Comments on: NLDS: Padres – Cardinals Series Preview, Pitchers

By: Didi

Didi — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 15:32:01 +0000

What, Bellhorn? I sure hope this will work out.
He barely played in September and not so much in August.
No backup OF other than Klesko? Crazy.
I hope not to see another catcher in LF scenario.

By: Masticore317

Masticore317 — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 14:14:24 +0000

Agreed that we need a backup OF. I guess Blum can play LF if necessary too (if he’s not playing SS though).

I guess Roberts is in there against LHP too then. I’d MUCH rather see BJ than Bellhorn.

By: Clayton

Clayton — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 13:21:02 +0000

re: 67 – what, no need for backup OF’s besides Klesko? And, let me go on record as saying that if Ryno sees a single pitch from the outfield grass, I will be really pissed off.

How do you keep Bellhorn on the roster and not a backup OF like Sledge or Johnson…?

By: Masticore317

Masticore317 — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 13:03:40 +0000

Also, the Padres ended up #1 in Defensive Efficiency (which I believe is the ability to turn a ball in play into an out) as per Baseball Prospectus.

Rosenthal says our D was the best in the league in his article. In fact the only place the Cards have the advantage over us is in the managerial category.

By: Masticore317

Masticore317 — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 13:01:43 +0000

Today’s USA Today mentioned that the Padres D is below average except for Khalil and AGON. What the Jimmy! Our OF defense has been well above average with Roberts/Cameron/Giles all being recognized by the “so called experts” as such even…

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 06:08:04 +0000

Larussa also won’t have 9 LOOGY’s available though

By: Peter Friberg

Peter Friberg — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 05:10:03 +0000

Key to the Series

The Padres are clearly the better team, but if they can’t get to Carpenter in one of his two starts, they could be in trouble. Carpenter’s given up 12 runs in his last 15 innings, so he’s certainly been mortal of late. Because of the schedule, the series may hinge on whether San Diego can handle the Cards’ ace.

Offense, Rotation, Bullpen, Bench, Defense, Manager…

In only the “Manager” collumn, does Dayn Perry give the edge to Cardinals…

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/6021514

By: Peter Friberg

Peter Friberg — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 04:54:12 +0000

Fox’s Rosenthal picks a San Diego-New York rematch…

“My picks? Yankees over the Twins in the AL, Padres over the Dodgers in the NL, Yankees over Padres in the World Series.”

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/6021324

By: Nick W.

Nick W. — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 04:46:22 +0000

Hmm…it seems like everyone has a ticket(s) to get rid of for tomorrow’s game. Craigslist is full of listings, ebay is full of listings, Padres Ticket Marketplace is full of listings, even padres.com has some singles to get rid of. I was hoping to get rid of the extra one I have at the park tomorrow, but at this rate, there maybe more sellers than buyers. I’m more worried that the stadium will be partially empty than I am about getting my money back, I want a full, rowdy crowd for my first playoff game ever

By: SD Native Girl

SD Native Girl — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 04:30:58 +0000

Found a seat Field Reserved 122 for tomorrow’s game. Thinking about pushing the buy button… $62.. not a bad deal