| 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!
149: that is my understanding. I think when two teams tie for the division and the loser will be the WC, head to head record dictates. But based on tie-breaking scenarios I have read on BP, it looks like if teams tie and the loser will be out of the playoffs or in a tie for the WC, then there is a playoff game. It makes sense that LA “lost” the division to us last year because they were the WC. Had that not been true, we would have had to play a game. I say this b/c people are talking about a Philly-NYM playoff game and Philly is the winner via head to head, but no one is mentioning that.
Man I am hoping CY can get back to his form here quickly. I was at the SF-SD game where he lost. Not sharp, but a lot of the hits he gave up were soft liners that dropped.