| time: | 1:05 p.m. PT |
| tv: | 4SD |
| sp: | Jake Peavy (9-4, 2.30) vs J.D. Durbin (1-2, 9.00) |
| pre: | Padres.com | SI.com |
Words that rhyme with “Durbin”:
- bourbon
- turban
- urban
Now you know. Go Padres!
| time: | 1:05 p.m. PT |
| tv: | 4SD |
| sp: | Jake Peavy (9-4, 2.30) vs J.D. Durbin (1-2, 9.00) |
| pre: | Padres.com | SI.com |
Words that rhyme with “Durbin”:
Now you know. Go Padres!
Sorry, Geoff, I think I might have messed up the intent of the poll by adding Grady Sizemore. But he is the guy I want to see in center next year.
So I was watching the Beavers/Sidewinders game last night on FNS Northwest, and I guess they want to change the name of the Beavers. For those that don’t know the Portland Beavers have a deep and long history in the Pacific Coast League – one that I personally doesn’t need to be tinkered with. They’re even saying that the Portland Beavers are being confused with Oregon State, which I find stupid.
Anyways, go here http://www.portlandbeavers.com/survey/ and vote against changing the name of the Beavers and PGE Park (which has also been a PCL tradition for decades.)
Looks like we are well on our way to making another 6.00+ ERA pitcher look like a Cy Young candidate. Ugh, might as well go back to work.
Geoff Blum is on fire – 429/520/476 in July, not including today (when he’s 1-2).
Considering the rest of the anemic offense, one would have to say he’s carrying the team.
Yeah….and our beloved Peavy is faultering again. He is not pitching well of late. Maybe if every Padre batter stopped swinging a the first pitch and grounding into double plays we’d have a chance.
We are getting the short end of the stick today frum the (ch)umps. I guess it wouldn’t matter if we could hit. It’s all about saving lives.
2 … *thanks* for the pointer, RD … I’ve cast my vote … in support of the “Beavers”!!!
BTW, if any of you reading this are going to Cooperstown *next weekend* and haven’t yet check’d-in over here …
http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/06/hall-of-fame-plans.html#comments
… please do so!
I avoided checking in on this game all day. Peavy + day game in Petco = bad result. I’ve brought this up many times on this blog, and always been shot down, but seriously, why can’t Black come up with a creative solution to avoid pitching Peavy in day games, or at least minimize it. There are enough off-days to at least consider the idea, right?
Everybody’s complaint seems to be “well, you don’t skip a starting pitcher.” I’m not talking about skipping him – I’m talking about moving him back a day, or rearranging the rotation, using off-days, to avoid the day game.
When Randy Johnson was in his prime, managers sat their lefties against him – even their best ones. The most successful managers in baseball put their players in positions to succeed. It’s why Branyan doesn’t bat against lefties, and why Adrian Gonzalez doesn’t play third base. It’s why Ryan Howarsd isn’t asked to bunt. It’s why rookies hit at the bottom of the order. When a player demonstrates, over and over again, that he can’t do a specific thing – i.e. pitch well during the day – I don’t understand why you keep asking that player to do that thing.