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Sun, Jul 9, 2006Ballhype: hype it up!
by Geoff Young

first pitch: 10:05 a.m., PT
television: Channel 4SD
matchup: Clay Hensley (5-6, 4.16 ERA) vs John Patterson (1-2, 4.31 ERA)
preview: Padres.com
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Should it bother me that Brian Giles is ranked 75th in the NL in ISO among 90 qualifiers, behind the likes of Jamey Carroll and Jack Wilson? Yeah, maybe. But I think I’ll just focus on the fact that, for the second season in a row, the Padres will head to the All-Star break leading the division. Imagine how well they’ll be doing when Giles gets on a roll. :-)

Fire up a pot of coffee and enjoy the first-half finale, as the Padres go for the sweep in the nation’s capital. Rock on!

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    • 48 Responses to “IGD: Padres @ Nationals (9 Jul 06)”

    1. jay Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 7:29 am Reply to this comment

      Giles is still solid, just not what he used to be. I know for the traditionalist Bochy this would never happen, but I move Giles up in the order. So it would look something like:

      Giles (383/363) OBP/SLG
      Roberts (361/417)
      Piazza/Bard (346/489; 437/611)
      Gonzalez (315/456)
      Cameron (346/435)
      Greene (323/425)
      3B
      2B

      This team is not so hot on OBP (only the Cubs have a lower team OBP in the NL), so might as well get the best guys at it up top, and get more power in 3 spot.

    2. PM Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 8:13 am Reply to this comment

      Don’t forget Wimbleton, WC final, and Padres all this morning and still leaving time for the beach with the kids. That is great scheduling.

      Giles is your classic declining vet. Two years from now we wonder how the hell KT ever signed the guy, a la Klesko. But right now, I agree, he’s solid.

    3. Steve Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 9:31 am Reply to this comment

      Guys look up giles stats in April of 05, he had a down month and then bounced back, if giles continues to slump into aug then you may have a case but let the guy try to work through his slump.

    4. Steve Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 9:33 am Reply to this comment

      Jay

      I agree the pads shuld move giles up in the order but not to leadoff, just into the # 2 hole.

      Robers
      Giles
      Piazza/Bard
      Gonzalez
      Cameron
      Geene
      3B Please not Vinny
      Barfield

    5. Steve Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 9:41 am Reply to this comment

      So does this mean there is no way that Zito becomes a Padre?

      http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....id=2513849

    6. Geoff Young Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 10:06 am Reply to this comment

      Bellhorn at third again today. Woo-hoo!

    7. Geoff Young Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 10:10 am Reply to this comment

      Now, that is a nice start!

    8. Geoff Young Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 10:13 am Reply to this comment

      Three batters, three hits, one run. The home crowd is already booing.

    9. Geoff Young Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 10:21 am Reply to this comment

      On the 24th pitch of the game, Patterson records his first out. Gonzalez isn’t doing anything with runners on base this year.

    10. PM Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 10:21 am Reply to this comment

      Federer wins pretty handily, now on to the second sports treat this morning, padre baseball and already a run in. Go Pads!

      Check out this article about a female ump ib double A. Hope it works out for her. I guess pro umps make $357 a game but have to pay their on hotel. That bits. Umps probably know every cheap hotel in every major league city.

      http://sportsillustrated.cnn.c.....index.html

    11. Geoff Young Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 10:22 am Reply to this comment

      Khalil hits a weak popup. Two down. Don’t tell me we’re going to let yet another pitcher off the hook here.

    12. PM Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 10:25 am Reply to this comment

      Ugg! 3 LOBs.

    13. PM Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 10:25 am Reply to this comment

      back to the LAT saduko.

    14. Geoff Young Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 10:25 am Reply to this comment

      Nothing. We had bases loaded, nobody out and couldn’t push a run across against a guy who was visibly struggling (the pitching coach came out and they had someone warming up in the bullpen). That is just terrible.

    15. Geoff Young Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 10:31 am Reply to this comment

      And Hensley serves up a three-run jack to Nick Johnson. If we lose this one, you can pretty much pin it on the offense’s complete inability to execute with runners in scoring position.

    16. PM Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 10:45 am Reply to this comment

      Patterson out already. Must be injured. Lets hope Clay settles down.

    17. PM Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 10:53 am Reply to this comment

      Did matty V just say woody and Ballsley in a sentance? Somebody pointed to the fact that the Nationals have Go Nats in large letters at the entrance to RFK. Go Nats, Woody, Balsly, it is a manly game.

    18. jay Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 11:00 am Reply to this comment

      I am watching on MLB Innings, so have the WDC broadcast. Their announcers are pretty good, though they keep having kids do the announcers. It would be cute if the Padres were winning.

      3 pop ups with the bases loaded. Interesting move with Bray. With the ASB coming, you can use starters or most of the staff, point made by the announcers.

    19. PM Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 11:08 am Reply to this comment

      Fr already leading 1 nothing on a PK.

    20. jay Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 11:14 am Reply to this comment

      Clay just had a nice inning. Nats already have guys warming up; looks like they will do 2-3 innings a pitcher or so, unless someone is in the groove.

    21. Geoff Young Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 11:44 am Reply to this comment

      Tremendous play by Bard to grab that wild pitch and throw out Vidro at first on the strikeout.

    22. Geoff Young Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 11:49 am Reply to this comment

      Damn. Should’ve put ‘em away when we had the chance. Not the best way to go into the ASB.

    23. Mark M Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 11:53 am Reply to this comment

      Looks like the Padres are taking another Sunday off.

    24. Geoff Young Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 11:56 am Reply to this comment

      On the bright side, Khalil has his BA up to .242 with that hit.

    25. Geoff Young Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 12:02 pm Reply to this comment

      Not dead yet. Blummer with a two-run double to right-center.

    26. Geoff Young Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 12:25 pm Reply to this comment

      Klesko’s in the broadcast booth. He’s been taking batting practice for a couple of weeks and just started taking grounders and making throws. Today he threw pain-free for the first time. Klesko says he’s hoping to be back later this month.

    27. Geoff Young Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 12:26 pm Reply to this comment

      Gonzalez may be the slowest man in baseball. Stanton has him picked off first, Johnson drops the ball and still throws him out at second.

    28. Geoff Young Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 12:27 pm Reply to this comment

      And Khalil promptly singles. Of course.

    29. Geoff Young Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 12:49 pm Reply to this comment

      Cordero in for the 2-inning save opportunity. Barfield leads off with a double to left-center. He’s 13-for-22 on the current road trip.

    30. Geoff Young Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 12:54 pm Reply to this comment

      Standup triple for Roberts. Down 7-6, still only one out. Cordero’s the best they’ve got. C’mon, guys.

    31. Geoff Young Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 12:56 pm Reply to this comment

      Terrible at-bat for Cameron. Chasing sliders all over the place.

    32. Tom Waits Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 12:57 pm Reply to this comment

      I believe that a K is usually not worse than other kinds of outs, but there are times, Mike, when you’ve got to shorten up and put the XXXXXX ball in play.

    33. Geoff Young Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 1:00 pm Reply to this comment

      Good news is that Cordero threw 29 pitches that inning and he still has to work the ninth. Still, so many missed opportunities…

    34. Geoff Young Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 1:02 pm Reply to this comment

      Then again, with Cassidy in the game, it may not matter.

    35. Tom Waits Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 1:06 pm Reply to this comment

      It’s going to be hard to decide what hurt the worst if we lose this game. Having 3 consecutive bad at-bats in the first with the bases loaded, Clay continuing to hang pitches, Gonzalez, of all men in the world, being picked off, or Cameron’s inability to even make contact in the 8th.

      Or Cassidy giving back the runs. After getting ahead 0-2.

    36. Geoff Young Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 1:15 pm Reply to this comment

      Dear Mr. Cordero:

      Don’t go there.

      Regards,
      Khalil Greene

    37. Tom Waits Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 1:15 pm Reply to this comment

      UNNNH!

    38. Geoff Young Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 1:19 pm Reply to this comment

      Piazza pinch hits. First pitch from Cordero will be #50 for him.

    39. Tom Waits Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 1:20 pm Reply to this comment

      That’s so GD awesome.

    40. Geoff Young Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 1:20 pm Reply to this comment

      And pitch #51 is absolutely crushed. Despite our best efforts, we’ve got the lead, 10-9.

    41. Tom Waits Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 1:21 pm Reply to this comment

      The game is on TV downstairs, but I daren’t leave my computer and Gamecast.

    42. Geoff Young Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 1:23 pm Reply to this comment

      I know Frank Robinson doesn’t have much to work with this year and his guys have been worked very hard of late, but his bullpen usage confuses the heck out of me. Not that I’m complaining. ;-)

    43. Geoff Young Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 1:30 pm Reply to this comment

      Linebrink on to close. Looking for his second career save.

    44. Geoff Young Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 1:33 pm Reply to this comment

      Scotty carves ‘em up for the save. Wicked! Awesome, awesome game. What a great way to end the first half!

    45. jay Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 2:47 pm Reply to this comment

      Amazing to give up 9 runs, two three run jacks AND a two run jack and still win. I don’t get sticking with Cordero after he was getting beaten up. The long 8th killed him. We could have scored 16 runs today, but scored just enough. St Louis has a WP of .547, the Padres .545, battling for the second best mark in the NL. I just hope they keep it going. I don’t care if the national media ignores us, just keep winning.

    46. jay Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 2:49 pm Reply to this comment

      The main dark cloud on the horizon is Bellhorn 0-4 and a few shots past him at third. If Bochy was looking for a reason to go back to Vinny, today was that day. Hopefully Sandy has told Bochy he HAS to sit Vinny for a while. Maybe Bochy just wanted Vinny to crack .600 on the OPS for pride’s sake.

    47. Nick G. Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 3:22 pm Reply to this comment

      What a great win! Down 7-2 and they came back! Pads go into the ASB 8 games over.

      Isn’t Piazza great? I love having that guy on the team — it’s like instant credibility. And him or Bard coming off the bench to PH — either one is a great option.

    48. jay Says:
      July 9, 2006 at 5:16 pm Reply to this comment

      Record and standings at ASB:

      2006: 48-40, 2.0
      2005: 47-41, 5.5
      2004: 47-41, 2.0 out
      2003: 35-61, 23.0 out
      2002: 35-53, 19.0 out
      2001: 41-47, 10.5 out
      2000: 38-49, 12.5 out

      Very consistent over the last three years; let’s hope we have a more solid second half than in ‘04 and ‘05.

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