IGD: Padres vs Giants (1 Jul 2005)

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT
television: Channel 4
matchup: Jake Peavy (7-2, 2.88 ERA) vs Kevin Correia (0-0, –)
previews: CBS | Padres.com

We’re hip, we’re happening, we’re using three-letter acronyms. Welcome to July. Let’s hope it’s better than June. I try to defend the NL West, but here’s how the division looked last month:

      W  L  RS  RA
Col  12 15 129 149
LA   11 16  95 121
SD   10 17  91 123
SF    9 17 128 159
Ari   9 19 132 179

How do you defend that? Right, you don’t. You also don’t complain too much. I mean, 10-17 is brutal, but the Padres actually finished the month in better position than they started it. Crazy.

                          AB   BA  OBP  SLG
Peavy vs current Giants  198 .253 .335 .429
Correia vs everybody     224 .295 .374 .478

Yorvit Torrealba (.556/.556/1.000 in 9 AB) and J.T. Snow (.375/.444/.750 in 24 AB) have done the damage. Also, Barry Bonds (duh), but the Pads don’t have to worry about him right now.

On the other side, former Padre Brett Tomko, originally scheduled to start tonight’s game, has been bumped to the bullpen. This is Correia’s first big-league appearance in 2005. He has 58.1 career innings under his belt and has been cuffed around pretty good. Correia has a 6.07 ERA in 46 innings at Triple-A Fresno (home of former Padre relievers Jeremy Fikac, Brandon Puffer, and Brandon Villafuerte), working mostly out of the bullpen this year.

Mailbag

Longtime reader Bill Robens points out a disturbing fact about the Padres at Petco this year:

During my regular lunchtime ritual of going over how much better Xavier Nady is than Sean Burroughs and Phil Nevin, I found this little stat that no one (that I’ve heard) is talking about. Our opponents are KILLING us with doubles at home.

We’re outscoring our opponents by 9 runs this year, and by only 11 runs at home, where we’re 25-15. Why is this? We’re outwalking them by 32, we’re out striking-them-out by 69. The home runs are even, and we have 1 more triple. However, we’ve been out-doubled by 30! That’s 3 additional opponent doubles every 4 games. The end result is we’re beating them in batting average by 19, by OBP by 36(!) – and yet our slugging average is lower by 8. That’s just nuts.

Padre pitchers are 2nd in the league in strikeouts, but are 12th in the league in GO/AO ratio and 4th in the league in Air Outs overall. Since Petco is a tough home run park with a HUGE outfield, it looks like the ballpark is suppressing the home runs we’re giving up (just 31), and the huge outfield and generally crappy outfield defense are creating a TON of doubles. Basically, it just means everything people have been predicting has come true: the dimensions are helping our pitchers, while our crummy outfield is hurting our pitchers.

The discrepancy in doubles is pretty alarming. I don’t really have much to add to Bill’s thoughts. Although I’ve been pleasantly surprised by Dave Roberts‘ offensive production this year, I haven’t been real impressed with his play in center field. I think Jay Payton did a better job out there last year, and I’m really sorry we never got to see what Mark Kotsay could do at Petco. Of course, the Pads desperately needed a catcher and I don’t regret for a minute the decision to acquire Ramon Hernandez: I’d rather see Hernandez and guys like Payton or Roberts than Kotsay and guys like Gary Bennett or Wiki Gonzalez. But I would like to see what a real good center fielder could do in this park.

And it’s not just center field. I hate to harp on it, because there isn’t much anyone can do to change things right now, but having to play both Ryan Klesko and Phil Nevin in the field is a killer. I’m ecstatic that Klesko is healthy again and driving the ball, and that both guys have stopped publicly complaining about their digs, but I can’t think of too many players who would be less well suited for Petco Park. Unfortunately, Klesko and Nevin also happen to be two of the Padres’ most expensive players, so, like I said, not a lot can be done. And to their credit, they’re both busting ass out there; it’s just that they’re real limited in what they can do defensively in such a big park.

Point? This isn’t a transition that is going to take place overnight. You don’t just decide to make your team more athletic and have it happen. Baby steps. Maybe you draft guys who are better equipped to succeed in the existing work environment. Develop some kids who can step in and chase balls down that the current outfielders cannot. It’s good to remember that the Padres are only midway through their second season at Petco and they’re still learning how it plays. (And doing a lot better there this year than last.) Eventually they will shape the ballclub to fit the park. Getting out from under a few behemoth contracts will help. So will the presence of CEO Sandy Alderson, who is a very strong advocate of responsible spending.

There’s a weird parallel here between what the Padres need on the field and how they need to structure their roster, but I’m not sure I can explain it as well as I’d like. The general idea is less bulk, greater flexibility. If you watch closely, you can see them moving in the right direction. It’s bypassing the likes of Steve Kline, Troy Percival, and Jon Lieber in favor of Chris Hammond, Rudy Seanez, and Woody Williams. It’s sticking Robert Fick behind the plate because he’s a good hitter and he used to be a catcher. (It’s also finding ways to get Nady in the lineup more often, but like I said: baby steps.)

And I guess that, when you get down to it, is the real point. Baby steps. Oh yeah, and beat the Giants.

Other Stuff

You know the routine…

Go Pads!

114 Comments

  1. Jonathan
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:56 am | Permalink

    Nice start for Kyle Blanks in Peoria 12-29 5 2B 5 Hr 16 RBI. Be nice to have a legitimate slugger in the farm system

  2. hank
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 9:15 am | Permalink

    Great pics from Lynch Mob, I tried to leave a comment over there but they wouldnt accept my user name and password.

  3. Alan
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 9:20 am | Permalink

    Is it more we are giving up lots of doubles or are we not hitting them? I can see our weak OF defense and big park giving up lots of doubles, and that’s okay.

    What’s disturbing to me is that we don’t seem to be taking advantage of the park much. Don’t see a lot of gappers from this crew — at least that’s the way it seems.

  4. funkinstein
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 9:24 am | Permalink

    Hey, Lynch Mob, great pics. Thanks for sharing. The “friend of Jeff” is my brother-in-law Chris.

    It was nice meeting you all. Outside of the game itself, it was quite a nice evening.

  5. funkinstein
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 9:33 am | Permalink

    Regarding doubles: I don’t know that many doubles I’ve seen hit would have been played well by any OF defense. I have to wonder if the marching out of May, Redding, and yes, even Stauffer has more to do with that discrepency than our defense.

    I’d have to assume it’s at least as much to blame as shotty D, but I have no real way of backing that opinion up.

  6. Brian G.
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 9:59 am | Permalink

    Hi Geoff,

    Two other mention-worthy Giants blogs are McCovey Chronicles and Across the Seams. El Lefty Malo has links to both. Those three blogs are basically exclusively Giantscentric, while Only Baseball Matters tends to to look a bit more broadly. All four are fun reads.

  7. LynchMob
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 10:02 am | Permalink

    hank – You gotta be there next year (at the BP Pizza Feed)! It’s my understanding that a generic blogger.com username/password should work to leave comments … same as @ Friar Faithful???

  8. Posted July 1, 2005 at 11:04 am | Permalink

    I saw Lynch’s pics before…good to put a face to y’alls names.

  9. LynchMob
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 11:07 am | Permalink

    You’ll enjoy this Baseball Prospectus Notebook focus on depth, looking at how the Red Sox and Padres have addressed their needs.

    http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=4183

    … includes some good Burroughs bashing (ex. currently “hitting” .262/.332/.307) … which I can’t get enough of these days … the dude has to get better NOW … he’s outta time …

  10. Posted July 1, 2005 at 11:07 am | Permalink

    Good points, all, on the doubles issue. One thing we might want to check is how, say, the AB/2B rate for Pads and opponents at Petco compares with league rates? That could help answer Alan’s question of whether we are giving up lots of doubles or just not hitting enough of them.

    Hank: Agreed with LM. You should get out here for the next BP Pizza Feed. They have L&L’s over here now, if that helps at all. :-)

  11. LynchMob
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 11:22 am | Permalink

    Remind me what an L&L is? I’m still down here for 4 more days :-)

  12. hank
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 11:28 am | Permalink

    L&L is a diner that features Hawaiian style lunches. A must for the weary Hawaiian traveler.

    lol

  13. LynchMob
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 11:32 am | Permalink

    We have a place in Corvallis, OR called Local Boyz … http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g51817-d514956-Reviews-Local_Boyz_Hawaiian_Cafe-Corvallis_Oregon.html … come try it out, hank! Maybe next June when the OSU Beavers are hosting another Regional or SuperRegional :-)

  14. LynchMob
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 11:33 am | Permalink

    Looks like from Kearny Mesa, I need to go up to Mira Mesa or down to College area … http://www.hawaiianbarbecue.com/locations.html#

  15. LynchMob
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 11:37 am | Permalink

    Looks like from Kearny Mesa, I need to go up to Mira Mesa or down to College area … http://www.hawaiianbarbecue.com/locations.html#

  16. Posted July 1, 2005 at 11:53 am | Permalink

    LM: Go to the one in College area. The portions are massive. Pretty sure I’ve seen football players in there.

  17. Posted July 1, 2005 at 11:59 am | Permalink

    LM: Go to the one in College area. The portions are massive. Pretty sure I’ve seen football players in there.

  18. LynchMob
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 12:53 pm | Permalink

    Farm Report: Jonathan @ pdxbeavers.com opines … Miguel Asencio isn’t getting anyone out as the number 5 starter, but if his elbow problems keep him on the shelf, the Beavers will be better off with someone else in that spot.

    … dashing my hopes that Asencio would be our hidden gem savior for our #5 spot … oh, well, keep looking …

  19. Posted July 1, 2005 at 2:01 pm | Permalink

    Carrillo, Headley, and Hundley sign:

    http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=padrescarrillo&prov=st&type=lgns

  20. LynchMob
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 2:15 pm | Permalink

    Yes!

    Hundley’s not news … he’s been playing up in Eugene for a few days now … and Ramos there now also …

    No word yet on where Carillo / Headley will go? Didn’t see ‘em up at the Lake (Elsinore) last night :-(

  21. hank
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 2:59 pm | Permalink

    Terrific news on getting Headley and Carillo signed so quickly. Hopefully we can start them both at Elsinore..but at least at Ft Wayne if not.

  22. Posted July 1, 2005 at 3:15 pm | Permalink

    Thanks, LM; forgot about Hundley. Details on Carrillo:

    http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-padres-carrillo&prov=ap&type=lgns

  23. LynchMob
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 6:22 pm | Permalink

    L&L’s was great! Thanks, Geoff … and hank! And hank, if you like L&L’s, you’ll love Local Boyz in Corvallis too! :-)

  24. Posted July 1, 2005 at 6:36 pm | Permalink

    Geoff, regarding the slugging/OBP argument, one point of OPB is worht 3 points of slugging…

    The arguement is such that if a team had a 1.000 OBB it would score an infinite number of runs. A 1.000 slugging however is worth a single every time up, or a home run and 3 outs. When we allow that 1.000 to be created randomly it isn’t as reliable as the OBP… Which is why we want guys who will walk.

    However replacing Burroughs would definitly help that slugging % – not that you hadn’t already figured that out.

    I won’t be posting during the game, but I will be watching.

    Go Pads!

  25. Lance
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 6:51 pm | Permalink

    I’ve only just started drinking, so you can believe me when I say that Peter is dead right.
    God knows what sort of nonsense I’ll spew a dozen beers from now, but Peter can attest that I am surprisingly logical in my drunken state.

  26. LynchMob
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 6:52 pm | Permalink

    Adam Dunn update … 2 days ago he had a ninth-inning sacrifice fly, his first since July 22, 2003, against Milwaukee, a string of 1,086 plate appearances and 66 opportunities with a runner on third and less than two outs.
    :-)

  27. hank
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 6:52 pm | Permalink

    The lineup shows roberts out aagain. anyone hear anything?

  28. LynchMob
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 6:55 pm | Permalink

    Go, Lance, Go! … the privacy of your own home?

  29. hank
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 6:57 pm | Permalink

    kentera reporting that carillo is reporting to Lake Elsinore on monday..

  30. LynchMob
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 6:57 pm | Permalink

    Nady still hitting behind Burroughs … sigh …

  31. LynchMob
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:02 pm | Permalink

    hank – who/what is kentera?

  32. hank
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:07 pm | Permalink

    Coach John Kentera from the 1090 pre game team..

    not really sure what his claim to fame is..lol

  33. Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:08 pm | Permalink

    Coach John Kentera:
    http://tinyurl.com/e4nbw

  34. LynchMob
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:08 pm | Permalink

    The ultimate broken bat hit to lead off the game … the broken bat almost plunks Peavy!

  35. Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:08 pm | Permalink

    No – Catera – it’s an old Cadallac that was replaced by the CTS…

  36. LynchMob
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:09 pm | Permalink

    Fick sails throw to 2B … Sanchez safe @ 2B …

  37. Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:12 pm | Permalink

    Who else took a deep breath when Jake went diving into first on that play?

  38. LynchMob
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:12 pm | Permalink

    Sweeney’s struggling @ 1B … seems like he coulda/shoulda covered 1B and just let Damian field and throw … Pads down 1-0 …

  39. Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:13 pm | Permalink

    decided to have a last name today, Geoff?

  40. LynchMob
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:14 pm | Permalink

    “bounces really going Giants way tonight” … to say the least :-(

    Yup, we all took a deep breath here … Peavy didn’t look pleased … still looks like his hand is bothering him … raspberried, I’ll bet …

  41. Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:14 pm | Permalink

    Evidently. My web browser is doing some “interesting” things right now.

  42. Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:14 pm | Permalink

    That run might as well be unearned.

  43. hank
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:14 pm | Permalink

    wtf are these guys doing? where is our spectacular defense?

  44. LynchMob
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:16 pm | Permalink

    Jake “not in the groove” … agree … hopefully it’s just “not yet” :-)

  45. Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:16 pm | Permalink

    off-topic, but hearing Jon Miller’s voice reminds me that I’ve been looking for a video clip of Ruben Rivera’s “worst baserunning in the history of the game” for months. Anyone know where it’s posted up at a blog or something?

  46. LynchMob
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:18 pm | Permalink

    1st inning was harder than it coulda/shoulda been …

    Pitches-strikes – J Peavy 23-13.

    Ground balls-fly balls – J Peavy 2-0.

    Batters faced – J Peavy 6.

  47. Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:18 pm | Permalink

    I think Jake is fine. Other than the walk, he’s allowed 4 dinky ground balls and a strikeout.

  48. hank
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:18 pm | Permalink

    survival… wow I hope that we start playing baseball now..

  49. Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:21 pm | Permalink

    Can’t find the video, but here’s the audio:

    http://tinyurl.com/e37fd

    I’ll keep looking…

  50. LynchMob
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:22 pm | Permalink

    Queue Lance …

  51. Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:25 pm | Permalink

    Sweeney was supposed to “regress to career norms” after that crazy May, but he hasn’t.

  52. LynchMob
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:25 pm | Permalink

    DONG! DONG! DONG! DONG! DONG! DONG!DONG! DONG! DONG!DONG! DONG! DONG!DONG! DONG! DONG!DONG! DONG! DONG!DONG! DONG! DONG!DONG! DONG! DONG!DONG! DONG! DONG!DONG! DONG! DONG!DONG! DONG! DONG!DONG! DONG! DONG!DONG! DONG! DONG!DONG! DONG! DONG!DONG! DONG! DONG!DONG! DONG! DONG!DONG! DONG! DONG!DONG! DONG! DONG!DONG! DONG! DONG!

    Sweeney with a BOMB … 1-1 Padres … sorry, Lance, couldn’t wait any longer for ya!

  53. Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:26 pm | Permalink

    rare 5.5-hole hit for Klesko

  54. hank
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:26 pm | Permalink

    well thats a start, sweeney giveth and sweeney takem back..

    klesko and giles got the hitting shoes on tonight?

    hope so..

  55. Lance
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:26 pm | Permalink

    Huh?!?
    I’m leaving the office, and heading home. Taking the wife to Donovan’s for dinner tonight. Peavy better pitch his ass off. I ain’t comin’ home to a loss, even though Correia and I went to the same high school.

  56. Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:27 pm | Permalink

    Matt and Mud are noting that Padres hitters like to bat against hard throwers.

  57. Lance
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:27 pm | Permalink

    Er, ah… DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!

  58. Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:28 pm | Permalink

    Atta boy, Lance! Enjoy Donovan’s…

  59. LynchMob
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:30 pm | Permalink

    Better late then never, Lance …

    Man, Burroughs can’t even take an HBP … but at least he worked the walk … here comes Nady!

  60. Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:31 pm | Permalink

    Woo-hoo! Walk to Burroughs brings up X with the bases juiced and two out.

  61. Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:31 pm | Permalink

    Sweeney on May 31st: .280/.422/.460

    Sweeney since: .304/.407/.500 (not including that homer)

  62. Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:33 pm | Permalink

    wow Nady hits hard

  63. Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:33 pm | Permalink

    My goodness, I thought Snow was going to somehow make that play. Dude is amazing.

  64. Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:34 pm | Permalink

    Correia is at 35 pitches.

  65. Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:34 pm | Permalink

    Correia failing to cover costed the Giants a run or more, but the first base bag costed the Padres a run or more.

  66. LynchMob
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:35 pm | Permalink

    Greene doesn’t get good hack … was hoping for a WMS shot …

    btw, Lance, if you want an excuse for missing your cue, it’s because I misspelled it … http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=cue :-(

  67. Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:35 pm | Permalink

    dang that shoulda been a base-clearing double. We fail to “clean up” all too often.

  68. hank
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:37 pm | Permalink

    heck if it dont hit the bag, Snow probably grabs it for a putout and we dont score at all.

  69. LynchMob
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:41 pm | Permalink

    After Top of 2nd …

    Pitches-strikes – K Correia 36-21; J Peavy 35-21.

    Ground balls-fly balls – K Correia 2-0; J Peavy 3-0.

    Batters faced – K Correia 8; J Peavy 9.

  70. LynchMob
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:45 pm | Permalink

    DJ not looking good vs Corriea …

  71. Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:47 pm | Permalink

    This guy has a pretty live arm, but he’s all over the place.

  72. Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:52 pm | Permalink

    Heckuva pitch by Peavy to strike out Sanchez. I love the way Jake gets that thing to tail back over the plate against lefties.

  73. Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:55 pm | Permalink

    Easy inning for Peavy. We’re off to dinner. I’ll check back in a little later.

  74. LynchMob
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 7:56 pm | Permalink

    After top of 2nd …

    Pitches-strikes – K Correia 56-31; J Peavy 45-29.

    Ground balls-fly balls – K Correia 3-1; J Peavy 4-0.

    Batters faced – K Correia 12; J Peavy 12.

    … and I’ve got to check out for a while also …

  75. hank
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 8:03 pm | Permalink

    I think Giles might ought to realize he is34 not 24…

    two times he has done that now..

    argghhhhhhhhhhhhhh

  76. Posted July 1, 2005 at 8:05 pm | Permalink

    did someone just send me a realplayer clip?

  77. Posted July 1, 2005 at 8:11 pm | Permalink

    Peavy is being manufactured to death

  78. Posted July 1, 2005 at 8:11 pm | Permalink

    CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP

  79. hank
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 8:13 pm | Permalink

    greene should have had that…

    come on defense!

  80. Posted July 1, 2005 at 8:13 pm | Permalink

    it’s ridiculous that two pitchers of such disparate quality today have allowed the same number of runs. This should be like a 5-0 game.

  81. Posted July 1, 2005 at 8:15 pm | Permalink

    i wish it were a support-neutral day today

  82. Posted July 1, 2005 at 8:18 pm | Permalink

    the contrast between the Giants’ hits and the Padres’ outs is remarkable.

  83. hank
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 8:19 pm | Permalink

    the Giants appear to be playing defense and the Padres dont. Geeesh, they are making all the plays and we cant make any..

  84. Posted July 1, 2005 at 8:23 pm | Permalink

    Jake is dominant. He’s got no-hit stuff today, yet it’s 2-2, through no fault of his own. I’m peeved.

  85. Posted July 1, 2005 at 8:38 pm | Permalink

    hard-hit ball by the Giants for an out. I feel a little better.

  86. Posted July 1, 2005 at 9:08 pm | Permalink

    Nady and Sweeney are now slugging better than any of the regulars.

  87. Posted July 1, 2005 at 9:13 pm | Permalink

    I’m back. How did we not do more damage to Correia?

  88. Posted July 1, 2005 at 9:17 pm | Permalink

    Fick laying down the bunt for a base hit. Nice.

  89. Posted July 1, 2005 at 9:20 pm | Permalink

    he did settle down a bit, but just a poor offensive performance from this makeshift lineup. Some bad luck mixed in too. The 6th (vs. Munter) was painful.

  90. Posted July 1, 2005 at 9:20 pm | Permalink

    the Giants barely got the ball out of the infield all day and they have 3 runs.

  91. Posted July 1, 2005 at 9:21 pm | Permalink

    They need to teach Burroughs how to lay down a sacrifice bunt or stop asking him to do it. Can’t be giving away outs this late in the game.

  92. Posted July 1, 2005 at 9:25 pm | Permalink

    Wow, we’re sure making Tyler Walker look good.

  93. jay
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 9:34 pm | Permalink

    This is killing me. Durham’s hit in 9th and Alou’s grounder up the middle have been the only Giant hits to make to the outfielders. There was Greene’s missed catch in outfield earlier, but it is pathetic hitting and bad defense that we will most likely lose this game.

  94. Posted July 1, 2005 at 9:35 pm | Permalink

    I’m usually the last to question in-game managerial decisions, but letting Reyes come in just to cause trouble and then leave is weird. Aki was already warm long before Reyes.

  95. jay
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 9:35 pm | Permalink

    Why is Blum at SS?

  96. Posted July 1, 2005 at 9:36 pm | Permalink

    thing is, Giants hitting has been far more pathetic. It’s just the lucky bounces and defense that has been the difference.

  97. jay
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 9:37 pm | Permalink

    He made the plays, but why put a much inferior defender in the game?

  98. Posted July 1, 2005 at 9:38 pm | Permalink

    Blum, Jackson, Sweeney in the ninth.

    Inning 7+
    Blum: .224/.316/.284
    Jackson: .234/.308/.362
    Sweeney: .356/.483/.489

  99. jay
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 9:38 pm | Permalink

    Double switch.

  100. Posted July 1, 2005 at 9:38 pm | Permalink

    Blum is 0 for his last 18.

  101. jay
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 9:40 pm | Permalink

    Sick play by Snow.

  102. Posted July 1, 2005 at 9:40 pm | Permalink

    They’re blaming J.T. Snow for making a great play. I’m blaming Blum for swinging 3-and-1.

  103. jay
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 9:40 pm | Permalink

    DJ time for an HR?

  104. Posted July 1, 2005 at 9:40 pm | Permalink

    And it was a great play by Snow, no doubt.

  105. Posted July 1, 2005 at 9:40 pm | Permalink

    I wonder if the baseball gods are making up for Darrel May vs. Johan Santana.

  106. Posted July 1, 2005 at 9:41 pm | Permalink

    Good call, Eric. Sure seems that way.

  107. jay
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 9:42 pm | Permalink

    Not our night. Two bullets, two outs.

  108. jay
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 9:42 pm | Permalink

    Remember our sick record in 1 run game? This is the other side of it.

  109. Posted July 1, 2005 at 9:42 pm | Permalink

    gotta be one of the most frustrating games of the year.

  110. jay
    Posted July 1, 2005 at 9:44 pm | Permalink

    If the Nady’s shot doesn’t hit the bag, we win this game. But, we had a lot of luck in May. We have to play good baseball to win, not so-so ball.

  111. Posted July 1, 2005 at 9:45 pm | Permalink

    The Padres are the most talented team in this division, but they need a gut check. Getting caught trying to steal third, popping up bunts, making poor throws: It’s a little hard to watch right now.

  112. hank
    Posted July 2, 2005 at 1:48 am | Permalink

    In may, they were doing the little things right. Playing good, fundamentally sound baseball with good defense, hitting and pitching. some nights we would be missing the pitching or the hitting but defense was always there. Not only that, we were making the fundamentally correct decisions during the game… when to take the extra base, when to hit the ground ball behind the runner, when to get the ball in the air.

    we are not being out hit or out pitched, we are bing out PLAYED.

  113. Kevin
    Posted July 2, 2005 at 9:31 am | Permalink

    The San Diego Padres made a pre-emptive strike to address some bullpen needs by acquiring New York Yankees reliever Paul Quantrill in exchange for struggling pitchers Darrell May and Tim Redding, two San Diego-area papers reported.

  114. Posted July 6, 2005 at 9:11 pm | Permalink

    This might be waaaaay too late, but here’s a Ruben Rivera clip for Eric:

    http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/story/2005/4/26/18838/0627