IGD: Padres @ Dodgers (25 Jul 06)
Tue, Jul 25, 2006
by Geoff Young
first pitch: 7:10 p.m., PT
television: Channel 4SD
matchup: Chan Ho Park (6-6, 4.64 ERA) vs Mark Hendrickson (4-11, 3.99 ERA)
preview: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN
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Padres won the opener at Chavez Ravine, 7-6 in 11 innings. Should’ve been over in regulation, but for the second straight game, the defense let down Scott Linebrink. Still, a win is a win and we’ll take it.
Chan Ho Park faces his old team Tuesday night, while the Dodgers counter with former NBA player Mark Hendrickson. This raises the obvious question: In a game of one-on-one between Hendrickson and Chris Young, who do you like?
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July 25, 2006 at 6:06 pm
As much as I’d like to pick Young in the one-on-one matchup, I gotta go with the guy who played 100-plus NBA games. Plus, Young’s current foot issue would probably hurt his first step quickness.
That said, I hope Henderson gets dunked on, uh I mean taken deep, tonight. Repeatedly.
July 25, 2006 at 6:16 pm
I still can’t believe the Dodgers’ scorer called the play where Sledge dropped the ball, a “hit.” Linebrink’s ERA took a tumble b/c of that homer.
I’ve seen more of that this road-trip than I can remember. It seems like at least twice in Frisco and last in LA… Chaps my hide!
July 25, 2006 at 6:34 pm
I think it’s good that we cleared our throat with 107 posts earlier. Now we are ready for the game.
July 25, 2006 at 6:39 pm
my fingers are nice and loose..
July 25, 2006 at 7:24 pm
There is no reason for Adrian Gonzalez to bat sixth, when he has been the team’s best hitter.
Pretending there is such thing as Eric Young and since Giles gets on base but doesn’t hit for power anymore and Cameron hits for some power, this should be the lineup:
Roberts, lf
Giles, rf
Gonzalez, 1b
Piazza/Bard, c
Cameron, cf
Greene, ss
Barfield, 2b
Bellhorn, 3b
July 25, 2006 at 7:32 pm
I like that lineup…the only concern I have about Gonzalez so far is that he doesn’t seem to hit well with men on base.
July 25, 2006 at 7:38 pm
Damn, Park does a nice job there but they’re covering the bag because the runner is in motion; ergo double play to end the inning.
July 25, 2006 at 7:46 pm
Cameron: 15th HR.
July 25, 2006 at 7:52 pm
With that home run, Cameron has probably been our most productive hitter.
July 25, 2006 at 7:53 pm
Actually, thanks to Giles’ 60 extra PA, it’s probably him.
July 25, 2006 at 7:55 pm
Padres are 7th in the Majors in EQA coming into tonight’s game.
July 25, 2006 at 7:58 pm
Gonzalez (.853) and Cameron (.822) have the hightest OPS among qualifers. Bard (1.055) and Piazza (.872) have the highest among all the players.
July 25, 2006 at 8:01 pm
I guess Fernando Valezuela, Hideo Nomo and Juan Marichal to that question.
July 25, 2006 at 8:02 pm
I was thinking Fernando as well… I like Nomo and Marichal as the other two..although I wouldn’t have guessed those on my own..
July 25, 2006 at 8:04 pm
But I see what you are saying, Richard, about Giles because of the plate appearances. That makes sense.
July 25, 2006 at 8:05 pm
Cameron put a beautiful swing on that home run, driving it out to right-center.
July 25, 2006 at 8:05 pm
His first of the year?
July 25, 2006 at 8:06 pm
Kenny Lofton: 1st HR of the season.
July 25, 2006 at 8:07 pm
Adam Eaton made his Rangers debut tonight against the Yankees: 3.2 IP, 1 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 4 SO, 78 pitches.
July 25, 2006 at 8:07 pm
Nice call on the trivia question Kevin…
July 25, 2006 at 8:08 pm
Thanks, I still have the Sports Illustrated with Fernando on the cover from 1981.
July 25, 2006 at 8:09 pm
anybody want to chip in on the ihatechanho.com fund? I can just see the facade of the first three innings fading away (and of the first half of the season for that matter)…
July 25, 2006 at 8:09 pm
What was the trivia question?
July 25, 2006 at 8:11 pm
Chan Ho Park is the wins leader from Korea. Who are the wins leaders from Mexico, Japan and Dominican Republic?
July 25, 2006 at 8:11 pm
As bad as our Pads get razzed for lack of hitting, just looking quickly through the lineup the Dodgers are throwing out there tonight makes me feel like we have murderer’s row or something. Ricky Ledee? Are you kidding? In the 5 spot? Saenz in clean-up? Toby Hall. The list goes on. The only good thing in the line-up tonight is a decent very top of the order…
July 25, 2006 at 8:11 pm
“Strike two.” - Mark Grant
July 25, 2006 at 8:12 pm
Ah, good one. The trivia question on Channel 4SD was who has hit the most homers at Dodger Stadium.
July 25, 2006 at 8:13 pm
Mike Piazza.
July 25, 2006 at 8:14 pm
re: lineup
As bad as Bochy can be, I think Grady Little is worse.
July 25, 2006 at 8:15 pm
Gwynn and Grant say they’d rather play every day for a last place club than simply be on the roster of a contender. Vasgersian didn’t share that opinion.
July 25, 2006 at 8:16 pm
Piazza was my guess. The answer is Eric Karros.
July 25, 2006 at 8:17 pm
Christina Kahrl basically spits in Dusty Baker’s face:
“The particularly odd part of [Scott Williamson's] performance so far has been his struggles against right-handed hitters. That might improve some coming to PETCO, of course, and it will obviously help to have Bruce Bochy choosing when and how to use him instead of [Dusty] Baker,”
July 25, 2006 at 8:22 pm
Interesting that Lofton is wearing #6 for the Dodgers. You know, he couldn’t do that if he played for the Padres.
And somewhere, LynchMob pops a vein.
July 25, 2006 at 8:26 pm
I covet that Steve Garvey bobblhead.
July 25, 2006 at 8:27 pm
I agree with Gwynn and Grant. Players want to play, and good players believe they can change the fate of that last-place team.
July 25, 2006 at 8:35 pm
Piazza: 3B
July 25, 2006 at 8:36 pm
I thought it was a triple. Sorry.
July 25, 2006 at 8:40 pm
16-game hitting streak.
July 25, 2006 at 8:40 pm
Piazza: 1,000 runs.
July 25, 2006 at 8:41 pm
After looking fairly lost against Hendrickson his first two times up, Gonzo drives in Piazza with a double to right. Very nice.
July 25, 2006 at 8:43 pm
Bruce Bochy looks likes Bobby Valentine — he lost his disguise.
July 25, 2006 at 8:44 pm
Geez, how can you hit a fly ball to Lofton that’s not deep enough to score the runner from third?
July 25, 2006 at 8:44 pm
And Chan Ho takes it upon himself to get it done. Unreal.
July 25, 2006 at 8:54 pm
I think the sixth is usally fall-apart time for Chan Ho.
July 25, 2006 at 8:57 pm
We got a call there. I think Izturis might have been safe.
July 25, 2006 at 9:00 pm
Martinez swings at ball four and hits a harmless grounder to Khalil. Gotta get through pinch-hitter J. D. Drew now.
July 25, 2006 at 9:03 pm
And once again, Cameron is a stud. Great throw to nail Hall at the plate. Let’s get Park out of there and score some more runs.
July 25, 2006 at 9:08 pm
How can that ball to Ethier be a 2 base error when the one hit to Sledge last night was a double?
July 25, 2006 at 9:40 pm
Meredith to work the 8th…have any of the TV guys said anything about Linebrink’s absence?
July 25, 2006 at 9:44 pm
Notes from AP: Dodger Stadium holds some strange memories for RHP Chan Ho Park, who faced his former team at Chavez Ravine for only the second time in his career Tuesday night. On April 8, 1994, he made his major league debut there with an inning of mop-up relief — on the same night Atlanta’s Kent Mercker beat the Dodgers with a no-hitter. On April 23, 1999, Park gave up two grand slams to St. Louis’ Fernando Tatis — in the same inning. On June 5, 1999, Park triggered an altercation with Angels pitcher Tim Belcher after Belcher forcefully tagged him out on a sacrifice bunt up the first base line. Park shoved him with both hands, then forearmed him in the face and giving him a Karate kick — leaving Belcher with a spike wound on his left thigh and a bruised left forearm. On Aug. 24, 2000, at Chavez Ravine, Park hit his first big league home run an estimated 427 feet and pitched seven scoreless innings against the Montreal Expos en route to one of his career-high 18 wins. His only other start against the Dodgers in Los Angeles was Sept. 11, 2005, when he allowed two runs and three hits and hit two batters in a no-decision.
July 25, 2006 at 9:49 pm
I love Danys Baez.
July 25, 2006 at 9:49 pm
Gonzalez for El Presidente.
July 25, 2006 at 9:52 pm
Gonzalez is really something.
July 25, 2006 at 9:57 pm
Stu: Linebrink is warming up in the ‘pen right now. Since this is no longer a save situation, he’ll probably work the ninth.
July 25, 2006 at 9:57 pm
No save situation now.
July 25, 2006 at 10:00 pm
Never mind, Adkins is in there instead of Linebrink.
July 25, 2006 at 10:01 pm
Geoff - thanks. I’m guessing Trevor was going to get the night off after getting the save on Monday and Sunday. As for the lack of a save situation, you gotta love it when the hitters score too many runs.
July 25, 2006 at 10:06 pm
Scully broadcast names Adrian Gonzalez Player of the Game. I have to say I’m not tired of that.
July 25, 2006 at 10:24 pm
Assuming the Padres field a lineup of Piazza, Gonzalez, Barfield, Bellhorn, Greene, Roberts, Cameron and Giles… the Lineup Analysis tool at Baseball Musings says the lineup should look like this:
Roberts, Piazza, Barfield, Gonzalez, Cameron, Bellhorn, Greene, Pitcher, Giles.
That would certainly be interesting.