first pitch: 7:40 p.m., PT
television: Channel 4SD
matchup: David Wells (2-3, 4.81 ERA) vs Greg Maddux (12-13, 4.38 ERA)
previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN
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Bad dreamer, what’s your name
Looks like we’re ridin’ on the same train
Looks as through there’ll be more pain
There’s gonna be a Showdown
And so it begins…
Tonight, the longest night.
give Maddux credit that this was more of a game of him stepping up and beating up the Padre bats for this game. Plus the Dodgers I guess figured out how to hold leads (key: Brett Tomko doesn’t touch the mound).. but I really think a split would be great for this 4 game set even though we’re down 0-1.
Hopefully the bats come out tomorrow.
Padres are now 5-14 in the first game of a series since the All Star Break (stat courtesy of Peter Freberg at Padres Rundown)
Bummer of an outcome. #102 hit the nail on the head. Sure would’ve been nice to steal that first one, but we’ll come back and get ‘em tomorrow night.
I still think we can take three out of four with any luck…I didn’t expect a sweep. I just love that we are playing for the division on Sept. 15th in consecutive years…’course, I’d love consecutive flags more…
Dude, Mark-O (#5 & 7) you DID jinx us!
It was a well played game. I would take an ugly win any day. I thought a few of the calls from the ump late in the game were a bit questionable, calling low pitches strikes (Termel’s K, Roberts’ K), but they were close pitches.
Walking Kent ahead of Drew with two outs was the killer. Yes he made Drew look awful the first time up, but so had he done with Kent. We also got a bit unlucky. The double stayed at the base of the ball, forcing Cameron to go and get it. A normal bounce back and I think they get Kent because Cameron got to it quickly.
I thank Grady for pulling Maddux. It worked out, but LA’s pen is not that great and the way Maddux was throwing I was glad he pulled him. Too bad we could not make them pay for it.
Is it wrong to blame Steve Quis? He’s 0-3 on the roadtrip, and we’ve been nearly no-hit on consecutive Fridays with him in the booth.
I don’t know about “blaming” Quis, but how about just hoping he’s not in the booth any more… He is not good.