IGD: Padres vs Mets (16 Jul 07)
Mon, Jul 16, 2007
by Geoff Young
| time: | 7:05 p.m. PT |
| tv: | 4SD |
| sp: | David Wells (4-5, 4.31) vs Jorge Sosa (7-3, 3.92) |
| pre: | Padres.com, SI.com |
As a team, the Mets do most of their damage during the game’s second act. They’re batting .294/.352/.477 in innings 4-6 this year. Unfortunately for the Padres, David Wells tends to implode in the sixth (.326/.356/.651), which happens to be the best scoring inning for the Mets.
Meanwhile, Jorge Sosa is pitching way better than anyone had a right to expect. That said, he still has occasional lapses in command and his own kryptonite inning (opponents are batting .371/.389/.629 against him in the fifth).
The strategy is always the same when Wells starts: give him runs and get him out of there before anything bad happens. Easier said than done. Go Padres!
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July 16, 2007 at 7:02 pm
Yeah….Channel 4 broadcast on extra innings….
July 16, 2007 at 7:03 pm
Boomer has been much more effective of late. Maybe he should get tossed again about 5.
July 16, 2007 at 7:06 pm
Dunno if anyone else has heard, but allegedly Rob Bowen has just been traded to the A’s for Jason Kendall.
July 16, 2007 at 7:08 pm
I didn’t hear who got traded for him…but I did hear that Kendall was traded to the Cubs..
July 16, 2007 at 7:09 pm
3: I actually see that GY has already squashed this rumor in the open thread from this morning. Bowen was apparently DFA’d.
July 16, 2007 at 7:15 pm
lots of work for Wells…but a good inning to start
July 16, 2007 at 7:18 pm
#5: And to contradict myself, Rosenthal reports that Bowen is part of the deal:
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7029038
July 16, 2007 at 7:21 pm
Adrian doesn’t seem to be swinging well as of late.
July 16, 2007 at 7:22 pm
Good to see NOG is still making outs at the top of the lineup while Kouz hits eighth. Well, batting order doesn’t matter all that much, but it just seems so obvious to not bat your worth hitter second.
July 16, 2007 at 7:38 pm
OMG, back-to-back hits following a walk! This is the Padres?!
July 16, 2007 at 7:38 pm
Nice hitting there by the boys this inning…
July 16, 2007 at 7:54 pm
Man, I got winded just watching Boomer try to beat Reyes to the bag…
July 16, 2007 at 8:00 pm
OT: Matty and Mud talking about Ricky Henderson is priceless. I just loved Ricky interviews. Always in the 3rd person.
July 16, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Nice to see Adrian coming around.
July 16, 2007 at 8:02 pm
so, should henderson be a unanimous first ballot hall of famer? seems like he has a pretty strong case….
July 16, 2007 at 8:06 pm
That was a bad spot for the first strikeout of the game.
July 16, 2007 at 8:06 pm
Khalil went. We caught a break.
July 16, 2007 at 8:06 pm
#15: He’s the all-time base stealer. I think he is a done deal.
July 16, 2007 at 8:07 pm
Should have scored at least one run there. Hope it doesn’t come back to bite us…
July 16, 2007 at 8:07 pm
theres that ventage SD offence
July 16, 2007 at 8:09 pm
15: If he’s not, the HoF is meaningless. Like Bill James said, you could cut Henderson in half and get two Hall of Famers.
July 16, 2007 at 8:09 pm
18:yeah, but there’s never been a unanimous first ballot inductee… so just wondering if his case is strong enough to be the first…. (followed by Maddux and Clemens)
July 16, 2007 at 8:10 pm
19: I hope not, but it seems like we’re having quality ABs for the most part. We should break it open soon. Next inning is Sosa’s worst, right?
July 16, 2007 at 8:13 pm
Rickey is a HOF’er… but he is by no means one of the top 5 players ever, as Mark Grant said. Top 5 outfielders? Eh, maybe, I guess.
July 16, 2007 at 8:15 pm
Poop, Boomer isn’t even getting hit hard. Shut it down here boys.
July 16, 2007 at 8:16 pm
Sweet DP. Nice that Wells only gave up one. Let’s get some offense going.
July 16, 2007 at 8:20 pm
Good hustle by Barrett on that.
July 16, 2007 at 8:21 pm
Barrett was hustling HARD down that line. I really like that guy.
July 16, 2007 at 8:21 pm
22: I missed the unanimous part. I think he should be, just like others (including Gwynn) should have been. If you’re voting on whether he was a HoFer or not, then it’s yes or no, not “I’m making a statement.”
24: He could make a pretty strong case for Top 5. For 19 straight years his OPS+ was over 100, averaging in the 140s, peaking at 188. Unusual combination of skills, too, as shown by his B-Ref similarity scores. Top 5 over 100+ years of baseball is an elite group, though. Have to give pitchers their own category or it gets messy.
Well, those runs would look nice now.
July 16, 2007 at 8:26 pm
March 26, 1992: San Diego Padres trade Jose Valentin, Ricky Bones, and Matt Mieske to the Milwaukee Brewers for Gary Sheffield and Geoff Kellogg.
July 16, 2007 at 8:26 pm
Kouz is pickin it well tonite. Nice plays at the hot corner for our rook.
July 16, 2007 at 8:28 pm
If Rickey Henderson is a first-ballot HOFer, then Bip is a second or third.
July 16, 2007 at 8:30 pm
Having Sosa on in front of Reyes actually could work to our advantage.
July 16, 2007 at 8:33 pm
whew
July 16, 2007 at 8:34 pm
Wells escapes. This is Sosa’s implosion inning, and we’ve got the top of the order coming up. Runs would be good.
July 16, 2007 at 8:34 pm
Wow, poor Rob Bowen must feel like a bag of hammers. Traded once for a “malcontent” and a second time for possibly the worst offensive catcher in recent history (certainly relative to paycheck). Ouch
July 16, 2007 at 8:41 pm
Why hit-and-run with your weakest batter? So much for that inning…
July 16, 2007 at 8:42 pm
37: Truly a baffling call. Those runs we didn’t get are starting to loom large.
July 16, 2007 at 8:44 pm
And now we’re into Boomer-Go-Boom territory.
July 16, 2007 at 8:45 pm
Man, I’m sick of death by paper cuts.
July 16, 2007 at 8:45 pm
Thank you so much David Wright. Thank you.
July 16, 2007 at 8:47 pm
When is Rickey eligible for the HOF vote? Who else will be in their first year on the ballot?
I can hardly wait to hear his speech…
He will go on the first ballot, but won’t be unanimous. There are enough voters of the “if Mays wasn’t, and Aaron wasn’t, and Williams and DiMaggio weren’t how can [insert modern player here] be?” variety
The bar for unanimous election is stupidly high, but maybe it should be…
But jeez, how on Earth can you not vote for those four guys?
By the way, the Hall of Fame website is pretty cool…
July 16, 2007 at 8:49 pm
Boomer doesn’t go Boom. Nice job, big guy. Now get him out of there.
July 16, 2007 at 8:51 pm
Dear Bud,
It is now 10 minutes to midnight (EDT). Boomer needs to head to the showers prior to his pitches turning into pumpkins.
Thank you,
Padres fans
July 16, 2007 at 8:53 pm
44: I think we are safe, no way Bud sends Boomer out to start the 7th having thrown 95 pitches. But just in case, let’s try to get to his spot in the order, shall we?
July 16, 2007 at 8:53 pm
Did Boomer nearly have a stroke when he walked Sosa? According to Gameday, two of the four balls called were actually strikes.
July 16, 2007 at 9:04 pm
Bell should have let that go. He’s not Maddux after all.
July 16, 2007 at 9:06 pm
Nice baserunning, Mets. Much appreciated.
July 16, 2007 at 9:07 pm
Love to see a catcher that can nail attempted SBs. Barrett was pumped going into the dugout.
July 16, 2007 at 9:16 pm
Damn. If that ball doesn’t hit Barrett, that’s a run right there.
July 16, 2007 at 9:16 pm
When we need a sac bunt…shouldn’t we just put Maddux out there?
July 16, 2007 at 9:18 pm
Not pretty….but we’ll take it.
July 16, 2007 at 9:19 pm
Thank you, Jose Reyes.
July 16, 2007 at 9:20 pm
Aargh, what’s going on? Yahoo barfed…
July 16, 2007 at 9:20 pm
53: I guess that was luck balancing out considering the mis-direct that managed to get Barrett at home.
July 16, 2007 at 9:21 pm
A hit here would really do Aid a world of good.
July 16, 2007 at 9:21 pm
Full count to Adrian. C’mon Adrian, go old school here.
July 16, 2007 at 9:22 pm
ugh
July 16, 2007 at 9:23 pm
Damnit Adrian. We need you to come through there.
I thought he was pulling out of his slump
Crossing my fingers in the hopes that Liney can put up a zero…
July 16, 2007 at 9:27 pm
Did the Phillies miss the plane to LAX? Or are they just that desperate to get off that 10,000 number?
July 16, 2007 at 9:30 pm
Nice solid inning of work from Liney there. We need more of that from him.
July 16, 2007 at 9:31 pm
nice 1-2-3 for scotty
July 16, 2007 at 9:32 pm
61. Big assist from Kouz on that second out. That ball was scorched.
July 16, 2007 at 9:34 pm
Cameron goes yard. Dead center. He crushed that ball.
July 16, 2007 at 9:34 pm
CAM!!! NICE!!
July 16, 2007 at 9:34 pm
Insurance runs are fun!
July 16, 2007 at 9:35 pm
DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!
July 16, 2007 at 9:36 pm
Another productive game from Milton. Base knock, a walk, and a run scored.
July 16, 2007 at 9:36 pm
A “soft” save for Hoffman would be good.
July 16, 2007 at 9:38 pm
Horrible swing by Khalil, but some great baserunning by Bradley to take third. I love his hustle.
July 16, 2007 at 9:39 pm
Khalil Ks but Milty gets to third. I hope he’s OK, he looks a little tired at third.
July 16, 2007 at 9:39 pm
Khalil just hates to be walked.
July 16, 2007 at 9:39 pm
#69: Or a rare HVC sighting…
July 16, 2007 at 9:42 pm
70: He just doesn’t want his BA to get above .250. I’d love so much for him to finish with a .270 average, but that’s going to require a little more consistency out of him.
July 16, 2007 at 9:42 pm
come on black call the sac bunt!
July 16, 2007 at 9:43 pm
by the way answering about Henderson if you ask him he will say that “Rickey is the greatest of all time”
July 16, 2007 at 9:45 pm
Branyan just missed that. Hit the ball off the end of the bat and it still carried to the warning track in center. Dude is ridiculously strong.
July 16, 2007 at 9:46 pm
Branyan is so incredibly strong. That ball damn near went out. Unreal.
July 16, 2007 at 9:48 pm
Poor Kevin Cameron. He can’t bribe his way into a ballgame.
July 16, 2007 at 9:48 pm
Five runs on the board tonight…and Brian Giles does not have a base on balls or a run scored. Kinda surprising.
July 16, 2007 at 9:49 pm
Who is this “Kevin Cameron” you speak of??
July 16, 2007 at 9:49 pm
I’m convinced that this might be true… someone was telling me Cla Meredith is like Scott Proctor…
-they share the same number (43)
and they appear in an exorbidant amount of appearances (43 today for Meredith, 47 entering today for Proctor)
thoughts?
July 16, 2007 at 9:50 pm
2 down. Bring it home boys!
July 16, 2007 at 9:52 pm
GY, could you do an analysis of the offensive averages for the Padres pre and post-Bradley? I have a feeling that our numbers are looking up.
Our abysmal record of late has more to do with our pitching faltering than our offense not coming through.
July 16, 2007 at 9:53 pm
Nice win. Jake tomorrow.
July 16, 2007 at 9:53 pm
The last two games have been encouraging. Hopefully we can keep it up.
July 16, 2007 at 9:54 pm
That was satisfying. I really didn’t expect a win with tonight’s matchup. The Mets helped, especially early on, but our guys turned the screws when they needed to and got the job done.
July 17, 2007 at 1:00 am
Boomer apparently threw a knuckler four times tonight with decent results. Barrett even said he couldn’t really catch it in the bullpen when Wells was warming up. I guess this means we have to package Bard and Meredith to try and entice Boston to give us back Mirabelli.
July 17, 2007 at 1:00 am
Oops, forgot the link to the story.
http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com.....mp;c_id=sd
July 17, 2007 at 1:12 am
#15 wrote: “so, should henderson be a unanimous first ballot hall of famer? seems like he has a pretty strong case….”
Nobody’s ever been “unanimous” as others have pointed out, but Rickey deserves it as much as anybody. When he retired he was the all-time leader in walks, steals and runs scored. That’s pretty amazing. How many other players in the history of baseball were career leaders in 3 significant categories at the time of their retirement?
Rickey was one of the 10 best players in baseball history, easy.
July 17, 2007 at 1:31 am
87: Exactly. We’ve put ourselves in a great position to win a series against one of the best teams in the league. Can’t complain about that.