IGD: Padres @ Giants (26 Sep 07)
Wed, Sep 26, 2007
by Geoff Young
| time: | 7:15 p.m. PT |
| tv: | 4SD |
| sp: | Jake Peavy (18-5, 2.36) vs Pat Misch (0-3, 2.75) |
| pre: | Padres.com, B-R.com |
This kid made a lot of Padres hitters schwing and Misch the last time he faced them. Thanks, you’re much too kind; please stop throwing vegetables.
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September 26, 2007 at 6:29 pm
Okay, Dbacks down 3 - top 5. Phils up 3 top 8. . We’re going to need that Philly bullpen to suck things up again…
September 26, 2007 at 6:40 pm
Phils win… Meyers has a DIRTY breaking ball. We gotta win tonight with Jake on the mound. We cant make this loser pitchers look like Cy Young any more.
September 26, 2007 at 6:59 pm
2: Exactly. We need some killer instinct here. We can’t let these nobodies shut us down for 6 innings anymore.
September 26, 2007 at 6:59 pm
Phils win
Mets down 7-6 in the 8th
D’backs down 4-1 in the 7th
Cubs down 7-4 in the 9th
Brewers down 3-2 in the 7th
Rox and Padres both about to start
September 26, 2007 at 7:08 pm
These Bond’s soundbytes are halarious
September 26, 2007 at 7:11 pm
Ouch. Just realized I get the Giants broadcast of the goodbye to Bonds. This is going to be painful.
They’re playing Bonds highlights and quotes over Enya-like music now.
Now a picture of skinny Bonds speaking with a mustache. Awesome.
September 26, 2007 at 7:14 pm
6: Thats exactly what i was talking about. His quotes were cracking me up. I hope Jake just makes a fool of Bonds and the whole team.
September 26, 2007 at 7:16 pm
That was Giles looking for a walk. He should have ripped that belt high inside breaking ball. left handed hitter’s dream.
September 26, 2007 at 7:20 pm
#5/6: I’m glad I don’t have to suffer through that. I’m just wondering what AL team will pick him up, if any. He costs too much, and is an old broken down steroid junkie. Or, maybe he should just retire and fade away. God, I hate him!
September 26, 2007 at 7:21 pm
9: Agreed. Just go away, leave the game
September 26, 2007 at 7:25 pm
damn. Winn kills us
September 26, 2007 at 7:33 pm
BARDO! RBI Double! 1-1!
September 26, 2007 at 7:34 pm
Way to go Blum! Even hitting right-handed!
September 26, 2007 at 7:34 pm
Yahoo!
September 26, 2007 at 7:34 pm
Blum rips a double that looked like a homer, but turns out to be another RBI double. 2-1 Pads
September 26, 2007 at 7:35 pm
Nice.
Also, Mets lose 9-6.
September 26, 2007 at 7:35 pm
Way to go Silent L!!!
September 26, 2007 at 7:37 pm
Pirates are looking to finish off the D-backs, 5-1 top 9
September 26, 2007 at 7:41 pm
I haven’t ran the math, but is there a chance to tie Philly for the WC and tie DBs for the NL West?
September 26, 2007 at 7:42 pm
19: I would think it would be possible
September 26, 2007 at 7:43 pm
Pirates win! Padres can really take care of business with a win tonight
September 26, 2007 at 7:46 pm
What if there’s a massive 5 way tie between the Mets/Phillies/D’backs/Rox and Padres?
They’d have to add three extra days before the playoffs just to get it all in.
September 26, 2007 at 7:48 pm
David Pinto at the baseballmusings blog plans out massive tie scenarios every day. He’s excited about a possible six way tie between the D-Backs, Rockies, Padres, Mets, Phillies, and Braves. Not sure if the Braves’ loss to the Phillies messes that up.
September 26, 2007 at 7:51 pm
I’d love for Greeney to develop a little speed, I mean like Reyes or anything, but that easily could had been an infield single.
September 26, 2007 at 7:52 pm
if the D-Backs, Rockies, Phills and Pads all tie, how do you even break that?
September 26, 2007 at 7:55 pm
Things that make you go…hmmmm?
September 26, 2007 at 7:58 pm
25 - I imagine two teams would play and the other two teams would play, and the next day the winners would play.
Probably the two NL West teams with the best head to head records would play for the division and the other team would play the Phils first.
Just guessing though.
September 26, 2007 at 7:59 pm
Here’s Pinto’s massive tie break scenario from this morning.
http://www.baseballmusings.com/archives/023190.php
September 26, 2007 at 7:59 pm
GY would know this, but he’s MIA and not answering his cell phone.
September 26, 2007 at 7:59 pm
27: But there are 3 NL West teams…
September 26, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Blum looks ok at the plate vs the left tonight.
September 26, 2007 at 8:00 pm
27: My guess would be they settle the division before the Phillies come into play at all. That would involve two teams playing, then the winner playing the third team. The winner of that game would be the division winner, and the loser of it would go to play the Phillies. Just a guess, though.
September 26, 2007 at 8:04 pm
32: Since AZ and COL both have the season series on us, I am guessing they play for the division… Dont AZ and COL play each other over the weekend?
September 26, 2007 at 8:06 pm
Jake isnt getting the corners at all tonight
September 26, 2007 at 8:07 pm
Jake’s doing his pitch to contact thing tonight. No k’s, no bb’s, 9 ground outs against 3 fly outs.
September 26, 2007 at 8:08 pm
33: They only use head to head tiebreakers if both teams make the playoffs. If it’s a tie for one playoff spot, they play a game.
September 26, 2007 at 8:10 pm
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO - no Jake on the bases! He’s throwing too well tonight. We need him at his best! CRAP!
September 26, 2007 at 8:10 pm
Right on Jake/OG!!!!!!
September 26, 2007 at 8:11 pm
36: Ya but whoever holds the better H2H records would be the 3rd team in your situation (#32). that would be my guess. Or else how do you decide who plays just the one game for the division?
September 26, 2007 at 8:12 pm
37: Well then he needs to come around and score before we get 3 outs so Jake has time to recoup.
September 26, 2007 at 8:15 pm
There we go, now Jake has time to settle down.
September 26, 2007 at 8:16 pm
36 - you’re probably right.
September 26, 2007 at 8:18 pm
I pose this question to the audience… if we get a good sized lead, like say 4 or 5 runs, do you yank Jake after 80 pitches or something, trying to save him for the last game of the year if needed.
If we lean on him less tonight, he’ll be more fresh for the last game…
Or do you step on the Giants’ throats and let Jake throw 110?
September 26, 2007 at 8:20 pm
GREENEY! There ya go. 5-1 Pads
September 26, 2007 at 8:20 pm
More good examples of why Bonds in left next year isn’t the greatest idea.
September 26, 2007 at 8:21 pm
Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy… a double E for Barry, and this time they’re not attached to some dancer he met…
September 26, 2007 at 8:22 pm
43: I dont think 4 or 5 runs is enough. i dont trust our pen that much. Then again, Jake could get through 6 on 85 pitches so i wouldnt be opposed to pulling him then. i say you get him through 6. The pen can hold it for 3 innings.
I dont think Bud will pull him early though, he is pitching too well.
September 26, 2007 at 8:22 pm
The 6 way tie would be between the Padres, Rockies and D-backs in the NL West and the Phillies, Mets and Braves in the NL East. Then there would be two days of playoffs for the division crowns and two days for the wild card winner. However, I think with the Braves loss to the Phillies tonight there can’t be a three way tie in the East.
September 26, 2007 at 8:22 pm
All right, let’s get Jake through the next inning so he gets the win, then pull him to keep him fresh.
September 26, 2007 at 8:23 pm
I asked my wife to turn her bra inside out to rally for a huge win. She said we were big enough fans buying a T. Gwynn brick. LOL!
September 26, 2007 at 8:23 pm
43 - I was asking the same thing earlier. I think personally I take him out, but I don’t think that’s gonna happen. That being said, if it’s a laugher after 6 Jake should be on the way out.
September 26, 2007 at 8:24 pm
47: Have a bit of faith in the pen; after all, it’s only the best one in MLB. But I agree, let Jake go 6 if he continues to be efficient, and get him out of there.
September 26, 2007 at 8:25 pm
RE: 43
Let Jake get into the official game category, get him in place to get his 19th win and THEN think about pulling him… But it’s not the pitch count that is the issue, it’s the between-starts routine. Jake is young enough and strong enough. The difference between 65 and 85 pitches is negligible. Now, the difference between 85 and 105 could be significant…
September 26, 2007 at 8:26 pm
49. I agree.
I say Jake throws no more than 80 pitches tonight.
We’re up 7, get Jake the win, but then get him out of there and tell the bullpen to hold the fort, we may very well need Jake again.
September 26, 2007 at 8:27 pm
52: The ‘pen has been up and down, I wouldnt say its the best in MLB, but out back end is very good
September 26, 2007 at 8:27 pm
Way to make a statement tonight.
September 26, 2007 at 8:27 pm
Not too smart by Blum. I think Peavy is done after the next inning. Not only do you save him for a potential start on the last day of the season, you save his arm for the potential starts in the playoffs.
September 26, 2007 at 8:28 pm
Who needs Milton Bradley anyway?
September 26, 2007 at 8:30 pm
57: Do you think Bud is smart enough to do that? I dont…
September 26, 2007 at 8:33 pm
Is Bradley available to PH, Kirk Gibson style?
September 26, 2007 at 8:34 pm
61. on Gibby’s HR, the call “I don’t believe what I just saw” will always be one of the 5 best calls in sports history…
of course number 1 will always be “Do you believe in miracles? YES!”
September 26, 2007 at 8:34 pm
Jake still without a strikeout tonight. He has been pitching efficiently though.
September 26, 2007 at 8:38 pm
My one post for the night: The strike zone for Ortmeir was “it’s a ball unless he swings.” Three pitches in the zone and all called for balls.
September 26, 2007 at 8:38 pm
The Ole’ Play! LOL
September 26, 2007 at 8:39 pm
Anybody seen the lineup the Dogs trotted out there tonight? Grady is playing the ‘kids’ tonight…Pierre, Loney, and Ethier are the only regulars. That’s kind of irritating - does he remember that the Rockies are alive and quite well in this race?
September 26, 2007 at 8:39 pm
re 61:
“THE BAND IS ON THE FIELD!”
September 26, 2007 at 8:39 pm
63: I agree, I said earlier he Jake wasnt getting the corners at all.
September 26, 2007 at 8:40 pm
A three way tie in the NL East isn’t that unlikely. If the Braves win their last 4 games (@PHI, 3@HOU), the Mets lose their last four (vsWSH, 3vsFLA) and the Phillies lose to the Braves tomorrow and then win 1 of 3 vs WSH all those teams would be tied. Unlikely but possible.
The NL West will be a lot harder since the Rockies and the Dbacks finish off with 3 in Colorado so they’d have to be an odd number of games each other before they play. If the scores hold tonight, then if the Rockies win and Dbacks lose tomorrow and then the Rockies take 2 of 3 from the Dbacks and the Padres split with the Brewers then they will all tie for the NL West. And then I guess then the Cubs and Brewers could tie for the NL Central league. All 8 or even 6 teams couldn’t tie each other but there could be a ton of playoffs game.
September 26, 2007 at 8:42 pm
Does OG look oranger than usual tonight?
September 26, 2007 at 8:46 pm
wow, keep hitting it to LF
September 26, 2007 at 8:46 pm
KOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
September 26, 2007 at 8:46 pm
Wow great hitting by Kouz there. He went down and ripped that ball.
September 26, 2007 at 8:48 pm
KOUZ! Alright, let’s call it a night for Jake.
September 26, 2007 at 8:48 pm
Can Kouz be any hotter? Sure is nice running Barry’s azz off for his final game in SF (and possibly his final game against the Pads).
September 26, 2007 at 8:50 pm
I love it when professional athletes perform some portion of their sport worse than I do. So far I have:
Shaq’s free throws
Adrian Gonzalez’ foot speed
Juan Pierre’s throwing arm
Barry Bonds’ range
September 26, 2007 at 8:50 pm
73: I second that.
September 26, 2007 at 8:51 pm
Giles looks funny as hell when he runs because he takes those little strides.
September 26, 2007 at 8:52 pm
75: I still bet you are worse than all of them in those catagories haha
September 26, 2007 at 8:54 pm
Bud is gonna have Jake throw 100 pitches, even though he should be out of the game now. 7 runs is enough haha
September 26, 2007 at 8:54 pm
aw cmon, does peavy really need to pitch this inning?
September 26, 2007 at 8:54 pm
I hope Jake fans Barry here!
September 26, 2007 at 8:56 pm
Flied him out!!!!!!!
September 26, 2007 at 8:57 pm
You know Bonds just thanked Jake for going after him all 3 AB’s. Thats the classiest thing he has probably done in his whole life.
September 26, 2007 at 8:57 pm
Back from Back to School Night. Everyone is in good moods……..must mean we ‘re up by a large margin. Let’s cut the throats of every oppponent from here on. Forgive my violence.
Ha ha. GO PADS
September 26, 2007 at 8:58 pm
The Ch4 crew mentioned whether Jake had changed his approach tonight since he had not struck anyone out. In the parts of the game that I have seen, it seemed to me that he might be pitching to contact instead of max-effort on most pitches. Either that or he doesn’t have his best stuff tonight. Does that sound right?
September 26, 2007 at 8:59 pm
Kind of a cool moment actually, even with my personal disdain for Barry.
He has moments when he seems human and even kinda fun. But those moments usually just emphasize to me what a jerk he is, and they make me think, “what a waste.”
September 26, 2007 at 9:00 pm
85: He definitely doesnt have the same late movement. He could be doing it be design, he could just not quite have his stuff tonight. Either way he hit his spots and pitched well and we finally gave him some support.
September 26, 2007 at 9:04 pm
Everyone has their bad sides, some are just more visible than others. I don’t think guys like Barry or Bradley are really much worse people than most.
September 26, 2007 at 9:04 pm
Jake is hitting… I knew Bud would do this. The only logic I see is saving the ‘pen for Cassel and Maddux and the tough Brewers series.
September 26, 2007 at 9:05 pm
Even the Giants announcers are questioning why Jake is still in the game
September 26, 2007 at 9:05 pm
65: That lineup the Dodgers trotted out is pathetic. I know they just got eliminated, but they are not doing anyone any favors with their play over the past week. To top it off, after the local media controversy over their “youth movement,” they send out this bunch in a game that has huge playoff implications. Hey guys, you do realize it’s Josh Fogg on the mound? Sheesh.
September 26, 2007 at 9:06 pm
Looks like Jake’s 3 day rest start against Arizona has convinced Bud that there’s no way he can start again on the final game of the season Or Bud is thinking that the last game of the season isn’t going to matter.
September 26, 2007 at 9:06 pm
I think Bud is thinking ahead, just not in the way I thought. He’s trying to save the bully for what will be a hard fought couple of games (at the least) in MIL. However, with an 8-run lead, i’m not sure why Jake is still in there at all.
September 26, 2007 at 9:07 pm
Suddenly the zone expands to K giles a a breaker high and outside
September 26, 2007 at 9:08 pm
I bet Jake’s been chirping to stay in the game for the past 3 innings
September 26, 2007 at 9:09 pm
Bud is probably making sure Jake gets enough work that he doesn’t ask publicly to start on short rest again.
Actually I think he’s trying to save the bullpen and I think it’s the right move.
September 26, 2007 at 9:10 pm
91: Honestly though why should the dodgers care? Its not like the Giants put up a stellar line-up or starter against us
September 26, 2007 at 9:10 pm
#86: Right on. “What a waste”
Imagine if he was a great human being who hit 800 HR’s….
September 26, 2007 at 9:11 pm
Lets let some of the kids finish it. Macias in CF?
September 26, 2007 at 9:11 pm
Why do so many people care that Bonds is a jerk? Does it affect you at all? Who cares? Is it jealousy? We don’t know almost anything about his private life except for the things that show him in a negative light (his adultery for example). For all we know he gives away $10m a year to charity.
September 26, 2007 at 9:12 pm
A disparaging thought: Against MIL we will have the same officiating crew that brought all of the controversy over Bradley. Will they be on there best behavior because they are now under a microscope or will they be out for revenge?
September 26, 2007 at 9:13 pm
91: On the other hand, I bet the Mets are happy to be rid of the Nats (after dropping 5 out of 6 in the last week plus)…props to Washington for playing hard and props to Manny Acta for keeping the regulars in the lineup during the last week and a half.
Too bad the Dogs completely rolled over for the D-backs and Rockies - their lineup tonight is disgraceful. Grady, you are playing the Giants to close out the season. Play the kiddies then!
September 26, 2007 at 9:15 pm
Re 100: Is his buddy still in jail so he doesn’t have to testify against him? I forget, since it’s been so long.
September 26, 2007 at 9:16 pm
Let’s make sure we take the HOT bats with us to MIL. Nice blast by Hairston!
September 26, 2007 at 9:17 pm
might be one of the best insignificant homerun calls ever: “Scott Hairston…now if that goes out, I’m not even gonna call it.”
September 26, 2007 at 9:18 pm
I love Hairston’s home run swing. I think every homer he’s hit this year has been that easy tomahawk with the top hand coming off.