| 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+ | |
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| 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!
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