Comments on: IGD: Padres vs Rockies (26 Aug 2005)

By: Kevin Brewer

Kevin Brewer — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 19:30:47 +0000

What happened on that play at first to end the inning? I don't have sound.

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By: hank

hank — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 19:21:46 +0000

Man, Giles has stepped his game up the last month. He has started expanding his zone with runners on so that he has accepted some of the responsibilty for driving in runs. And, he is doing it.

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By: hank

hank — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 19:18:23 +0000

when I read that they sent Ross down I breathed a sigh of relief. I was surely afraid that they were going to send Hensley down.

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By: Kevin Brewer

Kevin Brewer — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 17:47:51 +0000

SAN DIEGO (AP) � Right-hander Adam Eaton was activated from the disabled list by the San Diego Padres on Friday in time to start against the Colorado Rockies.

To make room on the roster, catcher David Ross was optioned to Triple-A Portland.

Eaton strained a flexor tendon in his right middle finger during his last start, June 15 at Detroit. He was on the disabled list until July 31. He made two relief appearances, then went back on the disabled list to make three rehab starts in the minors.

He is 9-2 with a 3.76 ERA.

Ross was batting .333 with a triple and a run scored in eight games.

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By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 17:32:21 +0000

Did anybody notice what Joey Devine did in his 2nd MLB appearance? Gave up another Grand Slam! http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=250823116 … kinda takes some of the luster off Nady’s grannie … but I’m still a big X fan

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By: hank

hank — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 16:53:18 +0000

with the way the division is set up with all the division play at the end of the season, it is virtually impossible for one of those teams to catch the padres unless the Padres and the other two teams just fall apart.

29 of the Padres remaining 35 games are in the div

24 of arizonas remaing games are in the div

25 of the dodgers remaining games are in the div

26 of the giants remaining games are in the div.

if the Padres play .500 against the division then 3 of the 4 remaining teams must completely fall apart to allow one team to catch the padres..

am I making sense?

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By: Brian G.

Brian G. — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 15:57:15 +0000

In case not everybody saw this yesterday:

If the Padres (63-63) play .500 ball the rest of the way:

Arizona would have to go 23-12 to catch them (or reach 81-81)

Los Angeles would have to go 24-13

San Francisco would have to go 26-10

Colorado would have to go 34-3

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By: Geoff Young

Geoff Young — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 15:48:59 +0000

Good stuff, LM. Thanks.

Unrelated:

Ben Johnson interview:
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/ne.....type=story

Carrillo back to Elsinore for playoffs:
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/ne.....type=story

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By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 15:31:28 +0000

Here’s a relevant Q&A from BP …

Kelly (Kalamazoo): In the historically bad NL West, even a team as miserable as the Giants could sneak into the playoffs, if they can put together a strong September. Not likely, I know, but with the Dodgers, DBacks and Giants all theoretically in contention, due to the inability of the Padres to play above .500, it’s possible. Can you see any of the Padres challengers “rising” to the occasion?

James Click: If I’m not mistaken, the Rockies have been the best team in that division over the last month or two which tells us about all we need to know.

If the Dodgers entire roster hadn’t tripped over itself trying to get onto the DL first, they’d probably be running away with the division. If they can get a few healthy bodies back — not particularly likely — they could chase the Padres down. But with five games to make up (and they’re losing the Marlins as we speak), it’s not likely to happen.

The real story of this division is the injuries. It’s unbelievable how many days that division has lost to the DL. If David Halberstam can whip up books on the great divisional races in the past, Will Carroll should be able to fill a thome about the lost season that is the NL West.

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By: Brian G.

Brian G. — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 14:48:55 +0000

Since they're at exactly .500 overall, 12 games under on Sun and Wed means 12 games over the other five days. Blaming it all on Bochy is no doubt incorrect but it's an alarming trend, particularly when you consider the getaway day aspect. For that reason, TGIF, I guess.

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