Wow. Just wow. That was vintage Jake Peavy. He got himself into a little trouble in the third and again in the sixth but worked his way out of both jams, and that was pretty much the game.
I mostly have photos today, with very little analysis. Enjoy…
In the Bullpen
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I was able to get some shots of Peavy from directly above the Padres bullpen behind left center. I couldn’t get over to the visitors’ bullpen before Roger Clemens was finished warming up; this was as close as I got.
Game Time
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Left: Peavy got ahead 0-2 against Adam Everett in the third, then ran the count full before giving up a double just inside the third base line.
Right: I love Peavy’s swing on this pitch. I don’t think he made contact here, but he did single against Clemens a little later in the game.
Pivotal Plays
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Left: (top) This is the beginning of the end of the third inning rally for Houston. After getting the first two runners on base, the Astros basically bunted themselves out of the frame. Note Xavier Nady charging in from first base. Clemens got the bunt down but Nady pounced on it and fired to third for the out. Willy Taveras followed with a bunt that Miguel Olivo grabbed and fired to third to again nab the lead runner. (bottom) Peavy was relentless. This isn’t the best photo but it gives a good look at Peavy’s delivery.
Right: Brian Giles goes yard, providing the second of the only two runs in Tuesday night’s game. Clemens, Giles, Brad Ausmus, and home plate umpire Jeff Nelson all are looking out toward right field, beyond which the ball landed.
Yes, some great photos.. tks Geoff.
It is evident from the way Roger is looking that the ball is gone. This is a great pic.
Nice pics. I like the one where the Padres stop the third inning rallly.
I have posted my own treatment of sorts of the game:
http://www.padresnation.com/players/jakepeavy/peavydclemens.html
Nice Pics, Geoff.
That was a fun game. Good to get to hang out at the game last night. Best game yet I’ve been to at Petco and probably even one of the best I’ve ever been too…anywhere.
I’m still just so happy thinking about it.
Have fun tonight.
Go Padres!
Thanks. I can’t believe we ran into you. Right as we sit down my wife says, “Hey isn’t that Didi?” And I tell her, “C’mon there’s 40,000 people here, that’s not Didi. Hey, wait a minute, that *is* Didi.”
Glad we got to watch the game with you last night!
I went last night and was a little surprised at the crowd, I thought there would be more people. For last year’s Clemens start (on a Monday night) there were about 2000 more than last night. Personally I thought the game was going to be close to a sellout.
I think one of the great things about the game was the time it took — nothing is more enjoyable than seeing a great game in under two hours!
Yes, that was a great efficient game under 2 hours, great pitching and the Padres won. Very surprise with the non-sellout.
Good thing, Geoff, your wife has eagle eyes.
BTW, ESPN used ‘ducksnort’ in their recap of the game. I just saw the highlights again and man, I’m pumped.
Ah, good ol’ ESPN. That would explain all the folks searching for “ducksnort” or “ducksnorts” on Google last night and landing here.
I hear what y’all are saying about the crowd size, but 35K or more is really good for a Monday nigth. Still, Clemens vs. Peavy, considering The Rocket’s age, is a special event which will probably not come around again. I bought a scorecard and kept it throught the whole game thinking it would make a special keepsake. The game did not disappoint in that regard. Complete games by both of them and a shutout, combined with the victory for the home team! What could be better than that?!