IGD: Padres vs Mets (20 Apr 06)
Thu, Apr 20, 2006
by Geoff Young
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT
television: Channel 4SD
matchup: Jake Peavy (1-2, 5.50 ERA) vs Steve Trachsel (1-1, 4.09 ERA)
previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN
The Mets come to town Thursday night to begin a four-game series at Petco Park. New York has gotten off to a hot start, winning 10 if its first 14 games of the season. The Mets are doing it with good hitting (Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado, David Wright, some guy who used to ride pine for the Padres) and great pitching (what’s up with Tom Glavine’s strikeout totals so far?)
As for the Padres, they took the final game of the Rockies series in convincing fashion, 13-4, to finish their road trip at 5-4. The bats started to heat up toward the end of the trip, although how much of that is due to Coors Field remains to be seen.
Adrian Gonzalez has been leading the way for most of the young season, with veterans Vinny Castilla and Brian Giles also starting to get on track. Now rookie Josh Barfield is getting into the act, and even Khalil Greene, who hasn’t been getting many hits to fall, continues to show an improved approach at the plate. He leads the team in both ISO (.264, 25th in the NL) and P/PA (4.15, 21st in the NL). About the only guy not at least showing signs right now is catcher Mike Piazza, who hasn’t done much outside of Opening Day.
On the pitching side, the patchwork bullpen has been spectacular. As for the rotation, let’s just say you’d rather not see a team use 7 starters through its first 14 games. Chris Young, who starts Saturday night against Pedro Martinez, has been better than expected, and Jake Peavy, who gets the call tonight, looked good his last time out.
There it is. Go Padres!
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April 20, 2006 at 6:08 pm
While Mike himself admits he isnt swinging the bat well, he did have a couple of doubles in that 11 inning loss(one of which drove in Josh with the game tieing run)
April 20, 2006 at 6:33 pm
do the Mets have a lineup yet?
April 20, 2006 at 6:35 pm
Yahoo’s pre-game box score shows these lineups …
NY Mets
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
J. Reyes ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
P. Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357
C. Beltran cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
C. Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
D. Wright 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353
C. Floyd lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
X. Nady rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .373
K. Matsui 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S. Trachsel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
San Diego
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
D. Roberts lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J. Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
B. Giles rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
M. Piazza c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
A. Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
K. Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
V. Castilla 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
B. Johnson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
J. Peavy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
April 20, 2006 at 6:37 pm
Starting pitchers for rest of series, according to Yahoo …
NY Mets at San Diego
Fri, Apr 21 - 10:05 pm EDT
B. Bannister vs. W. Williams
NY Mets at San Diego
Sat, Apr 22 - 10:05 pm EDT
P. MartÃnez vs. C. Young
NY Mets at San Diego
Sun, Apr 23 - 4:05 pm EDT
V. Zambrano vs. C. Hensley
April 20, 2006 at 6:39 pm
dont know about everyone else, but I am pleased to see some stability in the starting lineup instead of seeing it scrambled every night.
April 20, 2006 at 6:54 pm
Kottaras with HR #2 down at Mobile yesterday … http://tinyurl.com/kk43j … but he’s only hitting .244 (OBP = .367 = SLG = .463) …
April 20, 2006 at 6:58 pm
even with Peavy working fast. Trachsel goes really slow. I saw his start on Saturday in person. He looked okay but he left pitches up and got lit up. 5IP 9H 4ER… is a whacky line. you gotta get to Trachsel when you can and I think they will.
April 20, 2006 at 7:10 pm
In case there’s still any chance the Padres’ would go after Dallas McPherson … http://www.minorleagueball.com.....commenttop … fyi.
April 20, 2006 at 7:11 pm
no way. McPherson has been slipping since Spring Training
April 20, 2006 at 7:12 pm
TV guys just said Mike Cameron is playing at Elsinore tonight and might be back in SD tomorrow.
April 20, 2006 at 7:14 pm
anyone having trouble with gameday audio?
April 20, 2006 at 8:06 pm
Yikes, sorry ’bout the hiccup there. We’re back.
April 20, 2006 at 8:19 pm
Ho-hum, another great play by Adrian Gonzalez.
April 20, 2006 at 8:24 pm
Endy chavez replaces Carlos Beltran.. any explanation yet?
April 20, 2006 at 8:30 pm
still no gameday audio over here, anyone else?
April 20, 2006 at 8:30 pm
Speculation is Beltran’s hamstring is still bugging him.
April 20, 2006 at 8:31 pm
heh Hank.. I’m blacked out from mlb.tv. watching on gameday sucks.
April 20, 2006 at 8:33 pm
Cameron doubled off right-center field wall in first at-bat at Elsinore tonight; he’s up again now.
April 20, 2006 at 8:34 pm
I say that … BUT
seeing the words “- In play, out(s) recorded” is a very soothing and relaxing thing.
April 20, 2006 at 8:35 pm
thats good news, it would seem he is getting healthy.
April 20, 2006 at 8:35 pm
Cameron just walked.
April 20, 2006 at 8:36 pm
yeah, but not when its our side batting with a runner on second..
guess u gotta take the good with the bad tho..he he
April 20, 2006 at 8:39 pm
Padres just caught a break. Looked like Giles was out.
Cameron scores on a Colt Morton base hit at Elsinore.
April 20, 2006 at 8:40 pm
How about the anticipation of “In play run scoring play”? Could be anything from an HR to a double play, depending on the situation.
April 20, 2006 at 8:45 pm
Trachsel, not only does he pitch slow, but he has a bad ball to strike ratio but I he’s thrown 91 so I think he’s done.
April 20, 2006 at 8:50 pm
Nice play by Roberts in left to hold Delgado to a single.
April 20, 2006 at 8:55 pm
Jake’s dealing. He’s at 96 pitches through 7 innings. This is easily the best he’s looked all year.
April 20, 2006 at 8:56 pm
you think Bruce lets him go after Nady-Matsui-PH?
April 20, 2006 at 8:58 pm
c’mon insurance run.
April 20, 2006 at 9:00 pm
Cameron is out of game after 6 innings at Elsinore, as scheduled. He doubled and walked in three at-bats, scored a run, drove one in. Announcer says he’ll be back there Friday night. Also, Chase Headley just made a great play. I may have to head up there tomorrow.
April 20, 2006 at 9:01 pm
Linebrink is getting ready. Peavy and Mirabelli are talking on the bench right now; Peavy’s got the arm in a towel — “in game mode” according to Mark Grant.
April 20, 2006 at 9:03 pm
if the Padres have a scoring chance here I think Linebrink will come in and Peavy will be yanked
April 20, 2006 at 9:06 pm
Bradford is fun to watch.
I don’t live in San Diego–I like the Padres announcing team.
April 20, 2006 at 9:07 pm
Eric Young, the only pinch hitter with an RBI.. get in there!
April 20, 2006 at 9:11 pm
Nope, it’s Geoff Blum, who hits a weak pop-up to Delgado. Runners stay where they are. Now it’s EY.
April 20, 2006 at 9:12 pm
at least he didnt use bellhorn..
April 20, 2006 at 9:14 pm
Our bench stinks. How do you load the bases with nobody out and score no runs?
April 20, 2006 at 9:16 pm
well so much for that…
crap!!!
April 20, 2006 at 9:16 pm
How slow was EY running? That seems like it should not have been close.
April 20, 2006 at 9:17 pm
did Young beat that?! It looked like he got it
April 20, 2006 at 9:21 pm
It was darned close. He was giving the umpire an earful.
April 20, 2006 at 9:22 pm
Sumbitch. Home run Julio Franco. Mets lead, 3-2.
April 20, 2006 at 9:22 pm
Pinch hitters. do something.
April 20, 2006 at 9:23 pm
Kind of deserved. It should be a rule that you load the bases with no outs and fail to score, you lose. You do it twice in a week, you definitely don’t get to win.
April 20, 2006 at 9:24 pm
and THAT is why the mets are winning games and the padres are losing.
April 20, 2006 at 9:24 pm
and also I think this game has been about who can outmanage the other by putting their team in a bad situation.
Willie tried by keeping Trachsel in
Bruce countered by putting Blum
Willie then countered by bringing in Feliciano
Bruce then counters by taking out the hot hand and making EY pinch hit there (GDP)
Willie then PH’s with Franco and he happens to hit a homer
April 20, 2006 at 9:32 pm
Unbelieveable. We had them on the mat and let them up. I don’t expect they’ll return the favor.
April 20, 2006 at 9:33 pm
I fear this is over. It could be a long series; if we don’t win the Traschel v Peavy matchup, it makes you cringe. So winnable? Who is to blame? Luck? The GM for a lame bench? Bochy for picking wrong? Aaarrrggghhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 20, 2006 at 9:34 pm
there goes that top bullpen ERA
April 20, 2006 at 9:34 pm
That posting was pre-Delgado. Very over. Nice work by the pen.
April 20, 2006 at 9:37 pm
anyone notice that mirabelli doesnt seem to be able to throw out any runners, either?
April 20, 2006 at 9:41 pm
This game wasn’t managed to win. Blum shouldn’t have been the pinch hitter. if anything Young should have been first to come out. Bochy’s got to try and do his job because this whole we’re gonna screw around with veterans isn’t gonna work.
this was a very winnable game.
if I’m Peavy.. I’m PISSED OFF because he had a great game and hands it to Linebrink who couldn’t hold onto it and I’d be pissed off at Bochy for yanking me even in the bases loaded situation.
April 20, 2006 at 9:44 pm
I also think it might be time to ask Trevor Hoffman if he’s got some 4-5 out saves in the tank
April 20, 2006 at 9:55 pm
look at what bochy has got to chose from on the bench:
young, career .280 hitter(right) with only 76 hrs in 6000 career ab’s
blum, career .250 hitter(switch) with 62hrs in 2400 career ab’s
bellhorm, career .236 hitter(switch) with 61 hrs in 1800 career ab’s.
or the kid bowen 47 total career big league ab’s(.170 avg)
I think I would have just as soon have Peavy hit for himself.
April 20, 2006 at 9:59 pm
agreed Hank
April 20, 2006 at 10:16 pm
I’d like to see Chuck Norris manage this team.
because he never loses. ever.