IGD: Padres @ Mariners (20 May 07)
Sun, May 20, 2007
by Geoff Young
first pitch: 1:05 p.m. PT
television: Channel 4SD
matchup: Justin Germano (1-0, 0.69 ERA) vs Felix Hernandez (2-1, 2.57 ERA)
preview: Padres.com
King Felix. Felix of Kingness. The Kingenator. Feliz Cumplekingos. King-a-long-a-ding-dong. Kinky Felinsky. Kizzy Fizzy. Kingalopolous Felipolous.
Sorry, what was the question? Go Padres!
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May 20, 2007 at 12:03 pm
Was it…: Nicknames for the pitcher the Padres are about to trounce!!! ?
So my upstairs neighbor had a stack of baseball cards he bought recently. In there was Marcus Giles, Bard, A-Gon, Cameron, Maddux, and Hensley… and my neighbor let me keep ‘em! Pretty cool, I don’t think I’ve ever owned a baseball card.
Anyways… Marcus Giles’ card is the worst. The picture on the front is of him being taken down by a slide while trying to throw to first. So his crotchular area is right on some guy’s face. And on the back they have this “interesting” factoid about Marcus:
Marcus got the scare of his life late last season when he felt chest tightness after swallowing. Following a preliminary diagnosis that he may need heart surgery, it was determined he had acid reflux.
May 20, 2007 at 12:46 pm
Felix Hernandez is on a 95 pitch count today. Hopefully this will inspire the Padres to be patient.
May 20, 2007 at 1:07 pm
I hope Branyan is back as DH.
May 20, 2007 at 1:09 pm
Branyan is indeed back as DH, and OG gets the day off, with Cruz in right.
May 20, 2007 at 1:09 pm
OK Branyan is in today.
May 20, 2007 at 1:17 pm
Wow, I didn’t see that pick coming. Obviously, neither did Cammy.
May 20, 2007 at 1:17 pm
Not a good start to the whole making Felix work hard strategy. Guy picked off, only 13 pitches in the inning despite throwing 6 of them for balls.
May 20, 2007 at 1:22 pm
Finally getting Itchiro
May 20, 2007 at 1:31 pm
Two ground rule doubles back to back. Are they play on cement?
May 20, 2007 at 1:31 pm
Both of those hits I didn’t think had a chance off the bat
May 20, 2007 at 1:31 pm
Shakespeare!
Is Seattle’s warning track made of rubber? How many ground rule doubles is that?
May 20, 2007 at 1:32 pm
Nice swings by Adrian and Bardo. I’m hoping to see more of that from Bardo from here on out.
Kouz should have rushed the mound…
May 20, 2007 at 1:34 pm
I love it when other announcers go crazy when guys like Khalil and Russel K on breaking pitches.
Clearly, nobody reads the scouting reports regarding our team. As much as I love Khalil, and that’s quite a bit, I would never throw him anything but sliders down and away.
May 20, 2007 at 1:35 pm
Hernandez has some nasty cutting sh*t that is making this tough.
May 20, 2007 at 1:36 pm
14: True, but he’s left at least one good pitch over the plate to most of our guys.
Whether or not they’re hitting those pitches is a different matter altogether.
May 20, 2007 at 1:39 pm
Again I ask what type of parent names their kid Yuniesky (sp?)?
May 20, 2007 at 1:40 pm
Bardo caught one!
We’ll take it!!!!!
May 20, 2007 at 1:40 pm
WTF Greene?
May 20, 2007 at 1:42 pm
17: oops, I guess he caught Ichiro on 3rd, right? I turned on the game kinda late. Anywaysssss…
May 20, 2007 at 1:42 pm
I think all the talk about how unimportant stolen bases are was all a ruse so we could throw a couple out this weekend. That has to be at least three on the weekend, which is (almost?) as many as we’ve thrown out all year….
May 20, 2007 at 1:42 pm
18: I don’t think I’ve ever seen him throw a ball like that. It must have gotten stuck in his hand or something, because he released it way higher up than he typically would.
May 20, 2007 at 1:43 pm
Shit, the error comes back to bite us.
May 20, 2007 at 1:49 pm
Nice double by NOG.
May 20, 2007 at 1:51 pm
Cruz has a pissed off look on his face after being asked to bunt.
May 20, 2007 at 1:52 pm
24: I’m wearing that same expression at home upon seeing him being asked to bunt.
May 20, 2007 at 1:54 pm
Why do certain umps call strikes the super annoying way:
“StriKKKKHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE”
Why why why why why? If I were a hitter I’d swing at every ball even close to me just to avoid hearing that awful noise.
AND THAT WAS NOT A STRIKE!!!
May 20, 2007 at 1:54 pm
25: Are you watching 4SD?
May 20, 2007 at 1:56 pm
Naw, I’m following online again today
I just heard pissed off and thought, yep, that’s my reaction to the bunt attempt.
May 20, 2007 at 1:56 pm
Nice to see us make this as easy as possible for Felix.
At this point, I’m counting on another WP.
May 20, 2007 at 1:56 pm
OK, we needed that.
May 20, 2007 at 1:56 pm
At least Adrian knows what clutch means.
May 20, 2007 at 2:02 pm
KK has a chance for a grand slam. He’s very capable.
May 20, 2007 at 2:04 pm
Not to be….
May 20, 2007 at 2:04 pm
33: He’s still looking a lot more calm at the plate than he has all year. I’m really hoping he keeps this pace up and never looks back.
May 20, 2007 at 2:06 pm
Good work by the Padres that inning; Felix is now at 61 pitches through 3 innings. Two more good innings of taking pitches and Felix is done.
May 20, 2007 at 2:10 pm
It would be cool if Germano called in the infielders for a meeting and gave the ball to NOG. Then, pull the old Little League trick to get Itchiro out when he goes to steal.
May 20, 2007 at 2:11 pm
Nice DP.
May 20, 2007 at 2:12 pm
Nice DP to end that.
May 20, 2007 at 2:22 pm
Angels up 4-0, lets hope they can help us get up another game.
May 20, 2007 at 2:27 pm
Nice quick inning for Germano. The kid has definitely pitched himself into the roatation.
May 20, 2007 at 2:31 pm
39: Unfortunatley Arizona won today.
May 20, 2007 at 2:32 pm
Another rubber ball. Seattle needs to re-think the track.
May 20, 2007 at 2:32 pm
God damn it! Another ground rule double!!! This ballpark is wicked lame.
May 20, 2007 at 2:32 pm
God damn ground rule doubles!!!
May 20, 2007 at 2:32 pm
There’s that rubber/cement track again.
May 20, 2007 at 2:33 pm
That robbed us of another run. Hopefully Khalil can hit a deep sac fly.
May 20, 2007 at 2:34 pm
I want you to pitch to Kevin Kouzmanoff too.
May 20, 2007 at 2:34 pm
All right, Kouz, make ‘em pay.
May 20, 2007 at 2:35 pm
Does anyone know the pitch count so far?
May 20, 2007 at 2:36 pm
98 through Kouzmanoff.
May 20, 2007 at 2:37 pm
Ugh. If our guys are gonna K, they could at least swing.
May 20, 2007 at 2:38 pm
I like it better when they don’t swing. Then we can blame it on the ump.
May 20, 2007 at 2:39 pm
Bases loaded with no outs and three straight Ks. Christ.
May 20, 2007 at 2:39 pm
Hernandez has a pitch count limit. He must be approaching it soon.
May 20, 2007 at 2:40 pm
When it’s Felix Hernandez going against Khalil, Kouz, and Branyan, it’s not surprising many K’s were the result.
May 20, 2007 at 2:40 pm
53: I feel your pain.
May 20, 2007 at 2:41 pm
27 pitches for Hensley thru 2 innings today in Portaland. 1 ER on 3 hits. I imagine he’ll probably go 4 to 5 innings.
May 20, 2007 at 2:41 pm
Yeah, Hernandez has blown by his 95 pitch pitchcount and is at 103 now. So he’s most likely done.
May 20, 2007 at 2:42 pm
57: Clay just helped himself out with a sac fly for a run.
May 20, 2007 at 2:50 pm
I’m not understanding Buddy Black’s bunting mentallity.
May 20, 2007 at 2:51 pm
First pitch, first batter and you call bunt with a good hitter up? WTF?
May 20, 2007 at 2:53 pm
Darn right it’s E-6. Wussy.
May 20, 2007 at 3:01 pm
Angels with the sweep. If we can hang onto this game, we’ll only be a game out.
May 20, 2007 at 3:01 pm
Nice play by the rookie.
May 20, 2007 at 3:02 pm
It seems like Germano is throwing his curve fairly often when he falls behind in the count (from following on Gameday).
May 20, 2007 at 3:02 pm
63: Yes, but Arizona won today as well…
May 20, 2007 at 3:03 pm
Yeah but they’ll be a game and a half back, if my math is correct. They’ll still be in third.
May 20, 2007 at 3:06 pm
Greene’s bat has been hot as of late!
May 20, 2007 at 3:07 pm
From perusing Mariners’ blogs, I have concluded that the warning track is made up of ground up super balls or ground up brick (which appeared to be a legitimate explanation).
May 20, 2007 at 3:08 pm
That double by Khalil would have been a wee bit more helpful had it come last inning with runners on second and third.
May 20, 2007 at 3:10 pm
I’m questioning the wisdom of Bard’s decision to swing 3-0.
May 20, 2007 at 3:11 pm
70: Geez, what do you want from our guys, hits with RISP?
C’mon now, I think that’s asking a bit much…
May 20, 2007 at 3:12 pm
71: I was too, but it was mitigated by: him hitting a line drive (at least, that’s what it says online), and by a single being worth so much more than a walk in that situation.
May 20, 2007 at 3:18 pm
I wish Mark Grant would just STFU. He has to be the worse commentator ever. I looked up his record and he SUCKED as a ball player.
Irritating.
May 20, 2007 at 3:18 pm
He got it right off the end of the bat. Heads up base running by Khalil prevented him getting doubled off.
May 20, 2007 at 3:25 pm
74: I’m not watching Chan 4… but I did just want to defend Grant. So what if he sucked back in the day? And so what if he says ridiculous things. I love the guy and thing him and MV combine to make the best announcing team currently in baseball.
May 20, 2007 at 3:27 pm
Marcus Giles seems to me like a guy that would enjoy being hit by a pitch.
May 20, 2007 at 3:27 pm
74: We all have our preferences. I like MV, but would rather have Sutcliff or Gwynn do the color.
May 20, 2007 at 3:30 pm
That pitch was low and out.
May 20, 2007 at 3:31 pm
Why do we even put runners on?
May 20, 2007 at 3:31 pm
79: Yeah, I really don’t think Cameron should have been rung up on that pitch. But what can ya do.
May 20, 2007 at 3:31 pm
80: To torture fans and provide fodder for sports blogs…
May 20, 2007 at 3:33 pm
78: Talk about nauseating. The best thing that ever happened to Ch. 4 was Sutcliffe’s exit. Gwynn? He’s alright. I think today’s telecast has been pretty darn entertaining.
May 20, 2007 at 3:35 pm
82: lol, good call.
Scary little meeting in shallow right there.
May 20, 2007 at 3:36 pm
Mr. Single strikes again. Do we really want this guy?
May 20, 2007 at 3:37 pm
Runs? RUNS? WE DON’T NEED NO STINKIN’ RUNS!!!!
May 20, 2007 at 3:41 pm
“There’s no crying in baseball!”
May 20, 2007 at 3:45 pm
Damn, Kouz has a nice swing.
May 20, 2007 at 3:46 pm
Lefty being brought in from the pen. I can just feel the impending doom of Geoff Blum pinch-hitting.
May 20, 2007 at 3:48 pm
89: God I hope you’re wrong.
May 20, 2007 at 3:48 pm
In what parallel universe is Blum a better option than Branyan?
May 20, 2007 at 3:48 pm
91: I love the futility of Blum’s first swing. Pretty much sums up the wisdom of that move right there.
May 20, 2007 at 3:49 pm
89: Blum fucks up another outing.
May 20, 2007 at 3:49 pm
Do you suppose everyone scouts the Padres tendencies to use Blum and just wait to bring in a lefty, knowing they’ll get a good hitter out of the game for a crappy one?
May 20, 2007 at 3:50 pm
I can’t stop laughing.
I mean, what more can you do besides laugh?
I mean, really, hilarious Blum. Absolutely hilarious.
May 20, 2007 at 3:50 pm
93: That’s probably my only real gripe with Bud thus far, it’s nauseating reliance on Blum. Don’t we have a guy named Robles on the bench that looks a little better swinging the stick than that?
And yeah, Branyan could have given us mucho insurance right there.
May 20, 2007 at 3:50 pm
The Silent L strikes again
May 20, 2007 at 3:53 pm
That ball took a wicked bounce.
May 20, 2007 at 3:54 pm
I don’t like how this is shaping up.
May 20, 2007 at 3:58 pm
I like that Matty knows the ‘can of corn’ call.
May 20, 2007 at 3:59 pm
Trevor got it!
May 20, 2007 at 4:00 pm
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please don’t do that to me again Hoffy
May 20, 2007 at 4:01 pm
Close one there. We’re only a game back now!!!!
We needed that.
May 20, 2007 at 4:08 pm
Antonelli with HR #5 today … http://www.minorleaguebaseball.....a_lncafa_1 … the asterisk, of course, being that the game is at Lancaster … what kinda park factor does *that* place have???
May 20, 2007 at 5:11 pm
LM,
According to the 2007 BP book, Lancaster has a PF just about the same as Coors Field. Although that’s one of the highest in all of baseball, major or minor league, Lancaster doesn’t even have the highest PF in its own league! High Desert’s is slightly higher.
May 20, 2007 at 6:17 pm
Our Storm boyz like Lancaster … they score 12 in the top of the 8th today to win 21-6 … http://web.minorleaguebaseball.....a_lncafa_1 … HR’s today by K. Blanks (9), C. Huffman (9), M. Antonelli (5), C. Cooper (5), Y. Ramirez (2), B. Gottier (1) … that HR by Ramirez was part of a CYCLE!
May 20, 2007 at 6:21 pm
And, as a side note, the Storm lost yesterday 14-12 … http://web.minorleaguebaseball.....mp;t=g_box … in a game that featured *4* HRs by one of the Lancaster players …
May 20, 2007 at 6:49 pm
Lake Elsinore outscores Lancaster 63-18 in a 3 game series and doesn’t sweep. Sounds like a Nebraska vs. South East West Arkansas State Football Game.