first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT
television: Channel 4SD
matchup: Chris Young (4-3, 3.39 ERA) vs Ricky Nolasco (4-2, 3.15 ERA)
I am still fighting a bug I caught before going on vacation and I fully expect to be passed out on the couch by the third inning. With any luck, that means I’ll miss all of Vinny Castilla’s at-bats.
On the plus side, Chris Young has allowed just 3 hits over his last 16 innings. Go Pads!
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I got a stone I’m trying to “pass”, so I’ve got some good pain killers which I try to take a little before Vinny gets up to the plate, although last night I should have taken some with an easy ground ball to Greene in the 9th. You never know where the pain is going to come from with this team, much like a kidney stone. Hope you feel better, GY. Get some rest.
Here’s an interesting link. Looks like this HGH thing is going to get a little ugly.
http://www.deadspin.com/sports/baseball/so-weve-got-some-affidavit-names-179400.php
Leyritz took “greenies”:
http://www.newsday.com/sports/printedition/ny-spleyritz094774825jun09,0,7306889.story?coll=ny-sports-print
I wish Castilla would take some HGH and greenies. Maybe he’ll hit better maybe he won’t but the Padres would have to cut him.
Well, there is no doubt that little greenies play a part in MLB, the schedule they keep is really tough. But Puelos on HGH would be a shock, the has claimed repeatedly that he is clean. Maybe that is why he went on the DL.
More on the Jason Grimsley thing:
http://www.all-baseball.com/double/archives/023158.html
and more from Deadspin. The trainer (Chris Mihfield) officially denying everything.
http://www.deadspin.com/sports/baseball/kc-trainer-responds-denies-affidavit-cameo-179686.php
anyone watching our battery at Alabama today. Lablanc got lit up on that hanging curve, otherwise he looks pretty good. but topping out at 86mph..
hank – thanks for the Crimson Tide update … keep ‘em coming!
Gametracker on UNC vs Alabama is at http://www.ncaasports.com/baseball/mens/scoreboard/div1/div1/20060609 … Lablanc getting bested by Andrew Miller … not a surprise …
Young has 6 ks in 2 innings, but 44 pitches. Also, Blum is p-laying 3rd. Hope for a couple hits and an extended benching for Vinny.
thru 4 …
Pitches-strikes – R Nolasco 62-40; C Young 68-45.
Ground balls-fly balls – R Nolasco 3-3; C Young 2-1.
Batters faced – R Nolasco 16; C Young 16.
Here’s BP’s Kevin Goldstein’s review of Padres’ draft …
Matt Antonelli, 3b, Wake Forest – 17th overall
Kyler Burke, of, Ooltewah HS (Tennesee) – 35th overall
Chad Huffman, 2b, Texas Christian – 53rd overall
Wade LeBlanc, lhp, Alabama – 61st overall
Cedric Hunter, of, King HS (Georgia) – 93rd overall
Antonelli was expected to go the the Blue Jays all along at No. 14 until the last 72 hours, and the Padres got one of the top college position players available. He’s a good athlete and a fundamentally sound player who can hit for average, has a little power and runs well. He might end up at second base or even center field. Burke was one of the better all-around high-school outfielders around. His tools are at least average across the board, and his power is well-above average. Huffman went surprisingly high, as he’s a good hitter without a defensive position, and he’s not a good enough hitter to be without a defensive position. LeBlanc is undefeated this year, but his stuff is big league fringy, while Hunter is maybe toolsier than Burke, but not as polished. As the top player in the famed East Cobb program, he was expected to go a litle higher and, of course, go to the Braves.
Best pick after these five: If the Padres sign either 11th-round pick Matt Latos or 14th-round selection Grant Green, they just got a potential first-round talent. Unfortunately, because of where they where drafted, college is the more likely choice, especially for Green.
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that’s back-to-back-back XBH …
- C. Young tripled to deep right
- D. Roberts doubled to deep left, C. Young scored
- M. Cameron homered to deep left, D. Roberts scored
3-1 Padres …
ps. lance – you get my #80?
Josh Geer with a *great* outing for Ft Wayne today … http://tinyurl.com/jlrm5
What’s the deal with CY not being able to get Jacobs out?
Wade Leblanc ended up going 5.2 inning, giving up 8 R, 6 ER, 10 H, 1 BB, 4 K’s … he finishes his season (I’m projecting UNC to advance) at 11-1 … he’ll get some rest before hopefully signing and reporting to Eugene.
LeBlanc reminds of Cesar Ramos..yes?
Maybe he has some upside but not much..
Yeah, LM, we got it. Loads of impressive research (apparently you’re not as lazy as we are), but we still gotta turn it into a bio for D*************n.
See how stealthy I can be? I should be the one writing up those Grimsley interviews.
LR – you’re the *bomb*! (get it, stealth … bomb … stealth … bomb … oh well, in honor our recent draft i’ll acknowledge that that was a reach
).
btw, what’s a “bio”? … just pub i gave ya … raw, baby, just raw … it’ll work!
CY done after 6 …
Pitches-strikes – R Nolasco 87-57; C Young 106-69; J Adkins 15-10.
Ground balls-fly balls – R Nolasco 4-8; C Young 2-3; J Adkins 1-1.
Batters faced – R Nolasco 25; C Young 25; J Adkins 3.
… 5 hits, 3 BB, 1 R … AND 12 K’s!!!
Padres’ last pick in the draft was Bryce Lefebvre, 3b, Scottsdale (Ariz.) CC AZ … anyone know if he’s related to Joe?
Bryce Lefebvre, 3B, Saddleback Community College, Ariz., 45th round by San Diego. Son of Jim, infielder, 1965-72. Top achievement: 1965 NL Rookie of the Year, managed the Mariners, White Sox and Brewers between 1989-99.
I’ve always wonder’d if Joe and Jim are related … nah, I don’t s’pose so since they don’t pronunce their name the same …
Here’s some more Jim Lefebvre trivia: Lefebvre was named as Manager of the Chinese Taipei team for the 2006 World Baseball Classic.
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Ballgame! Hoffy with a rough outing … but gets the save!
450 saves for Hoffman. It’s a tough road to Cooperstown for relievers, but Hoffy is gonna be the first true career closer to come before the voters who is reasonably of HOF quality (Smith, Reardon, and Franco are obviously not at the same level). I gotta believe his resume is nearing first-ballot quality.
I hope Gossage is in by then.
I think Rollie Fingers was a career reliever.
OK, I just looked it up – he started 37 games out of 944 pitched. I would say that qualifies him as a career reliever. (Gossage also started 37 games, although he pitched in 1002.)
I think Gossage makes it, then Hoffman, then Rivera. I also think that eventualy Smith gets in. It’ll take a while, but I think he’ll get in.
Lance – how is Smith “not at same level”? He’s the current all-time saves leader (@ 478)! http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smithle02.shtml
And doesn’t Sutter qualify as the “the first career reliever to get in”?
Well, actually, when you look at Smith’s career stats, he really wasn’t at the same level of dominance as Hoffman – more hits/IP and less Ks. He hung on for a long time which brought his career numbers down. But the career leader in anything should get some respect. Of course, Rivera’s numbers are going to blow away Smith and Hoffman, eventually.
And yes, Sutter was the first career reliever. Forgot him. But his career numbers are far less dominant than Fingers, Hoffman, Gossage, Rivera Smith, or even guys like Henke. Sutter, I think, is going to be one of those guys who, in 15 years, people are going to say, why is HE in the hall of fame, and use him to promote the candidacies of clearly unworthy guys like Doug Jones. Oh Well. Call him the Jim Bottomley or Phil Rizutto of relief pichers.
Sutter wasn’t a one-inning closer. The term “closer” did not exist when he retired. Their roles are similar, but distinctly different.
For much of his career, Smith was a closer in the present-day sense, but nobody who has actually examined the topic could possibly think he was as good a pitcher as Hoffman or Rivera.
I agree, but obviously, Smith’s career saves record should hold some sway with voters. Of course, if he gets bumped down many spots on that list in the next 5-10 years, it’s a big difference. But generally the career leader in anything will get some HOF consideration, and should.
The only people I see challenging his record in the near future are Hoffman, of course, and Rivera will blow right by both of them.