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In-Game Discussion: Padres @ Cubs

Tue, Apr 12, 2005Ballhype: hype it up!
by Geoff Young

first pitch: 11:20 a.m., PT
television: Channel 4
matchup: Jake Peavy vs Mark Prior

The matchup we’ve all been waiting for is here. Career numbers:

       Age    IP  P/GS  H/9 HR/9 BB/9  SO/9  ERA
Peavy   24 465.1  96.0 8.30 1.10 3.29  8.30 3.48
Prior   24 446.2 107.1 7.92 0.87 2.74 10.70 3.08

Brian Giles is hitting .400/.538/.900 against Prior over 13 plate appearances. Current Cubs are hitting .167/.222/.292 against Peavy over 54 plate appearances. Jose Macias, of all people, has the lone homer.

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11 Responses to “In-Game Discussion: Padres @ Cubs”

  1. Richard Says:
    April 11, 2005 at 11:24 pm Reply to this comment

    And that one home run by Macias was in one of his TWO at-bats against Peav.

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  2. Geoff Young Says:
    April 12, 2005 at 9:56 am Reply to this comment

    If we’re lucky, Baker will stick Macias in the starting lineup based on those two at-bats. ;-)

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  3. Neil Says:
    April 12, 2005 at 11:22 am Reply to this comment

    Damn you rain, damn you!

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  4. LynchMob Says:
    April 12, 2005 at 11:22 am Reply to this comment

    Game called … DH tomorrow … sigh.

    In the mean time … we’re #6! http://www.baseballprospectus......cleid=3925 :-)

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  5. Richard Says:
    April 12, 2005 at 11:27 am Reply to this comment

    Rained out on my day off. Now, I’m going to miss two games tomorrow. Fantastic.

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  6. Geoff Young Says:
    April 12, 2005 at 11:44 am Reply to this comment

    Geez, it must be pouring out there for them to call the game so quickly. Well, that was anticlimactic (although not necessarily anticlimatic)…

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  7. Jonny German Says:
    April 12, 2005 at 12:16 pm Reply to this comment

    San Diego walks: 46.

    Baltimore + St. Louis + Tampa Bay + White Sox walks: 45.

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  8. Richard Says:
    April 12, 2005 at 12:17 pm Reply to this comment

    Both the chicago.cubs.mlb.com & sandiego.padres.mlb.com show the next game’s pitching matchup as Lawrence v. Prior. Any ideas as to why?

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  9. funkinstein Says:
    April 12, 2005 at 12:53 pm Reply to this comment

    Maybe they don’t want Prior throwing as late as possible, though a mere few hours shouldn’t make much difference. Perhaps they want it to be as warm as possible, to try and keep his arm from becomming stiff?

    I dunno, but Wood / Peavy, while a good matchup, isn’t the one I was hoping for… Either way, I’m going to a long lunch tomorrow instead of today.

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  10. Richard Says:
    April 12, 2005 at 3:24 pm Reply to this comment

    Is Lynn Henning of The Detroit News, the stupidest man alive? Not quite, but he’s campaigning for the title with gems like these:

    http://www.detnews.com/2005/ti.....138242.htm

    http://www.detnews.com/2005/ti.....138243.htm

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  11. Richard Says:
    April 12, 2005 at 5:40 pm Reply to this comment

    Tomorrow’s games will be Peavy v. Wood & Lawrence v. Prior. It’s too bad.

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In-Game Discussion: Padres @ Cubs

Mon, Apr 11, 2005Ballhype: hype it up!
by Geoff Young

first pitch: 11:20 a.m., PT
television: Channel 4
matchup: Adam Eaton vs Ryan Dempster

Eaton and Dempster both attempt to bounce back from poor season debuts as the Padres head to the Windy City for a three-game series. Which reminds me, if you were a hot dog, and you were starving, would you eat yourself?

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13 Responses to “In-Game Discussion: Padres @ Cubs”

  1. Geoff Young Says:
    April 11, 2005 at 12:01 pm Reply to this comment

    Middle of third, no score. Here’s ESPN GameCast if you want to follow along:

    http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....=250411116

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  2. Eric Says:
    April 11, 2005 at 12:37 pm Reply to this comment

    talk about killing your own opportunities.
    3rd inning: Strike ‘em out throw ‘em out on a 3-2 pitch
    4th inning: missed bunt-n-run attempt
    overall: 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position.

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  3. Eric Says:
    April 11, 2005 at 1:06 pm Reply to this comment

    even when they score, the way they do is pathetic.

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  4. Geoff Young Says:
    April 11, 2005 at 1:23 pm Reply to this comment

    I missed it. That bad, huh? Good to see six scoreless out of Eaton at least.

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  5. Eric Says:
    April 11, 2005 at 1:25 pm Reply to this comment

    probably not that bad. I’m only cyber-watching. Maybe Dempster’s just having a good day.

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  6. Eric Says:
    April 11, 2005 at 1:48 pm Reply to this comment

    apparently all the Cubs pitchers are having a good day.

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  7. Geoff Young Says:
    April 11, 2005 at 1:52 pm Reply to this comment

    As long as ours have a better day. :-)

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  8. LynchMob Says:
    April 11, 2005 at 1:56 pm Reply to this comment

    Classic formula for success: Starter goes 6 … Linebrink + Otsuka + Hoffman! Sweet …

    Seems like Hoffy is the weak link in that formula … but it’s what we’ve got right now … and he made it work today!

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  9. Eric Says:
    April 11, 2005 at 2:19 pm Reply to this comment

    But today, it was vintage Hoffy: 9 pitches, 3 outs, 1 K.

    Otsuka, though not scored upon, has been shaky in all of his outings so far, no?.

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  10. Geoff Young Says:
    April 11, 2005 at 2:26 pm Reply to this comment

    Hoffy will be fine. Aki’s been a bit unlucky in terms of stuff finding holes, but I do have concerns that last year’s workload might catch up to him.

    Anyone see the game? I’m curious to know if Eaton looked as good as his line would indicate.

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  11. Richard Says:
    April 11, 2005 at 3:16 pm Reply to this comment

    I only got to watch the first three innings, but Adam looked as good as his results would suggest.

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  12. funkinstein Says:
    April 11, 2005 at 3:18 pm Reply to this comment

    I saw bits at the pizza joint by my office with a Stone Pale Ale.

    Eaton looked just nasty. That curve has more bite to it than a double IPA (beer on the mind?). Dempster was pretty wild, and the Padres were swinging at some pretty bad pitches.

    Tough travel schedule going into this game, hopefully the offense gives Peavy a little more tomorrow. As of now, our pitching is carrying us.

    Sidenote: Post game guys said Ramon is asking for 4 years, $40 million. Not gonna happen.

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  13. Jeff Says:
    April 11, 2005 at 9:23 pm Reply to this comment

    re: starving hot dog. Depends, am I one of the new and improved grilled dogs at Petco or am I the stewed in the juices of a million others before me hot dog of Petco ‘04. If I’m the latter, I wouldn’t bother standing in line, even if starving, for my 5 bucks worth of nastiness. I’ve heard good things about the new ones, so I might be willing to eat the new version of me.

    Of course, if I’m a Dodger dog, I’m all over it.

    Whew, too much coffee.

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