IGD: Padres @ Dodgers (11 Apr 08)
Fri, Apr 11, 2008
by Geoff Young
Padres (5-5) @ Dodgers (4-5)
Jake Peavy vs Brad Penny
7:40 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 185
MLB, B-R
Jake dominated the Dodgers last weekend in San Diego. Perhaps more importantly, he seems to have gotten into their heads with Smudgegate. Here’s hoping he can work that to his advantage.
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April 11, 2008 at 6:51 pm
Just a couple of upbeat comments:
1) We didn’t lose yesterday.
2) Jake is on the mound tonight!
Go Padres!
April 11, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Penny has a 2.84 ERA and is 1-1 compared to Jake’s next to nothing ERA and 2-0 record. Now, if the Pads could just knock some base runners in, we’ll be good to go.
April 11, 2008 at 7:35 pm
#2: Mind you, that is against each team I believe. I may be wrong. I’m suffering from sleep deprevation.
April 11, 2008 at 7:40 pm
no Direct ty ch 4 broadcast tonight ,,, have to watch Vin and listen to 1090
April 11, 2008 at 7:48 pm
ok boys .. keep going …
April 11, 2008 at 7:49 pm
clutch hits!!!
April 11, 2008 at 7:52 pm
that’s my padres … 2 lob
April 11, 2008 at 7:52 pm
Too bad that Giles and Edmonds battled back from 0-2 counts, taking several close pitches, only to strike out on pitches way out of the zone.
April 11, 2008 at 7:54 pm
8. I don’t know .. at least they didn’t swing 1 - 2 - 3 .. got his pitch count up saw a lot of pitches
April 11, 2008 at 7:55 pm
bunt double from Furcal
April 11, 2008 at 7:58 pm
this is not starting well
April 11, 2008 at 7:59 pm
ugly start
April 11, 2008 at 8:01 pm
Peavy having a hard time finding the strikezone
April 11, 2008 at 8:04 pm
nice way to pic up your pitcher boys … 463
April 11, 2008 at 8:04 pm
Nice DP to bail Peavy out there!
April 11, 2008 at 8:09 pm
The scoreboard doesn’t show it, but everyone’s having nice at bats so far. Keep making Penny work!
April 11, 2008 at 8:11 pm
a bit of luck for Hairston
April 11, 2008 at 8:11 pm
Grant is correct. Penny’s shoes ARE illegal.
April 11, 2008 at 8:11 pm
look at that, another Padres single…
April 11, 2008 at 8:12 pm
ok Bardo
April 11, 2008 at 8:12 pm
What’s wrong with his shoes?
April 11, 2008 at 8:12 pm
Anyone following the Aztec-Utah game? Stephen Strasburg has a 1-hitter with 19 strikeouts with one out in the 8th. Aztecs up 1-0.
April 11, 2008 at 8:13 pm
19: That was more of an ROE than a single.
April 11, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Make that 21 strikeouts! He just struck out the side again in the 8th.
April 11, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Nice PA by Bardo. Everyone is having good PA’s. Can’t beat that.
April 11, 2008 at 8:14 pm
nice at bat Bardo …. you can do it JAKE
18 what’s up with the shoes
April 11, 2008 at 8:16 pm
I liked taking the bunt off there, but it didn’t work particularly well.
April 11, 2008 at 8:16 pm
50 pitches for Penny ….
April 11, 2008 at 8:16 pm
4 LOB in only two innings. sigh…
April 11, 2008 at 8:17 pm
24.
Dude, are you being serious right now?
That is insane!!!
April 11, 2008 at 8:17 pm
29: Technically that’s only three because of the double play. Small comfort.
April 11, 2008 at 8:17 pm
#21: First they don’t match the rest of the team’s and second they are predominately white.
April 11, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Jake just does not have his stuff
April 11, 2008 at 8:21 pm
31: Oh yeah, you’re right
April 11, 2008 at 8:22 pm
All right, looks like it’s time for Jake to go to the pine tar.
April 11, 2008 at 8:22 pm
35: LOL
April 11, 2008 at 8:24 pm
Sounds like the Dodger fans aren’t too happy with Jones. I’m sure glad we didn’t shell out $36 mil for him.
April 11, 2008 at 8:24 pm
just got home…… Checking the blog before the TV????
I’m hopeless………..
April 11, 2008 at 8:24 pm
rosin dirt pinetar …oh my
April 11, 2008 at 8:25 pm
OT: Anyone in the IGD with the Ducksnort annual?
April 11, 2008 at 8:26 pm
K K ..keep going
April 11, 2008 at 8:26 pm
Nice back-to-back strikeouts after the leadoff double
April 11, 2008 at 8:27 pm
YES
April 11, 2008 at 8:27 pm
nice throw Scott ..dumb base running Martin
April 11, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Bard ‘punched’ him away from the plate! Nice play for a catcher!!!
April 11, 2008 at 8:28 pm
Jake slowed some things down and got some better pitches
April 11, 2008 at 8:30 pm
he was damn close to being safe…even with the ball getting there 1/2 hour before him
April 11, 2008 at 8:31 pm
ok .. second time around …. GET PENNY !!!!!
April 11, 2008 at 8:31 pm
ok og
April 11, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Another nice AB from Giles.
April 11, 2008 at 8:33 pm
I like to see that Buddy has the hit-and-run on
April 11, 2008 at 8:35 pm
YIPEE another single
April 11, 2008 at 8:35 pm
Wow, AG beat out a DP grounder?!?
April 11, 2008 at 8:36 pm
52: ?
April 11, 2008 at 8:37 pm
This is my favorite commercial of all time (Yogi in the barber shop)!
April 11, 2008 at 8:37 pm
Where on earth did this team’s power go?
April 11, 2008 at 8:39 pm
Penny is on pace for 180 pitches….so we have that going for us.
April 11, 2008 at 8:39 pm
54 … being sarcastic
April 11, 2008 at 8:40 pm
SDSU’s Stephen Strasburg’s 9th innning:
HBP, sac bunt, K, K. Complete game 1-hitter with 23 strikeouts and a 1-0 victory.
Anyone know the NCAA record for Ks in a 9-inning game?
April 11, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Also, where on earth did Peavy’s control go?
April 11, 2008 at 8:41 pm
60: That’s my concern.
April 11, 2008 at 8:41 pm
they are jumping on every pitch
April 11, 2008 at 8:41 pm
Well that was really stupid by Kouz.
April 11, 2008 at 8:42 pm
come on…strikeout then DP
April 11, 2008 at 8:42 pm
50 nope.. great game .. wish would have seen that one insted of this one
April 11, 2008 at 8:43 pm
64: Will be hard to get a DP with Pierre already on 2nd.
April 11, 2008 at 8:43 pm
Well, now he’s on 2nd…
April 11, 2008 at 8:46 pm
2 down. I’ll be happy to get out of this only giving up one run
April 11, 2008 at 8:47 pm
whew. Jake struggling but keeping us in it
April 11, 2008 at 8:52 pm
Hey! Another single! How will this one be stranded:
A) Next three hitters retired.
B) Double play ground ball
C) Three more singles, runner thrown out at the plate
April 11, 2008 at 8:53 pm
C would be the most frustrating
April 11, 2008 at 8:53 pm
That shot looked Tony Gywinn-ish.
April 11, 2008 at 8:53 pm
What is that, like 25 straight hits that have gone for singles?!?
April 11, 2008 at 8:55 pm
Nice!
April 11, 2008 at 8:55 pm
WOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO. Finally
April 11, 2008 at 8:56 pm
wooohoo!
April 11, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Oh, and another single
April 11, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Embrace the power of little ball! All your singles are belong to us!
April 11, 2008 at 8:56 pm
59 ::: Junior pitcher honored for her NCAA record 28 strikeouts against North Carolina May 2004
http://baylorbears.cstv.com/sp.....04aaa.html
April 11, 2008 at 8:57 pm
bad bunt
April 11, 2008 at 8:57 pm
woohoo station to station rally!
April 11, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Sweeeeeeeeeeet! About time!
April 11, 2008 at 8:57 pm
GILES!
April 11, 2008 at 8:57 pm
More singles!!!!!!
April 11, 2008 at 8:57 pm
ok I will take singles if they are stung together like that
April 11, 2008 at 8:58 pm
and yet another single
April 11, 2008 at 8:58 pm
‘Bout time Cha Cha
April 11, 2008 at 8:58 pm
More singles!!!!
April 11, 2008 at 8:58 pm
LMAO!!!! ANOTHER RUN-SCORING SINGLE
April 11, 2008 at 8:58 pm
59 .. still looking for men’s record
April 11, 2008 at 8:59 pm
between innings I’m going to look to see how many straight singles we are at now
April 11, 2008 at 9:00 pm
Record for Ks in an NCAA game is 26 by Buddy Schultz of Miami (Ohio) vs. Wright State on April 30, 1973.
April 11, 2008 at 9:01 pm
DINK!!!DINK!!!DINK!!!DINK!!!DINK!!!DINK!!!DINK!!!DINK!!!DINK!!!DINK!!!DINK!!!DINK!!!DINK!!!DINK!!!DINK!!!DINK!!!DINK!!!DINK!!!DINK!!!DINK!!!DINK!!!DINK!!!DINK!!!DINK!!!DINK!!!DINK!!!DINK!!!DINK!!!DINK!!!DINK!!!DINK!!!
April 11, 2008 at 9:01 pm
This is bordering on fun to watch. I’d like to see an extra base hit, though.
April 11, 2008 at 9:01 pm
alright, now this is a lot funner!
April 11, 2008 at 9:01 pm
Holy Santa Maria!!!!!
April 11, 2008 at 9:01 pm
Singles!!!! This is absolutely absurd. Seriously. This team is supposed to hit .240 with enough power and walks to push them back to average. WHY ARE WE ONLY HITTING SINGLES?!!?!?!?
April 11, 2008 at 9:01 pm
Lovin’ the singles, but how about a gapper or a bomb here from Kouz?
April 11, 2008 at 9:02 pm
93: That’s great.
April 11, 2008 at 9:03 pm
As a qualifier to the NCAA record, NCAA records only go back to 1957, it’s possible there is a higher strikeout game.
April 11, 2008 at 9:05 pm
OK, our last 29 hits have been for singles. That’s got to be a record streak of hits without an extra-base hit. (9 today, 4 Thur, 13 Wed, and the last 3 hits Tue)
April 11, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Zagz .. what did the one batter do that he did not striek out ??
April 11, 2008 at 9:09 pm
That was a wicked nasty slider!!!
April 11, 2008 at 9:09 pm
101: In the live ball era, maybe.
April 11, 2008 at 9:11 pm
So who does the Dodgers sign next year to a big contract to play CF? LOL!
April 11, 2008 at 9:11 pm
102: No idea, I just got the info from the 2008 NCAA record book. I’ll try a google search.
April 11, 2008 at 9:12 pm
100 comments after 3.5 innings. You’ve come a long way, baby.
April 11, 2008 at 9:12 pm
Nice 3 to 1 play.
April 11, 2008 at 9:12 pm
Nice play Gonzo!
April 11, 2008 at 9:12 pm
nice play Adrian .. and Jake
April 11, 2008 at 9:13 pm
There was a lot of time spent yesterday bashing Edmonds. How about those Dodgers and their centerfielder? Would everyone be happier with AJones in CF for the Pads with his pricetag?
April 11, 2008 at 9:13 pm
I don’t like much about Brad Penny, but his entrance music is pretty sweet. Baba O’Riley by the Who.
April 11, 2008 at 9:15 pm
111: Jones is probably a bit more likely to have a productive season than Edmonds still. Given the price tag, though, I’ll take Scott Hairston.
April 11, 2008 at 9:15 pm
111: No. Just happier with Hairston and one of our young guys. Sure, Edmonds looks good compared to a worse scenario.
April 11, 2008 at 9:16 pm
111: Thank goodness KT didn’t sign THAT deal. I’d rather have Edmonds, whose hitting 304, cost $6 mil for one year and average defense; than Jones, whose hitting 121, cost $36 mil for two years
April 11, 2008 at 9:18 pm
We currently have five guys in the lineup batting over 300
April 11, 2008 at 9:19 pm
116: All those singles are good for something, I guess.
April 11, 2008 at 9:19 pm
If they keep hitting singles, they will all be slugging .300.
April 11, 2008 at 9:20 pm
30 straight now
April 11, 2008 at 9:20 pm
Yet another single. Amazing.
April 11, 2008 at 9:20 pm
Ohhh, so close. I was screaming at my computer for Khalil to go to second on that, to break the streak. But no, it’s just another in the avalanche of singles.
April 11, 2008 at 9:20 pm
18: LMAO!
April 11, 2008 at 9:21 pm
Good AB KG….thought my boy was gonna strike out. Another single.
April 11, 2008 at 9:24 pm
San Diego State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ERA
—————————————————–
Strasburg, Stephen.. 9.0 1 0 0 1 23 26 30 1.97
Aztec’s win 1 -0
April 11, 2008 at 9:24 pm
I could be wrong, but I think the DBacks are riding 30 straight extra-base hits. Those boys can hit!
April 11, 2008 at 9:25 pm
See if Peavy can record outs against Furcal and Pierre
April 11, 2008 at 9:25 pm
Dang it
April 11, 2008 at 9:26 pm
OK BARDO !!!!!!
April 11, 2008 at 9:27 pm
perfect throw by Bard. Love it.
April 11, 2008 at 9:27 pm
WOW!!!!!!
April 11, 2008 at 9:27 pm
Caught Stealing!!!! OMG!!!!
April 11, 2008 at 9:28 pm
I was screaming so loud on that throw I scared the dog who was sound asleep
April 11, 2008 at 9:28 pm
now that was an inning !!!
April 11, 2008 at 9:28 pm
Nice. Jake may go another complete game if they keep this up.
April 11, 2008 at 9:28 pm
Nice inning of work there Peavy
April 11, 2008 at 9:30 pm
I’d have the pen up ready for the quick hook for Peavy in the sixth. The scoreless innings are something of a mirage, as he’s still getting hit and still struggling to locate his pitches. A very nice changeup to retire Ethier though.
April 11, 2008 at 9:31 pm
That Caught Stealing was sure nice to see - watching Furcal run wild on us last year made me sick
April 11, 2008 at 9:33 pm
‘Missed it by that much.’
April 11, 2008 at 9:33 pm
I wouldn’t mind breaking our singles streak !!
April 11, 2008 at 9:34 pm
136: ain’t that the truth
April 11, 2008 at 9:35 pm
I’m surprised that Torre is letting Penny stay in this long. He’s already well over 110 pitches
April 11, 2008 at 9:35 pm
Good attention span Dodger crowd.
April 11, 2008 at 9:36 pm
Strasburg’s game for SDSU is amazing. From the opposite end of the college baseball spectrum I offer you:
http://mutigers.cstv.com/sport.....mu_32.html
Pretty good day for a kid named Jacob Pridy.
April 11, 2008 at 9:37 pm
Iguchi is probably Penny’s last batter
April 11, 2008 at 9:41 pm
143 .. thanks for the info … he’s a senior .. looks like he had a great college career
April 11, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Peavy’s changeup looks like his best pitch tonight.
April 11, 2008 at 9:42 pm
F$#%% Loney
April 11, 2008 at 9:42 pm
ouch
April 11, 2008 at 9:43 pm
So that’s what an extra base hit looks like.
April 11, 2008 at 9:44 pm
Jake is not on his game tonight.
April 11, 2008 at 9:45 pm
No worries. Jones is up. Easy out
April 11, 2008 at 9:46 pm
Where did that miss?!!!!
April 11, 2008 at 9:46 pm
many of Jake’s pitches tonight have gotten too much of the plate - like the homer to Loney and the single by Martin.
April 11, 2008 at 9:46 pm
Here come’s Thatcher….
April 11, 2008 at 9:47 pm
152: It didn’t.
April 11, 2008 at 9:47 pm
one more Jake
April 11, 2008 at 9:48 pm
whew. out of the sixth.
April 11, 2008 at 9:48 pm
way to go boys … Sweeny was on deck …. yuck
April 11, 2008 at 9:49 pm
Not his best six innings, but Peavy has done a good job in keep the Dodgers in check without his best stuff (or pinetar
)
April 11, 2008 at 9:49 pm
I’ll give Blake DeWitt credit for chosing Led Zepplin’s ‘Battle For The Evermore’ as his intro music.
April 11, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Kouz has to love being sandwiched between Gonzalez and Edmonds in the late innings. He’s going to see lots and lots of LOOGYs.
April 11, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Count up to 31
April 11, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Edmonds reminds me of watching ‘Silent L’ last year…
April 11, 2008 at 9:54 pm
163: Ugh
April 11, 2008 at 9:55 pm
163: That’s harsh
April 11, 2008 at 9:55 pm
Edmonds breaks the streak! lol
April 11, 2008 at 9:56 pm
EXTRA BASES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 11, 2008 at 9:56 pm
78 Padres had 39 straights singles ….. and with that the streak ends at 31
April 11, 2008 at 9:56 pm
AN EXTRA BASE HIT!!! AN EXTRA BASE HIT!!!
April 11, 2008 at 9:56 pm
And the streak ends at 31
April 11, 2008 at 9:57 pm
New nickname for Edmonds—Silent L2.
Blum would pull a hit out of his ass once and awhile as well.
April 11, 2008 at 9:59 pm
time to purchase some insurance here…get the RBI Greenie
April 11, 2008 at 9:59 pm
ok KG bring them in the flood gates are now open for extra bases
April 11, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Good job KG!
April 11, 2008 at 10:00 pm
atta boy Greenie. got that run back.
April 11, 2008 at 10:00 pm
It almost looked like KG got more of that.
April 11, 2008 at 10:02 pm
I’m OK with going to the pen now
April 11, 2008 at 10:04 pm
Thatcher looked good in his last outing. Hopefully he keeps it going
April 11, 2008 at 10:08 pm
Furcal is a real pain in the arse.
April 11, 2008 at 10:09 pm
Yeah he is
April 11, 2008 at 10:11 pm
Not bad for a sophomore. 16 of final 17 by K, with the one exception a sac bunt.
From SDSU site:
SAN DIEGO - “San Diego State sophomore right-hander Stephen Strasburg etched his name in the record books as he struck out 23 batters in the Aztecs’ 1-0 win over Utah Friday evening at Tony Gwynn Stadium. Strasburg set both the SDSU and Mountain West Conference marks for strikeouts in a game as he allowed only four base runners on the night, none of which passed second base.
…the night belonged to Strasburg (4-1), who did not allow a base runner until the fourth inning with a base on balls to Corey Shimada. After Shimada was caught stealing, Strasburg got 16 of the Utes’ final 17 outs via the strikeout with the other coming on a sacrifice bunt in the final frame. Utah’s lone hit of the contest was a chopper by Michael Beltran that got through the middle of the diamond in the sixth.”
April 11, 2008 at 10:11 pm
our bull pen is just not as good as in past years …
April 11, 2008 at 10:13 pm
I’ve never heard of Troncoso…
April 11, 2008 at 10:16 pm
Time for a new singles streak. There’s 1.
April 11, 2008 at 10:17 pm
184….LOL
April 11, 2008 at 10:17 pm
time for the Crabbe schuffel around the bases
April 11, 2008 at 10:19 pm
Sue, you got yor shuffle!
April 11, 2008 at 10:19 pm
I could have gone without the bad K
April 11, 2008 at 10:20 pm
keep going Calix
April 11, 2008 at 10:21 pm
GOOOCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 11, 2008 at 10:21 pm
There’s 2!
April 11, 2008 at 10:22 pm
Alright!!!!! The streak is up to 2
April 11, 2008 at 10:22 pm
CRABBE SHUFFLES HOME!!!!
April 11, 2008 at 10:22 pm
gotta love the clutch (and situational) hitting that the Pads have managed tonight. Now the bully has to get 6 more outs - anyone else nervous like I am?
April 11, 2008 at 10:23 pm
I can hear the fans chanting “LET’S GO PADRES” how awesome is that!
April 11, 2008 at 10:24 pm
194: only nervous about the last three
April 11, 2008 at 10:24 pm
Kouz - make them pay!
April 11, 2008 at 10:25 pm
DINK!!! DINK!!! DINK!!!
April 11, 2008 at 10:25 pm
Can you say 5.5 hole?
April 11, 2008 at 10:25 pm
3
April 11, 2008 at 10:25 pm
Thank you Kouz may I have another!!!!
April 11, 2008 at 10:25 pm
There’s 3!
April 11, 2008 at 10:27 pm
“The Dodgers are being eaten alive by an angry moth.” -Scully
April 11, 2008 at 10:27 pm
SEEMS LIKE WE BE LIKEN THE SINGLES TONIGHT LOL
April 11, 2008 at 10:28 pm
203: hmm, interesting…
April 11, 2008 at 10:28 pm
A flock of moths .. there fans are boooing the heck out of them …
or ws that all the terrific Padres fans yelling KOOOOZ
April 11, 2008 at 10:31 pm
1 down, 5 to go
April 11, 2008 at 10:35 pm
this long AB is scaring me
April 11, 2008 at 10:35 pm
whew, that was close
April 11, 2008 at 10:36 pm
Goodness Bell does not look right.
April 11, 2008 at 10:36 pm
long and scarey but just a noisy out
April 11, 2008 at 10:37 pm
day of yesterday .. last year they were not their best after days off
April 11, 2008 at 10:38 pm
another long AB
April 11, 2008 at 10:39 pm
3 more outs
April 11, 2008 at 10:39 pm
210: No he doesn’t. He just can’t put away hitters right now. 2 deep fly ball outs plus deep counts to every hitter.
April 11, 2008 at 10:40 pm
a few more singles would be nice … say 5 or so ..lol
April 11, 2008 at 10:41 pm
I say we try and pass 31 in a row this inning. So… only 28 singles needed this inning. Yes we can!
April 11, 2008 at 10:43 pm
Hoffman and Meredith are up.
April 11, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Hoffman if we don’t score, Meredith if we do
April 11, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Let’s go PMac!
April 11, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Forgive me, but I don’t need to see Hoffy in this game tonight
April 11, 2008 at 10:45 pm
There’s 4.
April 11, 2008 at 10:45 pm
4
April 11, 2008 at 10:45 pm
I’m assuming Hoffman will be in for the save, Meredith with a four-run lead.
April 11, 2008 at 10:45 pm
but if we keep getting singles .. how will we ever hit for the cycle
April 11, 2008 at 10:46 pm
come on Mac
April 11, 2008 at 10:47 pm
3 outs Hoffy. YOU CAN DO IT!!!!
April 11, 2008 at 10:47 pm
bong bong bong
April 11, 2008 at 10:50 pm
Si se puede!
April 11, 2008 at 10:50 pm
uno
April 11, 2008 at 10:51 pm
Flyout to Hairston.
Death.
April 11, 2008 at 10:51 pm
Dong!
April 11, 2008 at 10:51 pm
Seatbelt fastened. Tray table in the locked and upright postition.
April 11, 2008 at 10:54 pm
dos
April 11, 2008 at 10:54 pm
K
Taxes.
April 11, 2008 at 10:54 pm
Dong! Dong!!
April 11, 2008 at 10:55 pm
ON my FEET
April 11, 2008 at 10:56 pm
The light-hitting Pierre is up
April 11, 2008 at 10:57 pm
CAUTION: Trevor Hoffman has been known to cause cardiac arrythmia.
April 11, 2008 at 10:58 pm
crap
April 11, 2008 at 10:59 pm
ugh
April 11, 2008 at 10:59 pm
Hoffman seldom gets through an outing unscathed anymore.
This is not a recommended trait for a closer.
April 11, 2008 at 10:59 pm
why cant it just be easy!
April 11, 2008 at 11:02 pm
He seems to leave EVERYTHING up in the zone. If he does that with Kent…well…
April 11, 2008 at 11:02 pm
oh my. Stop the bleeding!!!!!!!!!!
April 11, 2008 at 11:02 pm
He was out. Bad call.
April 11, 2008 at 11:02 pm
Can someone pls. dial 911 for me? Trevor is killing me.
April 11, 2008 at 11:02 pm
I know Hoffman being done is not a popular opinion around here yet, but when is it time to start saying he’s done? How many bad games does he need to have?
April 11, 2008 at 11:03 pm
Whew!
April 11, 2008 at 11:03 pm
tres. Thank goodness.
April 11, 2008 at 11:03 pm
K
Hoffman.
April 11, 2008 at 11:03 pm
Dong! Dong!! Dong!!!
April 11, 2008 at 11:04 pm
For one strike, vintage Hoffman.
If he can keep the fastball down, he can still be effective.
I think.
April 11, 2008 at 11:04 pm
That was an ugly win, but a win none the less. Good game
April 11, 2008 at 11:04 pm
Nice pitching to Kent. He ripped off a few great changeups and got him swinging.
April 11, 2008 at 11:05 pm
248: Dude, he gave up two squibbled singles. Nothing was hit hard. He struck out two guys. The problem was his approach against DeWitt and Furcal, where he tried to paint the outside corner instead of challenging them.
April 11, 2008 at 11:05 pm
Hoffy lowered his ERA … frightening, indeed …
April 11, 2008 at 11:05 pm
248: After about month or five weeks, that will be a decent enough sample size to use.
Hoffman’s location is off. Not much off but just enough to be a problem for him, since he doesn’t throw hard. His location has to be right on.
April 11, 2008 at 11:07 pm
Either’s infield hit should have been an out. It was fairly clear on replay.
April 11, 2008 at 11:07 pm
248: I think it’s 50-50 or better that Hoffman is, indeed, finished as an effective reliever. I’ve had a lot of fun watching him over the years, and I very much hope that he can get it together for at least the remainder of this season.
But the end is coming, if not this year, then next…
April 11, 2008 at 11:08 pm
#248: I was at the first game that they played Hell’s Bells. I love Trevor the same as I do Tony G. for entertaining me for so many years. But I agree. At some point, a person has to make the decision to hang it up and move on to Cooperstown.
I’ll buy another brick for Trever just as I did for Tony!
April 11, 2008 at 11:08 pm
248: Agreed. His approach suggests he’s not confident in going right after hitters. Walking DeWitt in that situation is not OK, especially considering he’s 0 for whatever this year against us. Make him hit the ball.
April 11, 2008 at 11:09 pm
Sorry, that should have been 256: Agreed…
April 11, 2008 at 11:10 pm
Hoffy isn’t done, but he does need his confidence back
April 11, 2008 at 11:12 pm
I’m not even saying he’s done, though I think his role as a closer is about at it’s end. I’m not a fan of players being grandfathered into their spots. Then again I’m not sure who on the staff should be closing either, as Bell hasn’t looked himself lately either.
April 11, 2008 at 11:14 pm
It looks like Hoffman his throwing his slider much, much more this year. Fangraphs says he’s throwing it 15% of the time this year (obviously small sample size, but still indicative of his approach) versus 5% in previous years. Tonight, his strategy was using his slider to get ahead of righties and his fastball to get ahead of lefties, trying to get into a favorable count where he could use his changeup. The slider approach certainly seemed to work against Jones and Kent, but he had trouble locating his fastball away against the lefties. The umpire was also very consistently calling a tight outside corner throughout the game, and that really hurts Trevor. I think he should have been more aggressive in going after DeWitt and Furcal, since a walk was almost as harmful as a home run from either of them. Mixing up his pitches earlier in the count to lefties might help as well if he’s struggling to hit that outside corner.
That’s my $.02 on how he’s pitching now. Here’s the fangraphs link where you can see his pitch percentages at the bottom of the page. Tonight, according to the mlb gameday pitch identifying algorithm (which seemed to work pretty well for his pitches), he threw 19 fastballs (all but one to lefties), 7 sliders (all to righties), and 5 changeups. The result of the changeups were: weak fly to left, two swinging strikes, and the two weak singles.
http://www.fangraphs.com/stats.....position=P
April 11, 2008 at 11:15 pm
258: I didn’t think his location was off… He put the ball right where Bard asked for it and the plate ump didn’t give him any corners… the numbers don’t look good, but compared to Heath Bell’s 1-2-3 inning, Trevor was just better… Bell was all over the place and got hit hard twice for long outs whereas Trevor hit his spots within inches and nobody hit him hard.
April 11, 2008 at 11:17 pm
Peavy gave up three runs in six innings, but he improved to 3-0 with a 1.64 ERA.
Thatcher ERA: 10.80
Bell: 1.17
Hoffman: 0-2, 9.80 ERA. 3-for-4 in save chances.
Giles went 1-for-3 to give the Padres six regulars batting .300.
The Padres had 17, 16 of them singles.
April 11, 2008 at 11:18 pm
267: You’re probably right, but if the umpire thinks your off, then you are. Maybe he’s not going to “get” calls, if he’s not pitching well.
April 11, 2008 at 11:18 pm
268: 17 hits, that is.
April 11, 2008 at 11:32 pm
Trevor looked better. It was scary, but he looked better. It looked like he was getting squeezed a little and he got robbed of an out by a terrible call by the first base umpire.
April 12, 2008 at 12:26 am
Correction on Hoffman’s ERA: 11.57