first pitch: 1:35 p.m. PT
television: Channel 4SD
matchup: Jake Peavy (11-14, 4.09 ERA) vs Barry Zito (16-10, 3.83 ERA)
previews: Padres.com | SI.com
Padres lineup:
- Marcus Giles, 2B
- Brian Giles, RF
- Mike Cameron, CF
- Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
- Josh Bard, C
- Khalil Greene, SS
- Kevin Kouzmanoff, 3B
- Jose Cruz Jr., LF
- Jake Peavy, P
Giants lineup:
- Dave Roberts, CF
- Omar Vizquel, SS
- Barry Bonds, LF
- Ray Durham, 2B
- Rich Aurilia, 1B
- Pedro Feliz, 3B
- Benji Molina, C
- Randy Winn, RF
- Barry Zito, P
Opening Day is finally here. Sorry, I’m too busy savoring the moment to offer actual analysis. Talk it up, y’all; these games count. Play ball!
195 – I’ve lived in the Bay Area a long time … Mays is beloved … there’s a statue of him in front of PhoneCoPark!
184: Good one. Yep, definitely in his head.
Hey GY…whats the most post you’ve gotten with a IGD? Looks like Padre Fans are excited about their team!
Let’s not talk about the longest IGD.
Shhh…don’t talk about that IGD. Bad memories.
#204: Roger that. I’ll just say we had 800+ comments.
I’m old enough to have watched some of those old matchups between Koufax/Drysdale v. Mays, living in LA when the Dogs moved there. If Mays was more revered in NY than SF, that would have been impressive. I even remember watching him make guest appearances on sitcoms during the late 50′s.
Are we already at the ninth inning? Man, it seems this game has flown by.
206: Yup, and I wasn’t even in it. Still not sure if I were lucky.
Giants just did their “drive of the game”. Gotta love it when the other team’s drive of the game is an opposite field single that doesn’t drive in a run.
What? K. Frandsen at shortstop for the Gigantes???
Go Bard!
NOG is the only starter without a hit, not too shabby for the much maligned Padres lineup…
Also, SF just awarded Bengie Molina’s “slappy” hit to right center as their “drive of the game”….. tough times for the no-cal padres, I say… tough times….
Ted’s calling it a Blow Out on the radio.
And the hits just keep on coming…love that SF bullpen!
Klesko only gets that b/c of all the training we gave him in the outfield….
210: sorry for the redundancy… I got distracted for a minute talking with my wife… damn that redhead!
Josh Bard gets his 4th hit –
Jon Miller – “Can you belive the Red Sox traded Josh Bard and Cla Meridith for Doug Mirabelli?”
Duane Kuiper – “It gets more rediculous the more you think about it”
I hope NOG’s hitlessness isn’t a “head issue” with batting lead off. I saw an interview of him during ST and he was practically begging not to get the lead off spot.
For others watching the Giants broadcast – nice cleavage.
is hitlessness a word?
220: It is if SDPG says it is.
re: 207
Yes, Mays knew the producer of the “The Donna Reed Show” and others. He gave them a call when he needed extra money.
Mays had some issues with racists in his neighborhood when he moved to San Francisco. The fans there always considered McCovey their guy more than Mays.
In New York, he was the Say Hey Kid. In San Francisco, he was Willie Mays.
How nice does it feel to know that we throw Chris Young tomorrow?…. and then Hensley… and some guy named Maddux… and a bartender named Wells….
I love it when Bonds doesn’t homer on us. Historically rare event.
195: Yes, there is a statue of him. There has been a lot of make-up love since he retired.
I’m getting all my info from Willie Mays and “Sports Century.”
Bud Black is the greatest manager in Padres history! What a winning %!!!!!
I love it when a plan comes together. An opening day win when everyone performed as expected (well, except for NOG). And since we won I won’t have to hear callers on 1090 complaining that we lost our leadoff hitter and it was a mistake to get rid of Bochy and hire an unproven former pitcher.
Ah, what a satisfying way to start the season.
“Donna Reed Show” is the one I was thinking of when Paul, I think, was a high school phenom and got a try out as a catcher by Drysdale and Mays. Drysdale kept buzzing fastballs in and he kept asking Mays for more sponges for the catcher’s glove. Frightening the crap you store in your head.
I’m sure hitlessness isn’t a word.
But in a land of OGs, NOGs, and P-Macs, I’ll take a liberty every now and then.
How did Heath Bell look? I think he was a good acquisition …
SDPG – Maybe I spend too much time around salespeople, but I was looking forward to a defense more than I was a concession.
231: Heath Bell looked pretty good. It looked like he was kind of taking it easy out there, with his fastball only getting up to about 92, but his slider had some good break on it and he was mostly hitting his spots. I am really excited to have him in the bullpen with Linebrink, Meredith, and Hoffman. He should help us avoid a situation like last year where Meredith pitched in like 6 straight games.
227: amen to that.
SDPG: Found Barfield replacement yet?
232 – Ugh, salespeople. I fight them all day long, so I don’t like to fight in my free time. After a 7-0 win, I’m in too good a mood to argue diction.
234 – Didi, not yet. Scouting takes at least a month.
I like to see how they run the bases after hitting a HR.
Busy at work and just now checked the box score. Great win for the Padres.
SDPG: I’m on the Brian Giles wagon this year. Just ask Lynch Mob how many pictures I took of him at Peoria! Let me know when you decide.
LynchMob: What no email to tell me about the Padres win? You are slippin’
Geoff: Great job as always!
1-0 Sounds like a great season!
X w/ #2 … http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=270403118
… first opening-day shutout in team history … cool.
Nice work team, 200+ for a daygame is solid even if it is opening day. My AWOL-ness is explained by being 30K ft in the air bringing a 6mo old with a cold home from grammy’s. Since he was born the day after our final playoff loss, his entire existence has been SANS PADRES! Can you call that an existence? All is right with the world now though, especially since I drafted Peavy in my NL-only league (round 3! what a bargain!).
Didn’t get to watch the game live..but was following it at work…great win for the boys…now lets go out and back it up tomorrow with another win.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=270403108 … the day gets even better … Dogs lose … again
Just finished watching the game. I’m so proud of myself for completing the “have to watch after work, don’t accidentally discover or peek at the score” trick. And oh boy was it worth it.
I’m ready for another 161 of those.
omg omg omg omg so excited baseball is back!!!!!