first pitch: 6:40 p.m., PT
television: Channel 4SD
matchup: Chris Young (9-5, 3.77 ERA) vs Enrique Gonzalez (3-5, 5.32 ERA)
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Is it me, or does this pennant race lack the urgency of, say, philosophers playing soccer?
Agreed, Anthony. CY looked very strong right up till the end. Good to have him back.
hey I know some of you might not be psyched about David Wells but think of David Wells for some A-level prospect is probably better than Dewon Brazelton for part of the rotation. I mean
Peavy-Young-Hensley-Williams-Thompson
is okay but will that cut it in september and what if we need a spot starter?
re: 47 … ‘course Gibson had a pair of HRs in ’84 … ouch.
Trivia: What was Kirk Gibson’s highest salary? http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gibsoki01.shtml … the answer surprised me!
Well would be a solid acquisition.
Heh, the good old days. I bet some old school writer griped that he was overpaid too.
Ryguy … I’m with you … I think Wells would be more likely to pitch well in an important Sept game than Thompson … and I’m losing faith in Woody …
just noticed also, Chris Young throwing for more ground balls this month (GO/AO 0.71) as oppose to his more frequent fly ball tendencies. that also happened tonight 6-4 go-ao. I just got in so I couldn’t watch but I’m guessing Young kept the ball down pretty hard tonight.
speaking of extreme ground ball, here comes Cla Meridith.
I agree with LM on Woody, I don’t think hes got much left honestly and I saw him pitch in NY
How many other managers use their best reliever in the 8th inning of a game they’re winning by six runs.
And that should have had a question mark.
Meredith breaks Jose Melendez’ consecutive scoreless innings streak by a Padres rookie.
Re: 41 and LM’s comment about the GM by committee approach; I agree, and would love to see that group have some more time to develop. I was psyched when the Padres hired DePodesta. Here’s a question for anyone who wants to answer; Has DePodesta has any exposure in the San Diego media since coming aboard? I haven’t heard much, if anything, out of him at all. Maybe he’s just grinding away doing analysis in Excel…
Walker lays out and makes a spectacular diving stop to get the force at second. Blum makes an ill-advised return throw that gets by Meredith. Bowen almost nails the runner at second. Good effort.
59 – gotta use him sometime … off day Thursday … he’ll be OK for a high-leverage appearance tomrrow … and then again on Friday … I’m OK with him going out there tonight … he didn’t pitch yesterday, should he have?
ps. Richard … what’s the status of #80 Top Padre of All-Time???
Geez that was a bad throw by Blum, and a horrible decision to throw in the first place. That was good to see Meredith gettin ground balls from lefties.
Dogs tie it up 5-5 … remember, our best-case-scenario is actually extra innings
I haven’t seen anything on Paul D in the papers or elsewhere. Really a low profile. BTW, Cincinnati and Dogs tied, Reds batting in top of the 7th.
66, 67: And even if it doesn’t go extra innings, both bullpens are going 4+ innings.
Dogs and Reds still tied 5-5, top of the 8th.
DePo was mentioned in early August in the notes section of an article in the SDUT. I haven’t heard anything about him other than that since we got him.
Embree doing his best to give Hoffy another save.
Re:26
I see where you’re coming from, especially with Khalil’s injury history, though I would guess that any slightly better than replacement-level SS is worth as much over 162 as Khalil is worth over 90-100. My only other point would be to echo post 34; Khalil is just now entering his peak while Everett is just now entering the decline phase. While Everett will probably continue to be an excellent defender, his bat is sure to slide even more, while Khalil might (and if I knew how to, I’d italicize might) have a ridiculous offensive season sometime in the next 2-3 years. That possibility alone would lead me to choose Greene, despite his “digital” issues.
Luv-ya, Dub-ya … with apologies
Woohoo, extra innings in the Reds-Dodgers game.
Ah, 13th inning, and still going … sweet
Cust with #28 … *SLEDGE* with #24 (en feugo!!!) … for Portland at Fresno tonight … http://tinyurl.com/p539y
Oh, and McAnulty play’d 3B again tonight for Portland
*Derek Lowe on in the 14th for Dodgers. Smells like a pennant race.
*Nice to have a legit. power threat at 3rd. Only 3 games, though, so let’s not get too excited.
*I’d love to get Wells. The guy’s a fighter and still knows how to get guys out. Afraid what it might take to get him — A LOT of teams are interested. Throw your old boss a bone, Theo.
*Sledge might make excellent trade bait in the offseason. Young, powerful, just not sure his defense is good enough to keep him at Petco if another another team wants him as a package. Nice throw-in in the Eaton-Aki trade, nonetheless.
Wild Card, here we come! Russell Branyan is the boon(e) that we have been searching high and low for, my brothers. Rejoice tonight, for soon we may have one of the Dago’s favorite son’s, David Wells, return like the prodigal son. Tonight is good.
I’d love to see the Dodgers give up Matt Kemp for David Wells (the purported asking price). That would help the Padres for years to come. From what I’ve seen of his at-bats, Kemp has superstar potential.
Dodgers trade Kemp to Sox, Wells throws out his back ( I like the guy, so his back heals up just in time for the Dodgers to miss the playoffs), and the Sox trade Kemp to the Padres for Ben Johnson and a pitcher in the offseason. Hey, a guy’s allowed to dream.
Although I like Wells a lot, KT should not give up much more than he gave up for Williamson. If the Sox are asking for the farm or even close to it, let the Dodgers have him.
A few thoughts…
Awesome start by Young. It’s nice to have a #2 starter who can actually pitch.
Branyan is doing well, but I would love to see the Pads do something interesting, like try Leone or McAnulty at 3rd. Since they’re contending it won’t be until next season.
Greene is better than Everett, but I’m not sure if Greene is suited for shortstop. He’s injury prone, to say the least, and maybe he’s the leftfielder of the fututre at this point. I like his bat and I think he has star potential. I’d rather have him than Everett.
If the Pads can get Wells for cheap they should do it. He’ll be better than Thompson or Stauffer. I also believe that is the Dodgers send Kemp away it will be good for San Diego in the near future.
Do you all realize that the Pads have a solid infield for years to come (besides 3B)? Barfield, Gonzalez and Greene(if healthy) might b the best infield in the NL West over the next 5 years. It’s refreshing, considering the Padres general inability to develop players.