IGD: Padres vs Nationals (1 May 07)
Tue, May 1, 2007
by Geoff Young
first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT
television: Channel 4SD
matchup: Chris Young (2-2, 4.33 ERA) vs Shawn Hill (2-2, 2.76 ERA)
preview: SI.com
With the usual small-sample caveats, it’s worth noting that Chris Young has had trouble putting batters away this year:
| Year | PA | BA | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stats courtesy of Baseball-Reference. | ||||
| 2006 | 239 | .164 | .246 | .352 |
| 2007 | 45 | .366 | .409 | .610 |
You have to figure this will correct itself at some point. Still, that is ugly…
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May 1, 2007 at 6:42 pm
Funny to hear Nevin on th 1090 pregame show rag on Petco and I think he is absolutely right. Petco is bigger the the Q, yet its right on the water with the heavy air. Coupla blasts last night died, and I know that works both ways, but not on the bottom of the ninth.
May 1, 2007 at 7:00 pm
Nice game going on at Ft. Wayne tonight … http://web.minorleaguebaseball.....x_belafx_1 … Cedric (The Great) in the thick of things with a coupla hits.
May 1, 2007 at 7:02 pm
And Chase Headley continues to be ON FIRE at San Antonio … http://web.minorleaguebaseball.....x_friaax_1 … perhaps give him a few ABs on the big club? Naaa … but …
May 1, 2007 at 7:04 pm
Nice mention of USD Toreros at BA … http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/?p=92 … “they can dream of being a No. 1 seed for the NCAA regionals” … heady stuff!
May 1, 2007 at 7:05 pm
Geoff - great stats!
May 1, 2007 at 7:13 pm
Nice quick inning for CY. I’m hoping he can make a night of it.
May 1, 2007 at 7:14 pm
1st inning reminded me of Chris Young from last year.. finished the 0-2 effectively and got to deep fly balls… also noticed some high fastballs freezing batters…
May 1, 2007 at 7:15 pm
damn, that was supposed to read “two deep fly balls”
May 1, 2007 at 7:17 pm
Crudge with another deep blast. Yearg, some of those have got to start falling.
May 1, 2007 at 7:23 pm
CY got squeezed on two pitches, then put one over the middle and got ripped.
May 1, 2007 at 7:30 pm
Kouz just needs some luck, damnit! Baseball Gods - cut the kid a break wouldya?!??
May 1, 2007 at 7:32 pm
After 2 …
Pitches-strikes - S Hill 27-15; C Young 20-11.
Ground balls-fly balls - S Hill 1-4; C Young 0-4.
Batters faced - S Hill 7; C Young 7.
May 1, 2007 at 7:35 pm
Hold the foul tip BARD!
May 1, 2007 at 7:38 pm
CY’s locked in, but the offense has got to pick him up.
May 1, 2007 at 7:48 pm
Thru 3 …
Pitches-strikes - S Hill 38-22; C Young 36-20.
Ground balls-fly balls - S Hill 3-4; C Young 1-5.
Batters faced - S Hill 10; C Young 11.
May 1, 2007 at 7:50 pm
Question: Has anyone watched pregame batting practice at Petco? I’m curious to know if Brian Giles still has the power to knock one out??
May 1, 2007 at 7:54 pm
Zoom, zoom, zoom … easy top o’ 4th … as far as I could tell …
May 1, 2007 at 7:57 pm
Lead-off man on (OG with single) … heads-up … this constitutes a rally!
May 1, 2007 at 7:57 pm
Boo-ya!
May 1, 2007 at 7:58 pm
OMG! We scored!
May 1, 2007 at 7:58 pm
mijo!
May 1, 2007 at 7:58 pm
C’mon Greeney, deep fly ball for a run here.
May 1, 2007 at 7:59 pm
Wait?!? Did we just advance a runner with a ground ball to the right side?? Wait, this is the padres half of the inning, right?
May 1, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Damnit! We cannot do that with a man on!
This guy is owning Khalil tonite.
May 1, 2007 at 8:01 pm
Oh, yeah, striking out with a man on third when all we have to do is put the ball in play to somewhere other than the pitcher’s mound or 3rd base???? Yup, that’s our Padres!!! Phew, I was worried that I didn’t know them anymore…
May 1, 2007 at 8:02 pm
crap!
May 1, 2007 at 8:02 pm
25: Agreed. Greneey was trying way too hard to get something to hit and chased two bad sliders.
May 1, 2007 at 8:08 pm
Whew. I was concerned with that ball of the bat to center. I don’t take anything Cameron does for granted anymore.
May 1, 2007 at 8:08 pm
28: Seems reasonable to me.
May 1, 2007 at 8:10 pm
alright, Kouz needs just a little luck.. come on…. come on….
May 1, 2007 at 8:11 pm
Is it bad luck to fall behind 0-2?
May 1, 2007 at 8:12 pm
crap! good looking swing on that one… seriously though, I’ve stopped being angry at KK and now I’m simply pulling for him…
May 1, 2007 at 8:12 pm
Damnit Kearns, go back to Cincinatti!
May 1, 2007 at 8:14 pm
i have to think that it is enormously hard (relatively) to walk someone the size of CY - I mean, his strikezone must be HUGE…
May 1, 2007 at 8:19 pm
Thru 5 …
Pitches-strikes - S Hill 73-40; C Young 59-36.
Ground balls-fly balls - S Hill 6-5; C Young 1-9.
Batters faced - S Hill 19; C Young 18.
… that is a nice pitch count by Young so far tonight!
May 1, 2007 at 8:21 pm
C’mon CY, lets go the distance!
May 1, 2007 at 8:26 pm
i guess we shouldn’t be surprised that that was belliard’s first stolen base….
May 1, 2007 at 8:28 pm
CY is rolling tonite. That inning took a little more out of him though. The offense really needs to step it up.
May 1, 2007 at 8:28 pm
it’s nice to see CY from last year back again!!!
May 1, 2007 at 8:35 pm
Thru 6 …
Pitches-strikes - S Hill 86-48; C Young 77-47.
Ground balls-fly balls - S Hill 8-5; C Young 2-10.
Batters faced - S Hill 22; C Young 22.
May 1, 2007 at 8:38 pm
That clip of Bud Black talking about Chris Young looked like it was from his job interview when they asked him what he knew about the players.
May 1, 2007 at 8:45 pm
I’m really hoping that people in the West aren’t watching what Hill is doing to Khalil tonite, or else I see a very difficult future of sliders.
May 1, 2007 at 8:47 pm
Whew, KK gets head with ball-one this time up …
May 1, 2007 at 8:48 pm
42: I think the league already knows it. We’ve seen him wave at a lot of sliders for strike three this year.
Finally some luck for Kouz!
May 1, 2007 at 8:49 pm
KK … whew …
May 1, 2007 at 8:49 pm
KOUZ! KOUZ!! KOUZ!!!
May 1, 2007 at 8:50 pm
Wow - awesome! I only wish that had gotten out, but hey, beggars can’t be choosers!
May 1, 2007 at 8:50 pm
44: His K rate is actually down quite a bit. Slider-man (White) is just owning him tonite.
Nice shot by Kouz, glad to see one of those finally avoided a glove.
May 1, 2007 at 8:51 pm
That was great timing by Kouz
May 1, 2007 at 8:53 pm
A Squeeeeeeeze!!! AWESOME!
May 1, 2007 at 8:53 pm
I am going to rewatch that to hear Matty say “in de face”
May 1, 2007 at 8:54 pm
Give Mr Robles an RBI …
May 1, 2007 at 8:55 pm
Just great to see us score some men on base. Great call by Buddy, totally got them off guard.
May 1, 2007 at 8:56 pm
Thru 7 …
Pitches-strikes - S Hill 99-54; M Bowie 5-4; C Young 88-54.
Ground balls-fly balls - S Hill 8-5; M Bowie 1-0; C Young 2-12.
Batters faced - S Hill 25; M Bowie 2; C Young 25.
… so, 1 more IP for Young, I s’pose …
May 1, 2007 at 8:59 pm
okay, definitely getting worried about CY now…
May 1, 2007 at 9:02 pm
CY is definitely laboring now, if he puts on another runner, its time to yank him.
May 1, 2007 at 9:04 pm
re 55: um, nevermind.
May 1, 2007 at 9:05 pm
okay, I say give him a shot at the shutout. it’s good for his confidence… give him 20 pitches or 2 baserunners…
May 1, 2007 at 9:05 pm
OT … former Padres have 4 RsBI for the Gi’nts tonight … and they’re still losin’ … http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=270501126 … 8-6 after 4.
May 1, 2007 at 9:06 pm
58 … I think his confidence is just fine … he’s at 106 pitches … that’s ‘nuf … bang the bell!
May 1, 2007 at 9:06 pm
58: I vote for Trevor time
May 1, 2007 at 9:09 pm
yeah, yeah, yeah… the bells are great.. but, I want a headline on ESPN!
May 1, 2007 at 9:11 pm
Padres scored 3 runs in Petco, that’s headline worthy
May 1, 2007 at 9:12 pm
oh well….
May 1, 2007 at 9:12 pm
63: LOL
May 1, 2007 at 9:13 pm
CY went 8 innings of 3-hit ball. That’s headline worthy.
May 1, 2007 at 9:17 pm
66: not on the east coast..
May 1, 2007 at 9:18 pm
Gee I guess Trevor’s not washed up after all
May 1, 2007 at 9:19 pm
Would Trevor be as effective outside of Petco?
May 1, 2007 at 9:19 pm
How about this headline … Trevor Hoffman establishes new MLB record for Saves in a career … we’ll, it’s true, ain’t it?
May 1, 2007 at 9:20 pm
I’m out fellas. Strangely small crowd tonight, but i had fun. Thanks..
May 1, 2007 at 9:21 pm
I hate to say it, but I’m pulling for the Dodgers to win tonite.
May 1, 2007 at 9:22 pm
69 … he’s had 2 bad outings, one at home, one on the road … I don’t think “park factor” applies any more or less to Trevor than anyone else … if/when he’s off, he’s gonna get hammered in any park in the bigs …
May 1, 2007 at 9:27 pm
Germano with a gem for Portland tonight … http://web.minorleaguebaseball.....a_poraaa_1 … 8 IP, 6 H, 0 BB, 0 R, 5 Ks … McAnulty played 3B
May 1, 2007 at 11:08 pm
Today’s AP game story says this …
It was another night when hits were hard to come by at spacious Petco Park.
… what does “spacious” have to do with “hits were hard to come by”? If anything, I’d think “spacious” would enhance the # of hits, right?
I’m not arguing that hits are not hard to come by … http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....eason=2007 … says Petco is 29th in MLB (Atlanta is 30th) … just that the reason isn’t “spacious”ness … I wonder if AP-guy thinks that walks are hard to come by due to “spacious”ness?
May 1, 2007 at 11:21 pm
Sounds like a fun one tonight. I just got back from Elsinore and am watching the replay now. I’m so glad to hear that Kouz came through with a big hit.