IGD: Padres @ Dodgers (18 Sep 06)
Mon, Sep 18, 2006
by Geoff Young
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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September 18, 2006 at 6:17 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 6:52 pm
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!!!
September 18, 2006 at 7:03 pm
Phils losing big, Giants losing big. This could be a big night.
September 18, 2006 at 7:04 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 7:08 pm
Cubs 11, Phils 6, Final. Phils use 8 pitchers, none pitches more than 2.1 innings
September 18, 2006 at 7:09 pm
From the “where are they now” file, one of the Phils pitchers was Clay Condrey
September 18, 2006 at 7:12 pm
Padres hitters need to be patient against Penny. Anything close that’s not called a strike will send him into a childish rage.
September 18, 2006 at 7:16 pm
seems to be getting the calls early on
September 18, 2006 at 7:17 pm
Not that I mind, but why do the Dodgers keep sticking Marlon Anderson out in left field instead of Andre Ethier?
September 18, 2006 at 7:19 pm
From what I remember, Ethier’s been in a horrible slump. Can’t get out of a slump unless they let you hit, though.
September 18, 2006 at 7:20 pm
Nice rip, Mike, nice RIP!
September 18, 2006 at 7:20 pm
1-0. Mike Piazza crushes it.
September 18, 2006 at 7:20 pm
1-0, Padres. Piazza: 4 RBIs vs. Dodgers this season.
September 18, 2006 at 7:21 pm
That ball was smoked…holy crap.. vin scully says that Lofton made a good effort…that ball was played horribly by Lofton..
September 18, 2006 at 7:21 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 7:22 pm
25 pitches and counting
September 18, 2006 at 7:22 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 7:22 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 7:23 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 7:24 pm
Attaboy, Mikey. Got the crowd booing. Is Penny going crazy yet?
September 18, 2006 at 7:24 pm
Stand back! Penny’s going to blow!
September 18, 2006 at 7:25 pm
The Padres should always play the Dodgers.
September 18, 2006 at 7:25 pm
Cameron: 15 RBIs vs. Dodgers this season.
September 18, 2006 at 7:25 pm
Penny’s plan is throw it hard and mix in a few curves. He’s going to blow up any minute now.
September 18, 2006 at 7:25 pm
JD Drew just played that ball from Cameron as poorly as Lofton…
September 18, 2006 at 7:25 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 7:26 pm
Can I get an amen?
September 18, 2006 at 7:26 pm
Sele is warming up in the ‘pen.
September 18, 2006 at 7:26 pm
Has Vin Scully said, “The rout is on.” yet?
September 18, 2006 at 7:26 pm
Rockies 15 Giants 4, top of the 5th.
September 18, 2006 at 7:26 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 7:27 pm
No..not yet…but he’s close…Penny might kill someone in the dugout..
September 18, 2006 at 7:29 pm
The Mets won their first division title since 1988.
September 18, 2006 at 7:30 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 7:31 pm
Penny has 7 more wins than Jake this year. Doesn’t that mean he’s twice he’s good?
September 18, 2006 at 7:32 pm
Hey Jake, no need to make this interesting.
September 18, 2006 at 7:32 pm
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. ”
September 18, 2006 at 7:33 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 7:33 pm
Jake’s pissed….and great DP…
September 18, 2006 at 7:34 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 7:34 pm
That may mean that Piazza has been pinch-run for fairly often. I don’t know if that’s true.
September 18, 2006 at 7:35 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 7:35 pm
Damn, I thought Cameron had that one.
September 18, 2006 at 7:36 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 7:37 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 7:37 pm
Certainly looked like he caught it….too bad…..nice finish to the inning…
September 18, 2006 at 7:37 pm
Drew doesn’t like the strike zone. Save the drama for your mama.
September 18, 2006 at 7:38 pm
That was a good pitch by Jake. He really didn’t make any mistakes that inning, Kent went down and got a tough pitch.
September 18, 2006 at 7:38 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 7:39 pm
Not sure what he’s complaining about but the last pitch was right over the middle of the plate…
September 18, 2006 at 7:40 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 7:40 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 7:40 pm
wait - what happened between innings??
September 18, 2006 at 7:40 pm
I missed it? What happened?
September 18, 2006 at 7:41 pm
Jake workin’ the count. Can we get Penny to 50 pitches this inning?
September 18, 2006 at 7:42 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 7:42 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 7:42 pm
Here’s that convo:
Duncan: Blah blah blah Peavy
Peavy: Yeah, we’ll you couldn’t hit me either.
September 18, 2006 at 7:42 pm
Jake is really good at this whole working the opposing pitcher in his at bat thing.
September 18, 2006 at 7:43 pm
Could it have been a plan to get him tossed from the game?
September 18, 2006 at 7:44 pm
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 …
September 18, 2006 at 7:44 pm
#60: I think you may be right. They might be sick of seeing us get into Penny’s head every time out.
September 18, 2006 at 7:46 pm
Yes we can get it to 50. Go for 60! And runs, more runs, sweet juicy runs, please.
September 18, 2006 at 7:46 pm
#62 knowing how intense Jake is…it wouldn’t be a bad plan to try and piss him off….
September 18, 2006 at 7:47 pm
Wow, humidor must be broken in Denver … http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=260918127 … 16-6 after just 5 innings!
September 18, 2006 at 7:50 pm
how many pitches so far for Penny? seems like it should be around 50 or so…
September 18, 2006 at 7:50 pm
Bummer about the lack of runs, but 57 pitches through 2 innings is nice.
September 18, 2006 at 7:51 pm
So he’s on pace for about 260 for 9 innings?
September 18, 2006 at 7:56 pm
So much for catching a break with Anderson.
September 18, 2006 at 7:56 pm
Marlon Anderson? Jake, come on. Are you telling them what pitches you’re going to throw?
September 18, 2006 at 7:57 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 7:58 pm
Vin Scully is usually very fair and unbiased…however, he’s in full go Dodger mode tonight…
September 18, 2006 at 7:59 pm
#71: I love Scully, but the only problem Piazza has behind the plate is throwing out runners. He does everything else pretty well.
September 18, 2006 at 7:59 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 7:59 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 7:59 pm
438 feet for Anderson’s HR, according to Scully (who is being his usual smooth, slightly homerish self)
September 18, 2006 at 8:00 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 8:00 pm
#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.
September 18, 2006 at 8:01 pm
It’s now 18-6 in Denver … still bottom of 6th … the only Rox hitter without a hit or a walk is … Vinny!
September 18, 2006 at 8:04 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 8:04 pm
What’s with the Dodger 1st base coach mouthing off?
September 18, 2006 at 8:04 pm
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..
September 18, 2006 at 8:06 pm
We need some more runs - we can’t let them keep chipping away at that lead. Get something started Cameron….
September 18, 2006 at 8:08 pm
I’ve got Penny at 75 pitches? Wow.
September 18, 2006 at 8:08 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 8:09 pm
I’d like to see that play at second again. I think Cameron may have beaten the tag.
September 18, 2006 at 8:09 pm
Yep…76 now after the pitchout… I thought Cameron was safe..but the replay showed the tag just beat his foot to the bag..
September 18, 2006 at 8:10 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 8:11 pm
#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…
September 18, 2006 at 8:12 pm
Peavy doesn’t have the great stuff tonight. He’s giving it all back.
September 18, 2006 at 8:13 pm
Yeah, I usually really like Scully, but tonight he is rooting for the Dodgers pretty clearly.
September 18, 2006 at 8:13 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 8:13 pm
For some reason I am thinking of “The Tortoise and the Hare” right now.
September 18, 2006 at 8:13 pm
This is definitely not “Lights Out” Jake tonight.
September 18, 2006 at 8:13 pm
Good news is that Penny’s arm has to be close to falling off and I like our chances against the bullpen..
September 18, 2006 at 8:14 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 8:16 pm
I loved pulling Jake early in Cincinnati, but is there too much in his arm tonight? Or is it all adrenaline?
September 18, 2006 at 8:16 pm
From the TV guys: Last time Jake gave up more than two runs in a game against LA was Sep 13, 2003.
September 18, 2006 at 8:17 pm
Bad pitch, but again, how does Cameron miss that ball?
September 18, 2006 at 8:18 pm
Over/under on the bill for the damage Peavy is going to inflict on the visitors’ clubhouse, when he gets pulled: $500.
September 18, 2006 at 8:19 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 8:20 pm
That pitch was screaming hit me the whole way to the plate…
September 18, 2006 at 8:20 pm
That sure looked like strike three. Oh well, it’s not like it was followed up with an RBI double.
September 18, 2006 at 8:21 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 8:21 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 8:21 pm
Jake trying to catch Penny in the pitch count, too.
September 18, 2006 at 8:22 pm
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?
September 18, 2006 at 8:23 pm
More than 100 posts thru three innings. Insane.
September 18, 2006 at 8:23 pm
#108 nervous energy…
September 18, 2006 at 8:23 pm
Making the third out on the bases with Blum up to bat has the decidedly crappy result of Blum leading off the next inning.
September 18, 2006 at 8:25 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 8:26 pm
The rookie will show Blum how it’s done….
September 18, 2006 at 8:26 pm
Geoff Blum is a BAD hitter. He’s always been a no-glove, no-hit guy.
September 18, 2006 at 8:26 pm
haha, Furcal humped up to show off his arm and threw it high
September 18, 2006 at 8:27 pm
Peavy looked about as bad as Blummer there.
September 18, 2006 at 8:27 pm
Genuis Boch, let Jake swing away. Shows him for thinking Jake owns Penny.
September 18, 2006 at 8:28 pm
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*…
September 18, 2006 at 8:28 pm
He slid off the bag? Well, that’s special.
September 18, 2006 at 8:28 pm
yep…that wasn’t a good play…..this is starting to get frustrating..
September 18, 2006 at 8:29 pm
At least the Steelers are losing. I hate the Steelers.
September 18, 2006 at 8:29 pm
If the goal is to sabotage our own efforts and blow an early lead, we’re doing quite well.
September 18, 2006 at 8:30 pm
my goodness. they are just giving this game back. Let’s just find any way we can to let Penny regain his pitch count
September 18, 2006 at 8:30 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 8:30 pm
Peavy is not coming out a tie game after 50-some pitches. Unless his arm falls off.
September 18, 2006 at 8:30 pm
The .500 BABIP the defense is allowing is doing Peavy no favors.
September 18, 2006 at 8:31 pm
#120 I agree with you….
September 18, 2006 at 8:32 pm
Wow, it’s only the 4th inning? It feels like we’ve played 8 already.
September 18, 2006 at 8:33 pm
This game is definitely a lot of work to watch..
September 18, 2006 at 8:33 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 8:33 pm
Make that a .545 BABIP.
September 18, 2006 at 8:34 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 8:34 pm
Jake will pass Penny’s pitch count before the sixth is over…
September 18, 2006 at 8:34 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 8:35 pm
The single is almost as bad. Tear ducts welling. 0-2 to a single?
September 18, 2006 at 8:36 pm
131: Fair point. Only 26% of line drives are outs.
September 18, 2006 at 8:36 pm
Adkins getting ready for the Padres.
September 18, 2006 at 8:36 pm
Where’s the interference call?
September 18, 2006 at 8:37 pm
Umpire and discretion in the same sentence, huh? Weak.
September 18, 2006 at 8:37 pm
Man, Penny smoked that ball. Let’s get out of this inning, get some runs, and get Jake out of there.
September 18, 2006 at 8:38 pm
Blum justifies his presence in the lineup…
September 18, 2006 at 8:38 pm
Back to the line drive thing, preventing them supposedly isn’t a pitcher skill and everyone should eventually end up at league average.
September 18, 2006 at 8:39 pm
Not a real big zone tonight…
September 18, 2006 at 8:39 pm
Did the Rockies really score 20 runs?
September 18, 2006 at 8:40 pm
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. #$)#@(&)@(&!!!
September 18, 2006 at 8:40 pm
#143: Yes, and the game isn’t over yet.
September 18, 2006 at 8:40 pm
Finally a scoreless inning by Jake.
September 18, 2006 at 8:41 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 8:41 pm
146: Thanks, Richard. I was afraid to switch over to GameCast.
September 18, 2006 at 8:41 pm
6, 3, 3, 3, 1, 2, 0, 2… That’s insane.
September 18, 2006 at 8:42 pm
One more inning, then I gotsta sleep. With drugs, without them I’d never get my eyes closed.
September 18, 2006 at 8:43 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 8:44 pm
Ladies and gentlemen, Russell “Butterfinger” Martin.
September 18, 2006 at 8:44 pm
Love showtime by the Dodger catcher.
September 18, 2006 at 8:44 pm
Nice catch.
September 18, 2006 at 8:44 pm
Shades of Adrian Beltre.
September 18, 2006 at 8:44 pm
shows how dumb the crowd is at dodger stadium tonight…
September 18, 2006 at 8:45 pm
What the hell is wrong with Dave Roberts bunting with 2 strikes like that?
September 18, 2006 at 8:46 pm
He didn’t care about catching it. He knew it was an out.
September 18, 2006 at 8:46 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 8:47 pm
Adrian Gonzalez is the slowest man on earth.
September 18, 2006 at 8:47 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 8:48 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 8:48 pm
161: 50 bucks on the guy in the wheelchair
September 18, 2006 at 8:48 pm
160: If you had Piazza and Gonzalez run in opposite directions from the same starting point, would the fabric of time be ripped assunder?
September 18, 2006 at 8:48 pm
And I meant 162.
September 18, 2006 at 8:48 pm
I’m 165 lbs. and I think I run slower than the both of them =)
September 18, 2006 at 8:49 pm
Nice PA by Piazza.
September 18, 2006 at 8:49 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 8:49 pm
Okay, Branyan. Ride one out of there.
September 18, 2006 at 8:50 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 8:50 pm
Separate the men from the boys, Muscle Branyan.
September 18, 2006 at 8:51 pm
I think watching Grady Little manage is more painful than watching either one of them run.
September 18, 2006 at 8:51 pm
This is the PA that “separates the men from the boys.”
September 18, 2006 at 8:51 pm
171: You beat me to it.
September 18, 2006 at 8:52 pm
That was a GREAT plate appearance by Branyan.
September 18, 2006 at 8:52 pm
Great AB by Branyan.
September 18, 2006 at 8:53 pm
Tomko is up in the ‘pen. Bring him in, I dare ya.
September 18, 2006 at 8:53 pm
I’d like to see him walk in a run.
September 18, 2006 at 8:54 pm
I’d take a HBP here. A passed ball/wild pitch would have to go to Anaheim to score Gonzalez.
September 18, 2006 at 8:54 pm
That was ball 3. Damnit.
September 18, 2006 at 8:55 pm
Three LOB.
September 18, 2006 at 8:56 pm
Irritating. This shouldn’t even be a game. Talk about letting a guy off the hook.
September 18, 2006 at 8:56 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 8:58 pm
The Padres hitters aren’t the ones who set the batting order.
September 18, 2006 at 8:58 pm
183: also, thankfully Gonzalez didn’t end the inning stealing 2nd base like Cameron and Barfield before him…..
September 18, 2006 at 8:59 pm
184: For instance, Dave Roberts really hasn’t been hitting well enough to be occupying the leadoff spot.
September 18, 2006 at 9:00 pm
#186: That’s a little harsh. A .369 OBP isn’t too shabby.
September 18, 2006 at 9:00 pm
f’n great pitch by Peavy….
September 18, 2006 at 9:00 pm
I did not realize that Peavy is actually leading the NL in K’s right now.
September 18, 2006 at 9:00 pm
Anyone else starting to think that maybe Duncan’s attempt at gamesmanship may have worked?
September 18, 2006 at 9:01 pm
Certainly could have….
September 18, 2006 at 9:01 pm
Not what I had in mind, Jake.
September 18, 2006 at 9:01 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 9:02 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 9:02 pm
Peavy has pitched FAR better this year than his ERA or W/L record would suggest.
September 18, 2006 at 9:02 pm
Four pitchers are very close in the strikeout race.
September 18, 2006 at 9:02 pm
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?
September 18, 2006 at 9:02 pm
194: That’s the dumb luck factor.
September 18, 2006 at 9:03 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 9:04 pm
193: Roberts hasn’t hit well in September, but he gets on better than any Padre except Giles.
September 18, 2006 at 9:05 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 9:05 pm
198.
Ignore the troll. He’ll say anything for attention.
September 18, 2006 at 9:07 pm
202: I think that’s the first time anyone on DS has been labeled a troll. Can anyone confirm that for me?
September 18, 2006 at 9:07 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 9:08 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 9:08 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 9:08 pm
203.
http://curezone.com/forums/troll.asp
It’s not an undeserved label. =)
September 18, 2006 at 9:08 pm
Was that me being labeled a troll for my facetious remark?
September 18, 2006 at 9:09 pm
I wasn’t complaining about innings starting with two outs.
September 18, 2006 at 9:09 pm
There’s a no-out hit.
September 18, 2006 at 9:09 pm
Hello Brett Tomko
September 18, 2006 at 9:09 pm
Thank God. It’s Brent EarnedRunKo.
September 18, 2006 at 9:09 pm
208: I believe it was.
September 18, 2006 at 9:10 pm
212: Brent?
September 18, 2006 at 9:10 pm
Didn’t we already establish that Barfield can’t lay down the sacrifice?
September 18, 2006 at 9:10 pm
I quote the boys from the Giants website (McCovey Chronicles): Situation Tomko.
September 18, 2006 at 9:10 pm
208.
No, it’s for post 194.
September 18, 2006 at 9:10 pm
Peavy is on deck.
September 18, 2006 at 9:11 pm
Now Sledge is.
September 18, 2006 at 9:11 pm
We don’t have trolls around here, we have gnomes.
September 18, 2006 at 9:11 pm
AAUAAAUAUUGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
September 18, 2006 at 9:11 pm
217: I believe that was the “facetious comment” in question.
September 18, 2006 at 9:12 pm
222.
Apologies for stepping out of line. But that’s true bait in text form.
September 18, 2006 at 9:12 pm
Crap, now we get the grounder to second. One batter too late.
September 18, 2006 at 9:12 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 9:12 pm
You know who is a terrible in-game manager? Bochy.
September 18, 2006 at 9:13 pm
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??
September 18, 2006 at 9:13 pm
215: Long ago. This is looking depressing.
September 18, 2006 at 9:13 pm
Barfield should NEVER bunt. He is incapable of doing it.
September 18, 2006 at 9:14 pm
Yes, he is. But he is better than Little.
September 18, 2006 at 9:14 pm
The Doc has looked terrible this evening.
September 18, 2006 at 9:15 pm
#226: What did you think of his decision to bat Sledge last night in the ninth?
September 18, 2006 at 9:15 pm
Geoff, what is the record for comments? Have we ever hit 300?
September 18, 2006 at 9:15 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 9:15 pm
Well, we got our battle of the bullpens…
September 18, 2006 at 9:15 pm
AAAUGHAUGHHHGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
September 18, 2006 at 9:16 pm
235.
Say it again. That’s an edge for the Friars.
September 18, 2006 at 9:17 pm
#233: I don’t think so. Hear that sound of metal-on-metal? That’s my server. Watch out for flying sparks.
September 18, 2006 at 9:17 pm
Roberts with 3Ks against RHP. Might be time for a break.
September 18, 2006 at 9:17 pm
re: 238
Click. Clack.
September 18, 2006 at 9:18 pm
That would be funny if Eddie Murphy were the Dodgers’ batting coach.
September 18, 2006 at 9:18 pm
The internet isn’t a big truck, you know, you can’t just dump stuff on it. It’s a series of tubes.
September 18, 2006 at 9:19 pm
See you guys in a couple innings. I’m headed home.
September 18, 2006 at 9:19 pm
Sledge is 8th on the Padres in wOBA (50+ PA).
September 18, 2006 at 9:19 pm
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…..
September 18, 2006 at 9:20 pm
And Embree has caught the Peavy disease, unable to finish hitters off.
September 18, 2006 at 9:21 pm
With regard to Sledge PH’ing tonight, is Walker not available?
September 18, 2006 at 9:23 pm
Well, heck, I was just driving along the information superhighway in my big truck…
September 18, 2006 at 9:24 pm
#247: Yes, he is.
September 18, 2006 at 9:24 pm
GY -
I thought we had a 400+ night once last year during the big winning streak.
September 18, 2006 at 9:24 pm
How many innings do you suppose Cla is good for tonight?
September 18, 2006 at 9:25 pm
That’s magical, Embree.
September 18, 2006 at 9:26 pm
BG, you may be right. I’ll have to go back and look.
September 18, 2006 at 9:26 pm
You have to take the out.
September 18, 2006 at 9:26 pm
Pitchers, man. Can’t do anything but pitch.
September 18, 2006 at 9:27 pm
Shouldn’t someone be telling Embree to throw to first there?
September 18, 2006 at 9:27 pm
Well this is interesting.
September 18, 2006 at 9:27 pm
Well, I guess that’s what you expect when you bring in your 8th most effective reliever.
September 18, 2006 at 9:27 pm
Sorry to just now be jumping on the thread. But this is the worst case situation we could possibly have.
September 18, 2006 at 9:27 pm
You know what stinks? The Dodgers didn’t even have to use Olmedo Saenz. He’s still available.
September 18, 2006 at 9:28 pm
According to the Dodger radio guys, Branyon screwed up his footwork and had the wrong foot on the base.
September 18, 2006 at 9:29 pm
Meredith, Hoffman, Seanez (tiny sample), Brocail, Adkins, Linebrink and Sweeney all have better numbers than Embree coming into tonight.
September 18, 2006 at 9:29 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 9:29 pm
Whether Embree should have taken the out or not is besides the point. Branyon took his foot off the bag…
September 18, 2006 at 9:29 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 9:30 pm
Outmanaging Bochy isn’t all that impressive.
September 18, 2006 at 9:30 pm
sorry to jump in late also. come on cla - let’s have some redemption for 1 run in 35 innings.
September 18, 2006 at 9:30 pm
265: Or lose it.
September 18, 2006 at 9:30 pm
265: But that’s cancelled out by Ben’s jinx in post 170.
September 18, 2006 at 9:31 pm
Horrible throw by Barfield. Thank you, Mike.
September 18, 2006 at 9:31 pm
Piazza sure blocked the plate nicely on that terrible throw by Barfield.
September 18, 2006 at 9:32 pm
Cla Meredith is a GOD.
September 18, 2006 at 9:32 pm
#266: According to Kevin, it is if you’re Grady Little.
September 18, 2006 at 9:32 pm
I can’t take it!
September 18, 2006 at 9:32 pm
AHAAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!
September 18, 2006 at 9:32 pm
THE CURSE!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 18, 2006 at 9:32 pm
Lights Out Meredith!
September 18, 2006 at 9:32 pm
Wow, Cla is a superfreak.
September 18, 2006 at 9:32 pm
273: Fair point. Kinda like how running a mile in under 20 minutes isn’t impressive… unless you have only one leg.
September 18, 2006 at 9:33 pm
Did he just get a DP? Did he?
September 18, 2006 at 9:33 pm
272 - Ditto. Let’s win this frakking thing.
September 18, 2006 at 9:33 pm
that’s it! we won!
September 18, 2006 at 9:33 pm
I think I just shot an egg!
September 18, 2006 at 9:33 pm
Cla Meredith, I think I love you!
September 18, 2006 at 9:34 pm
isn’t that the 2nd bases-loaded-no-out jam that he’s wriggled out of in a week?
September 18, 2006 at 9:34 pm
I think the momentum just swung back.
September 18, 2006 at 9:34 pm
Celebrating with tiramisu…
September 18, 2006 at 9:34 pm
Cla is a god
September 18, 2006 at 9:34 pm
Betemit clanks one. Gee, he could have been ours.
September 18, 2006 at 9:35 pm
Dodgers defense! Like a clock.
September 18, 2006 at 9:35 pm
The momentum’s switching
September 18, 2006 at 9:35 pm
Not sure if it’s a week but I remember he had one recently. Unbelievable.
September 18, 2006 at 9:35 pm
What the hell was Boston thinking when they gave up Cla?
September 18, 2006 at 9:36 pm
I don’t want anyone but Cla in the 7th.
September 18, 2006 at 9:36 pm
Clapton, you loser. From now on I pray to Meredith.
September 18, 2006 at 9:36 pm
#293: They were thinking that Josh Bard couldn’t catch a knuckleball.
September 18, 2006 at 9:36 pm
What’s Gonzalez bunting for? Oh well. At least he was “successful.”
September 18, 2006 at 9:36 pm
Uh oh, Bochy just found out that A Gon can bunt.
September 18, 2006 at 9:36 pm
We should really thank KT for getting the Yankees involved. Before he called up Cashman we were just going to get Bard.
September 18, 2006 at 9:37 pm
Make em pay for the int walk
September 18, 2006 at 9:37 pm
Is that right? Meredith got out of that inning with just four pitches?
September 18, 2006 at 9:37 pm
God bless Josh Bard’s defensive deficiency.
September 18, 2006 at 9:37 pm
I don’t like pinch-hitting for Mike here.
September 18, 2006 at 9:37 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 9:38 pm
jeez…I can’t look at that number 97 without thinking it’s March…especially with no name on the uni…
September 18, 2006 at 9:38 pm
Pinch-running, not pinch-hitting.
September 18, 2006 at 9:38 pm
300+ comments in the top of the 7th. Awesome.
September 18, 2006 at 9:38 pm
#296: Too bad for them Wakefield has been on the DL for two months.
September 18, 2006 at 9:39 pm
Don’t like this switch. Make me eat my words, Bard.
September 18, 2006 at 9:39 pm
Also, Branyan’s one of our best hitters, so I don’t like losing him, but the decision to bat Bard is defensible.
September 18, 2006 at 9:39 pm
Woo hoo! I got the 300th post!
September 18, 2006 at 9:40 pm
At least it’s not Bellhorn
September 18, 2006 at 9:41 pm
Oops, I jinxed us
September 18, 2006 at 9:41 pm
And now we’re without two of our best hitters.
September 18, 2006 at 9:41 pm
Who’ll play third? Bellhorn, Alexander or Walker?
September 18, 2006 at 9:42 pm
312, 313: Yeah, and now it’s going to be Bellhorn playing 3B.
September 18, 2006 at 9:42 pm
Like I said. Don’t like it. Branyan dos ok against LHP, you didn’t need to double-switch Mereditch there.
September 18, 2006 at 9:42 pm
Out of curiosity, would anyone else pinch-run for one of their best hitters and pinch-hit for the other at the same time?
September 18, 2006 at 9:43 pm
Manny time
September 18, 2006 at 9:43 pm
Nope Alexander at third!
September 18, 2006 at 9:43 pm
please anything but bellhorn…woops, i meant alexander and bellhorn
September 18, 2006 at 9:43 pm
#307: And without any PEDs!
#311: Congrats!
#315: Alexander, so Bellhorn is still available. Yippee.
September 18, 2006 at 9:44 pm
Alexander at 3rd…
September 18, 2006 at 9:44 pm
Manny Alexander has managed to hit considerably worse than Bellhorn.
September 18, 2006 at 9:45 pm
Geoff, do you know what the IGD comment record is off the top of your head?
September 18, 2006 at 9:45 pm
he he he Matty said offensive thunder he he he Is that on the menu at Taco Bell/
September 18, 2006 at 9:45 pm
#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.
September 18, 2006 at 9:45 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 9:45 pm
Were they just praising Bochy’s in-game management?
September 18, 2006 at 9:47 pm
I imagine Bochy’s decision-making has cost the Padres multiple games worth of WPA this year.
September 18, 2006 at 9:47 pm
#325: BG was correct. Our record is 443 from last June against LA:
http://ducksnorts.com/blog/200.....-2005.html
September 18, 2006 at 9:47 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 9:48 pm
Would the Padres be better off defensively with Manny at SS and Blum at 3B?
September 18, 2006 at 9:48 pm
Cla, get yours back against Martin.
September 18, 2006 at 9:49 pm
Geoff, I was at that game!! With a Dodger buddy. It was by far the best game I’ve gone to.
September 18, 2006 at 9:50 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 9:50 pm
The U-T picture of Jake after he posted his 13th strikeout is on the wall above my monitor!
September 18, 2006 at 9:50 pm
Oh my - 335 comments - wow!!!
I just caught up w/ live TV… what a game
September 18, 2006 at 9:51 pm
I’m gonna be all anti-sabr and suggest Meredith for MVP.
September 18, 2006 at 9:51 pm
who won the MNF game?
September 18, 2006 at 9:52 pm
Jacksonville, 9-0.
September 18, 2006 at 9:52 pm
Jax
September 18, 2006 at 9:52 pm
Man, more of those foolish Padre hitters choosing to hit line drives at Dodger outfielders.
September 18, 2006 at 9:52 pm
Jaguars 9, Steelers 0
September 18, 2006 at 9:52 pm
St. Cla of Meredith, pray for us…
September 18, 2006 at 9:52 pm
Ben should have stayed another week to rest and heal.
September 18, 2006 at 9:53 pm
Bochy must be dying to get Bellhorn in - he’ll probably pinch hit him for Josh…
September 18, 2006 at 9:53 pm
Broxton seems like he wants to give up a run.
September 18, 2006 at 9:53 pm
LOL @ dprat - thanks for the MNF game update - gotta bring Blum around now…
September 18, 2006 at 9:53 pm
stayed out.
September 18, 2006 at 9:53 pm
Both teams are pathetic with the bats tonight.
September 18, 2006 at 9:53 pm
If Bochy were to pinch-hit for Josh, it had damn well better be with Walker.
September 18, 2006 at 9:53 pm
gift ball 1 - he swung
September 18, 2006 at 9:54 pm
Barfield was clutch in the minors - time to come thru
September 18, 2006 at 9:54 pm
Josh managed to check is swing on the first pitch, I am shocked!
September 18, 2006 at 9:54 pm
Barfield was better than his competition in the minors, too.
September 18, 2006 at 9:54 pm
It’d be nice for Broxton to cough it up two nights in a row.
September 18, 2006 at 9:55 pm
Clutch
September 18, 2006 at 9:55 pm
BARFIELDS GOT YOUR BACK
September 18, 2006 at 9:55 pm
give me your kudos
September 18, 2006 at 9:55 pm
YES!!!!!
September 18, 2006 at 9:55 pm
He does!
September 18, 2006 at 9:55 pm
I said it was Broxton who wanted to give it up. Apparently he wasn’t alone.
September 18, 2006 at 9:55 pm
Yes! let’s hear it for our rookies!!!!
September 18, 2006 at 9:55 pm
SDPG: Are you psychic?
September 18, 2006 at 9:55 pm
cough cough cough
September 18, 2006 at 9:55 pm
Dodger Baseball! Looks like (Grady) Little League out there!
September 18, 2006 at 9:55 pm
Barfield ought to be fined for trying to take third.
September 18, 2006 at 9:55 pm
smooth…..josh
September 18, 2006 at 9:55 pm
I didn’t think Blum could make it home.
September 18, 2006 at 9:56 pm
#359: LOL. T-shirts, anyone?
Let’s get more.
September 18, 2006 at 9:56 pm
6-4!!!
September 18, 2006 at 9:56 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 9:56 pm
Okay, so now I’m psychic.
September 18, 2006 at 9:56 pm
NICE!
September 18, 2006 at 9:56 pm
I have been known to be intuitive at times.
September 18, 2006 at 9:57 pm
Peter’s arrival just overloaded the ‘tubes’
September 18, 2006 at 9:57 pm
pile on!
September 18, 2006 at 9:57 pm
That didn’t look like a strike to me.
September 18, 2006 at 9:57 pm
You guys notice how it doesn’t seem to matter who the Dodgers have working the eighth, we have their number?
September 18, 2006 at 9:57 pm
let’s make it a non-save situation
September 18, 2006 at 9:57 pm
I’m sorry I’m not there to hear the breathe sucked out of 55,000 lungs at the same time. C’mon Doc.
September 18, 2006 at 9:58 pm
Geoff, I was just thinking the same thing.
September 18, 2006 at 9:58 pm
Meredith will log the win?
September 18, 2006 at 9:58 pm
GY, you’re gonna pass 400 tonight
September 18, 2006 at 9:58 pm
Sorry, make that 110,000 lungs.
September 18, 2006 at 9:58 pm
Dare I leave work and try to catch the rest from home???
September 18, 2006 at 9:58 pm
384: Knock it off. No jinxes.
September 18, 2006 at 9:58 pm
Nice try by DR.
September 18, 2006 at 9:59 pm
I want to thank all the Bochy haters for jinxing themselves…
…and oh my god! Todd Walker with the SB?
September 18, 2006 at 9:59 pm
The Doc with the Golden Sombrero.
September 18, 2006 at 9:59 pm
In Doc’s defense, I thought Broxton hit him. Of course, I’m not in the batters’ box so I have an excuse.
September 18, 2006 at 9:59 pm
SDPG, lay off the jinxes.
September 18, 2006 at 10:00 pm
Sorry. I’ll hex Broxton again
September 18, 2006 at 10:00 pm
No “nervous” comments when scotty enters
September 18, 2006 at 10:00 pm
Yeah, Doc looks like he needs a day or two off. 4 strikeouts in a night when he had 49 for the year.
September 18, 2006 at 10:00 pm
That’s the golden sombrero for Roberts.
September 18, 2006 at 10:01 pm
To be clear, the replay showed that Roberts didn’t get hit. I just thought he did when I saw it in real time.
September 18, 2006 at 10:01 pm
Giles hasn’t had a batting average this low since 1998.
September 18, 2006 at 10:01 pm
replay showed pitch didn’t hit him
September 18, 2006 at 10:01 pm
That was an interesting wild pitch.
September 18, 2006 at 10:01 pm
six outs is too many left for me to be comfy with our cardiac kids…
September 18, 2006 at 10:02 pm
And he hasn’t had an EqA this low since 1997.
September 18, 2006 at 10:02 pm
a comebacker
September 18, 2006 at 10:02 pm
No kidding, Rich. And if you think this is bad, just wait till the playoffs.
September 18, 2006 at 10:02 pm
Didn’t Giles just resign this year? It is amazing how that works.
September 18, 2006 at 10:03 pm
Hell of a catch by Drew.
September 18, 2006 at 10:03 pm
The way this game has gone I don’t expect the Dodgers to go quietly in the 8th and 9th.
September 18, 2006 at 10:03 pm
Damn, Giles just missed that hanger. Damn.
September 18, 2006 at 10:04 pm
Finally, we break through. Come on Liney, hold in the bottom of the 8th.
September 18, 2006 at 10:04 pm
I thought that one by Giles was gone.
September 18, 2006 at 10:04 pm
Coming into today, the Padre bullpen was 1st in the NL in WXRL. The Dodger ‘pen was 3rd.
September 18, 2006 at 10:04 pm
Without the Dodgers, the Padres are 65-66.
Withouth the Padres, the Dodgers are 74-58.
September 18, 2006 at 10:05 pm
I think I’d rather have Brocail or Adkins in the 8th.
September 18, 2006 at 10:05 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 10:05 pm
Nice B.G. (413)
September 18, 2006 at 10:05 pm
413: Good stuff. Always knew the Dodgers had to be good for something.
September 18, 2006 at 10:06 pm
is anyone else sick of Tom Petty?
September 18, 2006 at 10:06 pm
Wow, 410+ comments. Looks like Eschaton Blog with a funny wanker of the day.
September 18, 2006 at 10:06 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 10:06 pm
Even Mud was begging for Liney to pitch well
September 18, 2006 at 10:07 pm
OK, I guess I jinxed Scotty
September 18, 2006 at 10:07 pm
Should have just hit Anderson, he’d be at first instead of third.
September 18, 2006 at 10:07 pm
*buries face in hands*
September 18, 2006 at 10:08 pm
Richard, you have to be kidding w/ Atkins, right…
September 18, 2006 at 10:08 pm
I can’t watch
September 18, 2006 at 10:08 pm
In case anyone’s wondering, that triple was an example of why I’d rather have Brocail or Adkins.
September 18, 2006 at 10:08 pm
I don’t get where Anderson thinks he’s Ethier all of a sudden. What a time to have a career night.
September 18, 2006 at 10:09 pm
did Matt just compare Liney to Cla?!
September 18, 2006 at 10:09 pm
Adkins has allowed a .289 wOBA this year. It’s only .006 better than Linebrink, but it’s still better.
September 18, 2006 at 10:09 pm
I still like Linebrink more than any other Padres reliever (left)
September 18, 2006 at 10:09 pm
Not sure Brocail or Adkins would have gotten Anderson out the way he’s swinging the bat right now.
September 18, 2006 at 10:10 pm
Brocail’s been .026 better than Linebrink, so I’d rather have him in there than Adkins.
September 18, 2006 at 10:10 pm
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
September 18, 2006 at 10:10 pm
We’ve got to keep the lead, otherwise we’ll face Saito
September 18, 2006 at 10:10 pm
1 down, 2 to go
September 18, 2006 at 10:11 pm
If only Hoffy was able to go 2 innings.
September 18, 2006 at 10:11 pm
cardiac
September 18, 2006 at 10:12 pm
That pitch scared me.
September 18, 2006 at 10:12 pm
*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.
September 18, 2006 at 10:12 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 10:12 pm
If for any reason that run gets in scoring position, Bochy has to get Hoffman
September 18, 2006 at 10:12 pm
How many 2 strike hits have we given up tonight? Is it really “all of them” or does it just feel that way?
September 18, 2006 at 10:13 pm
Barring any other Dodger offense, Hoffman will earn his save in the 9th — 3, 4, 5 batters.
September 18, 2006 at 10:13 pm
puddle underneath my chair on that out
September 18, 2006 at 10:13 pm
Liney has actually allowed a higher wOBA than Sweeney now.
September 18, 2006 at 10:13 pm
Richard, you do realize Brocail is done for the year, right?
September 18, 2006 at 10:13 pm
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…
September 18, 2006 at 10:13 pm
Geez, I was with Mud on that Furcal drive. I thought it was gone. C’mon, Scotty.
September 18, 2006 at 10:14 pm
447: Y’know, I did know that. lol
September 18, 2006 at 10:15 pm
k, bad karma ya’ll - now I’M worried
September 18, 2006 at 10:15 pm
That had nothing to do with luck or positioning
September 18, 2006 at 10:15 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 10:15 pm
I cannot believe the way this game is going down. Do you leave Scotty in?
September 18, 2006 at 10:15 pm
448: Perhaps he’s not hitting his spots.
September 18, 2006 at 10:16 pm
Something like 21% of grounders are singles.
September 18, 2006 at 10:16 pm
Jeebus.
September 18, 2006 at 10:16 pm
big!!!
September 18, 2006 at 10:17 pm
You know who hates Linebrink right now? Nomar.
September 18, 2006 at 10:17 pm
Mercifully, the inning ends.
September 18, 2006 at 10:17 pm
buzzzzzzzzzz…..CLEAR!
September 18, 2006 at 10:17 pm
Nomar spells grab some bench when spelled backward.
September 18, 2006 at 10:17 pm
Strike 3! OMG I think I just pulled a muscle.
September 18, 2006 at 10:17 pm
Meaningful September baseball — We wanted it! We got it!
September 18, 2006 at 10:17 pm
okay now there really is a puddle underneath my chair
September 18, 2006 at 10:17 pm
Scully’s voice went so flat on that K
September 18, 2006 at 10:18 pm
Scotty just wants to make Hoffy earn his save (and make me finish off a bottle of Tums).
September 18, 2006 at 10:18 pm
Damn this is big-time fun!
September 18, 2006 at 10:18 pm
464: No, I wanted meaningful EASY September baseball.
September 18, 2006 at 10:18 pm
there is a puddle dripping from my ceiling
September 18, 2006 at 10:19 pm
469 - lol
September 18, 2006 at 10:20 pm
Alexander is our cleanup hitter. Fear the Manny.
September 18, 2006 at 10:20 pm
saito in with the dodgers trailing. both teams are bringing in their best. mad playoff atmosphere.
September 18, 2006 at 10:20 pm
469: That sounds nice. I’d gladly sign your petition.
September 18, 2006 at 10:21 pm
Saito has been great this year.
September 18, 2006 at 10:21 pm
Who’s going to PR for AGon? He’s like a caribou coming home from second.
September 18, 2006 at 10:21 pm
Scully: It’s Trevor Time.
September 18, 2006 at 10:21 pm
Holy crap.
September 18, 2006 at 10:22 pm
Again, I thought that ball was gone. Gonzo advances from second to third on a double by Bard.
September 18, 2006 at 10:22 pm
Geoff, I think you should consider in moving in-game conversation to some kind of chat platform. Would that be easier on the bandwidth?
September 18, 2006 at 10:22 pm
476: Are caribou slow?
September 18, 2006 at 10:22 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 10:22 pm
That was gone. Kenny Lofton robbed it.
September 18, 2006 at 10:23 pm
If anyone has to bunt, I guess it should be Manny Alexander
September 18, 2006 at 10:23 pm
“goal-tending” - I love scully
September 18, 2006 at 10:23 pm
Blum vs Saito’s slider.
September 18, 2006 at 10:23 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 10:23 pm
481. Who knows but the comparison seemed apt. I should have said sloth.
September 18, 2006 at 10:23 pm
Forgive the grammar, Lofton pulled that one down when I looked away and forgot to correct myself. =D
September 18, 2006 at 10:24 pm
Richard (481): OUR caribou is slow.
September 18, 2006 at 10:24 pm
Cox just dropped their cable signal here in Poway; how the heck did Gonzo not score from second on a double?
September 18, 2006 at 10:24 pm
Bases loaded. 3 more LOB? Let’s go Blum.
September 18, 2006 at 10:24 pm
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…
September 18, 2006 at 10:24 pm
THANK YOU!
September 18, 2006 at 10:24 pm
I love the Dodgers bullpen.
September 18, 2006 at 10:24 pm
Fear the Saito, indeed! ha ha ha
September 18, 2006 at 10:24 pm
Man, this game is just unreal.
September 18, 2006 at 10:24 pm
Even Gonzalez was able to score on that.
September 18, 2006 at 10:25 pm
Wild pitch! Look at the fans evacuate!
September 18, 2006 at 10:25 pm
Marshall, he had to hold up…Lofton had it go in and out of his glove…
September 18, 2006 at 10:25 pm
I guess that went to Anaheim.
September 18, 2006 at 10:25 pm
I think a caribou came home also.
September 18, 2006 at 10:25 pm
Worst 2-0 swing ever.
September 18, 2006 at 10:25 pm
Dodger fan is practically running out of the ballpark.
September 18, 2006 at 10:25 pm
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.
September 18, 2006 at 10:26 pm
Let’s make it a laugher.
September 18, 2006 at 10:26 pm
Lets bury them now by tacking on another one or two!!!
September 18, 2006 at 10:26 pm
The only thing that’s missing…a balk RBI.
September 18, 2006 at 10:27 pm
Yay!
September 18, 2006 at 10:27 pm
I love it. Trevor Time, please.
September 18, 2006 at 10:27 pm
The freeways are suddenly jammed in LA.