first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT
television: Channel 4SD
matchup: Chan Ho Park (7-7, 4.68 ERA) Tim Stauffer (0-0, —) vs Chad Billingsley (4-3, 3.16 ERA)
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Ladies and gentlemen, I present the Padres’ new secret weapon, the venerable Manny Alexander. Now that one of the few people in baseball who can make Geoff Blum look like an offensive dynamo is on the roster, the Dodgers don’t stand a chance.
Wilson Betemit? Yeah, right. We’re going all the way, baby!
Stauffer is pitching tonight.
chan ho has the same symtoms as before (internal bleeding), the padres optioned Adkins to bring up Stuaffer.
I wonder why they are not D/Ling Chan Ho, let the guy rest for 15+ days.
I hope CHP is alright, internal bleeding seems pretty serious.
GY – (OT) … thanks for the link last Friday to the Board Game site … interesting stuff … lemme know if/when you get PR and how you like it … you should put a link to that site up here so we don’t forget it, seems like a site worth promoting a bit.
I like Giles hitting #2 and Walker #3 …
hey uh
Tim Stauffer is still alive.
I think I’m scheduled to start on Wednesday the way things are going…
Payton with #10 tonight … http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=260821114
hmm..Stauffer. That seems questionable. Why not bring up Sweeney for a spot start? Considering the importance of this series, I would have thought that they would bring someone up who has had recent success.
That said, I hope Stauffer finds himself and pitches a nice shutout.
I mean I know it’s all well and good but someone’s gotta get Boch off of Brocail’s bandwagon, I mean the guy hasn’t done well for himself and the only reason Adkins was sent down is cause he still has options.
Dann … Sweeney just pitched yesterday … http://tinyurl.com/zo9yv
Hey…a 1, 2 3 first inning for Stauffer… only needs to do that 6 or 7 more times tonight…
Nice start for Stauffer …
- R. Furcal grounded bunt out to third
- K. Lofton grounded out to shortstop
- N. Garciaparra grounded out to shortstop
… my hopes aren’t high … he’s not done well @ AAA … but perhaps the Dogs don’t have a good/current scouting report
Pitches-strikes – T Stauffer 10-5.
Ground balls-fly balls – T Stauffer 3-0.
Batters faced – T Stauffer 3.
OTOH … he’s gonna have to throw more than 50% strikes to get 5-6 more innings like that in …
LM,
About that shirt… not a Cubs fan, but definitely a Wrigley fan. But I was under the mistaken impression that Geoff had gotten us tickets in the RF bleachers, so it seemed appropriate to wear a bleacher bum shirt.
And the message on the back, “Shut Up and Drink Your Beer,” always gives off a warm, fuzzy vibe.
10 pitches per inning…would only be 90 for a complete game…
A’s pitcher Dan Haren gives up 9 runs tonight … all earned … for the W … http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=260821114
Unless we were carrying too many relievers, we should have just put Chan Ho on the DL. Now that his problem has come up again, I don’t suppose he is going to to pitch again until they know for sure what’s wrong with him.
dprat – I want you, in that shirt, sittin’ in front of Lance at next year’s BP Pizza Feed
I’m a Wrigley fan also … not been there for a game, but drove around it when I was in Chicago in March of 1983 … just had to get near it!
I gotta admit, that Dog lineup has improved … with Martin in the #8 hole, that’s strong!
Padres RunDown fave, Will Venable debuts at #3 on Baseball America’s Prospect Hot Sheet.
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/hotsheet/262251.html
Fine top of 2nd …
J.D. Drew flied out to center
- J. Kent struck out looking
- A. Ethier flied out to right
Pitches-strikes – C Billingsley 9-6; T Stauffer 20-12.
Ground balls-fly balls – C Billingsley 0-2; T Stauffer 3-2.
Batters faced – C Billingsley 3; T Stauffer 6.
… hmmm, 9 pitch 1st for Billingsley … bleh!
PF – you scoop’d me on teh PHS this week
… and I remember you were *very* high on Braun in the ’05 draft … he’s looking on his way to MLB (In the Team Photo).
Any chance we might be able to pick up David Wells? Rumor on ESPN.com by Olney has him clearing waivers.
Good news … we got Billingsley to throw 10 pitches in the 2nd …
Pitches-strikes – C Billingsley 19-13; T Stauffer 20-12.
Ground balls-fly balls – C Billingsley 0-4; T Stauffer 3-2.
Batters faced – C Billingsley 6; T Stauffer 6.
I think Tim Stauffer is wearing Josh Barfield’s eyebrows.
LOL, Anthony. According to the TV guys, he’s also pitching on short rest.
He seems to have gotten over his tendency to get cuffed around early, at least for this one game. Great job so far.
anyone keeping track of how many times Vin Scully says “by the way”?
And now he has the first hit of the game.
Lynch, I went looking for a college hitters in march/April and was talking about Braun before BA started their in-depth draft coverage (and thus before they started talking about him). BA did release their top 100 (or was it top 50) college players before the season and he was low on that list… I thought Ryan was someone we might target with the 14th or 35th picks. But he played himself into a top 5 pick. I still feel like he’s MY prospect. Good to see him doing well. – Plus, I’m a huge ‘Cane fan in CFB so it’s nice to see a UM player doing well.
Giles needs to shorten up that stroke. I know hes been doing well recently but he has to close his stance and lead with his body and not his hands. THat groundout, he led his hands through th ehitting zone trying to barely make contact and when he could lead with his body and drive the ball is the other option.
Is there a Vin Scully drinking game? I remember when you could count on several “Candy Maaal-do-nad-oooh”s every game.
Thru 3 …
Pitches-strikes – C Billingsley 44-26; T Stauffer 28-19.
Ground balls-fly balls – C Billingsley 2-5; T Stauffer 6-2.
Batters faced – C Billingsley 11; T Stauffer 9.
… let’s see how Tim does after running the bases … it does impact pitchers … especially pitching on short rest!
Here’s a link to Stauffer’s last start … http://tinyurl.com/ooc3k … Aug 17th … yup, just 3 days rest …
If you had to do a shot every time he said “by the way” most anyone would be pretty messed up by this point in tonights game..
Not to rain on a promising start…. but pull Stauffer now. Got to see one Beavers game when I was in Portland in mid-July and Stauffer looked absolutely electric the first eight batters – few were even getting a piece of the ball. Then had 8 baserunners (but only gave up 3 runs) in getting the next 5 outs before being pulled.
dprat,
I don’t see why managers don’t try to piece together games from pitchers more often. If a manager knows that a Stauffer or Chan Ho Park is very good for 3-4 innings, but not much more, why not have Stauffer, Chan Ho Park and Clay Hensley pitch three innings each in a game? That combo wouldn’t work tonight, of course, but that would be the general idea.
Tough inning …
- R. Furcal grounded out to shortstop
- K. Lofton singled to center
- N. Garciaparra flied out to deep center
- J.D. Drew walked, K. Lofton to second
- K. Lofton to third, J.D. Drew to second on passed ball
- J. Kent singled to center, K. Lofton and J.D. Drew scored, J. Kent to second on center fielder M. Cameron’s throwing error
- A. Ethier grounded out to first
Pitches-strikes – C Billingsley 44-26; T Stauffer 49-29.
Ground balls-fly balls – C Billingsley 2-5; T Stauffer 8-3.
Batters faced – C Billingsley 11; T Stauffer 15.
… he should be able to 2 more … but not much more …
Interesting way to score a run. I say we give Barfield an RBI for getting hit by that throw.
Walker would’ve been safe anyways despite the horrrendous slide..
Thru 4 …
Pitches-strikes – C Billingsley 73-41; T Stauffer 49-29.
Ground balls-fly balls – C Billingsley 3-6; T Stauffer 8-3.
Batters faced – C Billingsley 17; T Stauffer 15.
.. me thinks Billingsley ain’t goin’ 9 tonight!
What’s gotten into Piazza? He made a great throw yesterday too.
Nice job by Little, running himself out of the inning. Why get tricky with the pitcher up there?
On the ESPN broadcast, they talked about Bochy going to Barfield and making sure his head was right for the game. Barfield assured him it was. Sounds like a gamer.
Thanks, Russ! (for the CS)
Thru 4-1/2 …
Pitches-strikes – C Billingsley 73-41; T Stauffer 59-36.
Ground balls-fly balls – C Billingsley 3-6; T Stauffer 8-4.
Batters faced – C Billingsley 17; T Stauffer 18.
… I’m not sure of the bully status … but I’d be inclined to PH here for Stauffer … dprat’s warning is still valid!
Kevin,
That kind of management makes too much sense. Cannot be found in THE BOOK.
You do occasionally see that kind of thing in playoff games; would be good to see it in games where there is a tomorrow – as you note, with pitchers who see their success drop sharply the second time through, and especially if those pitchers have strongly divergent styles.
Thank you, Mr. Drew. We needed a break.
Roberts stole his 36th base of the season. He is 36-for-40 (90 percent). Again, he is having a career year at 34 years old (33 on opening day). … No Padres player has stolen 40 bases since Bip Roberts in 1990.
I love Gonzo’s footwork at first base.
Walker now showing some glovework.