first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT
television: Channel 4
matchup: Adam Eaton vs Scott Erickson
My band has a gig coming up soon and I need to do some work on my guitars, so my participation in this evening’s festivities will be limited. As Smitty says, “Beat LA!”
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT
television: Channel 4
matchup: Woody Williams vs Derek Lowe
Good to see the Pads complete the sweep of SF. In case you missed it, they beat the Giants, 5-2 behind Brian Lawrence‘s strong pitching. Richard, Lance, and I had a solid chat going throughout the game. Where were you?
So now that Lawrence has gotten a good start under his belt, maybe Williams can follow suit. He’s surrendered four bombs over his first three outings. On the bright side, Williams does have a 2.86 ERA against the Dodgers in 91.1 innings. His counterpart, Lowe, spun a three-hit shutout against the Padres last week up in LA. The batters will need to adjust and figure out how to handle his power sinker.
Dave Roberts isn’t doing much at the plate, but the club has won both games he’s played. Geoff Blum continues to surprise in Khalil Greene‘s absence, hitting .280/.333/.560 in the early going. And to those who worry about the Padres’ relatively slow start, just remember that if this were the NFL, we’d be tied up about halfway through the second quarter of the second game. Plus we’d be watching football, so at least we’ve got that going for us.
I’ll be out at the park tonight. Talk amongst yourselves…
Nobody’s ever gonna get bored watching Ryan Klesko play left field.
Damn. Someone’s got to let Burroughs know that Jason Phillips is real slow.
Scott Erickson just registered his FIRST strikeout of the year.
yeah…Burroughs’ swing looks really weak.
It was nice to see an actual rally, though, in the first inning. I thought the ball Nevin hit was leaving the yard.
Adam did a good job of getting out that jam. Drew and Kent have been killing us this year.
Geoff, I know you’re still holding out hope for big things from Burroughs. How do you feel about his approach at the plate so far this year? Does it look like any adjustments are happening?
You want a guy to start playing in the majors by 24. This is a big year for Sean.
0.89 BB : 10 AB. That’s poor.
1.56 SO : 10 AB. That’s pretty good, actually.
1.14 BB : 2 SO. That’s also pretty good.
0.83 XBH : 10 H. That’s awful.
He doesn’t walk enough, but at least he’s not giving up outs without making contact. Unfortunately, he has shown no power.
4-6-3. That’s what you like to see… For crying out loud. C’mon Padres. Burroughs needs to get the 2-out knock here…
Gee…Erickson’s sinker still looks pretty good.
CAAAHMOOOON.
I feel like this is the type of pitcher we should MAUL at least one out of two tries. Just like I felt like Derek Lowe was the type of pitcher we should score an earned run at least one out of two tries. Geesh.
Eric: I’m a little concerned about Burroughs because I’m not seeing him drive the ball much. That said, it could be that he’s still making adjustments.
CAAAHMOOOON.
I feel like this is the type of pitcher we should MAUL at least one out of two tries. Just like I felt like Derek Lowe was the type of pitcher we should score an earned run at least one out of two tries. Geesh.
We’ve missed a lot of opportunities in both series this year against LA.
Klesko bails out Nevin. Two-out double, 3-0. Klesko is swinging the bat well.
And now he’s out of the game in favor of Nady.
What happened? I’ve given up the tv for Survivor…
Vasgersian on Ramon’s two-run single to right: “Broken bat ducksnort.” Sweet!
I like it when Grant calls the bat a shillelagh. That’d be a good name for a blog, BTW.
Or not.
there we go.
it’s only fair that the hit that blows this game open was a broken bat flair. A ducksnort.
It’s 5-0 in the fifth, Erickson is out of the game. Former Padre Buddy Carlyle is coming in.
I vote “not.”
Sweet. And I think it’s “shillelagh.” Anyone?
I meant to drop the “g.”
Turns out they’re both right… blah
Ack, turns out I was wrong, rather. It’s “shillelagh” or “shillalah.” I suck. Back to the game.
Did I kill the discussion?
Hammond does a nice job. Inherits runners at second and third with no out and only allows one to score. How did Giles not throw Drew out at the plate on that play? That was a pretty shallow ball, and it looked like Giles set up to make a good throw but then it was cut off.
ahh…this is the way it should be. Some wiggle room for the pen to work with.
Naw, I’m still around. Um, how was that pitch to Burroughs a strike? No matter; base knock.
I’m interested in what you think of Carlyle … I’m a roto-geek and just picked him up … I’ve got Gagne, who looks to be out until mid-May or later … thought I read some good things about Buddy … what do you think, based on what you’re seeing in the game tonight? Thanks.
Oh my. Roberts hit one out of the infield. Way out of the infield.
Roberts hit that ball hard into the gap.
Assuming the Padres hold on to win this one, that’d make them 3-0 in games started by Roberts.
Carlyle has a nice breaking ball working, but guys are making good contact. Maybe if everything breaks right he’s another Brian Meadows?
Good call, Richard. I was just thinking that.
What is that thing around Dave’s neck?
Brian Meadows as a ceiling? heh
Well, Carlyle looked good against Giles.
You know, generic middle reliever. And I have no idea what that thing is around Roberts’ neck, but it seems to be working. 
There is no strikezone.
Grant said it’s a bike lock. I’ll go with that.
9 multi-hit games in 15 games played for Choi? Damn.
Hammond is looking really good.
Yeah, I’m liking the Hammond signing a lot. Could be the best $750k spent this off-season.
That was a hard-hit out by Nady.
Balls and strikes have been very inconsistent each of the past two nights.
Geez, could Nevin be any slower?
I think he was safe. Didn’t look like Phillips got the tag down before Phil touched home.
Ducksnorts reader Ed Barnes gets his name mentioned on air. Attaboy, Ed!
Seanez needed six pitches to get through the eighth. Looks like the Dodgers have given up.
Bullpen is on cruise control!!!
Nobody’s ever gonna get bored watching Ryan Klesko play left field.
Damn. Someone’s got to let Burroughs know that Jason Phillips is real slow.
Scott Erickson just registered his FIRST strikeout of the year.
yeah…Burroughs’ swing looks really weak.
It was nice to see an actual rally, though, in the first inning. I thought the ball Nevin hit was leaving the yard.
Adam did a good job of getting out that jam. Drew and Kent have been killing us this year.
Geoff, I know you’re still holding out hope for big things from Burroughs. How do you feel about his approach at the plate so far this year? Does it look like any adjustments are happening?
You want a guy to start playing in the majors by 24. This is a big year for Sean.
0.89 BB : 10 AB. That’s poor.
1.56 SO : 10 AB. That’s pretty good, actually.
1.14 BB : 2 SO. That’s also pretty good.
0.83 XBH : 10 H. That’s awful.
He doesn’t walk enough, but at least he’s not giving up outs without making contact. Unfortunately, he has shown no power.
4-6-3. That’s what you like to see… For crying out loud. C’mon Padres. Burroughs needs to get the 2-out knock here…
Gee…Erickson’s sinker still looks pretty good.
CAAAHMOOOON.
I feel like this is the type of pitcher we should MAUL at least one out of two tries. Just like I felt like Derek Lowe was the type of pitcher we should score an earned run at least one out of two tries. Geesh.
Eric: I’m a little concerned about Burroughs because I’m not seeing him drive the ball much. That said, it could be that he’s still making adjustments.
CAAAHMOOOON.
I feel like this is the type of pitcher we should MAUL at least one out of two tries. Just like I felt like Derek Lowe was the type of pitcher we should score an earned run at least one out of two tries. Geesh.
We’ve missed a lot of opportunities in both series this year against LA.
Klesko bails out Nevin. Two-out double, 3-0. Klesko is swinging the bat well.
And now he’s out of the game in favor of Nady.
What happened? I’ve given up the tv for Survivor…
Vasgersian on Ramon’s two-run single to right: “Broken bat ducksnort.” Sweet!
I like it when Grant calls the bat a shillelagh. That’d be a good name for a blog, BTW.
Or not.
there we go.
it’s only fair that the hit that blows this game open was a broken bat flair. A ducksnort.
It’s 5-0 in the fifth, Erickson is out of the game. Former Padre Buddy Carlyle is coming in.
I vote “not.”
Sweet. And I think it’s “shillelagh.” Anyone?
I meant to drop the “g.”
Turns out they’re both right… blah
Ack, turns out I was wrong, rather. It’s “shillelagh” or “shillalah.” I suck. Back to the game.
Did I kill the discussion?
Hammond does a nice job. Inherits runners at second and third with no out and only allows one to score. How did Giles not throw Drew out at the plate on that play? That was a pretty shallow ball, and it looked like Giles set up to make a good throw but then it was cut off.
ahh…this is the way it should be. Some wiggle room for the pen to work with.
Naw, I’m still around. Um, how was that pitch to Burroughs a strike? No matter; base knock.
I’m interested in what you think of Carlyle … I’m a roto-geek and just picked him up … I’ve got Gagne, who looks to be out until mid-May or later … thought I read some good things about Buddy … what do you think, based on what you’re seeing in the game tonight? Thanks.
Oh my. Roberts hit one out of the infield. Way out of the infield.
Roberts hit that ball hard into the gap.
Assuming the Padres hold on to win this one, that’d make them 3-0 in games started by Roberts.
Carlyle has a nice breaking ball working, but guys are making good contact. Maybe if everything breaks right he’s another Brian Meadows?
Good call, Richard. I was just thinking that.
What is that thing around Dave’s neck?
Brian Meadows as a ceiling? heh
Well, Carlyle looked good against Giles.
You know, generic middle reliever. And I have no idea what that thing is around Roberts’ neck, but it seems to be working.
There is no strikezone.
Grant said it’s a bike lock. I’ll go with that.
9 multi-hit games in 15 games played for Choi? Damn.
Hammond is looking really good.
Yeah, I’m liking the Hammond signing a lot. Could be the best $750k spent this off-season.
That was a hard-hit out by Nady.
Balls and strikes have been very inconsistent each of the past two nights.
Geez, could Nevin be any slower?
I think he was safe. Didn’t look like Phillips got the tag down before Phil touched home.
Ducksnorts reader Ed Barnes gets his name mentioned on air. Attaboy, Ed!
Seanez needed six pitches to get through the eighth. Looks like the Dodgers have given up.
Bullpen is on cruise control!!!