Comments on: Padres Drop Finale in LA, Hope Chicago Is Their Kind of Town

By: Bruce

Bruce — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 23:17:59 +0000

For the first time i have to question Black. With Hensley on the mound he starts Blum and Branyan at SS and 3b. Not our best defense.

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By: Peter Friberg

Peter Friberg — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:46:32 +0000

In the Baseball America Prospect Report, they call Manny Ayala, "Padres' Sleeper." I called it first!

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By: dprat

dprat — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:05:30 +0000

Also, IIRC, Geoff pegged that number pretty close recently and some Padres FO guy took exception. Congrats, Geoff, you done won the smackdown!

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By: dprat

dprat — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:02:35 +0000

BP article (subscription req’d) today gives opening day payrolls for all teams, and ‘06 and ‘05 numbers as well.

http://www.baseballprospectus......cleid=6106

Padres:
‘07 = $58,235,567
‘06 = $69,896,141
‘05 = $63,290,833

So… what’s up? Stashing cash for all those draft picks coming up? Seems like deadline deal money should also be available.

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By: Phantom

Phantom — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 19:14:44 +0000

3: Who of merit (other than us) have the Dodgers beat? The same can be said of the D’backs. Yes we lost the series, but we lost it in what I would consider an anamoly of a situation (our 2 starters getting roughed up so badly). I’m not saying our starters will never get hit, but I’m expecting more what happened to Maddux in the home opener, and less 2-3 inning performances.

If we had played four games against the Nationals, we’d probably be in first place to.

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By: jay

jay — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:45:55 +0000

Also, I know CY was off yesterday, but 5 SB's against us? It was embarrasing. Not sure how much was CY vs. Bowen, but I felt like any player on either team (including LaForest) could have run against us and made it.

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By: jay

jay — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:40:42 +0000

Our team is shaping up pretty nicely (good starting, good relief, generally good D, occasional offensive bursts), but a few things continue to bug me.

KG: I love the 6 doubles, 1 triple, 2 HR (.292 ISO), but not the 1BB and .245 OBP; won’t work.

Cameron: OK, some spring rust, but I would have more patience if I saw ANY attempt to hit the ball to the right side when the ball is pitched on the outside. He had a weak grounder to 2B yesterday, but that was because he got jammed on an inside pitch.

Kouz…can hit fastballs, just fine. It’s his performance against all the other pitches that worries me. I would enjoy Black easing him into the roll more than he is doing now, giving him time to adjust to major league non-fastballs, meaning more PT for Branyan.

I am glad to see the flexibility allowed the players to find their swing (it seems that both NOG and KG are natural “free swingers”), but our team OBP is 305, 15th of 16 in NL. Our slugging of 391 is worth 7th, an accomplishment given Petco, but more disciplined ABs would make me happy and should be in line with the team philosophy.

Bud: more Branyan PT, move Cameron down in the order until he gets his swing.

In case anyone noticed, we have a strong division (ex-SF), so need our team to be playing at their potential (and no injuries, but harder to control) to pull this off again.

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By: Anthony

Anthony — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:26:21 +0000

Obviously it's still early but all of our wins have come against the two worst teams in the division and a broken down Jason Schmidt. Chicago figures to be pretty weak this year, we need to win both games.

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By: TheGrandHatching

TheGrandHatching — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:40:44 +0000

If any ducksnorters are making their way to the game tonight, come by Murphy's before heading into the friendly confines and throw back a few with some SD transplants. We'd love to see you! Go Friars!

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By: Padre Mike

Padre Mike — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:16:23 +0000

I expected tighter games as well, win or loss, the padres just didn't play well and last night clearly were star struck by the national spotlight of an important night. Once again, the Padres show the nation they are not ready for prime time. So let us return the Kansas City Royal-esque obscurity of the weak NL West, and the sleepy little navy town somewhere south of Los Angeles. Just one game, I know, but more than that, a wasted op to show the nation that the Padres are a pretty good little team and even more importantly to show the players themselves that they can preform on a big stage. Maybe we are the Royals of the West.

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