first pitch: 6:05 p.m., PT
television: Channel 4SD
matchup: Woody Williams (4-1, 3.38 ERA) vs Jason Schmidt (6-6, 3.06 ERA)
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Padres are 2-6 since the All-Star break, having been outscored, 70-47. Opponents are hitting .324/.396/.612 in those eight games, with 19 home runs. Hooray for exhibition games in the middle of the season!
yea geoff, he caught a hanger or two
Stu: It’s not the Kevin Mitchell deal, is it?
BTW, I love the Williamson acquisition.
Herges for Hensley?
correct.
Herges for Hensley, how’d that work out?
Good call. Totally spaced on Herges for Hensley.
Nice to see Sledge is still having trouble playing the outfield.
Courtesy of AFLAC, it was indeed Herges for Hensley (and someone identifed only as R.D. Spiehs). I thought it was the Mitchell deal, and couldn’t remember who the Pads got. Mark Davis and Mark Grant, I think. Anyone else?
OF Brian Giles got a day off to rest his tight right hamstring. That refers to yesterday, as seen on padresnation.com
What a shot by Cameron.
From Baseball-Reference.com:
July 5, 1987: Traded by the San Diego Padres with Dave Dravecky and Craig Lefferts to the San Francisco Giants for Chris Brown, Keith Comstock, Mark Davis, and Mark Grant.
July 5, 1987: The Padres traded Kevin Mitchell, Dave Dravecky and Craig Lefferts to the San Francisco Giants for Chris Brown, Keith Comstock, Mark Davis, and Mark Grant. The Giants received a MVP, the Padres received a Cy Young Award winner.
What the heck is Khalil swinging at there?
Wow, that is some terrible baserunning.
Entering tonight
Padres team leaders in grounded into DP’s
Adrian Gonzalez 16
Khalil Greene 11
Mike Piazza 10
Gonzalez should have stopped/slowed but oh well.
Blum makes a terrible throw to first on a grounder by Alou. Play somehow is ruled a base hit.
another Giant down, Moises Alou.. pulled a hammy looks like.
these Giants would be a threat if they weren’t so injury prone.
I bet Andy Marte makes that play
anyone have any other idea why Kottras and all the others are Indians
Giants broadcasters just said Alou aggravated a hamstring. Have to admit I was surprised to see Bonds in the lineup tonight. The Giants’ 40-something outfield unit must go through a lot of Icy Hot.
Despite my best wishes, I’m thinking that maybe its just a bug?
But this is weird, the jpeg for all three is:
http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/images/players/action/ph_136920.jpg
But if you look at the jpeg for each of the Padres that have a Padre jersey, they’re all different:
Mike Adams:
http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/images/players/action/ph_430606.jpg
Brocail: http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/images/players/action/ph_111492.jpg
etc.
Uh oh, I put too many links in a post. But what I was gonna say, evidence omitted, is:
Despite my best wishes, I’m thinking that maybe its just a bug?
But this is weird, the jpeg for all three is:
http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/images/players/action/ph_136920.jpg
But if you look at the jpeg for each of the Padres that have a Padre jersey, they’re all different:
Mike Adams
Brocail
etc.
Rob Bowen, walking machine.
is it the same on cassidy/wells?
Yup, all three are ph_136920.jpg
still is weird though, they’re not a # off.. its far off fromt he padres jersey one
Nice job by Woody to work out of the jam.
Terrible situational hitting in the eighth. Why didn’t Sledge even try to lay down a sacrifice bunt?
The Williamson deal just makes the Cincinatti GM look that much worse. He’s as valuable this year as either pitcher that the Nats gave up and the Padres got him for two Low-A pitching prospects…
From Buster Olney’s blog today:
The Padres’ deal for Scott Williamson means that San Diego has a couple of options. They could merely fold Williamson into their bullpen and have more depth, or they are now in a better position to listen to offers for set-up man Scott Linebrink, at a time when teams are salivating for bullpen help. Linebrink will make $1.75 million in 2007, as part of a contract he signed 18 months ago, and it wouldn’t be surprising if they talked to the Astros about a Linebrink-for-Morgan Ensberg trade