IGD: Cubs @ Padres (5 May 06)
Fri, May 5, 2006
by Geoff Young
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT
television: Channel 4SD
matchup: Chan Ho Park (1-1, 5.34 ERA) vs Carlos Zambrano (0-2, 5.35 ERA)
previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN
I will be dining at Molly’s in celebration of my birthday, so you’re on your own tonight as the Padres return home and look to extend their winning streak to six against the Cubs.
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May 5, 2006 at 6:27 pm
Hey look…i get to be first…
Happy Birthday Geoff…hope you had a great day..
May 5, 2006 at 6:39 pm
Hey guys — Burroughs got sent down.
http://www.sptimes.com/2006/05.....are_.shtml
May 5, 2006 at 6:43 pm
Geez..the guy can’t hang on the Devil Rays roster…I think we got the better end of that trade..
May 5, 2006 at 7:35 pm
ur getting old Geoff, its bad when you cant remember that Chicago has the Cubs and not the DODGERS…
lol…
now that your older u just got to work harder.
aloha, hank
May 5, 2006 at 7:36 pm
Is Zambrano the second coming of Cy Young or has the Petco Curse returned. We need the witch doctor.
http://www.dynamicdesignintl.c.....doctor.jpg
May 5, 2006 at 8:51 pm
Kerry Robinson’s hitting .320 for the Royals … http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=260505104 … just a fun fact to help GY celebrate his day!
May 5, 2006 at 8:53 pm
After 7 full …
Pitches-strikes - C Zambrano 107-72; C Park 91-56.
Ground balls-fly balls - C Zambrano 5-6; C Park 11-6.
Batters faced - C Zambrano 28; C Park 22.
… it wasn’t obvious to me NOT to PH for Park … I’m not a fan of burning an out when it’s not obvious Park will make it out of the next inning … even with as AWESOME as his results have been tonight (and granted I’m not watching so I have *NO IDEA* how he looks) … I’m just saying that I’ll bet it’s 50/50 that he gets out of the top of the 8th … that was a valuable out he consumed in the bottom of the 7th …
May 5, 2006 at 8:57 pm
*OUCH*!!!!
Can somebody explain why the Padres just intentionally walked the *OUT MACHINE* that is Neifi Perez????
May 5, 2006 at 9:03 pm
Whew! Just because they got outta that jam, don’t make it good managing …
May 5, 2006 at 9:05 pm
I think he was walked to force Dusty to pinch hit. If Chan Ho got Neifi out the inning is over and Zambrano starts the 8th. Plus Neifi has killed Chan Ho in the past. Whatever the reasoning, it worked. And Zambrano is out of the game.
May 5, 2006 at 9:07 pm
Cesar Ramos with a good outing tonight @ The Diamond … http://tinyurl.com/hpa6g … ERA now down to 2.73.
May 5, 2006 at 9:17 pm
Anthony - I’ll buy that … I s’pose … but it’s dangerous to judge a decision by the outcome … the decision has to stand alone … Bochy chose to face Mabry instead of Perez! It doesn’t seem close …
And now he’s sending Park out to pitch the 9th? Have we no ‘pen?
May 5, 2006 at 9:17 pm
Weird fact of this season. Peavy has the highest ERA among SD starters.
May 5, 2006 at 9:18 pm
Worked again … Chan Ho goes 9! 2 H’s + 4 BB’s … AMAZING! YA HOO!
Pitches-strikes - C Zambrano 107-72; S Eyre 14-9; C Park 121-69.
Ground balls-fly balls - C Zambrano 5-6; S Eyre 2-0; C Park 14-9.
Batters faced - C Zambrano 28; S Eyre 3; C Park 32.
May 5, 2006 at 9:19 pm
Jonathon … yup, that’s weird … and how about this one (as reported in USA Today today …
RF Jeff Francoeur went to a three-ball count for the first time this season, in the top of the sixth inning Thursday in Philadelphia. He still does not have a walk.
May 5, 2006 at 9:23 pm
FWIW, as soon as I saw them start to walk Perez I thought it was a good decision. Bringing in a reliever to face Perez would have been the standard thing to do, I thought it was a gutsy call and was surprised Bochy did it. Of course he might not have been thinking about getting Zambrano out of there at all…
Wow, more May magic?
May 5, 2006 at 9:31 pm
You can see the video of Hensley getting hit at this web page … http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com.....;ym=200605 … they’ve got an angle from mound-cam!
May 5, 2006 at 9:31 pm
Late to the party as usual, just wanted to interrupt this Padres rally to chime in with my best wishes to Geoff!
And what better way to celebrate than with BONUS BASEBALL!!
May 5, 2006 at 9:34 pm
I must be in a pissy mood tonight … I’m not happy ’bout bringing in Trevor here … he don’t like coming into tie games … but with top of the order coming up for Padres in the bottom of the 10th, I’m hoping the 10th is the last inning!
May 5, 2006 at 9:42 pm
Checking in to say I liked the decision (and outcome) to IBB Perez to get Zambrano out of the game.
Also wanted to say Happy Birthday to Geoff and to announce a Shane Victorino sighting! Shane is playing for the Phillies. Also, D’Angelo Jimenez is playing for the Rangers. Combine those two with Kerry Robinson and you’ve got Geoff’s favorite players!
May 5, 2006 at 9:45 pm
BG … well done … the GY-trifecta! You should bet the Derby tomorrow
May 5, 2006 at 9:50 pm
Hey, LM, methinks this series of numbers is a tad bit better than the one you posted the other night: 9.00, 4.50, 3.00. 2.25, 1.80, 1.50, 1.29, 1.15, 1.00, 0.90 (so far tonight).
May 5, 2006 at 9:52 pm
dprat … *THAT* is *AMAZING*!!!
Hoffy is still *DA MAN*!!!
May 5, 2006 at 10:01 pm
Lynch,
You heard it here first: AP Warrior.
May 5, 2006 at 10:05 pm
And Cassidy ain’t so bad, either.
May 5, 2006 at 10:15 pm
Thank you, Juan Pierre, for having no arm!
May 5, 2006 at 10:16 pm
Josh Barfield … tonight’s Mr. May … BOOYA!
May 5, 2006 at 10:17 pm
Thatta boy Josh…. drive home safely everyone…
May 5, 2006 at 10:19 pm
A Robert Fick sighting in USA Today today …
1B/C Robert Fick will resume his rehabilitation assignment at Double-A Harrisburg on Friday. Fick, who has been on the disabled list since undergoing right elbow surgery in early March, had his original rehab stint in Harrisburg cut short after experiencing shoulder pain. He’s feeling better now, though, and is expected to spend the remaining 13 days of his assignment in the minors before being activated off the DL.
May 5, 2006 at 10:32 pm
Barfield sure looks like a keeper. Great game by Park, too.
May 6, 2006 at 5:48 pm
Thanks for all the birthday wishes, folks! Hank, you’re right — I am getting old; I’ve fixed the title.