| time: | 5:05 p.m. PT |
| tv: | 4SD |
| sp: | Greg Maddux (13-11, 4.10) vs Chris Capuano (5-12, 5.09) |
| pre: | Padres.com, B-R.com |
This talk of tiebreakers makes my head hurt. Win three and the rest will take care of itself.
Here’s the plan: On offense, hit the ball toward Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder. On defense, keep the ball away from those two. Also, say nice things about Chris Capuano; then he can’t hurt you. Go Padres!
My brain hurts thinking of scenerios, just win baby.
If the Padres win 2 of 3, they’re guaranteed at least a playoff game, and probably a playoff spot. If they do win two more, then that would require both Philly and the Mets to sweep their series to tie with the Padres. And the Padres would be ahead of one of the D-Backs or Rockies.
Mets down 2-0 in the top of the first on a Hermida homer.
1: Only scenario I’m interested in is: Padres win next three games and are guaranteed a playoff spot.
Nats loaded the bases with one out in the second, but the pitcher came up and grounded into a double play.
4: Look on the bright side, Hamels is on my fantasy baseball team.
PM & Richard: I’m with you both. We need to take care of business and win out. Let’s Go Padres!!!!!!!!!
Hershiser just said the Padres offense is “silent but deadly”.
Wow, Mets need a win badly, and old friend Oliver Perez reverts to his former wildness….
3 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 3 HBP (!!!), 4 R
Mets down, 4-1, bottom of the third.
I love it when NY teams lose. This could be one of the all time choke jobs.
Oh, golly, gee.
BTW, all three HBP’s in the same half inning!
What kind of idiot runs onto the field in the first inning?
9: Second biggest behind the ’95 Angels.
12: The same kind of idiot who would run onto the field at all.
#12/14: Remember Morgana the Kissing Bandit? Now that was actually entertaining…
15 – that’s going back a ways…
#16: Yeah, well some of us ARE really that old.
#13: Or the ’64 Phillies.
#16: Check it out… http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/allstar/30130_morganna06.shtml
17 – well, it’s not THAT far back…heh!
Both of those runs scored because of the stolen bases….
Maddux’s indifference to base stealers cost him…
This is not starting out well. Mad Dog is getting dinged to death.
18: That’s the tenth biggest collapse ever.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=6764
He just wants to make Phil Nevin sound smart (Phil said indifference toward steals would cost the team in these last few games)
So much for the Brewers relying on the long ball – a HBP, two SBs, a SF, a bunt single. Two runs on two seeing-eye singeles…
#24: Interesting, thanks. Someone should tell Philly Billy — he’ll be thrilled.
Why did that look like a lackluster swing on the 3-1 pitch by Bard?
That was weird.
Dbacks up 1-0 after two…
29: And yet Blummer fails to take advantage.
Glad to see Maddux get out of that one alive.
Perez done for the night:
3.2 IP – 6 H – 6 R – 2 BB – 4 K – 3 HBP
Mets down 6-3 after 4.
Phills up 3-0 in the top of 6th.
DBacks now up 3-0.
And Maddux gets picked off with a half-step lead….
Maddux gets picked off first. Oh, the irony.
Brewers announcers think the 6 am arrival affects the visitors more in the 2nd day than the 1st… Maddux looked like it. Hopefully he just woke up. Nice D, Khalil…
Rockies scored a run
How is that the Padres can’t hit crappy pitchers? Is it just a matter of bad luck that whenever the Padres go against a bad pitcher they just happen to have good stuff that day? Or is it something with the Padres bats?
Kouz breaks an 0 for 6 streak with a single. Come on Adrian!
Come on Khalil. Make sure Bard gets to hit with RISP.
Nats down by 4 in the 7th…
Good inning so far guys, keep it up.
Nice. 5.5 hole for the go ahead run.
Maybe I spoke too soon. Hart should’ve take his sunglasses off for that throw….
Keep talking Schlom. Keep talking…
Khalil is my favorite player in all MLB. Having said that, I wonder what he’d do……bottom of the 9th World Series……the catcher is blocking the plate……if he touches home the Padres would win the World Series? I say he’d put politeness, meditation, personal freedom on hold to plow down the catcher.
And the shift works. Keep it up Mad Dog.
Gets Fielder and then gives up back-to-back extra base hits….
Nats down by 6 now…
Dear Greg:
Please get the pitches down.
Your friend,
Phantom