first pitch: 7:10 p.m., PT
television: Channel 4SD
matchup: Jake Peavy (9-14, 4.17 ERA) vs Brad Penny (16-8, 4.04 ERA)
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Brad Penny was an All-Star this year but he hasn’t pitched like one since the break. He owns a 5.81 ERA over 12 second-half starts, and opponents are hitting .305 against the power right-hander. Penny has struggled against the Padres this year, sporting a 9.00 ERA in 15 innings against them. That said, he’s won 16 games so he must be doing something right.
For the Pads, Jake Peavy has a 3.77 ERA in the second half of the season. Perhaps more importantly, he’s cut his homers way down, allowing just 7 in 76 1/3 innings. His run support still isn’t the greatest (his 5-6 record since the All-Star break is worse than Penny’s despite having an ERA that is lower by two full points), but at least he’s a lot closer to “vintage Peavy” than what we saw earlier in the year.
Padres have taken two out of the first three at Chavez Ravine to reclaim the NL West lead. Worst case, they leave LA with a split and just a half game back in the division. But nobody is thinking about a split right now.
Wild card is a nice Plan B, but the division is the real prize. Time to go get it. As we like to say around here, winning starts with beginning.
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Winning starts with beginning, but what were the lucky numbers on the fortune cookie? 14 is now our magic number for elimination of the Dodgers. Too soon to think magic numbers? I don’t think so.
Agree completely. The Padres held first for most of the year, yet the national media seems to think the Dodgers are the team to beat. What the heck? (as my kids like to say) This is a statement game, a game that says, the Padres are the team to beat, not the Dodgers. Hell anybody can trade there way to a pennant collecting future hall of famers at the trading deadline. But the pads are earning their way to the playoffs. WSWB!!!
Phils losing big, Giants losing big. This could be a big night.
Got my Aki shirt on and a mug full of Black Butte Porter. Matty V. is back in the booth tonight. We’re good to go.
Cubs 11, Phils 6, Final. Phils use 8 pitchers, none pitches more than 2.1 innings
From the “where are they now” file, one of the Phils pitchers was Clay Condrey
Padres hitters need to be patient against Penny. Anything close that’s not called a strike will send him into a childish rage.
seems to be getting the calls early on
Not that I mind, but why do the Dodgers keep sticking Marlon Anderson out in left field instead of Andre Ethier?
From what I remember, Ethier’s been in a horrible slump. Can’t get out of a slump unless they let you hit, though.
Nice rip, Mike, nice RIP!
1-0. Mike Piazza crushes it.
1-0, Padres. Piazza: 4 RBIs vs. Dodgers this season.
That ball was smoked…holy crap.. vin scully says that Lofton made a good effort…that ball was played horribly by Lofton..
Penny has thrown one pitch that wasn’t a fastball thus far (curveball to Piazza). Looks like he should have mixed it up a bit more.
25 pitches and counting
GY, remember the discussion you had on Piazza’s HR’s vs runs scored? Same discussion was on ESPN today. You beat them by a month or so.
Yesterday, Scully said Little was sitting Ethier to let him get his head straightened out or something. No one needs five games to get their head right.
Lofton played Piazza’s double horribly. And is it me, or does Penny not appear to have a plan when he’s pitching? Every time I’ve seen him this year he’s pretty much just throwing.
Attaboy, Mikey. Got the crowd booing. Is Penny going crazy yet?
Stand back! Penny’s going to blow!
The Padres should always play the Dodgers.
Cameron: 15 RBIs vs. Dodgers this season.
Penny’s plan is throw it hard and mix in a few curves. He’s going to blow up any minute now.
JD Drew just played that ball from Cameron as poorly as Lofton…
Brad Penny is our friend. Serious hanger to Blum on 0-2. Man, if I were a Dodgers fan I’d be mighty pissed about that pitch.
Can I get an amen?
Sele is warming up in the ‘pen.
Has Vin Scully said, “The rout is on.” yet?
Rockies 15 Giants 4, top of the 5th.
If you take away 2004, there is no reason to think Brad Penny is a good pitcher. And he’s pitched in Florida and LA, two pitcher’s parks.
No..not yet…but he’s close…Penny might kill someone in the dugout..
The Mets won their first division title since 1988.
If we averaged 10 runs per game for Jake, he’d be at least 14-9 now rather than 9-14.
Does anyone care that CY didn’t get the win last night throwing 6 shutout? Makes no sense. May as well bring back the GWRBI statistic.
Nice 1st inning, though.
Penny has 7 more wins than Jake this year. Doesn’t that mean he’s twice he’s good?
Hey Jake, no need to make this interesting.
GY, the quote from Stark on ESPN Insider about Piazza was:
“22 home runs this year — and 34 runs scored.
Yes, this man has driven himself in nearly twice as many times as his Padres teammates have driven him in. And yes, this man has come to the plate 404 times this season, reached base in 113 of them if you don’t count homers — and scored 12 times. “
If the Padres would have averaged 10 runs a game for Peavy, how would he have nine losses? He wouldn’t have ANY losses. He hasn’t given up 11 runs in a game this season.
Jake’s pissed….and great DP…
Thanks, LaMar. It’d be interesting to go through the box scores and see if Bowen has scored more runs as a pinch-runner for Piazza than Piazza has when he doesn’t go yard.
That may mean that Piazza has been pinch-run for fairly often. I don’t know if that’s true.
Making a joke about the silly way wins and losses are decided, Kevin. Of course Jake wouldn ‘t be 14-9 if we averaged 10 runs; he’d be 16-7.
Damn, I thought Cameron had that one.
37: Stark didn’t mention that Piazza’s legs are located in a different dimension, where gravity is 2x what it is “here.” He needs a double to drive him in from third.
And what the hell, Jake? Kent kills us, but dang.
In 1983, Kennedy had a similar season: 17 HRs, 98 RBIs and 47 runs. Much of his problem was he was a poor baserunner, slow as hell.
Certainly looked like he caught it….too bad…..nice finish to the inning…
Drew doesn’t like the strike zone. Save the drama for your mama.
That was a good pitch by Jake. He really didn’t make any mistakes that inning, Kent went down and got a tough pitch.
There ya go, Jake.
I only peeked at the computer after putting my daughter to bed, just to see the score, that’s all. I need to sleep like the Democratic Party needs a coherent platform. But if I go to bed and they lose, I’ll blame myself.
Not sure what he’s complaining about but the last pitch was right over the middle of the plate…
What the hell is Mariano Duncan’s problem that he’s trying to pick a fight with Jake as he’s coming off the field? Talk about bush league.
Piazza has had 100-RBI seasons and scored 100 runs just twice. Some of that, like Kennedy, is because he doesn’t walk that much, like Kennedy. He has walked more than 69 times just once. The people who are on base the most, score the most. See Rickey Henderson.
wait – what happened between innings??
I missed it? What happened?
Jake workin’ the count. Can we get Penny to 50 pitches this inning?
Wow, Jake is some kind of fired up tonight. Mariano Duncan (1B coach) said something to Jake on his way off the field. Jake turned around and started jawing at him, the ump grabbed Jake by the collar and pulled him away.
Scully made it sound like Jake went after Duncan while coming off the field at the end of the 1st. One of the umps “pulled Peavy away by his shirt”. No idea as to why or what was said.
Here’s that convo:
Duncan: Blah blah blah Peavy
Peavy: Yeah, we’ll you couldn’t hit me either.
Jake is really good at this whole working the opposing pitcher in his at bat thing.
Could it have been a plan to get him tossed from the game?
re: #6 … From the “where are they now†file … Travis Chick with 5 BBs in 1.2 IP for the M’s … http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=260918113 …
#60: I think you may be right. They might be sick of seeing us get into Penny’s head every time out.
Yes we can get it to 50. Go for 60! And runs, more runs, sweet juicy runs, please.
#62 knowing how intense Jake is…it wouldn’t be a bad plan to try and piss him off….
Wow, humidor must be broken in Denver … http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=260918127 … 16-6 after just 5 innings!
how many pitches so far for Penny? seems like it should be around 50 or so…
Bummer about the lack of runs, but 57 pitches through 2 innings is nice.
So he’s on pace for about 260 for 9 innings?
So much for catching a break with Anderson.
Marlon Anderson? Jake, come on. Are you telling them what pitches you’re going to throw?
Vin Scully just criticized Mike Piazza’s skills at blocking the plate, saying he’s never been smooth and almost every ball in the dirt gets away from him. This is quite wrong, as research done by baseball prospectus actually indicated that Piazza has been one of the best catchers at blocking the plate over the past 10ish years.
Vin Scully is usually very fair and unbiased…however, he’s in full go Dodger mode tonight…
#71: I love Scully, but the only problem Piazza has behind the plate is throwing out runners. He does everything else pretty well.
Scully’s getting a little tense as the season closes. The first two games of the series he was regular classic Vin, although he forgets more than he used to. Yesterday he started getting chippy.
Thru 2 …
Pitches-strikes – J Peavy 31-22; B Penny 57-37.
Ground balls-fly balls – J Peavy 4-0; B Penny 1-1.
Batters faced – J Peavy 9; B Penny 12.
438 feet for Anderson’s HR, according to Scully (who is being his usual smooth, slightly homerish self)
Rox up on SF, 18-6. No out, runner orn second in the bottom of the sixth inning. Colorado has scored at least one run in each of the first six innings, and at least two in five of those.
#76 “slightly homerish”??? He’s doing everything but openly rooting for the Dodgers at this point…I wouldn’t be shocked if he has a dodger hat on while he’s doing the game.
It’s now 18-6 in Denver … still bottom of 6th … the only Rox hitter without a hit or a walk is … Vinny!
78: He’s passive-aggressive in his Dodger homerishness, which is funny since the Dodgers are losing, but will get annoying if the Padres lose this lead.
What’s with the Dodger 1st base coach mouthing off?
I’m not really a fan of Scully…but he is generally very unbiased when calling the game…but tonight he’s been extremely biased..
We need some more runs – we can’t let them keep chipping away at that lead. Get something started Cameron….
I’ve got Penny at 75 pitches? Wow.
Hey, uh, Padres, hits before you get 2 outs generally work better when trying to score runs.
And apparently Blum gives people other than Padres fans headaches, as Scully just described him as a headache to Penny.
I’d like to see that play at second again. I think Cameron may have beaten the tag.
Yep…76 now after the pitchout… I thought Cameron was safe..but the replay showed the tag just beat his foot to the bag..
Re: 76. Scully always has a little bit of bias for the Dodgers; I hadn’t noticed anything out of the ordinary tonight. He’s definitely more of a homer than Chick Hearn (R.I.P.) who would tear the Lakers a new one if they deserved it. But he’s nowhere near as bad as some of the chumps who work back East. Ken Harrelson in Chicago and pretty much all the Yankees announcers come to mind.
#88 true enough…the ones in Chicago are horrible…I just usually notice that Vin doesn’t seem biased but tonight he seems to be more openly rooting for the Dodgers…
Peavy doesn’t have the great stuff tonight. He’s giving it all back.
Yeah, I usually really like Scully, but tonight he is rooting for the Dodgers pretty clearly.
Jesus Christ, Jake. Is this a return to the early days of a season when he couldn’t put guys away?
Every once in a while it’s okay to throw a two-strike pitch where they can’t get good wood on it.
For some reason I am thinking of “The Tortoise and the Hare” right now.
This is definitely not “Lights Out” Jake tonight.
Good news is that Penny’s arm has to be close to falling off and I like our chances against the bullpen..
89 – yeah. I think a previous post said he’s feeling the end-of-season pressure. I’d have to agree, and I’d bet he’s pulling for the Dodgers on the inside.
cmon Jake.
I loved pulling Jake early in Cincinnati, but is there too much in his arm tonight? Or is it all adrenaline?
From the TV guys: Last time Jake gave up more than two runs in a game against LA was Sep 13, 2003.
Bad pitch, but again, how does Cameron miss that ball?
Over/under on the bill for the damage Peavy is going to inflict on the visitors’ clubhouse, when he gets pulled: $500.
Perhaps Kent’s next AB should start with one at his hip, something to make him slightly less comfy.
That’s sad. Third inning after a 4 run first and we’re a Drew HR away from trailing.
That pitch was screaming hit me the whole way to the plate…
That sure looked like strike three. Oh well, it’s not like it was followed up with an RBI double.
I am guessing Jake’s a little too fired up. His pitches look like they did earlier in the year, very little life on them. I think he’s trying too hard.
That was a pretty weak breaking pitch from Jake, after grooving the fastball to Kent. He’s made some bad pitches the last couple of innings.
Jake trying to catch Penny in the pitch count, too.
After just 3 …
Pitches-strikes – J Peavy 53-37; B Penny 76-47.
Ground balls-fly balls – J Peavy 4-2; B Penny 2-1.
Batters faced – J Peavy 15; B Penny 15.
re: 100 … does that include the doctor bills for Jake?
More than 100 posts thru three innings. Insane.
#108 nervous energy…
Making the third out on the bases with Blum up to bat has the decidedly crappy result of Blum leading off the next inning.
Good one, Blum. Jake’s just thrown a bunch of pitches, let’s swing at the first offering from Penny so he can get back out there ASAP.
The rookie will show Blum how it’s done….
Geoff Blum is a BAD hitter. He’s always been a no-glove, no-hit guy.
haha, Furcal humped up to show off his arm and threw it high
Peavy looked about as bad as Blummer there.
Genuis Boch, let Jake swing away. Shows him for thinking Jake owns Penny.
Interesting, no pinch hitter for Peavy; was anyone in the on deck circle before Barfield got on?
That was assuming they were going to *bunt*…
He slid off the bag? Well, that’s special.
yep…that wasn’t a good play…..this is starting to get frustrating..
At least the Steelers are losing. I hate the Steelers.
If the goal is to sabotage our own efforts and blow an early lead, we’re doing quite well.
my goodness. they are just giving this game back. Let’s just find any way we can to let Penny regain his pitch count
I don’t mind not bunting with Jake there, but what a wasted inning. Could have easily had Penny over 90. Now he could last 6 innings, which seemed impossible after the 2nd.
Peavy is not coming out a tie game after 50-some pitches. Unless his arm falls off.
The .500 BABIP the defense is allowing is doing Peavy no favors.
#120 I agree with you….
Wow, it’s only the 4th inning? It feels like we’ve played 8 already.
This game is definitely a lot of work to watch..
Man this is frustating to watch. Peavy gets ahead, misses badly the next couple pitches and then has to groove a lifeless fastball or hanging cutter.
Make that a .545 BABIP.
125: Yeah, but several of those balls have been smoked.
I was going to say “I guess Martin can throw,” but Barfield slid off the bag?
If Jake walks Anderson I’ll probably cry.
Jake will pass Penny’s pitch count before the sixth is over…
The BABIP is bad, but so is Jake not putting guys away when he’s ahead in the count. He and Piazza look totally out-of-synch tonight.
The single is almost as bad. Tear ducts welling. 0-2 to a single?
131: Fair point. Only 26% of line drives are outs.
Adkins getting ready for the Padres.
Where’s the interference call?
Umpire and discretion in the same sentence, huh? Weak.
Man, Penny smoked that ball. Let’s get out of this inning, get some runs, and get Jake out of there.
Blum justifies his presence in the lineup…
Back to the line drive thing, preventing them supposedly isn’t a pitcher skill and everyone should eventually end up at league average.
Not a real big zone tonight…
Did the Rockies really score 20 runs?
Jake is absolutely killing me tonight!!!! When the playoffs start, he should be the guy to the bullpen. He just has not performed when we need him. #$)#@(&)@(&!!!
#143: Yes, and the game isn’t over yet.
Finally a scoreless inning by Jake.
Preventing some of those line drives would certainly be a pitcher skill if Peavy hit the outside corner instead of grooving it right down the middle.
146: Thanks, Richard. I was afraid to switch over to GameCast.
6, 3, 3, 3, 1, 2, 0, 2… That’s insane.
One more inning, then I gotsta sleep. With drugs, without them I’d never get my eyes closed.
147: Well, I’m pretty sure that LD% fails to correlate yty. That would suggest it isn’t a skill, but batted ball data still isn’t that great.
Ladies and gentlemen, Russell “Butterfinger” Martin.
Love showtime by the Dodger catcher.
Nice catch.
Shades of Adrian Beltre.
shows how dumb the crowd is at dodger stadium tonight…
What the hell is wrong with Dave Roberts bunting with 2 strikes like that?
He didn’t care about catching it. He knew it was an out.
Uh, foul bunt with 2 strikes? I’ve wondered about bunting then when you’re hopeless against a pitcher, but….
And we’re on pace to send Jake back out after a 5 minute break. C’mon Agon.
Adrian Gonzalez is the slowest man on earth.
Wow, I didn’t realize that was a 2-strike bunt. WTF? Also, I’d love to see a foot race between Gonzo and Piazza.
Not really.
I want to see A Gon and Piazza in a foot race. They have to be two of the slowest guys in the league. I can’t believe it was that close at first.
161: 50 bucks on the guy in the wheelchair
160: If you had Piazza and Gonzalez run in opposite directions from the same starting point, would the fabric of time be ripped assunder?
And I meant 162.
I’m 165 lbs. and I think I run slower than the both of them =)
Nice PA by Piazza.
Watching Piazza and Gonzalez run is like watching Shaq shoot free throws. It’s gratifying to know that I can do something better than a professional athlete.
Okay, Branyan. Ride one out of there.
Karma is going to doom the Dodgers now. Their fans are doing the wave. In a tie game. In the most important game of the year. With the go ahead run in scoring position. Yeah, we’re pretty much guaranteed 10 more runs now.
Separate the men from the boys, Muscle Branyan.
I think watching Grady Little manage is more painful than watching either one of them run.
This is the PA that “separates the men from the boys.”
171: You beat me to it.
That was a GREAT plate appearance by Branyan.
Great AB by Branyan.
Tomko is up in the ‘pen. Bring him in, I dare ya.
I’d like to see him walk in a run.
I’d take a HBP here. A passed ball/wild pitch would have to go to Anaheim to score Gonzalez.
That was ball 3. Damnit.
Three LOB.
Irritating. This shouldn’t even be a game. Talk about letting a guy off the hook.
You know, if the Padres hitters could possibly reach base before there are two outs, it would make the whole scoring process a hell of a lot easier.
The Padres hitters aren’t the ones who set the batting order.
183: also, thankfully Gonzalez didn’t end the inning stealing 2nd base like Cameron and Barfield before him…..
184: For instance, Dave Roberts really hasn’t been hitting well enough to be occupying the leadoff spot.
#186: That’s a little harsh. A .369 OBP isn’t too shabby.
f’n great pitch by Peavy….
I did not realize that Peavy is actually leading the NL in K’s right now.
Anyone else starting to think that maybe Duncan’s attempt at gamesmanship may have worked?
Certainly could have….
Not what I had in mind, Jake.
I didn’t say he sucks. I’m just saying that he’s not one of the three best hitters on the team and the leadoff spot should be filled by one of your three best hitters.
Man, the Dodgers are really good at placing their fly balls into the gaps, while the Padres hitters are foolish enough to hit their fly balls right at outfielders.
Peavy has pitched FAR better this year than his ERA or W/L record would suggest.
Four pitchers are very close in the strikeout race.
186: Roberts and Giles are 2-1 in OBP. Who else is it going to be, especially when he’s hit there 2 straight years?
194: That’s the dumb luck factor.
190.
Geoff
One can make the argument, yes. But I think that just makes Jake want to win even more. Trouble is, I think, that if the Padres give this game back, we won’t here what he said.
193: Roberts hasn’t hit well in September, but he gets on better than any Padre except Giles.
186: Branyan (small sample), Cameron, Piazza, Gonzalez and Giles have all hit better than DR this year. Cameron, Giles and Piazza should be the 1, 2 & 4 spots (not necessariy in that order). Gonzalez and Branyan should probably be the 3 & 5 (I say probably because of Branyan’s sample size). Roberts is your obvious #6, though and you follow him with Barfield, Blum and Peavy in that order. That’s what the numbers say to do.
198.
Ignore the troll. He’ll say anything for attention.
202: I think that’s the first time anyone on DS has been labeled a troll. Can anyone confirm that for me?
I think it’s the combination of Robert’s speed and selective approach that make him a good fit for leadoff.
Plus, he’s at the start or in the middle of tons of rallies.
201: If the complaint is the Padres making 2 outs before the inning really gets started, then it doesn’t make sense to complain about Roberts being one of the out-makers. Because he makes fewer outs than any true starter except Giles.
Speed really doesn’t have that much value at the top of the lineup. The middle of the order guys are the ones you don’t want to chance running yourself out of an inning infront of.
203.
http://curezone.com/forums/troll.asp
It’s not an undeserved label. =)
Was that me being labeled a troll for my facetious remark?
I wasn’t complaining about innings starting with two outs.
There’s a no-out hit.
Hello Brett Tomko
Thank God. It’s Brent EarnedRunKo.
208: I believe it was.
212: Brent?
Didn’t we already establish that Barfield can’t lay down the sacrifice?
I quote the boys from the Giants website (McCovey Chronicles): Situation Tomko.
208.
No, it’s for post 194.
Peavy is on deck.
Now Sledge is.
We don’t have trolls around here, we have gnomes.
AAUAAAUAUUGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
217: I believe that was the “facetious comment” in question.
222.
Apologies for stepping out of line. But that’s true bait in text form.
Crap, now we get the grounder to second. One batter too late.
I just once would like to see a Barfield AB that didn’t start like this:
1st pitch: swing and miss or foul
2nd pitch: foul
He seriously is swinging at every first pitch. And here he attempts a bunt after going down 0-1? His crappy AB has ruined this opportunity.
You know who is a terrible in-game manager? Bochy.
that was an atrocious AB from Barfield. couldn’t get the bunt down, then takes the outside fastball before swinging at a tough curve. um, just put your bat on the outside fastball and advance the runner, would ya??
215: Long ago. This is looking depressing.
Barfield should NEVER bunt. He is incapable of doing it.
Yes, he is. But he is better than Little.
The Doc has looked terrible this evening.
#226: What did you think of his decision to bat Sledge last night in the ninth?
Geoff, what is the record for comments? Have we ever hit 300?
I don’t like the bunt, but if you’re going to do it, start on the first pitch.
Wow, Dave. I show you the love and you go down faster than Monica Lewinski.
Well, we got our battle of the bullpens…
AAAUGHAUGHHHGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
235.
Say it again. That’s an edge for the Friars.
#233: I don’t think so. Hear that sound of metal-on-metal? That’s my server. Watch out for flying sparks.
Roberts with 3Ks against RHP. Might be time for a break.
re: 238
Click. Clack.
That would be funny if Eddie Murphy were the Dodgers’ batting coach.
The internet isn’t a big truck, you know, you can’t just dump stuff on it. It’s a series of tubes.
See you guys in a couple innings. I’m headed home.
Sledge is 8th on the Padres in wOBA (50+ PA).
242: The other day my staff sent me some Internet, on Friday it was, and I didn’t get it until Monday morning. People don’t realize, you put your stuff on the Internet, if the tubes are clogged…..
And Embree has caught the Peavy disease, unable to finish hitters off.
With regard to Sledge PH’ing tonight, is Walker not available?
Well, heck, I was just driving along the information superhighway in my big truck…
#247: Yes, he is.
GY -
I thought we had a 400+ night once last year during the big winning streak.
How many innings do you suppose Cla is good for tonight?
That’s magical, Embree.
BG, you may be right. I’ll have to go back and look.
You have to take the out.
Pitchers, man. Can’t do anything but pitch.
Shouldn’t someone be telling Embree to throw to first there?
Well this is interesting.
Well, I guess that’s what you expect when you bring in your 8th most effective reliever.
Sorry to just now be jumping on the thread. But this is the worst case situation we could possibly have.
You know what stinks? The Dodgers didn’t even have to use Olmedo Saenz. He’s still available.
According to the Dodger radio guys, Branyon screwed up his footwork and had the wrong foot on the base.
Meredith, Hoffman, Seanez (tiny sample), Brocail, Adkins, Linebrink and Sweeney all have better numbers than Embree coming into tonight.
I think Little just outmanaged Bochy there by sending Robles up to drop down a bunt. Bochy was ready to bring in Meredith but Little goaded him into keeping Embree out there. Well played.
Whether Embree should have taken the out or not is besides the point. Branyon took his foot off the bag…
Ok I have this theory. If a team has a bases loaded, nobody out situation, and fails to score a single run, they automatically lose the game. No matter what happens from there on, they have no hope. It’s like a curse. My theory has worked twice, most recently a few weeks ago against Colorado. So hypothetically the Padres can win the game right here.
Outmanaging Bochy isn’t all that impressive.
sorry to jump in late also. come on cla – let’s have some redemption for 1 run in 35 innings.
265: Or lose it.
265: But that’s cancelled out by Ben’s jinx in post 170.
Horrible throw by Barfield. Thank you, Mike.
Piazza sure blocked the plate nicely on that terrible throw by Barfield.
Cla Meredith is a GOD.
#266: According to Kevin, it is if you’re Grady Little.
I can’t take it!
AHAAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!
THE CURSE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lights Out Meredith!
Wow, Cla is a superfreak.
273: Fair point. Kinda like how running a mile in under 20 minutes isn’t impressive… unless you have only one leg.
Did he just get a DP? Did he?
272 – Ditto. Let’s win this frakking thing.
that’s it! we won!
I think I just shot an egg!
Cla Meredith, I think I love you!
isn’t that the 2nd bases-loaded-no-out jam that he’s wriggled out of in a week?
I think the momentum just swung back.
Celebrating with tiramisu…
Cla is a god
Betemit clanks one. Gee, he could have been ours.
Dodgers defense! Like a clock.
The momentum’s switching
Not sure if it’s a week but I remember he had one recently. Unbelievable.
What the hell was Boston thinking when they gave up Cla?
I don’t want anyone but Cla in the 7th.
Clapton, you loser. From now on I pray to Meredith.
#293: They were thinking that Josh Bard couldn’t catch a knuckleball.
What’s Gonzalez bunting for? Oh well. At least he was “successful.”
Uh oh, Bochy just found out that A Gon can bunt.
We should really thank KT for getting the Yankees involved. Before he called up Cashman we were just going to get Bard.
Make em pay for the int walk
Is that right? Meredith got out of that inning with just four pitches?
God bless Josh Bard’s defensive deficiency.
I don’t like pinch-hitting for Mike here.
On the bright side, with Cla coming in with the bases loaded, he only needed three pitches to get three outs. If he came in to start the inning, he might have needed four.
Great managing by Bochy to save Cla’s pitch count.
jeez…I can’t look at that number 97 without thinking it’s March…especially with no name on the uni…
Pinch-running, not pinch-hitting.
300+ comments in the top of the 7th. Awesome.
#296: Too bad for them Wakefield has been on the DL for two months.
Don’t like this switch. Make me eat my words, Bard.
Also, Branyan’s one of our best hitters, so I don’t like losing him, but the decision to bat Bard is defensible.
Woo hoo! I got the 300th post!
At least it’s not Bellhorn
Oops, I jinxed us
And now we’re without two of our best hitters.
Who’ll play third? Bellhorn, Alexander or Walker?
312, 313: Yeah, and now it’s going to be Bellhorn playing 3B.
Like I said. Don’t like it. Branyan dos ok against LHP, you didn’t need to double-switch Mereditch there.
Out of curiosity, would anyone else pinch-run for one of their best hitters and pinch-hit for the other at the same time?
Manny time
Nope Alexander at third!
please anything but bellhorn…woops, i meant alexander and bellhorn
#307: And without any PEDs!
#311: Congrats!
#315: Alexander, so Bellhorn is still available. Yippee.
Alexander at 3rd…
Manny Alexander has managed to hit considerably worse than Bellhorn.
Geoff, do you know what the IGD comment record is off the top of your head?
he he he Matty said offensive thunder he he he Is that on the menu at Taco Bell/
#318: I have no problem removing Piazza there. That’s pretty consistent with what Bochy has been doing all year and I think it’s a smart strategy. I have a little problem with Branyan; he’s had quality at-bats against lefties since coming to SD.
Bochy doing a lot to not win the game in that inning. Sac bunt by Gonzalez, PR for Piazza when the man on 1st is the least important part of staying out of a DP, pulling Branyan…damn.
Were they just praising Bochy’s in-game management?
I imagine Bochy’s decision-making has cost the Padres multiple games worth of WPA this year.
#325: BG was correct. Our record is 443 from last June against LA:
http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2005/06/in-game-discussion-padres-vs-dodgers-20-jun-2005.html
327: I think you pull Piazza when he’s the go-ahead run. Unless it’s a full count, Green doesn’t really help you stay out of many DPs. Seems like Bochy got ahead of himself a bit, like planning to have Bard behind the plate after we got the lead.
Would the Padres be better off defensively with Manny at SS and Blum at 3B?
Cla, get yours back against Martin.
Geoff, I was at that game!! With a Dodger buddy. It was by far the best game I’ve gone to.
Teams usually peak in attendance in the season after a playoff appearance, right?
so fittingly, IGD peaks in comments in the month after the record-breaking May.
The U-T picture of Jake after he posted his 13th strikeout is on the wall above my monitor!
Oh my – 335 comments – wow!!!
I just caught up w/ live TV… what a game
I’m gonna be all anti-sabr and suggest Meredith for MVP.
who won the MNF game?
Jacksonville, 9-0.
Jax
Man, more of those foolish Padre hitters choosing to hit line drives at Dodger outfielders.
Jaguars 9, Steelers 0
St. Cla of Meredith, pray for us…
Ben should have stayed another week to rest and heal.
Bochy must be dying to get Bellhorn in – he’ll probably pinch hit him for Josh…
Broxton seems like he wants to give up a run.
LOL @ dprat – thanks for the MNF game update – gotta bring Blum around now…
stayed out.
Both teams are pathetic with the bats tonight.
If Bochy were to pinch-hit for Josh, it had damn well better be with Walker.
gift ball 1 – he swung
Barfield was clutch in the minors – time to come thru
Josh managed to check is swing on the first pitch, I am shocked!
Barfield was better than his competition in the minors, too.
It’d be nice for Broxton to cough it up two nights in a row.
Clutch
BARFIELDS GOT YOUR BACK
give me your kudos
YES!!!!!
He does!
I said it was Broxton who wanted to give it up. Apparently he wasn’t alone.
Yes! let’s hear it for our rookies!!!!
SDPG: Are you psychic?
cough cough cough
Dodger Baseball! Looks like (Grady) Little League out there!
Barfield ought to be fined for trying to take third.
smooth…..josh
I didn’t think Blum could make it home.
#359: LOL. T-shirts, anyone?
Let’s get more.
6-4!!!
PF, you’ve got my kudos and those of my immediate family. I’m going to clone people and harvest their kudos to give them to you.
Okay, so now I’m psychic.
NICE!
I have been known to be intuitive at times.
Peter’s arrival just overloaded the ‘tubes’
pile on!
That didn’t look like a strike to me.
You guys notice how it doesn’t seem to matter who the Dodgers have working the eighth, we have their number?
let’s make it a non-save situation
I’m sorry I’m not there to hear the breathe sucked out of 55,000 lungs at the same time. C’mon Doc.
Geoff, I was just thinking the same thing.
Meredith will log the win?
GY, you’re gonna pass 400 tonight
Sorry, make that 110,000 lungs.
Dare I leave work and try to catch the rest from home???
384: Knock it off. No jinxes.
Nice try by DR.
I want to thank all the Bochy haters for jinxing themselves…
…and oh my god! Todd Walker with the SB?
The Doc with the Golden Sombrero.
In Doc’s defense, I thought Broxton hit him. Of course, I’m not in the batters’ box so I have an excuse.
SDPG, lay off the jinxes.
Sorry. I’ll hex Broxton again
No “nervous” comments when scotty enters
Yeah, Doc looks like he needs a day or two off. 4 strikeouts in a night when he had 49 for the year.
That’s the golden sombrero for Roberts.
To be clear, the replay showed that Roberts didn’t get hit. I just thought he did when I saw it in real time.
Giles hasn’t had a batting average this low since 1998.
replay showed pitch didn’t hit him
That was an interesting wild pitch.
six outs is too many left for me to be comfy with our cardiac kids…
And he hasn’t had an EqA this low since 1997.
a comebacker
No kidding, Rich. And if you think this is bad, just wait till the playoffs.
Didn’t Giles just resign this year? It is amazing how that works.
Hell of a catch by Drew.
The way this game has gone I don’t expect the Dodgers to go quietly in the 8th and 9th.
Damn, Giles just missed that hanger. Damn.
Finally, we break through. Come on Liney, hold in the bottom of the 8th.
I thought that one by Giles was gone.
Coming into today, the Padre bullpen was 1st in the NL in WXRL. The Dodger ‘pen was 3rd.
Without the Dodgers, the Padres are 65-66.
Withouth the Padres, the Dodgers are 74-58.
I think I’d rather have Brocail or Adkins in the 8th.
Without the Padres JD Drew is hitting .300.
I actually haven’t checked that in a month, but it at least used to be true.
Nice B.G. (413)
413: Good stuff. Always knew the Dodgers had to be good for something.
is anyone else sick of Tom Petty?
Wow, 410+ comments. Looks like Eschaton Blog with a funny wanker of the day.
Peter, I feel better with Linebrink coming in, having read your blog from a couple of days ago. Thanks. Yeah, I think the trade talk had something to do with it.
Even Mud was begging for Liney to pitch well
OK, I guess I jinxed Scotty
Should have just hit Anderson, he’d be at first instead of third.
*buries face in hands*
Richard, you have to be kidding w/ Atkins, right…
I can’t watch
In case anyone’s wondering, that triple was an example of why I’d rather have Brocail or Adkins.
I don’t get where Anderson thinks he’s Ethier all of a sudden. What a time to have a career night.
did Matt just compare Liney to Cla?!
Adkins has allowed a .289 wOBA this year. It’s only .006 better than Linebrink, but it’s still better.
I still like Linebrink more than any other Padres reliever (left)
Not sure Brocail or Adkins would have gotten Anderson out the way he’s swinging the bat right now.
Brocail’s been .026 better than Linebrink, so I’d rather have him in there than Adkins.
Richard, did you read my blog a couple days ago?
ERA
April – 3.75
May – 2.08
June – 3.09
July – 6.08
August – 3.38
September – 3.00
IP – BB/SO
April – 12 – 3/9
May – 13 – 4/12
June – 11.2 – 2/16
July – 13.1 – 7/7
August – 10.2 – 2/10
September – 6 – 1/4
HR – WHIP
April – 2 – 1.17
May – 3 – 0.92
June – 3 – 0.80
July – 1 – 2.06
August – 0 – 1.47
September –0 – 1.00
We’ve got to keep the lead, otherwise we’ll face Saito
1 down, 2 to go
If only Hoffy was able to go 2 innings.
cardiac
That pitch scared me.
*sigh*
I like Scott…I really do. But you can’t put all the runs he has given up in close games this year in the “bad luck” bucket.
I did. I just don’t put much stock into monthly splits unless there’s an injury. If a guy can be rattled by trade talk, he can be rattled by a big game situation.
If for any reason that run gets in scoring position, Bochy has to get Hoffman
How many 2 strike hits have we given up tonight? Is it really “all of them” or does it just feel that way?
Barring any other Dodger offense, Hoffman will earn his save in the 9th — 3, 4, 5 batters.
puddle underneath my chair on that out
Liney has actually allowed a higher wOBA than Sweeney now.
Richard, you do realize Brocail is done for the year, right?
that single after the triple, he induced a nice no-big-deal ground ball, but did you see how spread the SS & 2B were? He also can’t be blamed for defensive positioning…
Geez, I was with Mud on that Furcal drive. I thought it was gone. C’mon, Scotty.
447: Y’know, I did know that. lol
k, bad karma ya’ll – now I’M worried
That had nothing to do with luck or positioning
OT: I ventured over to a Mets blog to catch their reaction over their division title and found this nifty site. http://www.fangraphs.com/index.aspx Pretty interesting graphs, especially the ones from last September.
I cannot believe the way this game is going down. Do you leave Scotty in?
448: Perhaps he’s not hitting his spots.
Something like 21% of grounders are singles.
Jeebus.
big!!!
You know who hates Linebrink right now? Nomar.
Mercifully, the inning ends.
buzzzzzzzzzz…..CLEAR!
Nomar spells grab some bench when spelled backward.
Strike 3! OMG I think I just pulled a muscle.
Meaningful September baseball — We wanted it! We got it!
okay now there really is a puddle underneath my chair
Scully’s voice went so flat on that K
Scotty just wants to make Hoffy earn his save (and make me finish off a bottle of Tums).
Damn this is big-time fun!
464: No, I wanted meaningful EASY September baseball.
there is a puddle dripping from my ceiling
469 – lol
Alexander is our cleanup hitter. Fear the Manny.
saito in with the dodgers trailing. both teams are bringing in their best. mad playoff atmosphere.
469: That sounds nice. I’d gladly sign your petition.
Saito has been great this year.
Who’s going to PR for AGon? He’s like a caribou coming home from second.
Scully: It’s Trevor Time.
Holy crap.
Again, I thought that ball was gone. Gonzo advances from second to third on a double by Bard.
Geoff, I think you should consider in moving in-game conversation to some kind of chat platform. Would that be easier on the bandwidth?
476: Are caribou slow?
re: Liney
from sitting behind home plate and seeing him live, I can’t tell you why but he just looks more hittable this year. Part of it is indeed that he is not hitting his spots like he used to, he is pitching behind in the count much more this year.
Also, he looks frustrated to me much more often. I can’t tell you why, I just see it. Just like when I was playing there were times I just knew by looking at a pitcher what he wanted to throw.
Darn. I thought Josh got that….OH! He did. Lofton brought it back.
That was gone. Kenny Lofton robbed it.
If anyone has to bunt, I guess it should be Manny Alexander
“goal-tending” – I love scully
Blum vs Saito’s slider.
Someone said something really vague earlier tonight like Peavy hasn’t been getting it done lately.
But he was 2-3 with a 2.87 ERA in August. And before tonight, he was 2-1 with a 1.66 ERA in September.
481. Who knows but the comparison seemed apt. I should have said sloth.
Forgive the grammar, Lofton pulled that one down when I looked away and forgot to correct myself. =D
Richard (481): OUR caribou is slow.
Cox just dropped their cable signal here in Poway; how the heck did Gonzo not score from second on a double?
Bases loaded. 3 more LOB? Let’s go Blum.
I had to pause the game & I’m behind you all, so I’m checking out for a few, hopefully I’ll catch up in the middle of the 9th…
THANK YOU!
I love the Dodgers bullpen.
Fear the Saito, indeed! ha ha ha
Man, this game is just unreal.
Even Gonzalez was able to score on that.
Wild pitch! Look at the fans evacuate!
Marshall, he had to hold up…Lofton had it go in and out of his glove…
I guess that went to Anaheim.
I think a caribou came home also.
Worst 2-0 swing ever.
Dodger fan is practically running out of the ballpark.
495.
Was going to say the same thing! But there’s still enough weirdness in the air to make me feel uneasy saying that just yet.
Let’s make it a laugher.
Lets bury them now by tacking on another one or two!!!
The only thing that’s missing…a balk RBI.
Yay!
I love it. Trevor Time, please.
The freeways are suddenly jammed in LA.
And there’s our insurance run. Do you hear that sound? It’s the air coming out of Dodger Stadium.
How do you leave early during a game like this?
Saito has given 17 ER in 70.1 innings, two in the past few minutes.
I’m big into insurance. As in, more please.
I’d like to see this be a non-save situation.
Going to the games tomorrow and Wed. I predict a little let down against AZ. Hell, I’m exhausted and just sitting here on my fat behind.
k, caught up – live action – FF’d between pitches
I feel better now.
E – Dodger ballguy!
Sit down, Trevor.
Go Josh! Lets lay the hurt on em
nice RBI by Barfield
What’s that Guess Who song — “No Trevor Tonight”?
I’m so glad I was wrong about Saito
Not going to be Trevor time —- yet. Given this game, though, I’m not counting it out.
Darnit. Part of me wants more runs, but now we can’t have Trevor get a cheap save so he can break the record this homestand.
sure I want to see Trevor get the record at home…BUT! I’ll take all the runs I can get please!
Adkins up now.
Cust HR? please?
Nah, Bochy will manufactur the SVO. Just watch. All innings with a baserunner, just watch.
am I weird for being disappointed that Trevor won’t get a save?
k, guess not
I luv me some Dodger bullpen
time for Peter to catch up….
we would just need to put two runners on to manufacture a save opp
have Broxton’s baby?
don’t jinx it
536. Who are they putting in?
4 runs in the first 7 innings. 5 in the last 2.
ewww…no Dodger babies
LOL @ 537
This has to be a new IGD record, right? Go Adkins!
Marshall, is your cable still out?
See, should have gone to Trevor for the third out in the 8th, would have been an “easier” save after all…
536: No crazy talk. 3 straight first-pitch outs with Trevor staying limber in the pen, just in case.
It’s a Save Opp.
Watch… single, walk. LoL!
Bring Trevor in!
There’s your save opportunity.
Get up, Trevor.
Bad start.
Bong…bong….bong
Too much talk about wanting Trevor
oh hell. i’m all for Trevor Time but this is ridiculous.
As Matt & Mud said, the ESPN & Fox execs must be pissed
Adkins is now only .005 better than Liney.
Adkins did his job. Create a save situation
Not what I predicted, to the tee. I bet Bochy told him to serve him some meat.
Well, if you are gonna give up a jack in the 9th, best to do with the bases empty.
Richard, worst thing a pitcher can do is allow HRs, Liney hasn’t allowed one since late July
stop it stop it stop it
So, would you still rather have Adkins work the eighth?
This is ridiculous.
He’s now .003 worse. Good Lord…
Good lord.
I’m not sure why Bochy didn’t bring in Trevor after the first homer. Jesus!
Go GET !im
We could be witnessing the implosion of our season.
Uh ohs! Too much meat.
Oh my god
Geoff, I still would have at the time.
I think the IGD record was history around 300 posts.
that was not the way I wanted Trevor Time. momentum shifted
I’m rolling thunder, pouring rain
I’m coming on like a hurricane
My lightning’s flashing across the sky
You’re only young but you’re gonna die
I won’t take no prisoners won’t spare no lives
Nobody’s putting up a fight
I got my bell I’m gonna take you to hell
I’m gonna get ya, satan get ya
Hells bells
Hells bells, you got me ringing
Hells bells, my temperature’s high
Hells bells
I’ll give you black sensations up and down your spine
If you’re into evil, you’re a friend of mine
See the white light flashing as I split the night
Cos if good’s on the left then I’m sticking to the right
I won’t take no prisoners won’t spare no lives
Nobody’s puttin’ up a fight
I got my bell I’m gonna take you to hell
I’m gonna get ya satan get ya
Hells bells
Hells bells, you got me ringing
Hells bells, my temperature’s high
Hells bells
Hells bells, satan’s coming to you
Hells bells, he’s ringing them now
Those hells bells, the temperature’s high
Hells bells, across the sky
Hells bells, they’re taking you down
Hells bells, they’re dragging you down
Hells bells, gonna split the night
Hells bells, there’s no way to fight
Hells bells
Geoff, check your e-mail
usually Bochy jumps on the save opp as soon as it opens. allowing the 2nd hr was very unlike him.
probably didn’t want to insult Adkins.
My fault. Got up to make sure the DVR was set to go long. Never move from the computer. Never move from the computer. Don’t get out of the boat.
OK, this game is making me remember the 98 postseason and how tightly wound I was during some of those games, especially WS 1 and 2 in the Bronx (damn Richie Garcia).
574. Shifted to who? The Dodger fans are stuck in the parking lot.
I’ll insult Adkins. Hey, Adkins, you suck!
Is Trevor coming in already? (Internet only here)…
I was wondering before all this happened, why not let Linebrink finish?
Adkins is now tied with Chris Young in wOBA allowed (.305).
#572: Right, before Adkins gave up the homers.
Dodgerthoughts.com has 588 comments so far. I wonder if that’s a record for them too.
no way
This is embarrassing
Oh, crap.
That’s Hoffy’s third home run allowed this season.
NO NO NO NO NO
to be clear…I don’t feel Liney is washed up or back to the “normal bully guy”….but he has come back towards the pack a little.
jeez…I don’t believe what i’m seeing here…
Back to back to back. Now let’s rip their hearts out Trev.
Lovin’ Barfield right now.
No nails left to bite… what the hell is going on?
I can’t believe this. NO NO NO NO NO
oh my
I can’t believe this!
Four.
I have never seen anything like this. Was that on four pitches!?!?!?!?!?
Sorry, I got nothing for this one. Unbelievable.
4
matty wants to swear so bad…they are speechless
You don’t see that in batting practice, let alone a game
Seriously, Matty V. Come on!
That can’t have happened. Who is stealing signs?
Great…and Marlon Anderson is up now too.
…
Are we watching our season crumble?
we still have a better pen – sack up boys
WTF!!!
Five pitches.
he said it….Unbelievable.
I’ve never seen that in baseball…not at any level.
this is why baseball rules over other sports. the game is never over until the absolute end.
Well, if they’re going to have an inning in which they give up a lead, at least they completely imploded in spectacular fashion…
Silver lining: We may go over 1,000 posts tonight.
Good thing we scored three in the top half.
I’m fetal underneath my table…I just don’t know what to do anymore
Trevor can’t even pitch
That’s okay, we’ll take it in extras. This incredible.
This is one of the most amazing things I have ever seen.
I think they may have something about Trevor not having been sufficiently warm yet…
Oh, my…
both teams don’t deserve to win.
at the same time, both teams do.
620. Echoed that thought here.
All we had to do to win was not give up 4 home runs in a row. I can’t wait to see the win probability graph on this one
geoff, get my e-mail?
Mud must have checked out mentally…he’s talking about angels and Grady Little
Those two pitches looked like BP fastballs. He couldn’t have been warm…
620: That could be on Bochy or Hoffman.
Four times in MLB history that has happened — four straight homers.
Amazing. What a crazy game.
I kinda liked the Angels in the Outfield reference.
700 comments?
Mud never makes sense. Worst color guy ever.
Aww c’mon. Mud’s good. But he needs Matty V. to be with him to be good.
633: I can think of at least one worse.
Who is going to close it out now after we take the lead in the 10th?
Who do we have available in the pen still:
Sweeney
Thompson
Is that it?
I would not have believed it if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes. The Back to Back to Back to Back Game will be unforgettable, no matter who wins.
and now extra innings…who’s still available
Mud’s AWESOME!
Long-time reader, first-time caller… er, commenter.
Anyhoo, I just thought I’d drop in to say:
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
1:46 here on the East Coast.
Smoke is coming out of the computer.
Trevor appears to be warm now. Put him out there again.
I just can’t believe that happened to a major league team.
Let’s get some more of that D-pen
Didn’t the Padres hit four straight back in the early 70s? Cito Gaston, et al?
Dodgers fans are coming back.
Seanez is still in the pen too, I believe.
I think Matty had to leave the booth to scream out his frustrations
The Padres weren’t one of the team they listed as doing it.
Where’s Matty V.?
I just love that two-thirds of the Dodger fans in attendance were sitting in a line of cars while that was happening.
Wow, Doc still in there. Does Bochy’s faith pay off?
No. But at least not a K.
Never seen that before. But at least we still got a shot at the win. Yawn, past my bedtime.
Over? Did you say “over”? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no! And it ain’t over now. ‘Cause when the goin’ gets tough… the tough get goin’! Who’s with me? Let’s go!
C’mon, Adrian, we need a knock here..
Nice hustle Brian.
How many runs do we need to be safe? 8?
Anyone but Manny please? P-Mac?
The options seem to be: Cassidy, Seanez, Thompson or Sweeney
Good knock, good knock. Now it needs a little love to grow.
I’d put Hensley in
Oh, I’ll take that extra base runner. Thanks.
Cassidy? Thompson?
Come on P-Mac, represent the farm system!
P MAC!
Hensley’s the scheduled starter tomorrow…who would go in his place? Thompson?
Hoffman’s got to start the inning no matter what.
jeez….everything they hit goes for ever, and everything we hit dies at the wall…
Wow, we almost witnessed Pmac history again.
OMG PMac, so close.
Close, but no cigar.
I’m sure my nads will descend back down from my chest cavity in half an hour or so.
We have had such bad luck with gappers and long fly balls.
Masticore, nicknames in all caps followed by exclamation points are reserved for run-scoring plays.
The PMac ball was deep? Gamecenter simply says “fly out to center”.
THE BARD!!!!!!!
Yes! JOSH!!!
P-Mac took Lofton to the wall.
Giles! He’s had a hell of a game.
Boston, I love you!!!!!!!!
Yeeeesssss!!!! I’d like to plant a kiss right on the top of that beautfiul bald head.
Masti, right at the wall.
I’m not comfortable w/ a 1-run lead… but I’d rather have that than a tie game…
Wowser!
Josh Bard…that Red Sox trade just keeps paying dividends.
I hear Boston’s nice this time of year, Mr. Mirabelli…enjoy.
Oh, and Hensley’s back in San Diego, so he’s out.
See, like 676 and 677.
SHAKESPEARE!!!!!
Bard was clutch. Can I put in an order for about seven more runs?
nice RC (680)
Maybe Padres will have babies after tonight
Trevor’s gotta go the 10th
YES!!!
*many
Giles just paid back a portion of his contract by his hustle there.
Goodness sakes, if this goes much longer I may as well just stay up until work…
2AM here on the east cost almost!
Who works the bottom half?
I was joking about Hensley, just to be extreme