first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT
television: Channel 4
matchup: Tim Stauffer (1-2, 4.10 ERA) vs D.J. Houlton (2-1, 5.77 ERA)
I’m pressed for time right now, so here’s your condensed analysis: Winning rocks.
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Nice improbably 4 game run. Neither the Twins or Dodgers are exactly on their games right now, but wins are wins.
I didn’t see the game, but read the box and re-cap and in-game arguments, I mean discussions. So it prefaced Nevin’s injury with “Padres received more bad news”, and of all the bad news to receive, I liked that news the best. If this does not lead to more Nady PA’s, I don’t know what will. Playing Sweeney against Lowe makes sense, but it almost looks like Bochy is out to squelch Nady out of personal animosity.
Here’s to hoping for Adam’s quick recovery.
Jay
Note to Geoff: I agree Nevin’s situation is complicated. Decent player with power and good history, not tradeable but not the best option at 1B and expensive. This does create an incentive for Bochy to play him and kind of hope his performance reaches his prior levels and his salary. But, at some point, you have to realize that is not working and start to use him more selectively (vs. LHP, against good historical match-ups).
If doing that is going to rile up Nevin, that is the manager’s job, to manage that. I really think baseball managers are more personality management than baseball strategy. Biases can lead to value-destroying baseball decisions, but, generally, the managers do OK. Too many bunts, steals, LIDR’s, but, generally, not destroying the team. But when a personality is between you and obvious strategy shift, you have to work through it. That’s your job.
Klesko at first, Nady in left…repeat
Klesko at first, Nady in left…repeat
Klesko at first, Nady in left…repeat
You must give Nady time to see if he develops. Sweeny is a nice player but shown himself to be a good bench guy.
Klesko at first, Nady in left…repeat
BP’s STAT OF THE DAY
Top 5 NL Pitchers, by Lowest Batting Average on Balls Put Into Play (BABIP)
Player, Team, BABIP
Matt Wise, MIL, .179
Chris Hammond, SDN, .209
Tomokazu Ohka, WAS, .212
Mark Prior, CHN, .228
Pedro Martinez, NYN, .230
Eaton, Hernandez to DL; Redding, McAnulty promoted:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/padres/20050622-1431-disabled.html
Hopefully, both will be out the minimum. Not much faith, despite some encouraging recent results, in either May or Redding as the 5th starter. And fun as it’s been to watch Fick, he’s overdue for a return to Planet Earth.
On the Jeckyll & Hyde Padres:
Current ytd OPS: .737 – 15th in NL
But in MAY: .801 – 1st in NL
And now JUNE: .646 – dead last and a shocking 55 pts behind next to last Mets’ .701
sorry… that’s Jekyll
WOW … McAnulty promoted! He’s been my favorite prospect since I saw him playing for the Storm at the end of last season … he puts hard wood on the ball! I hope he gets an AB on Friday night!
Greetings, gents.
Burroughs in the 6-hole?
Interesting numbers on tonight’s Dodger pitcher DJ Houton: 45H (+ 16BB) in 34IP. Add in the 4 HBP and you’ve got a healthy 1.9 baserunners per inning.
DR must think he’s Rickey Henderson.
Fick’s double went further than DR’s home run.
That’s 12 in a row for Gilly.
Maybe they really were worried about Bochy’s contract situation.
Richard, what do you mean?
And the man with the 12th best OBP on the club, Sean, steps to the dish with two on and one out.
Make that 6th best.
They announced before the game that Bochy had agreed to a 2 year extension.
Damn Sean. Fielder’s Choice leaves us with first and third and two away. C’mon Greeney.
It seems Nady will not sniff PT while Nevin is out. And I think Sweeney would be a better candidate for the two hole swapping out with Fick.
I’d bat Fick cleanup…
Thanks Richard, had not heard that. Good news I suppose. As much as I have trouble with Bochy, I just don’t know who would replace him that would be any different/better.
Plus it is fun to bitch about him.
Anybody know what time the Feed is?
Timmy is up in the zone today. Where’s the Stauffer from two starts ago?
Whatz the infield single to third garbage? Sean, stop waving to Daddy and play the damn bag!
What exactly is your complaint, Iced?
I think Boch is a quality manager. He doesn’t have the in-game and skills of a Billy Martin, nor the roster-making intuition of Dick Williams,
but his people-managing talents are above reproach. Ultimately, this will determine a manager’s long-term fate with an organization.
Random: Sean has more fielding win shares than he does batting.
Delete the “and” in the Billy martin part…
Richard, nothing fancy. Just pitchers getting cheap infield singles in front of a chronically underachieving, often lazy third baseman really pisses me off.
Otherwise, no fancy complaints this evening.
And yourself?
Did even Brooks Robinson ever accomplsh (?) that in a full season at 3B?
Dave ran out of the box on tonight’s home run.
I’l bet that Ken Reitz or Aurelio Rodriguez matched that at 3B. Richard?
I doubt it, but Clete Boyer may have.
Sean has almost four times as many FRAR than BRAR…
Clete Boyer had more Fielding Runs than Batting Runs ever year but one and he played in 1725 games over his career.
That should say “every.”
To all Pizza (NOT!!) Feed attendees:
Hook up prior to the supposed Feed at The Field (http://www.thefieldirishpub.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/events.woa/wa/default.
It’s at 544 Fifth, with good eats, cold Guiness and Newcastle, and an all-ages policy. After the game, The Imperial House would appear to be the destination, according to David at Davidblizerblog.
Hope to meet many of you Friday night!
Matt and Mud can’t think of any reason other than Kent not batting in front of Bonds for why his numbers this year aren’t as good as they were in 2000. I’ll have to check, but I’m pretty sure he was five years younger five years ago. Just a guess.
How much faith do you have in those fielding numbers, Richard? I’m not saying they’re wrong, I’m just wondering from whence these metrics come. I’ll be honest, I hate to sift through defensive stats.
How much faith? Not much. Fielding Stats suck.
Damn, Kent’s numbers look good to me. At his age, and playing at Chavez Ravine, I’m guessing his stats are of historic relevence for a middle infielder.
At last, the REAL Richard shows his face.
Base hit Klesko. If we can’t beat a Rule 5 guy…
and Giles extended his streak to 12 straight times on base.
3-1 count to Gilly…
Giles hit that real hard. RBI triple for Giles!
Giles has now reached in 13 consecutive plate appearances. He’s two away from the Major League record.
And you almost have to try not to score with a runner on third and less than two away.
Giles really got around that one quickly. Just rocketed it out to right.
Sweeney’s fouled off about four pitches, now…
3-1 to Sean. It’d be nice if he could turn on one.
Or a walk. That’s just as good.
DJ needs to come through here. I’ll be surprised if he does.
Wrong DJ came through.
Houlton: 3.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 HR (71 pitches, 65% strikes)
Stauffer: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR (53 pitches, 66% strikes)
At this rate, Houlton should only be good for one more inning. Stauffer ought to be good for 2-3 more…
Has Choi taken a pitch tonight?
Choi swung at six of the seven pitches he saw that AB.
Seven in a row retired by Stauffer.
Richard, you are carrying the group tonight. Unfortunately, I’m at work.
Houlton can’t seem to find the strike zone tonight…
Well, he IS a Rule 5 guy…
Stauffer has already surpassed his 60th Percentile PECOTA Projection for VORP…
Richard, your 3-2 prediction may yet come to fruition…
If it does, I think we can all agree that Thursday is a lock for 4-3.
I always thought it was nice that they named a projection system for a utility guy like Bill Pecota.
Giants lead D-Backs 1-0. Do we know who we want to win that game???
Stauffer: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 0 HR, (83 pitches, 67% strikes)
I’d like to see the Diamondbacks beat up on the Giants.
Arizona will eventually go away, but I want San Francisco out of it and fast.
Stauffer is second among NL rookies in VORP.
Ryno hit that ball very hard. Nothing to show for it…
Damn. Giles fails to reach base for the first time this series.
I’m THINK I agree with that assessment, but I’m not sure the Giants have a prayer.
Better be careful what I say.
“I’m think…”???
damn, I meant “I think”
Sweeney looks like he belongs in the California League, tonight at least…
Sweeney has caught Nevin-itis over at 1B.
Nobody home but you and me, Richard.
Where’d they all go?!?
I hate Werth.
Werth for his career has a .038 HR/AB…
Manager Bruce Bochy agreed to a two-year contract extension. His deal had been set to expire at season’s end. … The Padres placed RHP Adam Eaton and C Ramon Hernandez on the 15-day DL. To take their roster spots, activated RHP Tim Redding and recalled OF-INF Paul McAnulty from Double-A Mobile. … 1B Phil Nevin is expected to be out four to five days with a strained oblique muscle.
Klesko almost had that ball. Wow.
I think they should put Phil on the DL.
Oh, crap.
According to Coleman:
“That’s hit way back… and that ball is… (long pause)
No..(pause) Yeah.
(uncomfortably long pause)… a home run.”
Well, he’s really old.
Lance, that was unquestionably the worst home run call of all time.
“And ‘boom’ goes the dynamite” would have been better.
Richard, putting Nevin on the DL would not put his salary on the DL.
Is Eaton’s DL stay retroactive to a particular date?
If nobody knows, Lee Sinins or Transaction Guy will.
He broadcasts like old people f—: slow and sloppy.
Sweeney removed for Ojeda…
Brian, I am originator of the BEST home run call: DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!
I love Jerry, and forgive him his naps.
Great play by Chris Hammond. I didn’t know he could throw that hard!
What did the ump say to Kent?
Kevin, old people may fuck slow, but it’s generally with great precision. After all, it may be their last time.
I’d throw Kent out of the game just for his mustache, personally.
Jeff Kent has been “phased out” as George Carlin would say.
Jeff Kent should be thrown out of baseball. Barry Bonds is more likeable.
Sorry, Lance. He’s horrid.
DJ screws up a double-play, but Khalil salvaged one out. How did he do that? Wow.
DJ must die. Seriously, let the fans stone him to death in the midle of the field. And the inning ends.
DJ, you misshapen little troll!
Jeff Kent was obviously safe, btw. The fact that he got run was just a bonus…
Damian Jackson will probably win this game.
“you gotta see it” – that’s what he said…
Yeah, Brian, he’s become imcompetant.
If the sane happened to your father, would you replace him with a NEW dad?!?
I’ve been listening to Coleman for over 30 years, and it’s hard to let go.
The same, the saMe!!!
damn.
Jerry Coleman is your father?
No, it might be ’sane’ — you’ve never met my Dad.
I really don’t understand why Miguel Ojeda is in the game…
DR is a WINNING MACHINE, I am a TYPO MACHINE.
Sane and Coleman should not be in the same sentence.
MLB GameDay is half an inning behind…
What I’ve never understood is why they let the incredibly capable Bob Chandler go and are still holding on to Coleman.
No, Jerry is not my father, and I’ll start praying for the sanity of fathers everywhere.
4-3. And boy, am I PISSED…
MLB Gameday struugles when unusual events (like an ejection) happen.
Matty V. called a 5-3 play a “groundout to second.”
Kevin and Brian, do not dis the sage wisdom of the Jerry.
I am a father and, trust me, having children is not the expressway to sanity.
Pizza (not) Feed starts when the gates open @ 5pm … email from Paul Swayden just went out @ 820pm this evening …
Matt got it right, sort of… it WAS to an infielder.
Wow I like what Bochy’s done with the lineup since I have been gone. If he needed a right handed bat to replace Sweeney at first, why not Nady? *Sigh*
Ojeda is in the No. 9 spot. Can we get him lower?
I really wonder what Nady did to offend Boch.
I’d prefer he play left end.
That’s left end of the bench, of course…
Nady is probably upset about the two-year extension Bochy got.
We really have no excuse not to come back against this bunch. The Dodgers current lineup is pathetic.
But then again so is Bochy’s irrational love for Ojeda.
Miguel Ojeda is now batting .141 according to ESPN…
Ojeda should never swing until there are two strikes.
Done! Friday at The Field (544 Fifth Ave) anytime after 3:00. Then onward to the Supposed Feed. By then we should have filled our gullets with shepherd’s pie, corned beef & cabbage, and LOTS of Guiness.
When Ramon comes off the DL, Ojeda needs to get DFA’d.
Ojeda should never swing… that’s all…
Our last baserunners were in the third.
This game is rapidly developing an odor.
Fick is God.
I’m gonna have a Sheperd’s Pie! … or maybe some “Boxty” (check out the web site … like above provided by Lance, THANKS!) …
Any of you available to pick me up at the airport @ 230ish (my flight’s scheduled to land @ 2) … if not, I think I’ll walk over to Petco … seriously
Only Jackson, Ojeda and Sweeney have failed to reach base…
Where are you at, LynchMob?
They should probably quit giving Saenz anything to hit.
LM, if you seriously need a ride, call my office at (619) 697-5892, or my cell at 921-2174. I’ll send a driver, or pick you up myself.
Saenz, Saenz, everywhere a Saenz.
I’m in Corvallis, OR … flying down from PDX to SAN … meeting some friends @ the Feed … but they don’t get off work until after 4 at earliest …
I could get you picked up in time to ride along with Richard and me, LM.
Damnit.
Brilliant, Kevin. Except I’m so veryvery pissed offf.
Lance – that’d be GREAT! I’m sending you an email … THANKS!
I see, LynchMob. That’s cool. Maybe I will make it there this season.
Is it all about you, Lance?
I want to go drink some bleach.
Who do we have starting tomorrow?
Well, yes, Kevin, it is. But I thought your post was friggin’ genius, and I’m annoyed I didn’t think of it myself.
Anyone going to the Hard Rock Cafe tomorrow morning?
What’s at HR Cafe?
If Nady doesn’t pinch-hit for Seanez, my head may very well explode.
Oh, well, thanks, Lance. We have Lawrence going against Dessens.
http://www.mty1090.com/sc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=238&Itemid=39
Blummer is pinch-hitting. I want to punch Bochy in the neck.
14 of 15 for Giles?
5-Man Electric Band, if memory serves, Kevin.
I thinks that’s right. Then later butchered by Tesla when I was in high school.
I was guessing either Poison or Cinderella on the remake. But I’ll go with Tesla.
Man, you guys know your shitty music,
Giles never makes an out. That’s a good quality in a ballplayer.
Hey man, that’s music with a MESSAGE!
Lance … if you be drinkin’ bleach, I don’t wanna get in a car you’re drivin’ … so don’t do it … OK?
Yeah, some message. I own 6,000+ albums, and not a Tesla or Cinderella record in the bunch.
Nice plate appearance by Geoff Blum. The problem with judging a manager is that even decisions that are wrong more often than not will occasionally appear correct.
Here comes the adventurous world of Sean B. bunting.
Don’t worry, LM. I’m driving.
Richard, you bunting here?
How many Otis Redding albums?
How about Nady PH for Burroughs?
No sweat, LM. Richard will be driving. And I’ll send a company employee to pick you up, if necessary. Because I’ll be drunk off my ass on BLEACH!!!
I hate the bunt here.
Would I bunt? I don’t think so. I’d tell Sean to look for the walk, though….
Good job by Sean. It’s on KG, now. If Ojeda comes up, Nady should PH.
I have all of Otis Redding’s recorded works.
Oh boy, if we don’t score something here, I think I will put my fist through the monitor.
I yelled at the TV: Don’t swing at the first pitch.
Sure enough…
Thank you for taking the bunt off. Scully says Bochy bunts less than the average NL manager. I’m glad, but I wouldn’t have guessed that.
Why was Khalil swinging first pitch?
Most managers bunt WAY too much.
Groundball scores a run. I hate Cesar Izturis. That should have been an infield single.
I’m impressed, Lance. You OPS just went up in my book.
Khalil looked safe there.
I guess “single to left” works …
Tip your hat to Cesare. That was a phenomenal play.
Pinch Hit for Ojeda!!!
These crowd shots are really bad. Is this new or something?
Oh great. The game is in Ojeda’s hands.
Make-up call for Kent I think.
I pull Ojeda for Nady, move Fick back behind the plate.
Oh my God. McAnulty is pinch-hitting. He’s never had a PA above AA has he?
Paul’s first major league at-bat!
I checked. He hasn’t.
Not Nady but McAnaulty.
Hi guys. Nice to see Nady getting some much needed rest.
But no, Bochy gives Paul Mac the at-bat.
This boggles the mind.
I guarantee at least a tie after this at-bat.
Great move here by Bochy, put the rookie in.
Why Boch? Why?
PH for Ojeda?
I think I’m going to be ill.
Can DR do it again?
What did Nady ever do? Kill Bochy’s dog?
Why McAnulty instead of Nady?
That is a HUGE outside “corner.”
Bochy really screwed up.
Pathetic. Only one run after bases loaded no outs.
McAnulty shows as “lined out to second” … hard liner or soft liner?
I guess he’s saving Nady for the 12th inning.
It was pretty damn hard.
Soft liner, or more a medium speed liner.
Richard … tell me more about the HUGE outside “corner”?
I realize McAnulty batted .467 in Spring Training, but that was in 15 at-bats. In AA he only batted like .300/.370/.500. That doesn’t translate to MLB very impressively.
Final from San Francisco: SF4, AZ 0.
Ah crap, the game is over, Reyes is in.
Blum is playing first?
Why is Xavier Nady, he of the .280+ EqA, the 25th man on the roster?
Padres leaving runners on again, 9 LOB so far, 5 in scoring position.
Yeah, I guess it was more medium.
Fick goes C-1B-C. Tough night of work on defense.
Reyes pitching the ninth smells an awful lot like a concession.
Why is Blum playing first? It would have been too easy to have Klesko play first and put Nady in LF.
I think Bochy and Towers have stated that Klesko’s days at 1B for San Diego are done.
Steal situation. Can Reyes hold a guy on?
He’s certainly had enough practice pitching with guys on base…
Not when he throws the ball away.
If the Padres manage to come back, the win would be completely in spite of Bochy.
Pinch-hitting with McAnulty instead of Nady.
Having Dennys Reyes instead of anyone else pitch the ninth.
Now he’s bringing in Linebrink. WHY IN THE HELL didn’t he bring in Linebrink to start the ninth if he hadn’t conceded the game?
Richard … Mobile & the Southern League in general supresses offense … so .300/.370/.500 might translate to MLB better than you think …
He’s showing us tonight why he got the extension: he lets everyone play. Unfortunately he has very little idea of when it is appropriate to let everyone play. Except for Nady, which apparently is never.
If Reyes is on the roster, Bochy should use him. That being said, I wouldn’t have put him in there.
IBB to Saenz?
Reyes should play, but not in close games.
That should have been Werth instead of Saenz…
Agree Richard, but we know Bochy has a hard time understanding such concepts.
We have the right guys coming up in the ninth.
Lynch, the parks may favor pitchers, but the difficulty of the league doesn’t compare to the Majors (and PetCo is a pitcher’s park, too.)
That’s why I wanted to IBB Werth…
“the right guys” = Fick, Klesko, Giles … agree’d … they be “the right guys”!
LM, I doubt it projects to, say, .300 .370. .500 in the bigs, or anything close to it. Plus, he’s fat, and old, for a prospect.
Werth is killing us!!!!
Wow, that was ugly.
Hoffman to PH for Giles in the 9th.
Poor defense kills us again. DJ, throwing error by Reyes to put the guy into scoring position, and then the worse route to a ball I have seen in many years.
Bochy must not like winning.
Who’s gonna be at The Field, followed by that Feed with no Pizza?
DR has been well below average in center field this year…
Roberts should have hailed a cab to get to that one.
Well maybe Yhancy will choke again.
Richard – we’re not disagreeing about the stats … nor that he’s an “old prospect” … but he wasn’t fat when I saw him play at the end of last season … what I saw was that he’s a HITTER … put GOOD wood on the ball every AB … so tell me about his MLB debut AB … “line out to 2nd” … hard line out, or soft line out?
Roberts came in too much and then almost made a 90 degree turn to try and catch up to it.
No shit, Richard, DR is a hack out there.
One out. I feel the bitterness welling up..
I didn’t call him fat. That was Lance. Also, the line out was off the end of the bat.
LM, it was me who insulted your boyfriend McAnulty.
Actually, DR had been above average his entire career. This year, he’s been further below average than he had been above.
Ryno with the “bloop” half.
Last chance. Giles is the man we want up.
1-0
Come on Giles. Time for that big fly.
Klesko takes away the possibility of a GIDP.
Full count, now…
Teams have stolen 50 of 65 on LA this year says Scully. Horrible.
Richard … oops, sorry for the mis-attrib …
Hey Lance, easy on the “fat” label … give the kid a chance! Also, don’t blame him for Bochy’s decision to make his MLB debut a VERY critical situation … I can’t think that was a good move … Nady better have the flu or something … I know what the first question I want to ask KT on Friday is: Why is Nady getting so little playing time, so few ABs?
Count full. Time to groove one
Damn.
To quote Eric Cartman: He’s not fat, he’s big boned.
Can Blum get it done?
Somebody remind Towers that Bochy is nothing more than middle management and can be told to play Nady.
Klesko steal just became huge.
Future Hall of Famer Geoff Blum, we’re counting on you…
Ump generous with outside corner.
This one’s over. I’m gonna go take a shower and go to bed.
That strike three was loooooow.
Was Klesko’s SB a good idea? Did it take bat out of Giles’ hand?
I’m gonna remind Towers Fri night.
Game over. Dodgers still suck.
Catch you boys later.
That sucks. I’m going home.
Losing to that Dodger line-up (without Kent for more than half the game) and a Rule 5 pitcher is more than a little disappointing.
Let this one get away. We have no business losing tomorrow. But this game has left a foul taste in my mouth.
Houlton at least is alright, Dessens tomorrow during the day should be BP in my opinion. I just don’t want to see Sweeney start again, or at least batting somewhere other than 5th.
Farm Report … Josh Barfield goes 3-for-4 with HR #7 tonight … and a decent start by Oxspring … http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/app/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&did=milb&t=g_box&gid=2005_06_22_freaaa_poraaa_1
John Sickels posted this comment on his blog (www.minorleagueball.com) on Tuesday …
OF Paul McAnulty at Double-A Mobile in the San Diego system. Hitting .300/.372/.490 with 10 homers, 26 walks, and 57 strikeouts in 66 games, 253 at-bats. McAnulty is the opposite of guys like Dukes or Francoeur. He isn’t a great athlete, was just a 12th-round pick (out of Long Beach State in 2002), and is already 24 years old. But he hit well in A-ball, and has made a successful transition to Double-A this year. His walk rate is down compared to what he did in the low minors (he drew 88 walks last year but is on course for just over half that this year). Isolated Discipline is .072, compared to .107 last year. But Mobile isn’t an easy place to hit, so overall I think the Padres have to be pleased. His defensive limitations and lack of speed are a limiting factor in his ability to get playing time, but I can see him becoming a successful “have bat, will travel” guy.
I keep expecting to see that Barfield has started to draw walks and/or hit for power… Maybe one day.