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IGD: Padres @ Diamondbacks (14 Jul 07)

Sat, Jul 14, 2007Ballhype: hype it up!
by Geoff Young
Game #89
time: 6:40 p.m. PT
tv: 4SD
sp: Chris Young (8-3, 2.00) vs Livan Hernandez (5-5, 4.54)
pre: Padres.com, SI.com

I can’t stand watching Livan Hernandez pitch, but I have tremendous admiration for the guy. He has successfully taken Muhammad Ali’s rope-a-dope strategy and applied it to baseball. The results may be “aesthetically challenged,” but in the end, Hernandez has assembled a nice little career.

Chris Young, meanwhile, gets to pitch in a real game again, which hopefully means no more cheap-ass home runs. Go Padres!

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126 Responses to “IGD: Padres @ Diamondbacks (14 Jul 07)”

  1. Ben B. Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 6:23 pm Reply to this comment

    Completely agree with you on watching Livan Hernandez pitch. It’s infuriating that he and Doug Davis have peripherals and WHIPs as poor as they do, and yet have respectable ERAs.

    We are again treated to Cruz slicing balls left-handed again today, as he’s starting in left and batting 7th. I guess he earned it with his homer yesterday.

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  2. Phantom Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 6:45 pm Reply to this comment

    1: I really wish Bradley would be in there. He’s been immensely valuable thus far.

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  3. Mike Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 6:47 pm Reply to this comment

    why in the world would Bradley not start today? If he’s healthy he should be out there.

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  4. LynchMob Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 6:47 pm Reply to this comment

    NOG is an out-machine!

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  5. Phantom Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 6:50 pm Reply to this comment

    4: Indeed he is. He needs to be dropped in the lineup.

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  6. LynchMob Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 6:56 pm Reply to this comment

    And, lately, so is Adrian :-( I’m confident his situation is not long-term … but it sure is *bad* …

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  7. Geoff Young Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 6:57 pm Reply to this comment

    #4: Since 5/1/07:

    NOG: .207/.288/.287
    Kouz: .291/.348/.515

    One of these guys bats #2, the other #8.

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  8. Phantom Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 6:59 pm Reply to this comment

    7: Yikes. I don’t know why Bradley isn’t starting.

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  9. Phantom Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:00 pm Reply to this comment

    Don’t like to see Tony Clark going against CY. Tall people hit CY better than the shorter ones.

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  10. Geoff Young Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:06 pm Reply to this comment

    #8: TV guys are saying it’s because Bradley is 0-for-8 career against Livan. Seems like a small sample to me…

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  11. Phantom Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:08 pm Reply to this comment

    10: It sure is. Livan Hernandez frightens me as a Padre fan, because he seems to really give us problems.

    C’mon CY, K the big guy!

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  12. Phantom Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:10 pm Reply to this comment

    And I mean to add that the D’Backs broadcast is even worse than usual. Some guy is in for Mark Grace and he’s an asbolute annoying douche.

    One of his brilliant lines thus far: “I’ve just figured out the next innovation in baseball. They’ll move the coaches boxes since nobody stands in them!”

    Thank you sir for that stunning bit of crack commentary.

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  13. Ben B. Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:11 pm Reply to this comment

    10: Surely Bradley’s 0-8 is counteracted by his .400/.500/.400 line as a Padre (in a similar sample size)? In a Padres uniform, Bradley is one of the greatest hitters ever! Clearly the sand and blue has magical powers on Bradley.

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  14. LynchMob Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:11 pm Reply to this comment

    OK, post #4 was whining … and post #6 was headed that direction … now, trying to be serious … what do you think Bud’s waiting for before he does shuffle the lineup? At some point if NOG keeps makin’ a lot of out, it seems like Bud will move him down. And at some point, if KK keeps hitting the ball, Bud will move him up.

    It sure seems like 2 months of ABs is enough data to make decisions on …

    NOG    Avg  OBP  SLG
May   .220 .316 .310
June  .208 .286 .277
July  .167 .211 .250

    KK    Avg  OBP  SLG
May  .303 .375 .576
June .247 .295 .411
July .385 .414 .654
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  15. Geoff Young Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:13 pm Reply to this comment

    #14: I dunno, but Kouz just hit another homer.

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  16. LynchMob Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:14 pm Reply to this comment

    14 … and it’s the trend on NOG that’s *really* scary! And that includes a good game in July (I saw it, at Petco, vs Marlins, July 4th).

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  17. Ben B. Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:14 pm Reply to this comment

    If Kouz had been hitting second last night, he would have gotten one last at bat to try and complete the cycle.

    Holy crap, Kouz is on fire.

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  18. LynchMob Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:14 pm Reply to this comment

    15 … cool … solo shot from the bottom of the order … dude’s ON FIRE!

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  19. LynchMob Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:17 pm Reply to this comment

    Rox lose …

    http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=270714108

    … and I’m good with that … they’re gettin’ a bit too pesky!

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  20. LynchMob Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:18 pm Reply to this comment

    Sledge has a 2-run double to start his rehab for AAA Portland tonight …

    http://web.minorleaguebaseball.....a_srcaaa_1

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  21. Geoff Young Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:18 pm Reply to this comment

    Cameron and Kouz are pretty much carrying the offensive load right now. OPS since May 1:

    Cameron 899
    Kouz 863
    Adrian 749
    Khalil 707
    Bard 696
    Cruz 594
    NOG 575

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  22. LynchMob Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:19 pm Reply to this comment

    21 … OG doesn’t even make the list?

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  23. LynchMob Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:21 pm Reply to this comment

    Any chance that was a “strike ‘em out + throw ‘em out - double play”?

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  24. Geoff Young Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:22 pm Reply to this comment

    #22: He was on the DL such a long time, and I was using 150 PA as cutoff. If we go to 100, add these two:

    OG: 699
    Sledge: 665

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  25. Geoff Young Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:22 pm Reply to this comment

    Whew, CY is getting some very loud outs tonight.

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  26. Phantom Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:25 pm Reply to this comment

    21: I’m surprised that Adrian is so much higher than Khalil, but I guess he had a solid April and May before falling apart.

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  27. LynchMob Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:25 pm Reply to this comment

    20 … btw, Hensley will pitch in that AAA Portland game tonight … assuming the Beavers make 3 outs in the top of the 1st … currently 4-0 Beavers …

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  28. LynchMob Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:26 pm Reply to this comment

    26 … I think Khalil’s split is .100/.607, right?

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  29. LynchMob Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:28 pm Reply to this comment

    After 3 …

    Pitches-strikes - C Young 45-30; L Hernandez 43-26.

    Ground balls-fly balls - C Young 2-5; L Hernandez 3-3.

    Batters faced - C Young 9; L Hernandez 11.

    … kinda hard to complain about the # of pitches CY has thrown … 9-up, 9-down!

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  30. LynchMob Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:33 pm Reply to this comment

    The STORM can still be a fun team to watch …

    http://web.minorleaguebaseball.....a_hdmafa_1

    … 5-0 after 1 inning … Colt Morton with HR #1 …

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  31. Geoff Young Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:34 pm Reply to this comment

    Attaboy, Khalil.

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  32. Phantom Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:34 pm Reply to this comment

    NEW CLUB RECORD!!!!

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  33. Phantom Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:35 pm Reply to this comment

    31: That makes me so happy to see. Even better is that that was on a 3-1 pitch.

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  34. Ben B. Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:35 pm Reply to this comment

    So it’s back to hitting solo home runs, is it guys?

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  35. Phantom Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:36 pm Reply to this comment

    34: With men on, we leave ‘em there. Without men on, we crush ‘em.

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  36. Rich Campbell Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:37 pm Reply to this comment

    What do you think a healthy Khalil ends up with in dingers this year?

    Hmmmm…maybe we SHOULD have signed him to an extension. But I have to admit, I thought we should wait and see if he could stay healthy.

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  37. Ben B. Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:37 pm Reply to this comment

    Fortunately, only hitting solo home runs is completely unsustainable. Eventually, someone will have to be on base, and the hitter will completely space out and forget he’s there and accidentally hit a home run.

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  38. Phantom Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:37 pm Reply to this comment

    By the way, whats the most aggravating about the D’backs broadcast is the freaking buzzer they use for denying correct answers to trivia questions.

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  39. Phantom Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:39 pm Reply to this comment

    36: I think that if Khalil ends up relatively healthy all year (he’s already out-produced previous years), they’ll sign him to a 2 or 3-year extension. There’s still no viable option for replacing him within the organization and he’s still clearly very valuable for the team.

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  40. Ben B. Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:40 pm Reply to this comment

    Haha! Our Chris Young is superior!

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  41. LynchMob Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:42 pm Reply to this comment

    27 … Hensley starts his game with HBP + BB … bleh …

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  42. Ben B. Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:42 pm Reply to this comment

    Chris Young is now 0-5 career against Chris Young.

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  43. LynchMob Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:43 pm Reply to this comment

    30 … Colt Morton likes playing for the STORM … he HR’d in the 2nd inning also!

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  44. LynchMob Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:46 pm Reply to this comment

    41 … on a more positive note, Hensley then got Piazza out (he’s down on a rehab) and then a GIDP … no harm, no foul …

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  45. Geoff Young Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:51 pm Reply to this comment

    OG times the slow breaking ball and hammers it. Nice!

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  46. Rich Campbell Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:51 pm Reply to this comment

    um, what was that about forgetting a man was on base?

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  47. Phantom Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:51 pm Reply to this comment

    There’s a HR with men on for ya. Catch THAT one Salazar.

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  48. Mykl Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:52 pm Reply to this comment

    Ow! My daughter just slugged me in the arm. We’re going to the game tomorrow… she’ll be wearing a D-backs jersey and I’ve got the Padres gear :)

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  49. Ben B. Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:52 pm Reply to this comment

    An OG homer, and it happened with a runner on base!

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  50. Geoff Young Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:54 pm Reply to this comment

    Damn, Adrian just crushed that ball.

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  51. Ben B. Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:54 pm Reply to this comment

    Was that robbed? Gameday has it beyond the wall.

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  52. Phantom Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 7:59 pm Reply to this comment

    Could the AZ announcers try to enforce the “jinx” anymore. Jeez.

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  53. Mykl Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:00 pm Reply to this comment

    you think the tv announcers are bad, you should hear the sh*t the AZ radio announcers are giving Kouz for not going after that foul ball

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  54. LynchMob Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:00 pm Reply to this comment

    Oh my OG!

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  55. Phantom Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:01 pm Reply to this comment

    Damn you Tony Clark. Why do you gotta break up the perfect game like that?

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  56. Ben B. Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:02 pm Reply to this comment

    It was only the fifth inning and CY had thrown a lot of pitches. I’ll settle with condemning him for scoring a run that cuts the lead to three.

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  57. Rich Campbell Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:03 pm Reply to this comment

    Amazing. I can’t even imagine “owning” somebody like that. 3 for 5 with 3 dingers. Wow.

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  58. LynchMob Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:04 pm Reply to this comment

    9 … nice call!

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  59. Phantom Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:04 pm Reply to this comment

    57: Stupid tall people hit much too well off of CY.

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  60. Mykl Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:07 pm Reply to this comment

    59: intersting… maybe melvin should run a quick IQ test before the pinch-hit

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  61. Rich Campbell Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:07 pm Reply to this comment

    59. Unless they’re Derek Lee. *Grin*

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  62. LynchMob Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:09 pm Reply to this comment

    Thru 5 …

    Pitches-strikes - C Young 81-52; L Hernandez 82-49.

    Ground balls-fly balls - C Young 3-6; L Hernandez 4-7.

    Batters faced - C Young 17; L Hernandez 22.

    … 6 Ks vs 0 BBs for CY!

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  63. Ben B. Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:09 pm Reply to this comment

    61: Even the best hitters only connect 1/3 of the time. Give him two more punches and he could probably land one of them. Punching .333 isn’t bad.

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  64. Geoff Young Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:12 pm Reply to this comment

    #51: No, it was to deep center. Young had his back up against the wall when he caught it.

    #55: I still can’t believe Clark kept that ball fair.

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  65. LynchMob Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:18 pm Reply to this comment

    How fun that KK will be hitting lead-off for the 3rd straight time next inning (hint: Cruz is a bit of an out-machine lately also) …

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  66. LynchMob Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:22 pm Reply to this comment

    Thru 6 …

    Pitches-strikes - C Young 81-52; L Hernandez 93-56.

    Ground balls-fly balls - C Young 3-6; L Hernandez 5-9.

    Batters faced - C Young 17; L Hernandez 25.

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  67. Ben B. Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:23 pm Reply to this comment

    Maybe we should put Kouz’s power behind OG’s on base skills and move NOG down and let him and Cruz be out machines together.

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  68. LynchMob Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:28 pm Reply to this comment

    44 … Hensley settled down real nice … only 1 H given up thru 4 IP …

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  69. Ben B. Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:31 pm Reply to this comment

    It’s too bad OG makes so much money. Otherwise he’d be such a heroic scrappy fellow with his current skill set.

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  70. LynchMob Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:32 pm Reply to this comment

    This would be a nice spot for a non-NOG #2 hitter … doncha think?

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  71. LynchMob Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:33 pm Reply to this comment

    69 … amen!

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  72. LynchMob Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:34 pm Reply to this comment

    70 … re: NOG … I’m *shocked* he K’d in that situation … *NOT*!

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  73. Phantom Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:40 pm Reply to this comment

    Byrnes’ IF single makes me really nervous in this situation. I don’t want to see this game implode.

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  74. Phantom Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:43 pm Reply to this comment

    73: Gulp, I hate my prognostication.

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  75. Geoff Young Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:44 pm Reply to this comment

    #74: Um, yeah.

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  76. Geoff Young Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:45 pm Reply to this comment

    OMG, Cruz played that horribly; thank goodness he managed to catch it.

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  77. Phantom Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:45 pm Reply to this comment

    Um, wow Cruz.

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  78. Phantom Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:46 pm Reply to this comment

    How the hell is Bell so hittable tonite? WTF?

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  79. Ben B. Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:47 pm Reply to this comment

    Sometimes balls just fall in. I’d be more concerned about him if they were getting extra base hits or if he were walking guys.

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  80. Geoff Young Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:48 pm Reply to this comment

    #78: I dunno, but I’ve seen about enough…

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  81. Phantom Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:48 pm Reply to this comment

    This is a freaking train wreck. HOW THE HELL IS THIS HAPPENING!

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  82. Phantom Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:49 pm Reply to this comment

    Damnit, we CANNOT afford to lose this game! The Dodgers already won in extra innings. We can’t do this.

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  83. Geoff Young Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:54 pm Reply to this comment

    Why did Adrian cut that ball?

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  84. Phantom Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:54 pm Reply to this comment

    WHY WAS THAT CUT OFF!?!?!?!

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  85. Phantom Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:55 pm Reply to this comment

    God damn, why can’t we just catch a break here and win a series?

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  86. Phantom Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:57 pm Reply to this comment

    Adrian better hit like a 5-run HR to make up for that gaffe. We could still have a lead here.

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  87. Ben B. Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:58 pm Reply to this comment

    Once again looking at the boxscore I am at a complete loss how to explain how the score is the way it is. The Padres have three homers, the Diamondbacks one; those are the only extra base hits in the game. The D-Backs have struck out 9 times, with no walks. The Padres have struck out 5 times, with 3 walks. It is inexplicable.

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  88. Geoff Young Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:58 pm Reply to this comment

    I still like our chances. Tie game, battle of the bullpens:

    SD relievers: 2.45 ERA, .218/.286/.314
    Ari relievers: 3.71 ERA, .247/.327/.395

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  89. Sean Callahan Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 8:59 pm Reply to this comment

    86: And CY could still have a decision…

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  90. LynchMob Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 9:00 pm Reply to this comment

    Maybe Bradley PH’s for Cruz next time up?

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  91. Ben B. Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 9:00 pm Reply to this comment

    Nope, no five run homer. Just a continuation of his struggles.

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  92. Geoff Young Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 9:01 pm Reply to this comment

    #89: That’s the pisser in all this.

    On a positive note, Adrian has hit the ball very hard a couple times tonight. Same thing happened to Kouz just before he got out of his horrible funk to start the season. Here’s hoping…

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  93. LynchMob Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 9:01 pm Reply to this comment

    Is everybody trying for another solo HR?

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  94. Phantom Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 9:01 pm Reply to this comment

    God I hope we don’t blow this. We really, really, really need to pull this out to get back some momentum and confidence.

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  95. Phantom Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 9:02 pm Reply to this comment

    Son of a bitch. I can’t believe we coughed up that lead. I know this game isn’t over, but man, this one hurts.

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  96. Ben B. Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 9:04 pm Reply to this comment

    At least we only blew a 4 run lead. The Dodgers blew a 6 run lead.

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  97. Mykl Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 9:07 pm Reply to this comment

    90, yeah it does. Padres could have used this one big time and gave it away. Webb v Germano tomorrow

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  98. Phantom Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 9:07 pm Reply to this comment

    Our vaunted pitching staff has been showing way too many holes lately.

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  99. Mykl Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 9:10 pm Reply to this comment

    D-backs hadn’t had a hit until the 5th… 2 through 6. They now have 8.

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  100. Ben B. Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 9:10 pm Reply to this comment

    98: On the bright side, our not so vaunted lineup has been showing fewer holes recently.

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  101. Sean Callahan Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 9:14 pm Reply to this comment

    Still like our chances? Our bullpen has given up four runs on 8 hits in two innings…

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  102. Phantom Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 9:14 pm Reply to this comment

    100: That’s true, but this is disgusting. Our pitching is our strength. Wen it fails this massively, this team is screwed.

    I know we scuffeld coming out of the All-Star Break last year, but this is unacceptable.

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  103. LynchMob Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 9:14 pm Reply to this comment

    At least KK gets another AB …

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  104. LynchMob Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 9:15 pm Reply to this comment

    Let’s go get Liney a W?

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  105. Mykl Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 9:16 pm Reply to this comment

    Valverde for the (blown) save! Let’s get this done

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  106. Geoff Young Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 9:16 pm Reply to this comment

    #101: Not as much as when I wrote that. ;-)

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  107. Ben B. Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 9:18 pm Reply to this comment

    Pitchers have a limited amount of control over the outcome of at bats. It would be nice to see more strikeouts, but they haven’t killed themselves with walks or homers. Sometimes the balls just fall in, sometimes the opposing hitters do a good job hitting good pitches. Until the bullpen starts striking out every batter they face, games like this will happen.

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  108. Sean Callahan Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 9:19 pm Reply to this comment

    They have limited control over batted balls in play….

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  109. Sean Callahan Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 9:20 pm Reply to this comment

    Do your thing KK…

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  110. Geoff Young Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 9:21 pm Reply to this comment

    Bummer. Better luck tomorrow…

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  111. Ben B. Says:
    July 14, 2007 at 9:24 pm