first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT
television: Channel 4SD
matchup: Greg Maddux (1-2, 4.24 ERA) vs Brett Tomko (0-1, 2.65 ERA)
previews: Padres.com | SI.com
If you, like me, are trying to get Friday night’s bad taste out of your mouth, I’ll note that despite the Padres’ terrible play over the past few games, they’re still in better shape now than they were at this time last year. After their first 23 games in 2006, the Pads were 8-15 (oddly enough, having just lost to Saturday night’s starter, Brett Tomko).
It’s a long season, folks. There aren’t any truly putrid teams in this division, and everyone is going to fight until the final out. My expectation is that at some point, the Padres will break the hearts of Diamondbacks and Dodgers fans.
I look forward to that.
Tomko looks back on track, unfortunately.
After 6 full …
Pitches-strikes – B Tomko 84-53; G Maddux 69-47.
Ground balls-fly balls – B Tomko 6-11; G Maddux 9-6.
Batters faced – B Tomko 22; G Maddux 24.
Sure seems like a strong effort by Tomko … but then again, that sounds like an oxymoron …
14 in a row for Maddux…. is it wrong that I’m already getting a bit queasy thinking about Hoffy?
Tomko has been helped greatly by the Padres’ .190 BABIP. Of course, Maddux has been helped by the Dodgers’ .227 BABIP.
Did the Dodgers really just not pinch-hit for Tomko?
I just placed my order for the Tony Gwynn brick on behalf of me and my wife.
After 6.5 …
Pitches-strikes – B Tomko 84-53; G Maddux 80-55.
Ground balls-fly balls – B Tomko 6-11; G Maddux 9-9.
Batters faced – B Tomko 22; G Maddux 27.
… Maddux on cruise control? Let it ride!
53 … not wrong … you’re only human … Hoffy’s only human …
55 … tell us about the brick?
Scott Hairston just hit a three run homer to put the D-Backs up 5-4 on the Giants in the 7th.
I would probably pull Maddux after 7, since he’s suddenly run out of gas in a couple of other starts around this pitch count, and all three outs last inning were in the air.
Big hit for Kouz
54 … re: Tomko … amazing … let’s make ‘em pay for that dis!
KK – do your thing!
Well, that sucked.
58: Lynch, they are erecting a statue of Tony Gwynn at the “Park at the Park” at Petco. They are going to pave the surounding area with 3000 personalized bricks. Go to Padres.com for more info.
Our brick will read as:
THANK YOU TONY
RICK & LILY
SCHRODER
Argh, what was Kouz thinking?
What was Bowen thinking? If you’re going to swing at the first pitch, you can’t ground out to the pitcher.
Got him!
Doesn’t Pierre realize he can just steal second on the first pitch anyway?
Kouz not thinking>…
But what a play by Sledge, hustles over toward the left field line to snag it, wheels and fires a strike to NOG. Nice!
Crudge Cannon!
I thought he was safe but the replay looks like Marcus got him on the upper arm. What a play, I thought they had no chance with Pierre’s speed.
Against Tsao, we had three first pitch outs and one first pitch swinging, strike out on three pitches. Not so great.
No kidding, I was replaying the Pierre replay and when I came back the inning was over already.
BTW he was out by a fraction of an inch
Hell’s Bells.
Death.
That first pitch was in a very scary location on Gameday. But one down.
Gameday had Trevor’s first pitch at 88.6 out of the hand, the Channel 4 radar showed 82. It looked a lot more like 88 to me.
Death.
Two outs. Taxes.
Three outs. Hoffman.
Ballgame! All is right and well with the world.
48 – McAnulty now 3-for-3 tonight … just knocked in a run to put Beavers up 1-0 …
Matt Cain seems to be doing a nice Jake Peavy immitation …
Small cardiac episode when Martin hit it. Feeling better now, thanks.
Padres C Josh Bard, who fell coming out of the batter’s box on Friday night in his return from the disabled list, got the night off. Manager Bud Black said Bard will be back in the lineup on Sunday.
82: See post 29 as to why that is inaccurate. Unless you’re referring to his bullpen sucking and blowing it. Then, yes, his bullpen did that.
63 … THANKS for the info/pointer … I’d not heard of this … I’m in … here’s what I did on my brick …
YOU GAVE US FUN
THE BEST ON&OFF
HOWARD&AL&CINDY
85 … well, it was the BS that made me think of it … but really what I was getting at was Cain @ age 22 reminds me of Peavy @ age 22 … both will be a force to be reckon’d with for many years to come …