IGD: Padres @ Cardinals (8 Aug 07)
Wed, Aug 8, 2007
by Geoff Young
| time: | 5:10 p.m. PT |
| tv: | 4SD |
| sp: | Greg Maddux (7-8, 4.20) vs Kip Wells (4-13, 5.58) |
| pre: | Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com |
I’m fighting a battle with Excel that I cannot win. This chart was supposed to be useful; instead, it’s just… colorful?
Kinda reminds me of a Dead show I once saw in Vegas. Santana opened; we slept in a tent at a rest stop on the way home. That probably wasn’t the best idea.
Go Padres!
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August 8, 2007 at 4:17 pm
I think that chart is actually pretty cool. My first thoughts are: OG used to be awesome; despite the clamoring for the re-signing of Roberts, LF is hitting much better this year; our catchers were incredible last year.
August 8, 2007 at 4:38 pm
The steady improvement from Khalil Greene is really encouraging.
August 8, 2007 at 4:41 pm
I like the chart. Encapsulates the fact that we haven’t had an elite level hitter to pull us along this year, even if our hitter last year was Piazza/Bard and Adrian.
Also shows how much the Marcus Giles acquisition has sucked. When we traded Barfield it was Kouzmanoff that was the worry, not Giles.
August 8, 2007 at 4:45 pm
That SS improvement must be a result of Blum playing better as a backup this year, because Khalil’s OPS is down from last year. His slugging is up, but his OBP is down more than 50 points. Overall, Khalil has actually had a downward trend, with his career year coming his rookie year, and this year being his worst yet.
August 8, 2007 at 4:50 pm
I don’t know if this is any help, but if you have a program like Adobe Illustrator, you can save the Excel graph as an image, and then trace over it in Illustrator while you create something more elastic. It ultimately depends on whether you’re comfortable with the output quality of graphics from Excel: they’re too ugly for me.
August 8, 2007 at 4:57 pm
We only have two positive outliers from the mean this year? That’s pathetic. Especially when you consider the mean is set at about .720. Or worse.
August 8, 2007 at 5:05 pm
Geoff,
What’s the LF OPS without the dozen or so games from Bradley?
August 8, 2007 at 5:19 pm
Where can I go to find out the percentage of times hitters swing at the first pitch? It seems like Adrian swings at every single first pitch ever, but always misses or fouls it off.
August 8, 2007 at 5:21 pm
Nice AB by Adrian, terrible defense by Encarnacion.
August 8, 2007 at 5:24 pm
#7: Working on it, hang on a sec…
August 8, 2007 at 5:28 pm
#7:
overall: .262/.352/.467
w/o Bradley: .244/.333/.444
August 8, 2007 at 5:30 pm
Back to square one with no outs.
August 8, 2007 at 5:32 pm
Looks like another busy day for the bullpen.
August 8, 2007 at 5:32 pm
Our defense is looking like the Bad News Bears this inning.
August 8, 2007 at 5:33 pm
#8: Go to the player page at B-R.com and click on “Show or Hide” next to “Pitch Data Summary”; Adrian has swung at the first pitch 33% of the time this year. Others:
Bard: 33%
Kouz: 32%
Cameron: 31%
OG: 22%
Khalil: 18%
August 8, 2007 at 5:34 pm
14: Yeah, in the first Act of the film.
August 8, 2007 at 5:35 pm
11:
So, .777 w/o Bradley. I’d call that a return to the mean while raising the mean to maybe .730.
We’re down to one positive outlier, which is offset by 2B’s negative.
Trouble ahead, trouble behind…
August 8, 2007 at 5:40 pm
Great escape job by Maddux to limit the damage, but he’s now thrown 25 pitches. Hopefully he can make it through 5, and Black will pull him quickly.
August 8, 2007 at 5:40 pm
Nice escape act there by Maddux, with an assist to the plate umpire and NOG.
August 8, 2007 at 5:50 pm
Barrett sure has been awful since coming to the Padres.
August 8, 2007 at 5:54 pm
Wow, terrific play by OG to double Kennedy off first!
August 8, 2007 at 6:06 pm
For a cheap laugh, listen to Jerry Coleman attempt to pronounce “Encarnacion”. He’s about 0 for 6 so far.
August 8, 2007 at 6:24 pm
Holy crap. Maddux with a leadoff double.
August 8, 2007 at 6:26 pm
Ugh. Way to run ourselves out of this inning.
August 8, 2007 at 6:28 pm
Too bad this lineup can’t hide Brian Giles’ and Black can write him into this lineup on a daily basis. This lineup doesn’t have enough to wash away OG’s unbelievably bad offensive numbers. His fielding is a joy to watch, his hitting approach makes me want to close my eyes. His situation reminds me a little of the Jody Reed situation/controversy the Pads had in 1996 as to whether he should be in the lineup daily –great field and weak bat—but as weak as Reed’s bat was that year OG’s hitting has even been worse.
August 8, 2007 at 6:29 pm
Shit. Getting guys on and leaving ‘em. The San Diego specialty.
August 8, 2007 at 6:51 pm
Nobody else in here tonite?
August 8, 2007 at 6:55 pm
This lineup tonight is terrible. The bottom HALF seemingly has a combined OBP of .270. I guess it is no coincidence that Jenga brings a whole different dynamic to the offense and having him go down helps explain why we are making two pitchers with a combine loss total of 23 looks like Cy Young. I am getting sick of saying that the other pitcher is tossing a good game when everyone else in the league lights these guys up like torches. It was one thing when it only happened at Petco, but now that it is happening on the road, it is embarrassing.
August 8, 2007 at 7:01 pm
NOG is terrible. Huge uncontrolled hack at the first pitch. Pops out to the catcher. 2 outs once again after the leadoff bat got on and has gone no further.
August 8, 2007 at 7:02 pm
Silent L’s hot bat just wasn’t hot enough. Grrrr.
August 8, 2007 at 7:04 pm
Dunno what it’s gonna take for this team to start scoring some runs today. We’ve hit some balls very hard and have gotten nothing for them.
August 8, 2007 at 7:06 pm
KT is not in the position to waive Marcus Giles, especially after the recent ax jobs. The Pads are in a pickle in regards to the second base position .
August 8, 2007 at 7:08 pm
32: If jenga comes back, I give the job to Mackowiak full time. His defense can’t be any worse than Blum’s.
August 8, 2007 at 7:10 pm
Or Hairston !
August 8, 2007 at 7:11 pm
Nice inning by Cameron.
August 8, 2007 at 7:12 pm
Nice inning for KC.
August 8, 2007 at 7:12 pm
Nice inning by K-Cam. Way to mitigate that double.
August 8, 2007 at 7:17 pm
Tim Redding lives! He’s pitching tonight for Washington. And he’s sporting a 2.43 ERA (21 IP). 14BBs in those 21 IP, however.
August 8, 2007 at 7:22 pm
Down on the Farm : AA - Matt Antonelli has hit two homers tonight and Colt Morton knocked in two more.
AA - Pete Laforest hit two homers #28 & #29 (including a grand slam) and Brian Myrow hit another.
August 8, 2007 at 7:27 pm
Good thing Mike can run.
August 8, 2007 at 7:28 pm
39: Pete Laforest is hitting like .230. He’s worthless.
August 8, 2007 at 7:32 pm
Cameron was safe!
August 8, 2007 at 7:38 pm
#38. I saw that Redding was scheduled to pitch against SF. I assumed, looking at the schedule, that he’d be giving up the record breaker to Bonds.
August 8, 2007 at 7:45 pm
Dodgers were shut out again tonight in Cincy; they are now in fourth place.
August 8, 2007 at 7:47 pm
Whew, caught a break there. Let’s get some runs.
August 8, 2007 at 7:47 pm
Looks like early season Cameron returned for this inning, complete with the nerve-wracking escape.
August 8, 2007 at 7:50 pm
Bucs have taken a 5-4 lead and knocked B Kim out of the game. I think it’s a four team race.
August 8, 2007 at 7:56 pm
Sigh. After a great AB by Adrian to start the inning, KG and KK hit lazy fly balls on a total of two pitches.
August 8, 2007 at 7:57 pm
48: But they were fastballs right down the middle.
August 8, 2007 at 8:02 pm
Epic at bat by Milton Bradley. Is he limping as he walks to first?
August 8, 2007 at 8:02 pm
#49: That’s even worse. Nice job, Jenga.
August 8, 2007 at 8:03 pm
Ensberg gets a week straight of starts if he strokes a big hit here.
August 8, 2007 at 8:04 pm
So much for that. Go Pirates!
August 8, 2007 at 8:06 pm
Well, the difference in this game was the Cardinals lumped most of their hits into one inning. The Padres were foolish enough to spread them out over the whole game.
August 8, 2007 at 8:23 pm
Gotta get a split tomorrow.
August 9, 2007 at 8:52 am
I can’t believe the Padres couldn’t coax a walk from Kip Wells last night.
The only other start in which he didn’t walk a batter was July 3 against the D’backs.
And what’s with both Greene and Kouzmanoff swinging at first pitch after the lead-off walk to El Hombre? Those two need to be fined for their stupid approach.
Greene should never see #5 spot ever again. He should bat no higher than #7. He just seems more comfortable there.
NOG is crazy if he thinks he’ll first-pitch hack his way into second base starting job.
All three should take a lesson from Jenga on his epic AB last night. I don’t keep my hopes up for them to, though.
I can’t believe the Padres once again made a mediocre pitcher looked like an ace. This is getting way too annoying. And Maddux didn’t get another win. He must be tired about that too.
August 9, 2007 at 6:55 pm
padres.com has hairston with a oblique strain. that’s not what the offense needs.