Giant Series

by Geoff Young on Apr 23, 2004

Another day, another win at SBC. Ho-hum. Seriously, you think there are a bunch of confused Giant fans right about now trying to figure out who that team was that came to town this week in place of their favorite doormats?

The tone of the series was set in the first game, when the Padres nearly came back from a three-run ninth-inning defecit. This had two effects. The first is that it forced Felipe Alou to use more of his bullpen just to get out of the game. The second, less tangible effect, is that it sent a message that these Padres were not about to go gentle into that good night.

No, this ballclub burned, raved, and raged throughout the series. They did some hitting and some pitching as well. The Padres outscored the Giants, 32-13, and outhit them .338/.382/.494 to .231/.306/.400. Oh, and all that talk about homers? Giants had five, Pads had four. Chicks may dig the long ball, but winning is the bottom line. Hopefully this series will help drive home the point that homers aren’t the goal.

Padres at Arizona tonight and through the weekend. Gotta like the pitching matchups: Adam Eaton vs Casey Daigle, David Wells vs Steve Sparks, Brian Lawrence vs Elmer Dessens. Not exactly Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling (or even Brandon Webb).

Other Stuff

Clearing off the desk here before the weekend. Regular reader Howard Lynch writes to let us know how Tim Stauffer, Michael Johnson, and Freddy Guzman are doing down on the farm. Stauffer picked up his first pro victory Wednesday at Visalia, partly on the strength of Johnson’s three homers. Howard also notes that Guzman has returned from last month’s elbow injury with a bang, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases at Mobile in his 2004 debut.

More details on these and other happenings in the system:

That’s all for now. Eaton and Daigle 7:05 tonight, Channel 4. Go get ‘em, boys…

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