IGD: Padres vs Pirates (23 Sep 06)
Sat, Sep 23, 2006
by Geoff Young
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT
television: Channel 4SD
matchup: Jake Peavy (9-14, 4.25 ERA) vs Zach Duke (10-13, 4.49 ERA)
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Joe Freakin’ Randa? You’ve got to be kidding me. Even when he’s not donning a Padres uniform he hurts us.
On the bright side, the Pads won the game in convincing fashion. Still, it would’ve been sweet to see Chris Young hurl the first no-hitter in team history. Just about everyone in our section was on their feet for the final two innings. Good times.
Tonight it’s Jake Peavy and Zach Duke in the Padres’ penultimate regular-season home game. Peavy needs three strikeouts to reach 200 for the second straight season. Duke, meantime, has been tough in the second half, sporting a 3.57 ERA over 85 2/3 innings since the All-Star break. His ERA in September is 1.50 over 30 innings.
In other games of note, the Phillies are up on the Marlins, 4-1 in the fourth as of this writing. The Diamondbacks and Dodgers hook up again in LA at 7:10 p.m. PT. Miguel “The Poet” Batista squares off against Brad “3-2-1 Blastoff” Penny in that one.
I’ll be out at Petco Park once again tonight, so you’re on your own for this one. Go Padres!
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September 23, 2006 at 1:10 pm
I’ve posted a piece at Knuckle Curve on how pitchers warm up. As much as anything it was an excuse to show off pix taken with my new camera. I’ve got more shots, which I’ll be uploading to Flickr in a bit. Will let everyone know when those are posted.
September 23, 2006 at 1:21 pm
Phillies just beat the Marlins. I’m reminded of Butch and Sundance looking over their shoulder saying, “Who are those guys?”
September 23, 2006 at 1:23 pm
By the way, GY, great pic with the new camera.
September 23, 2006 at 1:55 pm
Phillies = Scary. Seriously.
Zero room for error, kids. Go get it done tonight Jake. Maybe someone switches his regular coffee for decaf today, or slips him a mini-mickey. If he’s calm and in control of his emotions and energy, the Pirates won’t have a chance, even if Duke throws a quality start. If he’s hyped up beyond belief, watch out.
September 23, 2006 at 3:12 pm
I’ve posted some more photos from Friday night at Flickr.
September 23, 2006 at 3:31 pm
Wow GY im surprised there is only 1 picture of your man crush on there!
September 23, 2006 at 3:36 pm
LOL. Check back now; there are a few more.
September 23, 2006 at 3:56 pm
BTW, I just upgraded my Flickr account so I can post more photos. If anyone ever has stuff they want posted, let me know. Also, we can do cool stuff like tag photos by location so it’s possible to view only pictures taken at Petco Park, Tony Gwynn Stadium, The Diamond in Elsinore, etc.
September 23, 2006 at 4:39 pm
Okay, I’m off to dinner and then the game. Hope to take more pix tonight. Make some noise, and let’s beat the Bucs!
September 23, 2006 at 7:17 pm
Nice DP. Now get that 3rd out, Jake.
September 23, 2006 at 7:17 pm
Aargh.
September 23, 2006 at 7:48 pm
Dbacks 3, Dodgers 0, top 2nd.
September 23, 2006 at 7:48 pm
Why are we not hitting this guy??
September 23, 2006 at 7:50 pm
3-3 in the 2nd in LA
September 23, 2006 at 7:54 pm
C’mon big Mike!
September 23, 2006 at 7:55 pm
jeez..that’s disappointing… as long as Jake keeps putting up zeros..we should be able to get some runs for him..
September 23, 2006 at 7:56 pm
Did Piazza hit it hard?
September 23, 2006 at 7:56 pm
Sorry, I can’t type. 3-3 in LA - let’s go Dbacks.
September 23, 2006 at 7:57 pm
Yeah….pretty hard to right field….Giles smoked his to center…
September 23, 2006 at 8:01 pm
Re 19: Thanks. At least that’s promising.
Now Jake has to get out of a jam again.
September 23, 2006 at 8:06 pm
Way to go Jake… now lets get some runs…
September 23, 2006 at 8:08 pm
4-3 Arizona..
September 23, 2006 at 8:24 pm
Got a run - Cameron *almost* hit that one out. Couple of feet short.
September 23, 2006 at 8:27 pm
jeez…that was really close to going out…
September 23, 2006 at 8:30 pm
My brain is close to overloading with the padres game…dodgers game and trying to follow the Notre Dame/MSU game all at the same time..
September 23, 2006 at 8:33 pm
Jake is “dealing” right now… got the nasty stuff working…
September 23, 2006 at 8:41 pm
Jake hit that ball hard……..just right at the SS
September 23, 2006 at 8:45 pm
Dang. “Dealing” is right - these pitches are filthy.
September 23, 2006 at 8:53 pm
Barfield: nice hit.
September 23, 2006 at 8:53 pm
Barfield! and he knew it…it had that sound! Josh was working with Piazza during BP, talking hitting and Piazza was showing him something about his swing…guess it worked!
September 23, 2006 at 8:55 pm
BTW, I’ve managed to tap in from Petco again…I’m at the yard.
They’re playing “A Pirates life for me” when they go talk on the mound…now we’re doing the Cheers bit…
September 23, 2006 at 9:03 pm
Cameron just outran the ball to second…amazing! The throw was offline, but still…pretty rare to see someone still a base on a pickoff attempt without the ball going down the line…
September 23, 2006 at 9:04 pm
exactly…he just beat it out..
Also..I always enjoy the Cheers bit…
September 23, 2006 at 9:04 pm
Joe Randa is being boo’d big time!
September 23, 2006 at 9:06 pm
Got a good chance at seeing Trevor have a chance to tie the saves record…
September 23, 2006 at 9:07 pm
Poor choice there from Jake…even if he gets it to first….the runner is going to be safe…
September 23, 2006 at 9:09 pm
Trevor time
September 23, 2006 at 9:16 pm
goosebumps hearing the bells start….
September 23, 2006 at 9:19 pm
6-3 Dbacks
September 23, 2006 at 9:21 pm
two outs…. bells…..oh my… my goosebumps have goosebumps and I’m not even there…
September 23, 2006 at 9:22 pm
Awesome
September 23, 2006 at 9:25 pm
Well, Peavy pitches great, the guys make plays behind him, get a few big hits here and there, and Trevor finishes it off. What more could you ask for?
That’s right - a Dodger loss. Let’s go Arizona!
September 23, 2006 at 9:26 pm
yep…awesome….just incredible…and hopefully the snakes can hold on and we can get a little breathing room in the division…
September 23, 2006 at 9:27 pm
Great game. Peavy, Trevor, dramatic homer.
I had everyone in the office here watching those last three outs.
September 23, 2006 at 9:29 pm
Tremendous game…the only thing that would’ve been better is if it would’ve been on extra innings instead of having to watch on the computer…but either way…a beautiful win…now lets get out there tomorrow and get the sweep..
September 23, 2006 at 9:37 pm
What a great week of Padres baseball. These last two games are pure playoff type baseball. If St. Louis can keep losing and we can beat them there… home field advantage would be ours and wouldn’t that be awesome. GY, hope you had fun tonight. And again, thanks for everything you’ve done on this site during the season. And to everyone else who writes in, thanks to you. I’ve learned a lot about baseball from all of you. Let’s Go Padres.
September 23, 2006 at 9:56 pm
7-3 Snakes
September 23, 2006 at 9:59 pm
what office are you in that you’re in there this late Kevin?
by the way great win and also it looks like we’ll get som ground on the Dodgers, finally. gotta go for the sweep tomorrow, finish off the bucs and lay down the law in the West. Then we’ll see how much momentum that Dodger comeback gave them
September 23, 2006 at 10:10 pm
9-3 Snakes. Try back-to-back-to-back-to-back tonight, dogs.
September 23, 2006 at 10:20 pm
I work in the sports department of The Washington Times.
September 23, 2006 at 10:21 pm
And the Magic Number is now 7.
September 23, 2006 at 10:24 pm
And the Dodgers are now .5 games back of the Wild Card. It’d be nice to see them fail to make the playoffs after being in first place for so long.
September 23, 2006 at 10:26 pm
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Trevor Hoffman tied Lee Smith’s career saves record with No. 478 and the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Saturday night to retain their lead in the NL West.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/re.....mp;prov=ap