Padres (5-4) vs Giants (2-6)
Justin Germano vs Jonathan Sanchez
7:15 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 189
MLB, B-R
I was so busy whining about sloppy baserunning and the 12-man pitching staff this morning that I forgot to mention Adrian Gonzalez’s spectacular 3-5 double play in Tuesday’s contest. It was a thing of beauty.
You know what else is a thing of beauty? A win. How ’bout we get one of those tonight…
227 Comments
just noticed humberto quintero (he of the rifle arm) needs to be dealt with by the astros today or passed through waivers. seems like a possible opportunity for the padres to get a good defensive catcher cheap. kinda need one of those right now…
1. Quintero just cleared waivers and has been sent to Triple-A.
Against a lefty like Sanchez I think the team would be better off moving Hairston to center or right and giving Huber the start in left. Giles and Edmonds cannot hit lefties.
3: Edmonds and Giles are both in the lineup. Again, why did they bother to pick up Huber if they aren’t going to use him? So for tonight, they have their worst hitter batting fifth right behind their best (at least against lefties). Plus Bard, who killed lefties last year, batting 8th. Weird lineup construction.
WTF..no channel 4 game tonight on Directv?
WTF…No Pre-Game on Ch. 4???
<—on hold with Cox, as I’m sure many are right now!!!!
well this sucks…i get espn news on the other Padres channel on directv…i’m stuck with the Giants announcers
time warner – on hold also
Channel 4 is experiencing ‘transmission difficulties.’ Please stand by.
ahhh..this is much better
time warner is now on. Missed first two outs.
Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!
well I get to listen to 1090 and watch Giants feed … only get ch4 feed if it is a home game or the home team is not broadcasting like last night …. ch4 not on Dir Tv
Channel 4 is on directv if you get the baseball package
For the effing money I pay Cox every month, this better not happen again.
what channel ??
Looks like the Offense picked up right where they left off last nite.
#14: Sue, FM105.7 sounds better than 1090.
#17: channel 745
19 .. I have to listen to the mlb computer audio … I am up in San Bernardino
20 .. THANK YOU
#21: Gotcha
Back in town…..watching canal cuatro. Let’s please get a win tonight.
Well Giles and Edmonds certainly didn’t prove me wrong there first times up.
how many times can we strike out tonight?
#24: WB Jon.
How does Edmonds drop that?
Jim Edmonds is going to have to start playing at least average defense because this crap isn’t okay.
will Edmonds ever catch one of those… ?
really missing Cameron in center right about now
Edmonds, your career is calling. It’s time to give it up. He just doesn’t have it in the field anymore.
And what’s the deal with this ump’s strike zone? Pitches at the knees aren’t strikes, I guess. He’s done it to both pitchers.
Padres pitchers have really worked on their pick off moves, huh?
Seven batters faced, seven balls in play…
come on double play
looks like Tigers are gonna get a win
37: That’s a damn shame.
35.. in play no problem as long as they are outs
A real quick check of QERA shows Germano with an ugly 5.74 and Sanchez with a ridiculous 0.18.
The Giants are a good team to use a let them put the ball in play strategy against.
39: You can’t count on a .222 BABIP, though.
What happened on the Edmonds error? Would it have been a difficult catch?
20: Thanks for the tip. I was on 746 with the Giants guys. It’s cool they have both tonight.
Winn almost managed to miss that.
So Hairston was tossed for telling the ump to “ask for help” on a check swing call. Wow.
#43: Very makable catch.
#46: Ditto
I think Josh Bard’s high socks make his knees appear higher. It helps him get the calls on the low strikes.
Keep the bunt on with a 3-0 count?
48: You think?
46 ,, yeah can you believe that …
nice bunt .. has to be good for Josh to make it to 2nd
I am watching my second game of the year, first in my home.
50: It sends the message, “hey, that ball was beneath my pants, it must have been a ball.”
53: He should wear hot pants.
I’m not loving this ump’s strike zone.
Maybe if Bard puts that ball on the right side of the base…
QERA through 3…
Germano: 6.78
Sanchez: 2.52
#55: I’m not loving this series against a pretty bad team.
Joyner is not one of the answers to the trivia question.
#59: What about Reddmon?
59: He didn’t win a batting title?
A hit!
Even if it was a cheap one…
that graphic there just disproves the theory that basehits win ballgames huh?
58: We rarely seem to be able to put together a good series against a crappy team.
See: last x years of interleague play against the Mariners.
61: Correct. One top 10 finish, and that was fifth.
That was for the 1997 Padres, who could really hit but couldn’t pitch. The team that had a losing record between two division-winning seasons.
When did the Giants acquire Cy Young?
62. If they don’t get any more, they will take that one back.
Towers on the Peavy dirty hand issue and Torre’s complaining:
“It’ll be Peavy and [Brad] Penny Friday, and they can check him out all they want.”
58, 64: Our worst three starters are going against their three best. Cain, Lincecum, and Sanchez are good pitchers. We dominated the first game and went to extra innings in the second. We’re scoreless in the third. This is far from a crappy series thus far.
QERA through 4…
Germano: 6.43
Sanchez: 1.75
OT: I really dislike this years team jackets. What’s up with the ’80’s collar and the rubber patch?
#70: Agreed.
71: Does QERA account for GB%?
74: K%, BB% and GB%.
There’s a nice big fat E!!!!
damn, the centerfielders just blow tonight
What a drop.
You’d think Bard knows he’s not going to get anything to hit and yet there he is swinging at two pitches out of the zone to open the PA.
Worst AB of the season? Maybe…
what a horrible at bat. boy do the Pads need a day off
How do you strike out on three pitches without seeing one strike?
It’s because Bard knows they’re not going to score if he doesn’t do something there. We’ve got the pitcher and Giles up next and both of them are worthless against the lefty.
70: I thought we agreed at some point that pragmatism had no place on discussion boards!
Germano’s putting up a better fight…
quite an at bat for Germano
Mark Grant with a ducksnort reference…
Mud ” get a little ducksnort over the pitchers head”
And the ump takes the bat out of Germano’s hand on a ball out of the zone.
OG has to step up now with two runners in scoring position.
This crew of umpires has been lousy.
weak pop to left was my second choice after weak grounder to second
CRAP!!!!!
wow…we just cannot hit… :-/
At least Germano has been pitching well
Well, I can’t take this any more. G’night.
Matt and Mudcat were surprised that “these two center fielders” both made errors tonight. I’m not.
wow…a stolen base…theres something that doesn’t happen often
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Edmonds finally makes a catch. But, a runner 90′ from the plate doesn’t bode well.
So, given all the disctonent directed at KG today for wasting opportunities, I assume you’re all super pissed at Bard and Adrian tonite, right?
Sanchez has pitched a helluva game so far.
this is a pitcher who last year walked 5 men per 9 and gave up over 1 hit per inning.
looks like the recurring theme from previous years of allowing C and D-List pitchers to look like world-beaters continues.
Where is Ramon Hernandez playing now?
If we win 1-0 tonight, it will be very exciting and satisfying after so many nail-biting innings.
Does anyone prefer this over a blowout victory totally devoid of drama?
Orioles…Never Mind
103: He does give up walks, but his strikeout rate has been great and his hit rate not terrible.
http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/S/jonathan-sanchez.shtml
Sanchez has a career 11.9 k/9 in the minor leagues and 9.3 k/9 in the majors, so he’s got good strikeout stuff.
Sanchez has pitched well and the Padres have played 10 games in a row and its cold and windy, but they are a better team than the Giants. It is just so frustrating to watch.
This is the fifth time the Pads have faced this pitcher since April of 2007. Don’t they have a scouting report on him? Sanchez had one month last year with an ERA under 5. Yet the Padres haven’t scored against him the last 11 innings they’ve faced him and he’s struck out 15 while giving up 5 hits.
105: Nope, sorry, not me. I prefer my baseball games involving the Padres to be drama free blowouts by the Padres.
No. Gimme 10-0 in the third inning to close out the scoring.
The baseball world has gotten the pitchers’ duel it expected from this Germano/Sanchez match up.
Interesting ESPN Magazine piece on Greg Maddux and holding runners:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3337786
well atleast edmonds is performing at the plate, although I would still prefer Hairston in CF and P-Mac in left….
Separated at birth…the swings of Sean Burroughs and Jim Edmonds…
There we go KG. No Outs. Let’s break our streak.
Sorry for the snark, but:
I think we should ditch Khalil. He’s the only Padre to reach base twice tonite. Unacceptable.
I just turned the game on after getting home from a bad movie…judging from the comments it looks like I might have made a good choice.
And Phantom, I can’t let you get away with that (Comment #101)…I give more grief to KG b/c of the overhype he gets…really, no other reason.
101. I am very unhappy with Bard. I had him pegged as one of those “students of the game type”. I really thought he would keep it simple and get a groundball or a sac fly.
I can’t believe he looked as awful as he did. Totally changed the feel for the entire inning.
Germano got the bat taken out of his hand.
Giles continues to try to pull every pitch thrown by a lefty.
That Bard at bat really stung though
I’m frustrated because I think the Padres are a quality team, a team that can and should challenge for the playoffs. I think that too often they lack focus (baserunning, fielding gaffes by the outfielders, and not having a plan when going up to the plate).
If I didn’t care, I wouldn’t criticize.
If last season taught the Padres anything, it is that every game counts, every game matters, and losing focus or getting complacent can cost a team the playoffs.
Now, go kick some Giant reliever ass and take the day off at 6 – 4.
118: Then I apologize in advance for 117
118: Nationally, no one can name the Padres shortstop.
Reaching base is bad, it creates runners left in scoring position.
C’mon Phantom…you know as well as I do that KG is a good player, but this idea that he is irreplaceable and a lynchpin on this team is a joke. He is what he is…an average defensive player that makes highlight plays once in a while and is a part time hitter with a bit of power.
Good call I think by Black on the sac bunt.
Re: 122…funny, he is the only guy that I get asked about on the Padres besides Trevor…Remember, I live in VA now.
Hosed…wow. It looked like me running in from third.
i don’t even have words
In the replay, he definatly got him.
110, 111: Amen.
Even 9-6 is better than 1-0
out at home. annoying.
I feel like that Aflac duck … standing silently with my mouth open .. not quite sure what I saw nor what to say
bare running kills us again…
127: Let’s not make tonight’s discussion about Greene. I’ve seen this before movie.
124: To say that he’s not an integral part of this team completely understates his abilities, and you know it.
I’d also like to who (other than me) he is overhyped. I’ve put up with over a year of this “Woe to Khalil” crap and it gets old after a while. He’s extremely valuable to this team. He’s not perfect. There are not better options readily available.
why run on a short pop to shallow left? No way he could make it. Are we that desperate? Uh yes…………….
Anyone think maybe Callix should have been pinch running for Edmonds there?
Old and Slow.
134: Don’t take the bait.
having Hairston bunt was a poor decision
RE: 136 they can’t afford to burn thier only backup IF in the 7th.
if Edmonds had stayed put .. TC was up next .. good chance of getting a hit
#121: Sue, my feathers are flying off also. I’m going to be. Later all. See ya Friday for the Dogs.
Funny thing, perspective…the Giants broadcasters are going on and on about the throw…this board is blowing up about the decision to run…
Going to bed
That was a poor, poor decision by Edmonds. Especially with Tony Clark coming up.
Man….I swear we are a better team than this.
140: That’s a good point. It would be nice to have some sort of burner on the bench, but oh well.
This game is still within reach.
now that was nice
who says bard does not throw anyone out!
YES!!! Nice throw!!!
Gosh, throwing out a guy trying to steal second is very satisfying.
Way to go Bardo
Wow, they threw a guy out.
edmonds made a good play in center and bard threw a man out? in the same game?
buy a lottery ticket
I really don’t think it is all Bard … they steal on our pitchers
153: lol. Maybe this means Hoffy will be lights out?
Germano’s ERA on the season: 0.00
Hey Phantom…I got nothing but love for you man…
Germano has pitched an awesome game. Still only thrown 82 pitches.
Germano is kicking ass (kind of). Too bad we can’t support him. Looks like 2006 when Jake would pitch a gem and get 2 hit support. I know Germ is no Peav
Will they pinch-hit now?
C’mon Pads, pick up Germano. He deserves a win with his performance tonight.
157: I hear ya, I just get very frustrated at times. We’re both pretty passionate about our sides and we both believe we have gobs of evidence in our favor. It’s not personal, even if I snipe like it is at times.
COME ON CALIX .. DO THE CRABBE SHUFFLE
Re: 140
They had to wait until the top of the 8th to burn their ony backup INF.
164 .. still have Huber
164: Pinch running him would have definitely been a better use.
Re: 166
Do they really need Rusch AND Ledezma.
RE: 165 Huber can’t play 3B, 2B or SS…
Re: 165
Crabbe is the only 2B/3B/SS. Huber Is more like a right handed Fick.
Re: 167 when you have an ex pitcher as both your GM and Manager, yes.
167: Yes, yes they do. They need someone to sit there and not ever pitch. It gives the guys that are pitching someone to bitch about.
Re: 170
And an ex-lefty to boot.
C’mon..big hit right her AGon…Lead this team.
Re: 172 no I think Buddy is still left handed.
Fartnocker
haven’t you heard, there have been a rash of bullpen benches and equipment stolen. with this many relievers, there will always be someone to keep watch.
Man they are killing me tonight!
Re:174
Yiu still have your sense of humor. A true Padres fan.
Re: 176
I once got a rash from a bullpen bench myself.
I think Edmonds would have been hit by Lewis’ throw had he not swayed left to evade the tag at home.
Bell pitch 2 innings tonight?
OMG OG
thank you OG
Man Giles still play D!
Great play by Brian Giles. Wow.
Just got home and turned the game on. GREAT Catch OG! Now, let’s go, it’s the freakin’ SF bullpen, let’s get some runs!
Germano’s gotten 1 run of offense in his 2 great starts. Poor guy.
187: That’s really sad.
Note to Padres: This guy shut you down yesterday.
COME ON JUST TAKE IT OUT
what’s irritating about games like this is it feels like one guy (pitcher) holding down the fort while 8 guys bungle their jobs. I don’t get that frustrating sense of injustice with slugfests.
Embarassing…Kouz, I expect more out of you than that.
Walker reminds me of a young Scotty Linebrink.
What a terrible swing Jimmy E…
And you look frumpy in that Uni.
Shocker…KG swinging and missing…at a slider…on the first pitch.
well time to watch the rest snuggled in bed … night all
Christ. Walker has totally shut us down.
what is Edmonds wearing under his uniform? That was a painful inning. How are the Padres playing 2 extra-inning games against the Giants? Terrible!
Good news for the Pads…Bengie Molina is as slow as AGon
Re: 197 It’s still the 9th dont count your chickens yet…
Heath Bell just saved a run!
Out of curiosity, what do people think about the idea of intentionally walking here?
The run on first won’t matter no matter what and you set up the potential for an inning ending double play. Seems like a no brainer to me but I don’t know.
GUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: 201 I thnk with bell on the mound it won’t matter if it was meredith or Trevor I would say yes.
Nice play Ig…Nice positioning coaches!
What a play by Iguchi.
@#$%^&&**&^%$$$%^$$#@#$%^&*&*&^&****^%$#@
well that was painfull.
Edmonds is terrible. Unbelievable.
Edmonds catches that a couple years ago…
And no, Harriston does not get that.
Goodnight everyone…See you soon.
edmonds should have had that. tough play, but he was inches from it
This team doesn’t deserve to contend in the West. Un-freaking-believable.
That hurt…
Shades of Brady Clark.
Edmonds was there. Just couldn’t catch it. I’d blame the loss on him, but the offense could only manage 4 hits and 0 runs. That’s 2 runs in 20 innings. Piss-poor.
Man, that seriously sucks. Gut check.
You know who does get that…Cameron…just saying. (and yes I know he would have been suspended no matter what but you get the point)
If this team is going to win on pitching and D then they will need a better CF.
That was ugly. Those last two loses were nearly as painful as the two to end the season as at least those were to good teams, not to one that is going to lose over 100 games this season.
Ed lots old. Does Camy catch that. No offense and a shaky bullpen, when does football camp start?
Meet this season’s NOG/Vinny Castilla/Joe Randa.
213: I was thinking the same thing! You can possibly pin this game on CF play and pin the Colorado loss last year on CF play. Edmonds is likely not the full season solution out there.
So much for the West this year. Jesus Christ. Horrible series. We can hit, but not when it matters.
What might be more concerning is the lack of extra-base hits. Pitching looks great though…disappointing but it’s April,. The panic button is not out yet.
So much for the sweep of the lowly Gigantes.
SIGH!
Man, Bell got rocked tonight. No K’s, three hits allowed, and two hard liners caught to save him before he finally gave up the deep fly ball. All of this against some really bad Giants hitters.
So far, the Padres’ record is exactly the same as their Pythagorean expectation.
You know, who is also like that? The Snakes. Yup, they are scoring runs…lots of them.
2-4 in the division so far and nowhere to go but up. Good news, Justin Germano is good again…for now. Didn’t throw too many pitches and striking out more than walks and hits. Good job, Justin.
Now, free P-Mac! Sit Edmonds until he’s fully healthy. My concern is that having two recovering OFs side by side playing the vast outfields of the NL West will certainly cost the Padres some games this year. So far, it’s looking grim out there. My second concern of having back-end rotation guys are alleviated so far…do my delight.
225: It’s called going to the same well one too many times.