| time: | 7:05 p.m. PT |
| tv: | 4SD |
| sp: | Jake Peavy (18-6, 2.39) vs Franklin Morales (2-2, 3.81) |
| pre: | Padres.com, B-R.com |
Big series this weekend against the Rockies. Yeah, you think?
The Padres have won seven in a row, while Colorado has taken its last five. With one more win in their final 10 games, the Rockies will have their first winning season since 2000. Folks make a fuss about what a surprise the Diamondbacks are this year, but at least you could it see it coming (if you were looking in the right places). What the Rockies have done is just amazing, and I think that Clint Hurdle deserves serious consideration for Manager of the Year (as do Bud Black and Bob Melvin).
Meanwhile, here are some fun splits. I love that the Padres don’t really give away any innings but completely dominate the ninth:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics are courtesy of Baseball-Reference and are through games of September 20, 2007. | ||||||||||
| SD | 706 | 744 | 749 | 685 | 757 | 702 | 718 | 707 | 837 | 683 |
| Opp | 732 | 632 | 657 | 663 | 720 | 701 | 735 | 658 | 594 | 596 |
| Dif | -26 | +112 | +92 | +22 | +37 | +1 | -17 | +49 | +243 | +87 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics are courtesy of Baseball-Reference and are through games of September 20, 2007. | ||||||||||
| SD | 87 | 71 | 62 | 68 | 95 | 67 | 74 | 68 | 73 | 17 |
| Opp | 82 | 53 | 60 | 58 | 84 | 69 | 76 | 68 | 41 | 12 |
| Dif | +5 | +18 | +2 | +10 | +11 | -2 | -2 | 0 | +32 | +5 |
Go Nationals! Go Dodgers (ack)! Go Padres!
155 Comments
Bradley in the starting lineup!
Is it raining in SD? It is in LA.
On the San Diego Union Tribune message board, in response to the story about Barry and the Giants parting ways, there’s one awesome post I wanted to reprint here:
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I’m not much a video sharing guy – I don’t spend much time on YouTube… Anyway, Aaron Gleeman has two SUPER-FUNNY clips on his site today. One involves OJ in a way that is just blessedly apropriate and other is mean/funny and takes place in Yankee Stadium.
http://www.aarongleeman.com/
#2: Not yet. Supposed to sometime after the game tonight.
2: Its not raining in Orange County either
jake looks good
#5,6 Well then perhaps the gods are looking out for us tonight.
Dodgers up 3-1 in the third.
That was a wicked nasty pitch by Jake for Strike 3.
Jake is friggin’ hot tonight (as usual of late)!
10: Strike 2 and 3 were almost identical. Jake has got some nasty movement on the slider tonight.
Geoff, is your server running a little slow tonight?
Tonight I told my wife (she’s Fillipina) that Jake was probably going to win the Cy Young award this year. She said that in Tagalog that means ‘that’s a pitty.’ So, if you say Cy Young as one word that’s the translation. Which I thought was aprapro for the batters that have had to face him.
She laughed when I told her that Cy Young was a person and what the award ment. Then she appologized.
Hell. Nothing like swinging at a first-pitch ball when the pitcher has walked two in the inning. Thanks, Mike.
Jake is on fire right now.
There are worse first pitches to swing out. Always seems bad when you make an out, especially a pop up.
Tony Clark hits a 2-HR; tied. Do I dare root for one Jeff Kent to return the favor?
4-3 Snakes. Livan Hernandez singled in the go-ahead run.
..then Chris Young hit a 2-run homer. 6-3 Snakes. COME ON DOGS!
tough inning for Jake
Creamed can of corn to get out of this one!
75 pitches through 5 innings. 7 K’s and 1 hit so far.
Jake is holding down the fort, but we eventually have to put up some runs or it’s moot.
Since the Giants aren’t going to resign Bonds, he shouldn’t go away mad, but just go away. God, I hate that guy.
Wow base hit for Marcus
With 1 out I think they should let Jake swing away more often. He’s a decent hitter and laying down a bunt with 1 out doesnt ever seem to help our team.
We really need to get on the board here.
This dude was born in ‘86. That’s sick.
Jake needs some support, and fast. He deserves the W
This is ridiculous.
It would be nice for Jake to have a shot at 20 wins…
I want Hairston in this lineup everyday.
#33: Ditto
Ick, this is quickly going downhill…
33: Where does he play?
We need a double play here
Brian Giles looks a bit worn out right now. I would imagine that Hairston gets the nod tomorrow in right. If he stays hot, I am not sure you can’t start him everyday. We’ll switch up the Giles brothers. lets give Marcus a few more starts down the stretch and Brian less….
Dammit
Fuddruckers.
Why couldnt Marcus get to that ball?
Ok, now lets get on the board and bail out Jake.
Kouz
Bard
and PH (hopefully) – Hairston
42: Funny thing is Jake shouldnt have to get “bailed out: of an outing like this 7 IP 8 K’s 1 ER. Our offense is so hit or miss, luckily they have strung together 7 decent offensive nights.
Dogs are letting us down.
it doesnt make much sense at all anyways that Brian Giles is starting over hairston tonight anyways with this lefty whos been just eating left handed batters alive.
hairston is right handed and is catching fire lately. why isnt he playing tonight
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it doesnt make much sense at all anyways that Brian Giles is starting over hairston tonight with this lefty whos been just eating left handed batters alive.
hairston is right handed and is catching fire lately. why isnt he playing tonight
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Does anywone have the W-L stats for when Steve Quis calls the games as opposed to Matty?
ah, double post my bad
Alright lets take advantage of one of these lead-off walks for once
Morales is done. He was done last inning but Bradley bailed him out. We should be ab
Morales is done. He was done last inning but Bradley bailed him out. We should be able to conjue a run or two in the last 3 frames and win this thing.
47: That would be funny to see
#46 ditto Ian
Easy with the double posts guys
Quis just announced that Hairston is sick, was told to stay home.
Marcus and Barrett are just plain worthless with a bat in thier hands.
why pinch hit blum here?
Ch. 4 sez that Hairston is out. Stomach Flu – he was sent home to avoid getting anyone else sick.
Please PH Hairston for Blum now…
ah ensberg is better
Flu, eh. Ensberg will do.
Lets hope Ensberg gets something to hit.
geez
you can safely call the end of the dodgers season a collapse if they lose worse than the 10-3 score that is already happenin
Is anyone else perplexed that Bard was asked to sacrifice with NOG up next? Granted Bard isn’t as good as a left-hand batter but that’s almost like giving up two outs cause Giles just sucks right now.
(I think NOG is supposed to be Marcus Giles but correct me if I’m wrong)
Couldn’t we have kept Hairston locked away somewhere so he could PH?
Maybe he’s on his way to the park now and will make a Kirk Gibson-style appearance…
#65: NOG is Marcus (Not Orange Giles)
Oh no. That ‘inside out’ powerless and weak Brian Giles lazy fly ball or squibber to the pitcher swing is back. It was more prevalent last year but its reared its ugly head again.
Well, at least it’s down to the heart of our lineup.
YO…ADRIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Adrian!!!! Beautiful!
Geoff, 1 down, 3 to go…
yeah that was so awesome, thanks adrian
That was awesome. Corpas thought he’d slip a fastball by him and paid the price!
Come on Kouz – time for a walk-off…
Geoff & I were talking today, he’s right, Kouz just spits on anything he doesn’t want. That first pitch was awesome.
Even if it goes extras, we still have almost everyone in the bullpen available…
But that’s not going to happen. Kouz needs to steal second so Bard has a RISP…
UGH. Bud, if you would have followed my plan, there would be no GIDP….
What a lousy pitch to swing at, Bard.
Accidentally posted this in the “Friday Links” discussion, but what the hell:
For Lynchmob:
DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!DONG!!!
I have bad memories about Stewart…
Bell is really dialing it up. 8 pitches to Spilborghs:
98
99
99
99
100
99
99
98
These young Rockies are a patient bunch, them, the D’backs, & us will make for a competitive rest of the decade…
Allright…let’s win it now! I have no need or desire to deal with Holliday-Helton-Atkins anymore tonight
And gets him out with the 87MPH one…
what a pitiful AB by Sledge. I know, big surpise
Sheesh – the heart of our lineup followed by the dregs of our bench…
Can’t hide Sledge now. Myrow next time in the same situation.
I have a lot more confidence in those batting 2-thu-6…
I wouldn’t trust those gametracker radar-gun readings.
nice
Rammycackle from Giles. Let’s hope he breaks out of this slump with that one.
Lets go Cammy!!!
hold ‘em again ‘pen
NO ME GUSTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When was the last time Cammy got ahold of a breaking ball?
I don’t like these hear attack innings so late in the season. Let’s please keep me from visiting Kaiser.
*heart
I really would rather not have to face Holliday or Helton this game again…
awesome pitch by HB – challenged him and blew him away…WHEW
Bell just rung his bell.
uncle charlie please
or maybe just the hard high stuff
I wouldn’t be opposed to unintentionally walking Helton.
Well, now that it’s 1-2, maybe not…
Peter, unusual to see you in the IGD. What up?
Props to HB – that was some pitching there. Two innings of tough hitters. 40+ pitches. Now we get Jorge “the arsonist” Julio in the bottom of the 11th. Let’s go fellas!!!!
Bradley, Adrian and Khalil
Sounds like runs.
maybe not…
Now who comes in?
maybe if we go away, we might score!
I’ll go away IF we score.
That was toooooo sweeeeeet!
Yes! Big mistake by Hawpe to get caught off 3rd!
Can someone explain what just happened???
Tough grounder to 2nd…Robles caught it but had no play at 1st…Hawpe got too far off third and the Pads nailed him in a rundown.
Greatness!
How’s Robles look in the field (in general)?
Great AB by Kouz.
Man, Kouz has learned to be verrry selective at the plate. Don’t think it’s a coincidence that he’s been so hot lately.
We don’t want Robles batting here…
They better win – AGon’s HR could burn up the BP
Yeah, well look who’s on deck.
Barrett…
All we need is a friggin’ base hit to win this…
I think I need another beer. Thank God for kegorators.
You’d think he’s so due that he could’ve done something but, of course, he had an RBI double yesterday, so …
But I’m tiiiiiirrreeeeeedddddd
Suntanned Superman…
Hey Rick, yeah, I usually help put my boys to bed, so I’m watching the game TIVO-delayed… I was going to do that tonight, but I just had to check the score… I’ve been watching ever since.
Dang!
BUT I’M TIRED!!!!!!!!!
Who do we get now? Thatcher or Hampson?
IDK, I like our ‘pen, but I prefer their offense. Thatcher it is apparently
Let’s get MH out here and not face this offense again tonight
lovely
Padre pitching has done an OUTSTANDING job tonight keeping the hottest lineup in the NL to one run over 13 innings. We need this win bad – the bully has given their all for this game…
Great inning by Thatcher.
Herges, eh?
…and Jake too!
Steve, you should move back to the west coast.
dangit
137: I’m tired.
MLB Gameday skipped the entire bottom of the 13th. Sheesh.
Damn it…..
This is not good. Bats gotta get it going in the bottom.
Does Morton get his 1st MLB AB when the pitcher spot comes up?
I think all we have is Morton and Mackowiak on the bench and Mack is hurting.
I go play rugby with the boy and the dog for 30 minutes and, not only haven’t we won yet, we’re losing now!
Oh, well. Khalil can work a walk and Kouz can win it, right?
Tulo’s got a cannon, but I don’t get why he holds the ball then has to show it off… That could bite him at some point
It’s the 14th and we’ve already used Blum…
Gameday is now frozen…grrr…
Morton is in! Cool!
I guess it’s over…ick.
(Lots of expletives that I’m glad no one uses on this site…)
Tough one to lose. Really neeed to win Jake’s start.
Oh well, now we have to win tomorrow (today) instead.
Get well soon Scotty.
Not exactly a first AB to be proud of for Morton (he was given 2 hanging breakers to smash) but it was fun to see him finally get an AB.
Words cannot capture my dismay. As such, I offer the following:
WRONG!!!WRONG!!!WRONG!!!WRONG!!!WRONG!!!WRONG!!!WRONG!!!WRONG!!!WRONG!!!WRONG!!!WRONG!!!WRONG!!!WRONG!!!WRONG!!!WRONG!!!WRONG!!!WRONG!!!WRONG!!!
81,154 … I appreciate the effort, Lance …