Comments on: IGD: Padres @ Pirates (29 May 07)

By: Ben B.

Ben B. — Wed, 30 May 2007 05:54:40 +0000

75: I think our left field production will be fine when we can go back to a Cruz/Sledge platoon out there. It's when Sledge is starting against lefties and Cruz regularly against righties that we're in trouble. I love the idea of trading for Jonny Gomes to be the right-handed bat off the bench or spelling OG in right against lefties.

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By: Geoff Young

Geoff Young — Wed, 30 May 2007 05:31:53 +0000

Latest on Latos:

http://padres.scout.com/2/647504.html

“We have made our final offer,” Grady Fuson, Padres’ vice president of scouting and player development, said. “I am not optimistic.”

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By: Paul R

Paul R — Wed, 30 May 2007 04:35:48 +0000

I was also surprised that we didn’t make a move for Craig Wilson. He would have been an ideal fit. As I was watching today’s game I was trying to think of outfielders who hit right-handed and play on teams that are going to be out of the race and therefore might be available…anybody think that KT might want to go after X. Nady now that Bochy is gone? I also thought about Emil Brown in Kansas City. We’ve got to find some offense out of left field. I’m really hoping that the White Sox really fall out of the race and we can go after Jermaine Dye. Dropping him into the 4 spot behind Adrian really makes our middle of the lineup quite a bit better.

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By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Wed, 30 May 2007 04:26:15 +0000

Huge news (imo) out of Portland tonight … Mike Thompson with a “quality start” (7 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 Ks) … http://www.minorleaguebaseball.....p;did=milb … OK, it’s not a *great* start … but it lowered his ERA to 9.73 … and so I’ll call it a huge sign of progress … who knows, we might need him at some point down the road!

Royce Ring with 4 Ks in 1.1 IP for his first save this season … ERA @ 0.82 …

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By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Wed, 30 May 2007 04:23:13 +0000

At AA San Antonio, C Nick Hundley with a 2B and HR (good for 6 RBI) … plus a coupla more hits for Chase Headley … http://www.minorleaguebaseball.....p;did=milb … Sean Thompson? Not so good …

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By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Wed, 30 May 2007 04:21:19 +0000

Down on Farm … 3 HRs so far tonight for Storm … http://www.minorleaguebaseball.....a_lesafa_1 … 2 by Blanks + 1 by Freese …

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By: Sean Callahan

Sean Callahan — Wed, 30 May 2007 01:39:50 +0000

This game highlights the difference between the Padres and truly dominant teams - dominant teams sweep the weaker teams regularly. The Padres have been unable to sweep the Nats, Cards, Bucs, Reds, Rockies, Giants, Cubs or Marlins. All of those teams are under .500 and one would hope that we would sweep at least two of those series. Yes, we swept the Brewers, but they're .500 or below against the East, West and interleague. Their record is a indication of their weak division. To win in October means winning series against good teams and sweeping the crummy ones regularly.

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By: Ben B.

Ben B. — Wed, 30 May 2007 01:37:22 +0000

I was going to advocate Branyan hitting there, but then I saw Branyan, in 91 AB in the last three years against lefties, has a 571 OPS with 51 K’s. So he has no business hitting against lefties.

Think how much trouble we’d be in if we hadn’t signed Cruz in the offseason.

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By: Ben B.

Ben B. — Wed, 30 May 2007 01:31:00 +0000

So that was the good Pirates starter we'll face, and that was our bad starting pitcher. Next two days should be different.