| time: | 1:05 p.m. PT |
| tv: | 4SD |
| sp: | Jake Peavy (17-6, 2.44) vs Tim Lincecum (7-4, 3.99) |
| pre: | Padres.com, B-R.com |
Swish. Swoosh. Ah, that’s a real nice breeze.
Also, congrats to Khalil Greene on becoming the 10th shortstop in big-league history to collect 40 doubles and 20 homers in the same season.
Mets, could you try to win at least one game from the Phillies. Guess we want to the Dodgers to win again too, becuase we are after the NL title. Go Padres.
BTW, love how Tomko matches Wells in performance.
I’m still tempted to desire a Pads win (surprise) and a Dodgers loss.
No point in ripping on Mr. Greene, but his OPS is the lowest on that impressive list by about 50 points…
I’ve got a question, maybe GY or one of you Ducksnorters could help me. Friday I was listening to XM 175 (the baseball channel for those who don’t have XM). And the Host was talking to Charlie Stiener (ugh, for some reason he annoys the crap out of me, except for that Sportcenter Commercial that aired around the who Y2K thing).
Anyways, he was talking about the fact that even a fat kid with a hand full of cake could swipe second on SD. So what I want to know is, are Bard and Barrett that bad? Or are the bases being stolen on the pitchers?
4: I’ve got to say, that A) I agree with you about Charlie Steiner (I used to listen to Home Plate all of the time, but as a Padres fan, it can be nauseating)
and B) As weak as an arm that Bard has, most of those bases are stolen by the time the ball leaves the pitchers’ hands. Especially against CY, who has given up the largest percentage of those bases.
4: I’d say its a little of both. Alot of guys are getting HUGE jumps on our pitchers and are basically safe before Bard (or Barrett) gets a throw off. Neither Bard or Barrett have great arms, but bost of the time our starters dont slide step from the stretch. To be honest, stolen bases really are not something I worry about all that much and it seems like it is something that people in the media are making a big deal of for nothing.
Does anyone know the record for most stolen bases on a team per season? I’d kinda like to see if we could break that record while still getting into the play offs.
You would never know that SD was a major media market. This is based on the UT’s blantant ignorance in regards to their knowledge of the major league franchise that they are paid to cover. Today Krasovic referred to Ekstrom as a lefthanded pitcher (though he is a righty) and last week the UT misspelled Geer’s named referring to him as Greer !
8: Is SD a major media market?