first pitch: 12:35 p.m., PT
television: none
matchup: Woody Williams (5-8, 5.16 ERA) vs Tom Glavine (8-9, 4.50 ERA)
preview: Padres.com
Lawrence the Bad showed up Wednesday night. For the third time in 2005, he was touched for seven or more runs in a game. The eight runs he allowed matched the season high against a Padres starter (Tim Redding, May 8 at St. Louis). Brian Lawrence was fighting his command early and often, and when he does that, bad things happen.
On the bright side, the division still stinks and the Pads didn’t lose any ground. They’re still up 4 games on Arizona, which I can’t believe is still in second place. The D’backs have outplayed their Pythagorean by 7 games this year, more than any other team in either league. The only team in the NL with a worse Pythagorean record is the Rockies, and even they are only 1.5 games behind Arizona. Heck, throw in the AL and you can add Tampa Bay and Kansas City to the list of teams worse than the Snakes. So, the 27th best Pythagorean record in all of baseball is good enough for second place in the NL West.
Did I mention the division stinks?
Thursday afternoon sees the vets go at it. A matchup between two guys born in 1966. Ah, 1966. The Beatles are more popular than Jesus. Ernesto Miranda wins a court case. Martin Luther King marches in Chicago. Two future big-league pitchers are born. And today they face each other at Petco Park.
Both have seen better days. Glavine has 270 career victories under his belt, but opponents this year are hitting .315/.371/.436 against him (think Mark Kotsay in a good year). Williams has a shade fewer wins. And although his ERA in 2005 is higher than Glavine’s, the opposition isn’t hitting that much better off him: .278/.332/.459. The big difference is that Glavine allows mostly singles (75% of hits), while Williams has been much more prone to the extra base hit (just 66% of hits allowed are singles).
It’s the rubber match. It’s a day game. Let’s win the series, shall we?
Tunes: Howie Day, Dead Can Dance, Jamie Cullum, Heavy Vegetable, Keali’i Reichel, Elliott Smith, Cheb Mami.
They were both diving off their feet and hit each other head to head — full impact. Both are down and being attended to. Beltran is moving around and up. Cameron is not.
Speaking of ones who got away, Jay Payton’s OPS in Oakland is .849, with 6 HR and 19 RBI in 88 ABs.
It was bad. I’m surprised Beltran is standing, although his neck and shoulder may be hurt.
Wow, with that play and the Wright play from Monday, this may be a series we remember for a long time.
I don’t think Cameron has budged.
They are carrying Cameron off on a stretcher and putting him on a cart.
They only showed the play 2 or 3 times, because it is pretty gruesome.
The only similar play I can think of was in the 2003 ALDS when Damon collided with…Pokey Reese? Bellhorn? I think in that one they brought an immobilization thingy out as well. Obviously, all Damon had was a concussion I think so that one wasn’t as serious. Hopefully Cameron is ok and this is just for precaution.
Beltran is coming out of the game. Don’t know how bad he is hurt. Beltran is being carted off.
Cameron can lift his arms over his head.
Jackson pinch running for Ross. Play is getting underway.
I am really leaving now.
Wow. The Mets changed the roster.
No thoughts of a squeeze play?
Ross was the PH’er?
Don’t look at the results, question the decision … he was our best bat off the bench?
Here’s all the Mets changes …
- J. Reyes at shortstop
- J. Offerman at first
- M. Anderson in right field
- C. Woodward in center field
Randa came through with an RBI.
I was gonna ask about the Ross decision before the collision happened. Did he have good career stats against Glavine?
So, are Mark Loretta’s days of all-star-caliber offense over?
Keept it going Loretta.
His thumb must still be healing. As long as his glove is cured.
Can’t believe his hand is fully healthy.
Aki, what the heck?
Err…command struggles seem to always portend bad things for Aki…although I guess that’s true for any pitcher.
Suprised Olivo didn’t throw Reyes out.
Good job, Aki.
Wow, and things get even worse for the Mets.
Payton just hit a HR in Oakland.
What do you mean, Nick? The HBP to Floyd, is it bad?
Wow, that’s the way to get out of it Aki!
Didi, yeah, Leitner said that Floyd was down and writhing in pain after the HBP. I guess he was ok enough to stay in the game though. Might have actually helped us turn the DP.
The A’s are amazing this year.
San Diegan Eric Chavez hits a 3-run HR to tie it up.
I’m fired up about that homer. The A’s are my #2 team.
I’d be even more fired up if we can get an insurance run here.
Wow, that A’s. Wow. Thanks for the info, Nick.
Radio reports that Beltran has a sore shoulder and will be getting precautionary x-rays. Cameron was taken to Mercy Hospital, is awake and conscious, and will undergo some tests.
Bong!
Bong!
Why not PH Piazza?
Regarding Piazza, from BTF:
Posted by Matt Gelb loves Chase the batdog on August 11, 2005 at 06:07 PM (#1539903)
FIRE RANDOLPH NOW!
Posted by Seo Good (AJM) on August 11, 2005 at 06:08 PM (#1539907)
How do you not pinch hit for Castro!?!?
Hehehe, poor Met fans
Bong! THe Padres win again.
Other than the 3 hits given to Glavine, The Mets only got 3 more hits.
Good pitching. Although, that lead off walk to Reyes was disconcerting.
Good game.
Go Pads! Bring on the Phillies.
Sweet! I missed most of it, but good to get the W. Bring on the Phillies, indeed.
Anybody going to the Sunday double-header to see the Storms after the Padres game?
Go Florida, Go Phillies (for one more night). A 5 game lead would be very tasty indeed.
$NITPICON
Didi … no such thing as “Storms” … it’s “Lake Elsinore Storm” …
$NITPICOFF
A’s win … and the way they won has THE MOST BIZARRE description I’ve even seen in a Yahoo boxscore/play-by-play note …
- J. Kendall scored on fielder’s indifference, B. Crosby to second on F. Rodriguez’s fielding error
… the winning run scores on “fielder’s indifference”????????
Didi, I’ll be at the doubleheader Sunday.
lack of offense seems to be the prevailing theme in the Padres organization:
http://www.angelfire.com/sports/padresreport/hanksrants/
Why is that?