IGD: Padres vs Mariners (9 Jun 07)
Sat, Jun 9, 2007
by Geoff Young
first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT
television: Channel 4SD
matchup: David Wells (4-3, 4.79 ERA) vs Jeff Weaver (0-6, 14.32 ERA)
previews: Padres.com | SI.com
We’ve seen what happens when we talk smack about Geoff Blum. I’m not saying a word about Jeff Weaver. Go Padres!
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June 9, 2007 at 5:39 pm
Barn-burner at Petco … Storm scores 2 in bottom of 9th to send the game into extra innings!
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.....a_lesafa_1
June 9, 2007 at 6:06 pm
What a game @ Petco … the Storm’s David Freese with a 3-run HR to tie the game again in the bottom of the 10th … onward …
June 9, 2007 at 6:09 pm
Branyan starting in LF tonight … Cameron in CF (wrist must be OK?) …
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=270609125
June 9, 2007 at 6:14 pm
Bud on XX says Boca with “flu-like symptoms” …
June 9, 2007 at 6:20 pm
Hmmm, Headley not in the lineup tonight for AA San Antonio …
http://www.minorleaguebaseball.....x_sanaax_1
.. Ekstrom with a bad start …
June 9, 2007 at 6:27 pm
Have the Padres announced any signings?
Let’s hope we don’t make Jeff Weaver look like his little brother.
June 9, 2007 at 6:30 pm
Headley left the game last night in the 4th, pinch runner.
June 9, 2007 at 6:32 pm
OT … Klesko offered to play Catcher in last night’s hurt-ful Giants game … http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=270608126 … ouch!
June 9, 2007 at 6:41 pm
Coach on XX says Cameron got the trainer to give him to the OK to play … hmmm … I’m not convinced …
@ Petco … they suspended the Storm game @ 9-9 after 10 innings … they’ll finish it tomorrow …
June 9, 2007 at 6:44 pm
6 … haven’t heard of any signings … the BA Draft Data will show signed players in BOLD …
http://www.baseballamerica.com.....hp?team=SD
June 9, 2007 at 6:53 pm
10. Thanks. I checked there, but don’t know how often they update.
You gotta give credit to Feliz for getting back there. Hennessey didn’t help him much.
June 9, 2007 at 7:03 pm
11 … the other place I’d expect might have news would be padres.mlb.com … or, more generally, the MLB Draft Tracker @ http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/m...../index.jsp … don’t see anything yet … perhaps they’re all taking the weekend off
June 9, 2007 at 7:06 pm
What a tease … I was listening to XX … game about to start … I forgot it gets blacked out … bummer …
June 9, 2007 at 7:08 pm
Here we go again, Ichiro! leads off with single … next is a stolen base, I’d guess …
June 9, 2007 at 7:10 pm
On days like this, I think it’s always good to take a look at the standings …
http://www.coolstandings.com/b.....gs.asp?i=1
… cool standings, indeed!
June 9, 2007 at 7:12 pm
15 … OT … odd to see that the Cubs are odds-on favorite (60% chance) to win the NL Central …
June 9, 2007 at 7:15 pm
12 … now that I think about it a bit, I expect the first web page that would have news of any Padres draft signings would be MadFriars.com ( http://padres.scout.com/ ) … which is primarily subscription (and worth it) … but you can see the headlines for free …
June 9, 2007 at 7:17 pm
Wow, slow top of first … anyone watching can tell me why so slow?
June 9, 2007 at 7:17 pm
18 … here’s one reason …
- R. Ibanez doubled to right center, I. Suzuki scored
June 9, 2007 at 7:19 pm
25 pitches for Wells in top of 1st … it’s gonna be a loooooong night …
June 9, 2007 at 7:23 pm
Down on the Farm, our favorite AAA Portland hitters are doing well tonight … Stansberry with HR #6 … Sinisi with 3 hits already …
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.....a_slcaaa_1
June 9, 2007 at 7:24 pm
I hearby declare this to be an IGM … In-Game Monologue
June 9, 2007 at 7:27 pm
There’s no way Cameron’s wrist is 100% … with 2-on and 1-out in top of 1st, here’s the first test …
June 9, 2007 at 7:28 pm
23 … re: Cameron …
M. Cameron doubled to deep left, J. Cruz Jr. scored, A. Gonzalez to third
… I’d say he passed the test
June 9, 2007 at 7:31 pm
D-backs go up 1-0 in 2nd …
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=270609129
June 9, 2007 at 7:32 pm
After 1 …
Pitches-strikes - J Weaver 22-13; D Wells 25-17.
Ground balls-fly balls - J Weaver 1-2; D Wells 1-2.
Batters faced - J Weaver 6; D Wells 5.
… 2-1 Padres … still looking like a loooong night … good … but long …
June 9, 2007 at 7:46 pm
After 2 …
Pitches-strikes - J Weaver 33-20; D Wells 35-24.
Ground balls-fly balls - J Weaver 2-3; D Wells 1-5.
Batters faced - J Weaver 9; D Wells 8.
… doesn’t look like I missed much in the 2nd inning … did I?
June 9, 2007 at 7:49 pm
OT … Ben Sheets with a nice outing today … http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=270609113 … I’ve been a fan ever since his Olympics heroics (even if Tommy Lasorda was a beneficiary) …
June 9, 2007 at 7:50 pm
This is always nice to see pop up in the Inning Recap …
- I. Suzuki struck out swinging
June 9, 2007 at 7:52 pm
Looks like another nice IP by Wells … who woulda guessed?
re: 22 … don’t let my declaration scare you away … just jump in if you’re watching at home …
June 9, 2007 at 7:57 pm
OT … another guy I’m rooting for is Rick Ankiel … and he’s the leading vote getting early in the voting for AAA All-Star Game …
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.....p;sid=l112
… hey, if you’ve made this far, go to portlandbeavers.com and VOTE!
June 9, 2007 at 7:58 pm
Lynch! My god man, you’re flying solo tonight. Okay, so quick question: Was the Storm game really played at Petco tonight? Or, did I misunderstand your first few comments???
June 9, 2007 at 7:59 pm
After 3 …
Pitches-strikes - J Weaver 45-26; D Wells 51-35.
Ground balls-fly balls - J Weaver 2-6; D Wells 3-5.
Batters faced - J Weaver 12; D Wells 11.
June 9, 2007 at 8:00 pm
32 … yes, the Storm game was played at Petco … that’s where MANY of the IGD regulars are as we speak! And that’s why the game was suspended after 10 innings … to make room for the Padre game …
ps. btw, thanks for checkin’ in tonight
June 9, 2007 at 8:02 pm
25 … D-backs go up 3-0 on a Matt Bush^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^HSteven Drew 2-run HR …
June 9, 2007 at 8:03 pm
35 … well, that attempt at humor just highlighted my lack of spelling ability … http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7560 … Stephen Drew …
June 9, 2007 at 8:04 pm
34: Wow, so three homeruns from our minor-leaguers….. Okay, so how many 3 homer games have the Pads had at Petco? Crazy… LOVE that Antonelli went yard.
June 9, 2007 at 8:04 pm
Uh, oh … KK with error … 2-men on, 1-out …
June 9, 2007 at 8:05 pm
37 … but they don’t get to hit of an A-ball pitcher …
June 9, 2007 at 8:06 pm
Wells wiggles out of trouble in top of 4th … now at 65 pitches …
June 9, 2007 at 8:07 pm
39: sure, but, really, has it been our lack of solid contact or about the park being ‘too spacious’???
June 9, 2007 at 8:07 pm
Guys, you are not alone. I’m afraid meet ups have an adverse effect on in-game discussions.
June 9, 2007 at 8:11 pm
Lynch, hilarious monlogue.
June 9, 2007 at 8:11 pm
42 … only if we let it
41 … “too spacious” … sure, “park effects” aka “park factors” are real … http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/parkfactor … but Petco supresses “runs” (30th/30) much more than “home runs” (23rd/30) …
June 9, 2007 at 8:12 pm
43 … dunk you very much, sir!
June 9, 2007 at 8:14 pm
After 4 …
Pitches-strikes - J Weaver 58-35; D Wells 65-46.
Ground balls-fly balls - J Weaver 3-6; D Wells 4-7.
Batters faced - J Weaver 15; D Wells 16.
… with Wells due up 3rd in bottom of 5th, this may be last inning for Wells?
June 9, 2007 at 8:14 pm
LM, I’ve been watching. Any questions on what’s been happening so far? Weaver’s already getting pulled after 59 pitches for a pinch hitter. Doesn’t bode well for him.
June 9, 2007 at 8:15 pm
- Y. Betancourt singled to center
… assuming Wells makes it out of the top of 5th. Also, I presume B(l)um is loosening up in the dugout to PH … bleh …
June 9, 2007 at 8:16 pm
Okay, so let’s take this as a chance to get to know each other a bit. Here’s a little bit about me, hopefully you guys will answer these as well:
Age: 30
Occupation: Student
Current Home: Cambridge, MA
Married: Yes (1.5 years)
Kids: No
Favorite Padres Moment: Undoubtedly Game 7 of the NLCS in 1998 when Kevin Brown came out of the bullpen and so did Maddux. What an amazing game that was!!! Special consideration also given to Padres winning the 1984 Pennant from the Cubs
Worst Padres Moment: Any playoff loss to the Cardinals. More seriously, the homer given up by Langston to Scott Broscious (sp?) in the ‘98 World Series..
Favorite Football Team: Chargers
Favorite Sport: NFL Football. Sorry, but I am an emotional wreck about the Chargers!
Other:
Currently in business school. Played Division I Soccer and Baseball during college.
June 9, 2007 at 8:16 pm
47 … sure, tell me about KK’s AB’s … he seems to be reverting to April-form rather than carrying on May-form …
June 9, 2007 at 8:18 pm
OT: Geoff, sorry to go off topic here but for some reason your ISP is screening out my emails when I try to respond to you. Anyway, I’m still a go for the planned trip. E-mail me your phone number and I’ll give you a call to firm up plans in the next few days. Specifically, I need to know when to buy a tix back to my house from up there.
June 9, 2007 at 8:25 pm
49 … you’re on!
Age: 48 (younger than Julio Franco
)
Occupation: IT engineer (systems analyst, some programming, DBA, etc)
Current Home: Corvallis, OR
Married: Divorced
Kids: 1 … 20 year-old daughter currently at U of Oregon
Favorite Padres Moment: Undoubtedly Games 4 & 5 of ‘84 NLCS … I was there … part of the Cub-busters … you know how that turned out … only downside was it resulted in #6 on the Petco wall. Next Favorite was the day Nate Colbert hit the 5 HRs in a DH …
Worst Padres Moment: No such thing? Well, how about the shoulda-been-called-3rd-strike to Paul O’Neill … hmmm, in my memory he hit the HR … but I guess that was in front of the Brosius HR … like it matters … bleh … yup, that was a low-point …
Favorite Football Team: Chargers, but barely …
Favorite Sport: I think that’s obvious …
Other: My other sporting passion is bowling … which I laid-off from for 18 years (see “Kids” above) and got back in to 2 years ago … and *love* it all over again … am considering going on a mission trip to Bejing during next summer’s Olympics, wouldn’t *that* be an adventure!
June 9, 2007 at 8:26 pm
#49:
Age: 56, but look remarkably similar to your age. Since we don’t post pics on this site, I can get away with that.
Occupation: Attorney
Current Home: La Mesa, CA
Married: Was for 26 years, then I decided to be poor and let my ex-wife retire.
Kids: 3 sons. ages 19-25.
Favorite Padres Moment: Maybe being at Trevor’s 500th save the other night. The amount of respect in the air was stifling.
Worst Padres Momen: Same. I was watching it in Puerto Vallarta at a sports bar called the Pennant, I think. It’s run by a Cub fan. Forced me to consume way too much tequila.
Favorite Football team: Chargers. I’ve had season tickets the last 3 years.
Favorite sport: Baseball — My mother taught me to read a box score when I was 5.
Other: Bad week. Spent over $8500 in car repairs for my kids this last week. Ugh!
#50: Defensively, the error that Kouz made may have been KG’s fault. KK was ranging to his left and had an easier time to take the ball and get the lead runner at 2nd, but he and KG collided. KG would have had a tougher play.
At bat, he’s a rookie. He’ll have more trouble with a pitcher throwing the junk that Weaver does. I saw him last night and he looked great.
June 9, 2007 at 8:27 pm
Wells now at 77 pitches … and his spot will be coming up … perhaps with a man on (Greene with lead-off walk) … I vote to PH … now!
June 9, 2007 at 8:29 pm
53 … thanks, LeMar, for the KK “scouting report” …
June 9, 2007 at 8:30 pm
Bases full of Pads. Wells sacrificing and called safe when Beltre’s throw pulled Sexson off the bag. Count to Giles 2-1. Sorry, Giles flied out to Guillen in right, not far enough for KG to tag up from 3rd.
June 9, 2007 at 8:30 pm
54 … Bowen singles … so it’s 2-on, 0-out … will Bud let Wells bat/bunt? I vote *NO*!!! PH *NOW*!!!
June 9, 2007 at 8:31 pm
Well, how about this …
- D. Wells safe at first on third baseman A. Beltre’s throwing error, K. Greene to third, R. Bowen to second
… so now Wells is gonna run the bases and be in worse shape to pitch next inning … mark this tape!
June 9, 2007 at 8:31 pm
Jose Cruz just hopped out of the way of an RBI on the 0-2 pitch. I HATE when guys do that.
But Davis gave us the run anyway.
June 9, 2007 at 8:32 pm
Khalil scores from 3rd on a WP. I’ll bet everyone wishes they had our BP.
June 9, 2007 at 8:32 pm
52: I think that you’re definiltey right. It was O’neill, wasn’t it? Seriously, though, that pitch from Langston was definitely a strike!
Okay, so this is someting I really like about this whole ‘blog’ thing (and I should note, I’m really new to the idea of being comfortable about ‘blogging’), but definitely cool how a common interest can bring together pretty diverse people!
Meanwhile: Cruz, great job getting KG in!
June 9, 2007 at 8:33 pm
Cruz singles, one run comes across, but Hoffman, having learned his mistake from last year, mercifully holds Wells at 3rd.
June 9, 2007 at 8:33 pm
It was Tino Martinez.
June 9, 2007 at 8:34 pm
Lamar - what kind of car are you driving! For most of the vehicles that I have owned, $8500 would be pretty much ‘totalled’….
June 9, 2007 at 8:34 pm
61 … Cruz gets Bowen in, you mean … Wells huff’d into 3rd on the play …
June 9, 2007 at 8:36 pm
I’m surprised Wells isn’t being administered oxygen….
June 9, 2007 at 8:37 pm
64: Not just one car, but two sons had major damage at one time to their cars. One was a new valve job and short block. The other was a major service and brake job. I’ve become part of the mechanic’s pension and profit sharing program.
June 9, 2007 at 8:37 pm
63 … YES … it was Tino … Game #1 … here’s the box score …
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxe.....YA1998.htm
… in my mind, this impacted the whole series … not saying the Padres would have won … but the series would have been very different with a good ball/strike call there …
June 9, 2007 at 8:38 pm
66 … maybe we’ll bat around and Bud will PH for him the 2nd time up
June 9, 2007 at 8:40 pm
OK, Padres now up 5-1 … I say Over/Under line for number of runs Wells gives back this inning is 1-1/2 … and I’m taking OVER (ie. 2 or more) … you?
June 9, 2007 at 8:41 pm
68: Okay, so my memory has completely failed me. Either way, I agree that that was a completely pivotal moment. Ridiculously bad call.
67: Pretty funny. Seriously, can you write off that kind of charity?
June 9, 2007 at 8:42 pm
4 run lead for Boomer is a pleasant surprise. He’s been the hard luck guy for run support.
June 9, 2007 at 8:42 pm
Oh, and I forgot to post one other thing in the ‘other’ section. My brother is ‘Clayton’, another member of the ducksnorts fraternity and author of the infamous ‘NOG’ nickname….
June 9, 2007 at 8:43 pm
I’ve been listening to the Portland Beavers win tonight … Portland’s announcer mentioned that the Padres 32nd round pick (985 overall) was Anthony Renteria ss Great Oaks HS, Temecula, Calif. CA … who is Beaver’s manager Rich Renteria’s son … rats, I was hoping he was Edgar’s son
June 9, 2007 at 8:44 pm
70 …
- J. Guillen grounded out to first
- R. Ibanez grounded out to first
- R. Sexson grounded out to third
… I *very much* stand corrected … well done, Boomer! A 7-pitch inning … wow!
June 9, 2007 at 8:46 pm
73 … we’re all “brothers” here, aren’t we?
June 9, 2007 at 8:46 pm
- K. Kouzmanoff lined out to second
… a back-luck-BIP?
June 9, 2007 at 8:47 pm
77 … that was meant to say …
… a bad-luck-BIP?
June 9, 2007 at 8:48 pm
Bosox puttin’ up a bit of a fight … Varitek with a 2-run HR … now down just 3-2 in 7th …
June 9, 2007 at 8:49 pm
Blue Jays get a run off Lowe to go up 1-0 on Dogs also in 7th …
June 9, 2007 at 8:49 pm
76: Yeah, especially those of us not living in SD. Not easy to be a long distance Pads fan… For my brother and I, we lived in SD as kids, then moved to Va Beach, VA, where everyone was a Mets fan because of the Tidewater Tides (now the Norfolk Tides, I think). Anywho, I guess sticking with the Pads was our way of being a little anti-establishment. Plus, we moved the summer of ‘84….
June 9, 2007 at 8:50 pm
Gaack, we go down 1-2-3 in 6th … so no op to PH for Wells … B(l)ummer …
June 9, 2007 at 8:50 pm
#76, except for our “sisters” here at the site.
Under other general comments, I have a dirty little secret. I read this blog during the game and generally all day, since the people who comment on this blog are some of the most knowledgeable fans I know.
But, for a few laughs, I also check out Gaslamp Ball. Cue the Haiku.
June 9, 2007 at 8:52 pm
I think Gaslamp’s pretty funny, but I haven’t invested enough time to get used to the format of how comments are presented…. Many of the comments here have taught me a lot, though some have taught me that people have too much time on their hands…
June 9, 2007 at 8:53 pm
83 …
re: “sisters” … right on … I miss SDPG and Sue and Lovespooh2, etc …
re: “dirty little secret” … unfortunely, I know what you mean …
re: GLB … when they go Haiku, it’s hillarious!
June 9, 2007 at 8:54 pm
84 … re: “too much time” … I’m pretty sure that’s what 83 meant by “dirty little secret” … at least that’s what I mean in 85 …
BTW, looks like I was just off by 1 inning … get Wells OUT NOW!
June 9, 2007 at 8:54 pm
Beltre timed one of Boomer’s curves and crushed it to left center. They held Jojima at 3rd, inexplicably.
June 9, 2007 at 8:55 pm
84: of course, this coming from the grad student with the absolutely cake-life at this point. Hmmmmm… exams are done, summer internship begins on the 18th…. yup, i’ve been living the dream — waking up at 11:00 only to proceed to the couch for 2 hours of ‘wake up’ TV… then showering (maybe) at 1:00ish and making like I’m checking things off my ‘to do list’… Yeah, it’s reeeaaally hard to be me right now….
June 9, 2007 at 8:57 pm
Marsh, my 19 year old son has the same life as you, only he doesn’t usually get up until 3:00 p.m. Oh, and yeah, he still has finals next week. He’s in his first year a UC Riverside. Riverside had somebody drafted in the first round this week, but I can’t remember who or by whom.
June 9, 2007 at 8:57 pm
Oops, my “favorite play in baseball” just happened … the “blown save” … check this out … http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=270609113 … it’s a doozie!
June 9, 2007 at 8:59 pm
- H. Bell relieved D. Wells
… aaaaahhhhh …
June 9, 2007 at 9:00 pm
Great play by Adrian. Ball hit to Adrian’s right. He leans down and grabs it with his glove hand, spins clockwise and throws to Bowen at home who tags Jojima who never touches the plate. Score still 5-1.
June 9, 2007 at 9:02 pm
89: Yeah, but I’ve THIRTY! I almost feel guilty…. But, I really dont, particularly since I’m paying for school myself!
WOW amazing play by AGON! Of course, if that didn’t work, and it wouldn’t have if the guy would have slid, then it would have seen Nomar-esque…
June 9, 2007 at 9:03 pm
Bell just got screwed by a bad call on that last walk. Ball was clarly a strike and not even close. So, bases loaded for Ichiro who bslaps the ball down the 3rd bases line over KK’s head to drive in 2.
June 9, 2007 at 9:03 pm
92,93 … Adrian’s defense is SOOO valuable … very underrated!
June 9, 2007 at 9:04 pm
yikes, that should have read: “I’m THIRTY”… okay, looks like I’m getting a helluva ROI on school…
June 9, 2007 at 9:06 pm
70 … there’s the 2 runs charged to Wells that I predicted … albeit an inning off … sigh …
June 9, 2007 at 9:07 pm
For all the props I just gave Adrian. He couldn’t get that grounder down the 1st base line. He got a glove on it, but could only just knock it down. Hate to knock Adrian, but it seemed like he came up a little to try and make a throw, but it kicked off his glove. Announcers didn’t say anything about it, but that’s what it looked like to me.
June 9, 2007 at 9:07 pm
94 … ANTHONY … if you read this, can you comment on this at friarwatch.com tonight/tomorrow? THANKS!
June 9, 2007 at 9:08 pm
Bell showing why the Mets “let him go” … ug …