Queen" comment. I don't know how it happened along the line...but sdsuaztec4 and I have found a way to be completely merciless with one another and not take it personally in the least. Sometimes our opinions differ...sometimes we totally insult each other...but it's never personal.

And remember, he's a Schilling Lover...he has no idea what he's talking about.

Now get in a good mood! Your boy RIPS THE COVER OFF THE F*CKING BALL AT COORS!!!

by Drama on Sep 7, 2007 6:51 AM PDT up reply actions

Good call

and I'm totally stoked about Khalil in Coors this weekend. He needs to play like he typically does there so that we can sweep the Rox. I'd love to see him get about 3 HR this weekend to give him a shot at 25 before the season is over.

by Phantom on Sep 7, 2007 8:04 AM PDT up reply actions

I give him a hard time...

...but Greeney is just on another level at Coors. I don't think it's just the whole Coors thing either. I think he just has so much confidence there now...he's much more relaxed.

by Drama on Sep 7, 2007 8:10 AM PDT up reply actions

Indeed he is

The kid could be a monster elsewhere, but I would be absolutely heart-broken if he ever left. Petco just murders his offense.

Geoff at Ducksnorts posted an intersting analysis a couple weeks ago, looking at the road stats of all ML shortstops over the past 4 years. I forget which metrics he used (I'm pretty sure OPS, ISO, and maybe even win-shares), but Khalil was the best road short-stop in the game. So even though he plays 81 games at Petco where he is dramatically less effective, at least we have a beast on the road.

And his defense just pretty much rocks anywhere.

by Phantom on Sep 7, 2007 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions

Found it

This is what I was talking about: http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/08/slugging-shortstops-and-home-field-advantage.html

He leads all ML SS on the road in ISO, and he has the most HR on the road of them all. As well, he has the lowest AB/HR rate of them all.

by Phantom on Sep 7, 2007 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions

Thanks.

by Drama on Sep 7, 2007 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions

Only Me and Drama

understand our relationship. Its Complicated. Plus he already knows he is a whiny little girl sometimes, thats why we have martinis and pain killers.

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Sep 7, 2007 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions

Agreed...

....on all fronts.

by Drama on Sep 7, 2007 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions

mmm, Vicodin and Bourbon, mmmm.....

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. " ~Frank Sinatra

by Sammy G on Sep 7, 2007 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions

Think about it this way...

If I had read some of the above posts yesterday, I would have posted an angry, indignant reply as well. But a new day brings a fresh perspective. We're "bandwagon" fans, right? Instead of getting angry at that, I just think it's cool that our team has a bandwagon at all. If there is a bandwagon going around, it means there's been success. You know as well as I do that there have been times in the history of the team when talking about a Padres bandwagon would have gotten you laughed out of the room. Someone above talked about how we don't respect the gains the team has made over the last three seasons. You have to laugh at something like. Was there a bandwagon in 1984? If there was, then that's when I jumped on. How about respecting the strides the franchise has made over the last 25 seasons? I can think of one: My team, the San Diego Padres, has a recognized and acknowledged bandwagon. I think that's pretty damn awesome.

Padres for life

by sdgaucho on Sep 7, 2007 7:12 AM PDT up reply actions

I'm not a pitching coach.

Somehow I can tell that Jake's mess was due to rest...no, don't think so. The game is done...this WAS NOT a morale buster.

The Dbags if they had any brain, now that CY is hurt and that Jake IS STILL THE MAN.

We may have owned Webb that one night, but come on, we square off against him, and I'm worried for our guys, why because he IS GOOD...same as they should be respecting CY and JP if they see us in the post season.

Yesterday's last two wins are not some mythical turning point in the universe.

Pads will crush the ball in CO, the offense is still hot, and we're 1 game behind folks.

Besides, Chargers are just around the corner.

BTW, I sometimes take Dex's sarcasm the wrong way, but for some reason, this rant made sense to me. As someone pointed earlier, sarcasm is very hard to convey on the internet.

by bktabinga on Sep 6, 2007 7:52 PM PDT reply actions