IGD: Padres @ Mets (21 Aug 07)
Tue, Aug 21, 2007
by Geoff Young
| time: | 4:10 p.m. PT |
| tv: | 4SD |
| sp: | Chris Young (9-4, 1.93) vs John Maine (13-7, 3.59) |
| pre: | Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com |
Interesting matchup. Both of these pitchers were acquired for “name brand” pitchers that turned out to be loads of, pardon my French, steaming crap. Much as we marvel that the Padres were able to pry Chris Young and Adrian Gonzalez away from the Rangers for Adam Eaton (and a good reliever in Akinori Otsuka), Mets fans must be positively giddy that their management was able to turn John Anna Kris Benson into John Maine and Jorge Julio (since traded for Orlando Hernandez).
The only downside with Maine right now is that he’s struggled so far in the second half (6.31 ERA over 7 starts). The last (and only) time he faced the Padres came at Petco Park on July 18. He allowed 4 runs in 6 innings, serving up homers to Milton Bradley and Gonzalez. (This was the game where Scott Linebrink walked two batters with nobody on and two out in the eighth to get to David Wright, who whacked the first pitch he saw into the left-field bleachers; the Padres came back with a run of their own in the bottom half to win, giving Linebrink a victory that Greg Maddux and his 5 shutout innings deserved.)
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August 21, 2007 at 3:43 pm
Geoff, you meant Kris Benson.
August 21, 2007 at 3:46 pm
Actually, I’m pretty sure that he meant ANNA Benson. Her husband Kris was just a throw-in in that deal.
August 21, 2007 at 3:53 pm
Ugh, so I did. Thanks, Didi. One of those days…
August 21, 2007 at 3:59 pm
Though Shea can remind the hitters of Petco, it’s no Petco. I hope we can see some bats awaken.
Man, the DBacks are so good. I mean, they not only win, but they are going to finish 20 over with a sizeable, negative run differential. I think they are doing it on purpose, just to show us they can. Clearly they will win the two games against Milwaukee by a combined 2 or 3 runs.
August 21, 2007 at 4:23 pm
Nothing to show, but some good approaches. Giles got called out on a borderline pitch, and Blummer had a real nice at-bat.
August 21, 2007 at 4:24 pm
2: Too bad, she couldn’t pitch but, then, neither could he.
August 21, 2007 at 4:27 pm
I originally wanted to vote for Dave Freisleben in the poll, GY, but had to settle for Inigo “youkilledmyfatherpreparetoDIE!!” Montoya. Still, I think he’d be a whole lot more entertaining than Lima time ever was on the mound (regardless of the game score).
August 21, 2007 at 4:29 pm
7: Just don’t let Inigo Montoya ever meet Antonio Alfonseca.
August 21, 2007 at 4:30 pm
#7: Ooh, Freisleben; good call…
Nice breaking ball by CY to get Wright.
August 21, 2007 at 4:31 pm
Ugh. That wasn’t so good…
August 21, 2007 at 4:43 pm
Tell me we are not gonna lose 2-0…
August 21, 2007 at 4:44 pm
Seems like Maine is working pretty hard and we should get to him at some point. He’s at 39 pitches through 2 IP.
August 21, 2007 at 4:44 pm
Nice GiDP induced by CY.
August 21, 2007 at 4:48 pm
The Padres are not going to lose 2-0.
August 21, 2007 at 4:53 pm
Thank goodness Delgado doesn’t make that play.
August 21, 2007 at 4:55 pm
Let’s go El Hombre! Get a hit, yo!
August 21, 2007 at 4:55 pm
Damn, Adrian just missed going yard. Took Alou to the track in left. We’re going to get to Maine tonight.
August 21, 2007 at 4:56 pm
Come on Cameron!!
August 21, 2007 at 4:58 pm
OK, bases loaded. Good AB, Cameron.
Let’s go Khalil!
August 21, 2007 at 4:59 pm
Man, Khalil sucks.
August 21, 2007 at 5:00 pm
Needed more runs there. That throw to second to force Cameron looked awfully close.
August 21, 2007 at 5:02 pm
OK, I’m off. Go Padres! Get some runs, you!
August 21, 2007 at 5:15 pm
Maybe we can slow this game down and get it called for rain?
August 21, 2007 at 5:18 pm
#23: Good call. CY is not hitting his spots tonight.
August 21, 2007 at 5:35 pm
Anyone else notice that Adrian Gonzalez has below league average numbers for a first baseman this year?
August 21, 2007 at 5:39 pm
Attaboy, Cammy. Let’s get some more…
August 21, 2007 at 5:41 pm
Cameron, on the other hand, is one of the few Padres with above league average numbers for his position.
August 21, 2007 at 5:42 pm
#25: Wasn’t Adrian a little below average last year for NL first basemen as well?
August 21, 2007 at 5:43 pm
NOG batting for CY? Okay, now I miss Branyan.
August 21, 2007 at 5:44 pm
Mud says it is a perfect time for NOG to “work the count” take the “first pitch”…if that was the goal for Buddy Black, NOG would not be the batter…
August 21, 2007 at 5:44 pm
29: Isn’t LaForest still on the team?
August 21, 2007 at 5:44 pm
Hampson and Hensley up in the ‘pen.
August 21, 2007 at 5:45 pm
And then he goes and takes the first three pitches…I hearby withdrawl my #30 comment…
August 21, 2007 at 5:45 pm
30: It appears he was. He’s taken four straight pitches.
August 21, 2007 at 5:45 pm
OMG, he got a hit!
August 21, 2007 at 5:45 pm
Three base hit!
August 21, 2007 at 5:46 pm
At least we are making Maine work. 112 pitches through 5.2 innings
August 21, 2007 at 5:46 pm
That ball hooked really hard.
August 21, 2007 at 5:46 pm
MARCUS GOT A HIT!
August 21, 2007 at 5:47 pm
Maybe we can get a little BroBI here.
August 21, 2007 at 5:47 pm
Wow, we might actually have a fighting chance in this game.
August 21, 2007 at 5:48 pm
I got home when it was 4-1, only to see Cameron go yard and Marcus triple in Bard. Go Pads! I’ll experience it if you let me!
August 21, 2007 at 5:48 pm
CY deserves some support when he’s struggling, he has been picking up a struggling offense all year
August 21, 2007 at 5:50 pm
OG called out on strikes again…
August 21, 2007 at 5:50 pm
wow, 3 straight pitches
August 21, 2007 at 5:50 pm
Damnit OG. Oh well, we’re only down by 1 with 9 outs left. We still got a good shot here.
August 21, 2007 at 5:51 pm
That third strike sure didn’t look like it was in the zone.
August 21, 2007 at 5:53 pm
47: On gameday it was baqsically right down the middle, but who knows
August 21, 2007 at 5:54 pm
48: It’s not the advanced Gameday at Shea, huh?
August 21, 2007 at 5:55 pm
49: If you mean it doesnt show the break and speed on the pitch and stuff then, yes its not. But I am watching mlb.tv at the same time and it seems accurate on location.
August 21, 2007 at 5:58 pm
That was the perfect Cla situation with the perfect result 1 pitch GIDP
August 21, 2007 at 6:04 pm
It looks like Black is starting to use Hampson and Meredith in tandem in the same way Bochy used Embree and Meredith in tandem last season. Seems like a good strategy.
August 21, 2007 at 6:08 pm
Tie game. Sweet!
August 21, 2007 at 6:08 pm
Cammy is just on fire tonight.
August 21, 2007 at 6:10 pm
Khalil lulls the NY reliever into a false sense of security with that horrible 0-1 hack. Nice…
August 21, 2007 at 6:10 pm
Nice go ahead run for Kahlil.
August 21, 2007 at 6:14 pm
Wow…what a play by Greene…
August 21, 2007 at 6:14 pm
And another circus play by Khalil.
August 21, 2007 at 6:22 pm
No guys! Stop swinging at the first pitch!
August 21, 2007 at 6:23 pm
Damn, OG hammered that ball…
August 21, 2007 at 6:25 pm
Missed signal?
August 21, 2007 at 6:26 pm
First and third, nobody out, and we’re about to come away empty. Terrible baserunning by Sledge.
August 21, 2007 at 6:26 pm
We should have scored at least two runs there. Hope it doesn’t come back to bite us…
August 21, 2007 at 6:27 pm
Well, that ball would have turned two anyway.
August 21, 2007 at 6:27 pm
unreal
August 21, 2007 at 6:27 pm
Just because I have been feeling like a loser on my Free Pat the Bat campaign I thought I would share this…
Since the All-Star break Pat Burrell has hit .363 with a 1.103 OPS…
I repeat my mantra as something that could make a difference for the Padres next year…
FREE PAT THE BAT!!!
Now I am returning to our usually scheduled programming…
August 21, 2007 at 6:28 pm
After OG lined out, I had already accepted Blum would GIDP, so I’m not feeling a terrible loss over that.
August 21, 2007 at 6:31 pm
Down on the Farm … Chase Headley with 2B #33 and Max Venable with SB #20 for AA San Antonio already …
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.....x_friaax_1
August 21, 2007 at 6:33 pm
Dogs down 5-4 to Phils thru 7 …
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=270821122
August 21, 2007 at 6:35 pm
i can’t recall the last time I saw a *woman* run on the field.
August 21, 2007 at 6:36 pm
Damn, lets hope the Mets can’t cash in on their threat
August 21, 2007 at 6:37 pm
67: He tried to even after Sledge was gone. That ball would have been a double play.
August 21, 2007 at 6:38 pm
ugh, this is not going well
August 21, 2007 at 6:39 pm
shit, come on heater
August 21, 2007 at 6:39 pm
great breaking ball by Bell there for strike one
August 21, 2007 at 6:41 pm
75: And strike two.
August 21, 2007 at 6:42 pm
#63: But, of course, it does.
August 21, 2007 at 6:42 pm
Damnit. Come on boys, shut it down here.
August 21, 2007 at 6:42 pm
Makes you wish Blum had been able to come through last inning.
August 21, 2007 at 6:43 pm
#79: Blum didn’t stop halfway to second and get thrown out trying to steal by a mile.
August 21, 2007 at 6:44 pm
great pitching to Delgado by Bell…shame that Beltran has killed us all night
August 21, 2007 at 6:45 pm
Bell has a 4.12 era in the second half after a 1.78 era in the first half. His strikeout and walk numbers are pretty similar though, so he’s probably just experiencing some bad luck now where he had good luck before.
August 21, 2007 at 6:49 pm
80: that really had the look of an awkwardly timed hit and run… otherwise, there’s no excuse for sledge looking towards home while going to second (and then stopping)
August 21, 2007 at 6:49 pm
welcome back, Milton, please stay a while
August 21, 2007 at 6:50 pm
Milton Bradley is truly a gifted baseball player…
August 21, 2007 at 6:53 pm
Where’s Leyritz when you need him?
August 21, 2007 at 6:54 pm
Even though we lost that game…what a HR that was….
August 21, 2007 at 6:54 pm
86: The King!
August 21, 2007 at 6:54 pm
Here we go boys…. Khalil needs to come through again here..
August 21, 2007 at 6:56 pm
89 - does that count as coming through?
attaboy Kooz!
August 21, 2007 at 6:57 pm
Kouz!
August 21, 2007 at 6:57 pm
Now, all they need to do is get through the bottom of the 9th without giving up anymore runs.
August 21, 2007 at 6:57 pm
KOUZ!
August 21, 2007 at 6:57 pm
gotta pile on here…cmon Shakespeare!
August 21, 2007 at 6:57 pm
#87: I still cannot believe he kept that thing fair.
August 21, 2007 at 6:58 pm
well done Kouz…
August 21, 2007 at 6:59 pm
94 - dammit. this should be interesting. what’s the over/under for baserunners allowed by Trevor?
August 21, 2007 at 7:03 pm
Ugh, not Marlon Anderson…
August 21, 2007 at 7:03 pm
nice footwork by blum…
August 21, 2007 at 7:04 pm
good grief charlie brown..
August 21, 2007 at 7:04 pm
aaaargh!
August 21, 2007 at 7:04 pm
aagh. Marlon owns Trevor.
August 21, 2007 at 7:05 pm
$%&%&%&%&W&W$&%%&!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 21, 2007 at 7:07 pm
wow..
August 21, 2007 at 7:07 pm
ouch. this one stings.
August 21, 2007 at 7:08 pm
Well that sucked. Not much you can do about a cavalcade of singles, though.
August 21, 2007 at 7:09 pm
Hate to say it, but we deserved that loss. Complete lack of execution in the seventh killed us. You cannot give good teams a second chance. Oh well, maybe tomorrow will be better.
August 21, 2007 at 7:09 pm
Overall, it was stilla good game. We came back from 3 down and played our hearts out.
August 21, 2007 at 7:09 pm
Trevor has been aweful, terrible, hideous recently.
August 21, 2007 at 7:09 pm
crud. don’t want to make too much of this, but winning a game when CY has a slightly off night (read: Beltran is on fire) and the team rallies is a bit heartbreaking….
August 21, 2007 at 7:10 pm