Padres (4-3) @ Giants (1-5)
Greg Maddux vs Matt Cain
1:35 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 184
MLB, B-R
The Padres were outscored, 23-22, over their opening homestand despite outhitting the opposition by a wide margin:
| BA | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics are courtesy of ESPN and are through games of April 6, 2008. | |||
| Padres | .284 | .331 | .401 |
| Opponents | .193 | .275 | .320 |
Maybe on the road they can convert some of that offense into actual runs.
Looks like it…
KG with 2 sac flies today. 3 RBI and a 2 for 4 day. Nice.
152: He’s actually 2 for 3 since the sac flies don’t hurt his line. I think he hit everything to RCF today too.
#134: Ditto.
Bardo….thanks for the knock…
And I love when they show the shots of Boch…makes me and my inner distaste smile. “Take that you Mike Cameron bunting guy.”
Bard should be starting… I thought he made that pretty evident with his performance vs Barrett’s last year
VIRGIN ISLANDS!!!! Go Callix
137, etc: If Khalil Greene got his OBP up to .340, he’d win a gold glove : )
158. No joke.
Giles has looked ugly at the plate (and on the bases) the last couple games
If Jeter can get one, so can KG.
158: Sad, but true.
Giles left a small village on the bases today.
161: Dont you know… Jeter is a phenomenal defender and his leadership skills and the field are second to none….. I love Yankees fans, one tried to tell me Jeter is a better defender than Reyes, making him a better player than Reyes in every facet of the game.
Gonzalez looks terrible so far.
164: That’s amazing. Jeter can’t field at all.
Will Gonzalez get an out?
Triple, Walk, Double, Single…
Cheap save opportunity for Trevor today?
If you can’t get the Giants out, you don’t deserve to be in the majors.
Is it bad that I just got nervous seeing Trevor?
Re: 164…what a joke…absolute joke.
167: There’s two.
Enrique Gonzales is trying to give the game away all by himself.
Somebody threw a baseball onto the field by Hairston when he caught that last out.
166: Tell that to NY and ESPN haha, I agree with you though and dont see how anyone would call him a “good” defender
What a bush league thing to do. A fan throwing another ball onto the field.
Gonzales is under strict orders to do anything necessary to make Hoffman feel better about his own recent performances.
Throwing things at ball players like that is not only dangerous, but it should be criminal…
Yes, that goes for syringe boy here in San Diego too.
176: Well, that’s San Francisco for you, I guess.
Wow, was this guy really better than the guys we sent down??? Bass, Zarate, etc…?
SF Fans: Always classy.
So, it looks like Adrian is back on track, huh?
Have a great day all…I can’t wait to get back to SoCal this week! Oh I can’t wait…
180: It’s hard to say after only a couple appearances, but it doesn’t look good.
on Jeter: Right, I’ve watched him all my life (living in NY) and I am certainly no scout, but I’ve never been overly impressed. I don’t know, if I had no clue about the advanced fielding stats, I’d probably figure he was a few runs below average. I could even see an argument that he’s decent; average(ish). I just can’t see how so many people think he’s a gold glove caliber guy.
I’d like to see Guevara up to take Gonzalez’s or Ledezma’s place as the mop up guy of choice. I don’t think it’ll be very long before Ledezma and Gonzalez are gone and replaced by Kevin Cameron and Guevara.
186: Oops, I forgot Guevara is on the DL. But I bet it’s the rule V draft pick DL, where you stick a guy on there at the slightest injury to avoid giving him back.
Crikey! The bullpen is shakey.
Great game for Maddux, Greene, A. Gonzalez, and Bard.
Stinker for Giles, Barrett, and E. Gonzalez.
Coach Kenterra just reported that Barrett is coming back to SD to have his elbow looked at. If he has to go on the DL they’re leaning towards bringing up Colt Morton from AA.
Sorry, getting in late here. Great game…
#7: Glad you’re enjoying the Annual! Tell everyone you know to buy a copy or three.
#141: Meredith was in there presumably because he didn’t get any work in the Dodgers series over the weekend. With a day game before a night game, why not let him throw an inning to stay sharp?
Let’s enjoy Morton while he’s up – he’s gotta be the biggest catcher I’ve ever seen in my life. He looks like an NFL center. Not much of a prospect, but an interesting guy.
Reading through these comments about Greene’s OBP – check out his road stats from last year. If he played anywhere but SD he would already be an All-Star. Petco kills everybody, but it REALLY kills Greene. His road numbers last year were 290/340/510. That, coupled with his defense, is an All-Star shortstop.
Also, Gonzalez is just a mop-up guy, so not sure why all the clamoring about him. Not sure that there’s a better option out there. Cameron throws hard but has zero control, and last year was helped out greatly by the fact that he only pitched in a close or tied game four times. I wouldn’t fret too much about the mop-up guy – they’re all fungible pieces.