IGD: Padres vs Giants (11 Apr 07)
Wed, Apr 11, 2007
by Geoff Young
first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT
television: Channel 4SD
matchup: Greg Maddux (0-1, 6.75 ERA) vs Noah Lowry (0-1, 1.29 ERA)
previews: Padres.com | SI.com
The Padres go for their third straight series win to start the season Wednesday night. Greg Maddux gets the start. Maddux has allowed eight homers to Barry Bonds over the years — that’s more than to any player except Luis Gonzalez (10). Most of those came early in their respective careers, with the last being a two-run blast in the sixth inning of a May 1, 1998, contest at Turner Field. Since 1999, Bonds is just 5-for-28 against Maddux. All five hits are singles.
On the other side, only one current member of the Padres has homered against Noah Lowry. That would be Geoff Blum. The good news about Lowry is that he was terrible away from PhoneCo last year. This doesn’t appear to a fluke either:
| PA | BA | OBP | SLG | IP | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | ||||||
| Home | 208 | .255 | .295 | .393 | 52.1 | 3.10 |
| Road | 175 | .263 | .333 | .449 | 39.2 | 4.76 |
| 2005 | ||||||
| Home | 486 | .242 | .300 | .348 | 117.1 | 3.30 |
| Road | 389 | .257 | .346 | .425 | 87.1 | 4.43 |
| 2006 | ||||||
| Home | 420 | .245 | .314 | .384 | 102.1 | 3.61 |
| Road | 269 | .316 | .371 | .557 | 57 | 6.79 |
| Stats courtesy of Baseball-Reference. | ||||||
Is it coincidence that Lowry has started eight more games at home over the past three seasons than on the road? I’m thinking not. He’s always enjoyed success at PhoneCo, but last year, someone turned his suckitude up to eleven away from there. Lowry also had all kinds of problems in the third inning in 2006 (.387/.444/.632), but he’d never exhibited any similar tendencies in the past, so we probably can file that under “J” for “just one of those things.”
I will be out at the ballpark this evening, so talk amongst yourselves and be excellent. Go Padres!
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April 11, 2007 at 5:55 pm
In that somewhat touted Matsuzaka-Ichiro matchup, Ichiro has an 0-4 thus far. But the bigger news, Felix Hernandez has a no-no thru 6.
April 11, 2007 at 5:55 pm
Oh yeah, Seattle up 3-0.
April 11, 2007 at 6:01 pm
Thru 7 IP:
Matsuzaka - 8H - 3R - 1BB - 4K - 103 pitches
F Hernandez - 0H - 0R - 2BB - 5K - 85 pitches
April 11, 2007 at 6:12 pm
yes, amazing game here in beantown. my wife is currently very frustrated that I’m forcing us to watch it (not a redsox fan, per se, but, how can you pass up all this press coverage? and, the possibility of a no-no????)
Geoff, great writeup.
April 11, 2007 at 6:42 pm
You watch games because of press coverage and hype?
April 11, 2007 at 6:52 pm
5: In Boston, when a game get’s this much hype, you can’t help but watch - it’s what everyone’s going to be talking about tomorrow.
did anyone catch chat transcript with Kooz on padres.com? Um, he was a subatomic physics major?? Was he pulling our leg or was he serious?
April 11, 2007 at 7:05 pm
They just showed Klesko doing a commercial for Bootworld. (?)
April 11, 2007 at 7:06 pm
Yeah…there’s another commercial with Tim Flannery on it I’ve noticed
April 11, 2007 at 7:08 pm
nice start for Maddux…
April 11, 2007 at 7:20 pm
this is such an unbearably rough start for cameron… no way having r-l-r at the end of the game in the heart of the order is worth having cameron in the 3 spot ….
April 11, 2007 at 7:30 pm
Still better than last night, so far…
April 11, 2007 at 7:41 pm
Maddux looks very very good so far..
April 11, 2007 at 7:42 pm
p-riv in the booth!
April 11, 2007 at 7:44 pm
WHERE IS EVERYONE TONIGHT??
April 11, 2007 at 7:45 pm
who’s p-riv?
April 11, 2007 at 7:46 pm
Philip Rivers - he’s in the padres booth right now…
April 11, 2007 at 7:47 pm
nice!
April 11, 2007 at 7:47 pm
sweet dp
April 11, 2007 at 7:47 pm
timely dp
April 11, 2007 at 7:47 pm
Yep…very nice…
April 11, 2007 at 7:48 pm
15 … i’m not listening … but my guess is that “p-riv” is charger’s QB phillip rivers …
April 11, 2007 at 7:48 pm
Or as Mark Grant would say….that’s some kind of nice…..
April 11, 2007 at 7:49 pm
21 - yup. P-riv… what a good dude.
April 11, 2007 at 7:51 pm
crudge, sporting the mantastic socks! drawing the walk - nicely done….
April 11, 2007 at 7:52 pm
Maddux, consummate pro.
Marsh, thought we spoke about how lame “P-Riv” is for a nickname
April 11, 2007 at 7:53 pm
25- not sure. I’m nicknaming my man-crush however I see fit. I like P-riv.
April 11, 2007 at 7:54 pm
Eaton with a W today … http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=270411121 … gets his ERA under 7 …
April 11, 2007 at 7:54 pm
nice NOG!
April 11, 2007 at 7:55 pm
NOG plays small ball …
April 11, 2007 at 7:56 pm
OG plays bad ball…c’mon, where’s the weak grounder to 2B when we need it? He chooses now to ground weakly to the left side!?!
April 11, 2007 at 7:57 pm
I’m not a Chargers fan…but P-Riv is really lame..
April 11, 2007 at 7:57 pm
Thank you Todd Walker - I mean Rich Aurillia
April 11, 2007 at 7:57 pm
But nice to see us benefit from Aurillias horrific defense
April 11, 2007 at 7:59 pm
31 - yeah, I can totally see that. I think i’ve broken to “the nickname I would give to a buddy I see everyday” mode on this one…. not proud of myself, but I can’t seem to shake it….
April 11, 2007 at 8:01 pm
That was nice to see.
April 11, 2007 at 8:01 pm
sort of like…”yo, p-riv, my man, what’s up?”… that kind of thing….
April 11, 2007 at 8:01 pm
36: that’s gay…
April 11, 2007 at 8:02 pm
36 - no wonder you have no friends
April 11, 2007 at 8:04 pm
Nate Colbert for the aflac trivia question
April 11, 2007 at 8:04 pm
Just turning on the game after watching Lost but I think there’s something wrong with my MLB.tv. It says on my thing that it’s the 4th inning and the Padres have scored two runs. Either they have the inning wrong or the score or something. I don’t know, I’m just very confused right now.
April 11, 2007 at 8:04 pm
(for those of you thinking that’s harsh, Marsh is my brother)
April 11, 2007 at 8:04 pm
yeah, I can see that. again, not really proud of myself on this one.
April 11, 2007 at 8:04 pm
40 - good ending to Lost though, huh?
April 11, 2007 at 8:05 pm
40: no lost talk! I watching it on dvr right now!!!
April 11, 2007 at 8:05 pm
43: shhhhh…hasn’t been on here yet
April 11, 2007 at 8:06 pm
Maddux showed up for the game.
April 11, 2007 at 8:06 pm
40: I didn’t say anything!!!! Gosh… I would never do anything to spoil the episode for you.
43: YEAH DUDE!!! BEST ENDING OF A LOST EPISODE EVER!!!
April 11, 2007 at 8:06 pm
I couldn’t believe Sawyer turned out to be a cylon
April 11, 2007 at 8:07 pm
by the way, Juliette - the blonde on lost - is way hot… I mean, waaaaay hot.
wait - is this my ‘lost’ blog?
April 11, 2007 at 8:07 pm
didn’t see that coming
April 11, 2007 at 8:07 pm
i need to look up what cylon means now…
April 11, 2007 at 8:08 pm
I will reveal: you get a tiny glimpse of Juliette booty on this episode.
April 11, 2007 at 8:08 pm
By the way, Mad-dog looking solid (knocking on wood)
April 11, 2007 at 8:09 pm
39 - well done Mark O
April 11, 2007 at 8:09 pm
52 - better yet, put the movie ‘Gia’ on your netflix queue…. you will NOT be disappointed…
April 11, 2007 at 8:10 pm
51: I used to own an ‘83 Chevy Cylon. That thing was dependable as a voxler on a Friday.
April 11, 2007 at 8:10 pm
thanks..
April 11, 2007 at 8:12 pm
Blummer needs to hit the weight room - warning track power
April 11, 2007 at 8:12 pm
Isn’t a Cylon one of those robots on the ’70s TV show Battlestar Galactica. (I’m showing my age here)
April 11, 2007 at 8:15 pm
Linden, have a seat, thanks for playing
April 11, 2007 at 8:16 pm
That strikeout was freaking awesome.
April 11, 2007 at 8:17 pm
59 - and in the kick-a$$ ’00’s version of the show. Seriously, if you’ve never watched the new version go rent season 1 on DVD. It’s the best “character” show on TV. The scifi stuff is all just the setting.
April 11, 2007 at 8:18 pm
Oh yeah, WOW, that was one helluva Lost episode. Great ending..
April 11, 2007 at 8:18 pm
How do you not get a guy out on a pitchout? Seriously, Bard’s arm is really concerning me.
April 11, 2007 at 8:19 pm
59 - A cylon is indeed a robot from Battlestar Galactia. They have the cool red light going back on forth on their faces a la KITT’s hood from Knight Ryder.
April 11, 2007 at 8:20 pm
Hmmmm….$10MM for a year of this? Done and done.
April 11, 2007 at 8:22 pm
I still wish we were able to keep Dave Roberts. Did anybody else see the interview with him on the pre-game show? Class act!
April 11, 2007 at 8:22 pm
Hey nice start here! How’d we score all them runs so early?
M’dew must be pitching well, eh?
Stop pointing… ‘p-riv’
April 11, 2007 at 8:23 pm
67, but then we wouldn’t be able to buy “Crudge and Kouz” t-shirts like the one I just ordered. Just having the ability to use the word “Crudge” all year long takes the sting out of losing Doc.
April 11, 2007 at 8:23 pm
Could someone please beat the Diamondbacks?
Of course if we had gotten to play 4 games against the Nats already, I’m sure we’d have the best record in baseball as well.
April 11, 2007 at 8:26 pm
70, i got tix to 2 of the Padres games here in AZ v the D-Backs later this month. I’ll wear my lucky cap… and that’ll close the gap!
April 11, 2007 at 8:26 pm
Yeah, the Nats are….well, they’re not good
April 11, 2007 at 8:27 pm
I’m glad this game is moving fast. 4am came too quick this morning.
April 11, 2007 at 8:27 pm
37:
You’re gay for saying that.
April 11, 2007 at 8:28 pm
not that there’s anything wrong with… nevermind
April 11, 2007 at 8:28 pm
The Nationals will challenge the 1962 Mets for worst team of the modern era.
April 11, 2007 at 8:28 pm
Bonds denied AGAIN!!!!
April 11, 2007 at 8:28 pm
Good times.
April 11, 2007 at 8:28 pm
Boy, that ball died! Off the bat I thought it was way gone.
April 11, 2007 at 8:29 pm
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, I know of only one man that can make that catch…
Crudge.
April 11, 2007 at 8:29 pm
Crudge!
April 11, 2007 at 8:30 pm
I pray to God everynight that all those steroids will kill him (Bonds) before he reaches the record.
April 11, 2007 at 8:33 pm
82: Don’t you think he’s gotta get hurt at some point? Every time he runs far for everything it’s like he’s just a play away from pulling his whatever muscle. And especially since he’s playing every day now. What ever happened to him playing two then sitting one?
April 11, 2007 at 8:34 pm
Maddux goin’ all satanic on us….
6 IP - 6 H - 6 K
but giving ‘em absolutely nothing that counts.
April 11, 2007 at 8:36 pm
re:82- I’m resigned to him breaking the record. And once he does I will instantly become one of the biggest Alex Rodriguez fans in the history of the world in the hopes he won’t keep it long…
April 11, 2007 at 8:37 pm
That almost verged on a balk.
April 11, 2007 at 8:37 pm
anyone know Maddux’s pitch count through 6?
April 11, 2007 at 8:38 pm
Good steal. Bad throw. Our bennie.
April 11, 2007 at 8:38 pm
Per Phantom’s request, Reds go up 2-1 on the D’backs in the 7th.
April 11, 2007 at 8:39 pm
ya know, I totally had not made that connection. If I’m NOG, I’m dissing anybody that talks down about me as a leadoff guy by pointing out that I’m leading the team in steals.
April 11, 2007 at 8:40 pm
SAFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 11, 2007 at 8:40 pm
Shakespeare!
April 11, 2007 at 8:40 pm
nice
April 11, 2007 at 8:41 pm
Nice rip the other way ’speare! He may not be able to throw out my Mom stealing 2nd, but he can still swing the bat.
April 11, 2007 at 8:41 pm
Khalil’s first walk of the season
April 11, 2007 at 8:41 pm
GET BRANYAN IN, QUICK!!!!
April 11, 2007 at 8:41 pm
Probably a smart move on Giants part.
April 11, 2007 at 8:42 pm
How can they risk loading ‘em up w/ Blum on deck?
April 11, 2007 at 8:43 pm
96 - while the lefty is in the game, Blum will be too *sigh*
April 11, 2007 at 8:43 pm
Strategy backfired…Blum creates only 1 out not 2 and now you must deal with The Crudge
April 11, 2007 at 8:43 pm
Robbed by the Doc again.
April 11, 2007 at 8:44 pm
Wow, that was the definition of a circus catch
April 11, 2007 at 8:44 pm
It’s ok…Crudge is relatively new to this park and didn’t realize that’s the one place you don’t want to hit a deep ball.
April 11, 2007 at 8:44 pm
Wow, the look of pain in Cruz’s eyes. We’re here for you Jose. Come cry on our shoulder.
April 11, 2007 at 8:44 pm
Doc’s gonna get hurt. He can’t do that all year. Love the guy, though… even when he’s killing us.
April 11, 2007 at 8:45 pm
Damn! Nice catch…
Maddux is at 75
April 11, 2007 at 8:45 pm
105 - no doubt. He will have to push to make 100 games playing CF all year long. Especially like that.
April 11, 2007 at 8:45 pm
Am I being too critical in saying that he didn’t take the best route to that ball?
April 11, 2007 at 8:47 pm
hmmmmm…wonder if Maddux called that on himself. He’s smart enough, he’ll do that… and his ego doesn’t get in the way at this point in his career.
April 11, 2007 at 8:48 pm
The Claw! Thank you Theo. *grin*
April 11, 2007 at 8:49 pm
Is is just me, or does Maddux always look like he just woke up and someone asked him to pitch and he said ‘OK, why not.’