Comments on: Padres Winning Streak Reaches Nine http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/05/padres-winning-streak-reaches-nine.html Blogging the San Diego Padres baseball club. Established 1997. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:56:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: lovespooh2 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/05/padres-winning-streak-reaches-nine.html#comment-15454 lovespooh2 Tue, 09 May 2006 22:48:50 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/05/padres-winning-streak-reaches-nine.html#comment-15454 Just read the article at mlb.com regarding the 50 games suspenson of Delmon Young. I did not see the original incident until today. I was also a bit disturbed to read that he "bumped an umpire last year and received a three game suspension" and "threw a bat at a pitcher in another game after being hit by a pitch." For this, he also gets 50 hours of community service with the Miracle League of Golf Beaches in St. Petersburg Fl, which is a program for mentally and physically challenged youth. If this guy has an anger management problem, I'm not so sure I want him working with challenged youth. But maybe that's just me.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-15454">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Just read the article at mlb.com regarding the 50 games suspenson of Delmon Young. I did not see the original incident until today. I was also a bit disturbed to read that he “bumped an umpire last year and received a three game suspension” and “threw a bat at a pitcher in another game after being hit by a pitch.” For this, he also gets 50 hours of community service with the Miracle League of Golf Beaches in St. Petersburg Fl, which is a program for mentally and physically challenged youth. If this guy has an anger management problem, I’m not so sure I want him working with challenged youth. But maybe that’s just me.

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]]> By: LynchMob http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/05/padres-winning-streak-reaches-nine.html#comment-15453 LynchMob Tue, 09 May 2006 22:35:30 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/05/padres-winning-streak-reaches-nine.html#comment-15453 GY - thanks for that link ... I like the way it says "Kottaras is listed at 6-foot, 190 pounds" ... he sure didn't look that big to me over at Peoria back in March ... as GK says, "numbers both offensively and defensively will speak for themselves when it's all said and done"!<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-15453">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> GY - thanks for that link … I like the way it says “Kottaras is listed at 6-foot, 190 pounds” … he sure didn’t look that big to me over at Peoria back in March … as GK says, “numbers both offensively and defensively will speak for themselves when it’s all said and done”!

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]]> By: Geoff Young http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/05/padres-winning-streak-reaches-nine.html#comment-15452 Geoff Young Tue, 09 May 2006 19:29:22 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/05/padres-winning-streak-reaches-nine.html#comment-15452 Q&A with George Kottaras at BA: http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/features/261245.html<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-15452">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Q&A with George Kottaras at BA:

http://www.baseballamerica.com.....61245.html

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]]> By: Geoff Young http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/05/padres-winning-streak-reaches-nine.html#comment-15451 Geoff Young Tue, 09 May 2006 18:39:12 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/05/padres-winning-streak-reaches-nine.html#comment-15451 Anthony: Good points about Roberts and the pitchout. As for Young, I'm going to have to study his delivery -- you're right, the stuff isn't overpowering, but hitters seem to have trouble tracking it.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-15451">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Anthony: Good points about Roberts and the pitchout. As for Young, I’m going to have to study his delivery — you’re right, the stuff isn’t overpowering, but hitters seem to have trouble tracking it.

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]]> By: Didi http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/05/padres-winning-streak-reaches-nine.html#comment-15450 Didi Tue, 09 May 2006 18:05:05 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/05/padres-winning-streak-reaches-nine.html#comment-15450 I didn't check the schedule and thought that the Padres had missed Maddux. Found out as I watch the game on TV. Wait a 4-game series? Glad I didn't ran out to Petco and watch Maddux got hit around. I'm glad that the team is clicking so well right now. The Padres are playing good baseball. That HR by Greene was just sick. And I love the DP in the 8th. Love the announcers but had Tony swallowed a whole other person? Makes me sad that Gwynn has gone the way of Charlie Hayes and Mo Vaughn, especially with the Doctor chasing Gwynn's triple record. I enjoyed seeing Adrian Gonzales played 1B. He just smooth and comfortable there. Go Padres! This site http://www.brewcrewball.com/ is predicting the Brew Crew taking 2 out of 3 for the Padres. I think not.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-15450">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> I didn’t check the schedule and thought that the Padres had missed Maddux. Found out as I watch the game on TV. Wait a 4-game series? Glad I didn’t ran out to Petco and watch Maddux got hit around.
I’m glad that the team is clicking so well right now. The Padres are playing good baseball.

That HR by Greene was just sick. And I love the DP in the 8th.
Love the announcers but had Tony swallowed a whole other person? Makes me sad that Gwynn has gone the way of Charlie Hayes and Mo Vaughn, especially with the Doctor chasing Gwynn’s triple record.

I enjoyed seeing Adrian Gonzales played 1B. He just smooth and comfortable there.

Go Padres!

This site http://www.brewcrewball.com/ is predicting the Brew Crew taking 2 out of 3 for the Padres. I think not.

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]]> By: LynchMob http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/05/padres-winning-streak-reaches-nine.html#comment-15449 LynchMob Tue, 09 May 2006 17:24:11 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/05/padres-winning-streak-reaches-nine.html#comment-15449 You can see Greene's glove work and HR at mlb.com ... http://tinyurl.com/flarh ... under May 8: CHC @ SD ... clikc on links labeled "Greene starts sweet DP" and "Friars' big fourth" ... good stuff!<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-15449">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> You can see Greene’s glove work and HR at mlb.com … http://tinyurl.com/flarh … under May 8: CHC @ SD … clikc on links labeled “Greene starts sweet DP” and “Friars’ big fourth” … good stuff!

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]]> By: lovespooh2 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/05/padres-winning-streak-reaches-nine.html#comment-15448 lovespooh2 Tue, 09 May 2006 17:21:54 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/05/padres-winning-streak-reaches-nine.html#comment-15448 DP by Greene, Barfield and Gonzalez- It was a beautiful thing. Our future looks bright with that DP combination. I love the combo of Matt, Mud and Tony in the booth. True, they are homers, but who cares! It's fun to listen to them. Going to the game Wednesday night against the Brew Crew. Hope I'll be rooting for number 11.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-15448">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> DP by Greene, Barfield and Gonzalez- It was a beautiful thing. Our future looks bright with that DP combination. I love the combo of Matt, Mud and Tony in the booth. True, they are homers, but who cares! It’s fun to listen to them. Going to the game Wednesday night against the Brew Crew. Hope I’ll be rooting for number 11.

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]]> By: anthony http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/05/padres-winning-streak-reaches-nine.html#comment-15447 anthony Tue, 09 May 2006 17:20:31 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/05/padres-winning-streak-reaches-nine.html#comment-15447 I thought the first inning was key. The walk to Roberts, the stolen base, Cameron taking second on the bad throw and then Giles' single, it all happened so fast, it was like blitzkrieg. I got the sense that it demoralized the Cubs to see Maddux taken apart like that right off the bat. I also though Dusty Baker's infatuation with the pitchout actually made it easier for Roberts. He knew Dusty was going to pitchout at some point and sure enough he did at 1-0. Roberts knew he wasn't going to pitchout again at 2-0 so he was free to run. Chris Young is such an odd type of pitcher. I've never seen someone blowing away hitters with a 90mph fastball like he does. Watching his delivery in slow motion what struck me is how he really throws his glove hand out there, that's got to be distracting to the hitter. I didn't realize he was so much better with runners on base. Perhaps he should pitch out of the stretch all the time?<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-15447">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> I thought the first inning was key. The walk to Roberts, the stolen base, Cameron taking second on the bad throw and then Giles’ single, it all happened so fast, it was like blitzkrieg. I got the sense that it demoralized the Cubs to see Maddux taken apart like that right off the bat.

I also though Dusty Baker’s infatuation with the pitchout actually made it easier for Roberts. He knew Dusty was going to pitchout at some point and sure enough he did at 1-0. Roberts knew he wasn’t going to pitchout again at 2-0 so he was free to run.

Chris Young is such an odd type of pitcher. I’ve never seen someone blowing away hitters with a 90mph fastball like he does. Watching his delivery in slow motion what struck me is how he really throws his glove hand out there, that’s got to be distracting to the hitter. I didn’t realize he was so much better with runners on base. Perhaps he should pitch out of the stretch all the time?

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]]> By: LynchMob http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/05/padres-winning-streak-reaches-nine.html#comment-15446 LynchMob Tue, 09 May 2006 17:05:12 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/05/padres-winning-streak-reaches-nine.html#comment-15446 I'm very impressed with the Rox ... especially their pitching! Unless, of course, we find out that the switch on the humdior has been stuck on "Ultra" ...<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-15446">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> I’m very impressed with the Rox … especially their pitching! Unless, of course, we find out that the switch on the humdior has been stuck on “Ultra” …

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]]> By: dprat http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/05/padres-winning-streak-reaches-nine.html#comment-15445 dprat Tue, 09 May 2006 16:47:36 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/05/padres-winning-streak-reaches-nine.html#comment-15445 To be filed under trends to enjoy while they last: the NL West currently has the best division record (+9) in MLB. No longer the Mild West? Once again the Wild West? A season-long 5-team battle? At the very least, thanks to the much improved Rox, this division seems to have no truly bad teams, like Pittsburgh in the Central, or Florida & Washington in the East.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-15445">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> To be filed under trends to enjoy while they last: the NL West currently has the best division record (+9) in MLB. No longer the Mild West? Once again the Wild West? A season-long 5-team battle? At the very least, thanks to the much improved Rox, this division seems to have no truly bad teams, like Pittsburgh in the Central, or Florida & Washington in the East.

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