first pitch: 10:05 a.m. PT
television: none TBS
matchup: David Wells (1-1, 6.03 ERA) vs Tim Hudson (3-1, 1.70 ERA)
previews: Padres.com | SI.com
I’m supposed to talk everyone down from the ledge today. Hard to do when the team is playing like crap (with apologies to any crap that may be offended), but if we take a step back from the ledge, a larger picture emerges:
| Year | W | L | RS | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stats courtesy of Baseball-Reference. | ||||
| 1984 | 18 | 16 | 152 | 153 |
| 1996 | 21 | 13 | 183 | 132 |
| 1998 | 23 | 11 | 178 | 134 |
| 2005 | 18 | 16 | 153 | 159 |
| 2006 | 18 | 16 | 141 | 139 |
| 2007 | 18 | 16 | 147 | 129 |
See? It’s not so bad. I mean, it is, but it isn’t; you know?
Now fire up some coffee and sit by the Internet; we’ve got a game to play. Go Padres!
50 … oh ya!
AGon up with the bases empty…cue the long ball.
After 4 …
Pitches-strikes – D Wells 70-44; T Hudson 59-41.
Ground balls-fly balls – D Wells 4-6; T Hudson 5-3.
Batters faced – D Wells 19; T Hudson 19.
Gosh I hope getting a big hit like that off a guy like Hudson can do something for Kouz to get him going. How sweet would some production from 3rd base be?
i’m a dumbass, completely didn’t realize the game was in the afternoon. just wasted an hour watching lost (again) when I could have been tuned into TBS watching the game. so, in order to catch up, let me say:
Damnit Boomer!
Nice Cammy!
KOUZ!!!!
There, I should be caught up now…
#48: I love Josh Willingham.
55: I think you’ve caught up nicely.
#55: Ack, you and me both. I had no clue this game was on TBS.
Jack Cust just hit another bomb for the A’s, his second in 12 at bats.
Hey Geoff! Saw the comment at #17, and thought I’d pass this little nugget along . . .
YEAR PLAYER AFTER 35 GAMES TOTAL
1998 GREG VAUGHN 8 50
2001 PHIL NEVIN 7 41
1996 KEN CAMINITI 5 40
Adrian has his 10 HR thru 34 games . . .
58 – great. 3 nights of Padre games not on TBS, and the one they televize is when I (and most of America) am at work!?!?!?!
I just wanted the Padres to give Cust 100 at bats before they decided to unload him.
Cust with HR #2 for A’s today … http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=270510107 … he’s playing RF … note: I am *not* whining about this … I’m a Cust fan … but do not fault the Padres for not getting him onto the 25-man roster … too many questions, too much risk … I understand and agree with that … given available info …
That’s sucker’s going to swell.
65: Hopefully we can take advantage of this.
After 5 …
Pitches-strikes – D Wells 79-49; T Hudson 72-49.
Ground balls-fly balls – D Wells 5-8; T Hudson 8-3.
Batters faced – D Wells 22; T Hudson 23.
… we can PH for Wells anytime now …
Cust his a huge liability defensively but I believe he has more upside because of what he can do with the bat than Sledge.
61: I’m getting the feed on mlb.tv too, you?
Wells is on deck
63 – hopefully the PBTNL is getting stronger
67: Cust can’t play LF in a small park, let alone Petco. But he would have been a nice option off the bench. We don’t need both Robles and Blum.
68 – at work, have to watch Gameday…the vid feed is blocked out
Damn, if Bard isn’t running, Kouz has another hit. He smoked that ball.
Wells is coming out for another inning
Kouz has no luck.
in other news, anyone see that commercial? Can I order a “Kathy Ireland”..?
#60: Thanks, Bob. Good stuff…
64 … huh?
70: check that again.
77: Bard drilled a line drive off of Hudson’s wrist. Hit it about as hard as Kouz, who lined the ball right to the 2nd baseman who was covering on the hit & run.
GREAT CATCH CRUZ!
Nice play Crudge!
Should we get Boomer out of there, like now?
Cruz leaps and catches the ball at the wall.
Wells has three walks? That’s a ridiculous sum for him.
You think the Braves are a little frustrated right now? Wells is serving up slop today.
73 … that seems to be a more and more common comment … I guess this is what “bad luck” looks like? … I guess it’s why some folks look at component stats (ex. LD%) and project someone like KK to do better in the future than a .116 BA might otherwise suggest …
Anytime Geoff.
Yes, please, please someone text Bud Black and tell him to take Wells out…
Crap.
OK, let’s not push outr luck here. Time to get Boomer out of there.
#81: I think “before now” would be better.
Hudson is done . . . Harris to PH on deck
Behind the plate angle showed that Giles totally misread that. He took three steps in and towards his left before having to turn and sprint backwards. UGH!
great pitch Boomer!
75: Kathy Ireland has been a personal favorite since the 1986 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.
by the way, anyone else get tired today reading the press reports saying that Smoltz had somehow gotten the upperhand on Maddux yesterday?? ridiculous.
75: ‘Sitting pretty’
err, make that 93
Crap, 4 walks from Boomer. Get him out of there, now.
Pitch around Willie Harris to get to Kelly Johnson? Oy.
Shit.
Oh, NOW Bud comes out to the mound.