Padres (8-7) vs Rockies (6-8)
Jake Peavy vs Jeff Francis
7:05 p.m. PT
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The evolution of teams running wild against the Padres:
| Year | Inn | SBA/9 | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics are courtesy of Baseball-Reference. | |||
| 2004 | 1441 | 0.59 | .266 |
| 2005 | 1455 | 0.74 | .210 |
| 2006 | 1463 | 1.08 | .148 |
| 2007 | 1484 | 1.27 | .096 |
| 2008 | 135 | 1.20 | .167 |
Of course, if you don’t put guys on base, they can’t run on you. Go get ‘em, Jake!
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And it’s pretty clear that trend started when Ramon left…although I wouldn’t have paid him $9M per, either.
Let’s go Jake, need to take this series…
Is Ramon still playing?
TC starting at 1B and hitting cleanup tonight
Also, Huer in LF and Hairston in CF
Wicked nasty pitch to get Tula~
Nice first inning for Peavy
Breaking ball is looking good tonight.
#7@Geoff Young: Geoff, still no book. Do you have a contact number I can call to check on my order?
#8@OkinawaPadres: Maybe the boat got blown off course on it’s way to Okinawa and ended up in the Philipines.
#9@Turbine Dude: Sorry, I digress (former Navy).
#9@Turbine Dude: I may have to take some libo down there and get it
#8@OkinawaPadres: Did you get my email? It has the tracking information. Book is out of the publisher’s hands and with USPS. Let me know if you want a PDF version in the meantime, and I’ll send one your way.
#8@OkinawaPadres: Seriously, though. Check the http://www.lulu.com site and see if there is a number.
#12@Geoff Young: I didn’t get the e-mail, no. My e-mail address is wolstenholm@triton.ocn.ne.jp or wolstenholmjw@yahoo.com
Nice double play to end that half.
#14@OkinawaPadres: Now I understand. I sent you emails on 4/12, 4/13, & 4/15. Will try again.
Nice AB from Bardo
For those of you not getting video: That was an outstanding AB for Jake. Broke his bat on that poke to right.
#14@OkinawaPadres: Where in Okinawa are you? I was stationed with the Marines twice at Camp Schwab.
OG with a can of corn…uhg
#19@Schlom: Foster. Contractor for the Marines (was active duty 95-03)
Can we trade for Adam Dunn? I want to see some home runs and guys swinging with a purpose at the plate! I’ve seen way too many weak swings with fewer than two strikes.
Thinking ahead here: Tomorrow, CY is starting in Phoenix against the extremely hot hitting DBacks. That might be an ugly one for us…
I love seeing Peavy on his game pounding the strikezone
Two pitches two outs. Not exactly making him work.
#23@OkinawaPadres: Heard on the BP show before the game: CY has been pushed back a day in favor of Maddux, who will go on his normal rest tomorrow night. According to Bud, CY had what was termed a “stiff elbow” after coming out of his last start against the Dodgers. Doesn’t seem to be anything concerning the team, but they felt an extra day of rest was in order. I’m not sure I like the sound of this – the phrase “stiff elbow” doesn’t sound too good to me.
Kind of a “b-squad” game with jake pitching. He looks filthy again. he has been pounding the zone all season and he has looked great. Less pitches and still making guys look silly with K’s
Man, talk about a rubber match!
“Anyone who quotes profits of a baseball club is missing the point. Under generally accepted accounting principles, I can turn a $4 million profit into a $2 million loss and I could get every national accounting firm to agree with me.” — Paul Beeston, then a Toronto Blue Jays vice president, now baseball’s chief operating officer, 1979
http://espn.go.com/mlb/news/2001/1205/1290564.html
You guys know anything about Josh Alley? Hit a three run bomb for San Antonio tonight and is hitting .467 (don’t know how many ABs)
#21@OkinawaPadres: How do you like living there? I didn’t really spent any time away from the bases — we’d occasionally go down to Foster but spent most of my time at the beach at Schwab when we were on the island. Good times….
#26@Jefe: On XX 1090 this afternoon, Buddy said it works out well for both guys because Mad Dog likes to stay on his 5 day and CY just wanted the extra day. Interpretate that however you want.
26: Just makes he hope ( i mean hope) that Prior can come back and be even 90% of his old self.
If you are just going to completely ignore the baserunner like Peavy did right there, why not just go from the windup? It’s not like Peavy gave Bard any chance at all to throw the runner out there. Holliday took a walking lead and started running as even before Peavy lifted his leg.
Didn’t matter though.
#26@Jefe: I like our chances with Maddux/Wolf/Germano against the DBacks. All three of those guys have been great so far this year.
Nice K from Peavy!!!
#31@Schlom: I love it over here. I’ve got two little ones and I’d much rather raise them here than in the states!!!
6 K’s through 4. A few dirty pitches to Atkins there
#32@Turbine Dude: So are they skipping him or pushing him back to game two?
#38@OkinawaPadres: CY wanted the extra day of rest for a ‘tender’ elbow (Black said it wasn’t a concern, but why push it) and Dog wanted to pitch tommorow.
If your gonna strike out, I guess 8 pitches is the way to do it.
Hairston is showing a disturbing affinity for pitches about a foot outside tonight.
#39@Turbine Dude: gotcha
#35@OkinawaPadres: I’ll like our chances against the Dbacks better if we can get the bats going. Hairston looks like he doesn’t have a clue at the plate right now, and outside of Giles, nobody is swinging the bat well right now (with the possible exception of Jake, but he’s not going to face the snakes).
#38@OkinawaPadres: They are just swapping the 2 and 3 positions for now.
The offense has been really bad this year. It’s tough to watch. No power, some bad approaches.
Man, we are making Francis look better than Jake
#33@SDSUBaseball:
90% seems very optimistic. I will be happy with 70% of his old form. Just make it justifiable to take the spot in the rotation and I will feel like it was a good buy to bring him in. Of course his old form would be a bonus though but I want to be realistic
Jake is filthy tonight. That was a wicked pitch to get Hawpe.
Peavy is hot! We better get him some run support!
45: At least Jake is fun to watch…
I got a bad feeling I’m gonna be sleep walking at work tommorow…
Justin Germano is fourth in the league: 1.35
Peavy is fifth (through the fourth): 1.38
Wolf is sixth: 1.42
Maddux is ninth: 2.00
Germano and Wolf are a combined 1-1 in six starts.
Peavy and Maddux are 5-0 in six starts.
70 pitches through five for Peavy. Should get seven or eight innings out of him tonight
#48@Jefe: The whole sequence was nasty. You don’t see Hawpe look that lost at the plate very often.
#52@Kevin: I think I read that our starters have a 2.20 ERA (best in baseball) after yesterday’s game. Pretty good concidering CY got rough up in his last start
#52@Kevin:
That’s ERA of course.
#49@OkinawaPadres: OT: Just curious, are you fluent in Japanese?
#55@OkinawaPadres:
Hoffman and the hitters — not so much.
#57@Turbine Dude: Not yet, but I’m working on it. I can talk to my four year old and girls at a bar
Actually, Matty. They jokingly call that the Nevin Eye. (talking about the batter’s eye at Petco).
If they are going to play all these night games, at Petco. They might want to consider installing some lights and giving the hitters a chance.
GY, how do you put your pic in that upper right corner of a post?
Didn’t know the XML files were updated by mlb real-time … here’s Peavy’s pitch selection tonight, according to PITCHf/x:
FB: 38
Slider: 17
Curve: 5
Cutter: 3
Change: 1
FS: 3 – (I’m not sure what they are – maybe sinkers?)
3 unknown pitches — looks like the camera messed up there.
Gooch got him!!!!
Tremendous throw and tag on that…
Nice throw Bardo! Nailed Taveras with room to spare.
Looking at the replay, he got him on the shoulder.
Holy crap. Beautiful throw by Bard and tag by Iguchi.
another CS!! Sweet!
Take that, NL baserunners.
#62@Turbine Dude: Go to http://gravatar.com/ and upload a photo. It’s free.
79 pitches through six. Peavy may be able to go the distance again. If we can score some runs…
So Peavy completely ignores Holliday yet slide steps when Tavares is the baserunner.
The situations were much different though, one out and Tulowitzki up when Tavares ran and two out and Hawpe up when Holliday stole. It makes sense that you’d concentrate more on the runner and less on the batter in the first case and vice-versa in the second.
#71@Geoff Young: Thanks
OK, 2-3-4 coming up. If Francis is going to keep living on the outside corner tonight, let’s start taking him the other way. No more groundballs to Tulo or weak pop flies please.
#63@MB: How do you check the number and type of pitches?
Peavy now with a team-leading 1.29 ERA. Third in the league.
#72@OkinawaPadres:
Go. The. Distance.
#76@Schlom: You have to load the PITCHf/x data into a spreadsheet. here’s a great explanation of how to do it, if you’re interested: http://webusers.npl.uiuc.edu/~a-nathan/pob/tracking.htm
Then mlb has a classification system that’s right in there. So you can just sort by pitch type and count ‘em up or do a number of things (avg. speed, location, etc.). It’s pretty simple once you get the hang of it, but let me know if you have any questions (if you ever decide to try it out, of course).
DirecTV seems to be putting up the TV feeds from each city for Padres games. Good job, DirecTV.
I love those one hit ABs…well when it’s the opponent doing it
Another great sequence there by Jake! Gets Holliday who was WAY behind the fastball.
I wish Jake would check up on Holliday once in a while.
91 pitches through seven innings
OK GY, I did the Avatar thing and put a photo on it. Now to get it to show up on my posts?
Peavy ERA: 1.24
The offense is wasting a great outing by Jake.
OT: I sent Bob Scanllon (?) an e-mail and got this response:
Hey Rick,
There is no question that Chrissy would distract any bullpen in baseball. I
think you should email Padres, and I will talk with Chrissy.
Thanks for your email and for watching the show!
Scan
—- rickschroder@cox.net wrote:
>
> Scan,
> Do you think if we had Chrissy Russo as a bat/ball girl, that might distract
the opposing team?
> —
> Best Regards,
> Rick Schroder
#87@Field39:
Of course, the Rockies are doing the same.
Francis isn’t in Jake’s league, yet he looks like Cy Young tonight.
We need a point.
#88@Turbine Dude:
Is your name Rick Schroder? That’s awesome.
I can’t believe how intense Jake is on the mound./src
He had Barmes dead at second.
#85@Turbine Dude: Should show up automagically.
#94@Ben B.: Sure did. Let’s hope we don’t end up regretting that.
#79@MB: Is there a list with pitcher ID’s anywhere?
#92@Kevin: Not the one you are thinking of.
That was strike three to Podsednik. Not a good time for a blown call by the ump.
Wow, Scott Podsednik gets a call? Why?
Walk withstanding, I’m glad our number one option off the bench isn’t Pods
#95@Geoff Young: Just confirmed the photo. It may take a moment. Pic of me standing in front of the Tony G statue.
May have to select a better photo for the blog.
Clutch K!!!
Is there some sort of rule that a pitch has to be caught cleanly to be a strike? Bard was crossed up on a fastball that he thought was going to be a slider so he muffed the catch but the pitch was pretty much down the middle yet was called a ball.
#101@OkinawaPadres: I thought that too. People here complained about Geoff Blum but he’s a way better hitter then Scott Podsednik. It’s not good when a guy that should really be a pinch-runner is the first guy off the bench.
Peavy’s gone seven or more innings in three of his first four starts this year.
#105@Schlom: Yes, it is called the Alderson rule and it only applies to the Padres.
11 K’s!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sweet!
What an outing from Peavy!!! NOW LETS SCORE SOME RUNS
Calling AGon to the on-deck circle. He’s due!
LOL @ Chucky Cheese
Peavy is my hero.
Now let’s get some runs this inning to get him the win.
Amusingly enough, we finally need a right handed pinch hitter and he’s already in the lineup starting.
If we waste this performance by Peavy and get him a no decision I think I’ll puke. Our offense is a disaster. Kouz looks like the only one out there that is worth a damn and seeing him hit ground ball singles is even getting old. Seriously guys we need to get Jake a win tonight this is crap so far.
#113@St. Oops: I’d like to see him win another CYA this year.
Interesting move by Buddy going with Callix and not Adrian. I know he wanted to give Gonzo a day off, but still…
#97@Schlom: hmm I’m actually not sure. The way I do it is just go to that game, then go to play by play, then go through each pitcher id for that game until I find Peavy or whoever I’m looking for (you can tell by looking at the inning and batters in the data).
If you want all his starts at once (which is what I’d ideally want), that’s more complicated and I haven’t been able to figure it out yet … if you’re interested, I know of some sources that explain it well, though.
btw, I’m not sure what you did, but here’s the 2008 data: http://gd2.mlb.com/components/game/mlb/year_2008/ … then I just go to month, day, the game you want, pbp, pitchers, then find the guy I’m looking for …
I go to the bathroom and OG is already 0-2?
#116@OkinawaPadres: lefty righty
#119@Field39: Ahh, I see
grrr
I guess Peavy cant win every game that he pitches 8 scoreless innings!
#98@Turbine Dude:
Yeah, but it’s still cool. I guess you could get tired of the comments though.
So who comes in after Trevor?
Bring your A Game Hoffy
#122@Steve C: They could always fire Joyner
at least he cut the hair…
#126@Field39: Yeah im waiting for them to scapegoat him in august make it 3 for 3.
Man Hoffy my heart can’t take much more of these close calls
Nice catch by Huber. That wall has no give. And now Scotty with another show stopper. Let’s get Atkins.
Is it me or does Tulowitski looks like he is trying to fire the ball directly through Todd Helton’s hand? Every time he throws over there it looks like he’s legitimately hurt Helton.
P.S. That guy from the Harley Davidson commercials is pretty much the most annoying guy in San Diego! Well except for the 8 guys in the line up that refuse to look like professional or talented hitters.
IS TREVOR SERIOUSLY TRYING TO GIVE AWAY THIS GAME?!?!?!?!?!?!
WTF DUDE!?!?!?!?!
Whew, Thank God for PetCo!!!
I guess Giles catches the next one at the RF wall!
whew!
Two feet away from being down 2-0. Geez, Hoffman.
It wasn’t pretty, but that’s a perfect inning from Hoffman Ladies and Gentlemen
time for the first walk-off win of the year. Call me a dreamer. I’m fine with that.
#131@Krs1: That annoying guy (aka New York Mike) throws a free BBQ at his Kearny Mesa location free to the public whether you want to buy a bike or not.
His first pitch and last pitch were vintage Hoffman…everything in between was lugly (lucky and ugly)
just curious, but how many Padres have been retired in a row? Have they had anyone on since like the second or third?
This game is going to go too deep into the bullpen.
#140@Jefe:
It’s something like 17.
138.
I imagine it’s because he’s so annoying he has to lure people with BBQ just to come near him.
P.S. And helmet laws still don’t suck.
Last baserunner to reach for the Padres was in the second inning.
Hey, an out is an out!
A walk off homer would be nice right now (so I could go to bed).
#138@Turbine Dude: He also was a candidate for Mayor of San Diego in the last election, believe it or not.
Why not just put Gonzalez in for Clark, in case his spot comes up twice. Or a Bochy special — double switch.
#143@Krs1: If New York Myke Shelby doesn’t want to wear a helmet I’m fine with that.
It is really hard to watch the Padres offense sometimes. They haven’t hit a ball to the outfield since Kouz lined out to center in the 6th and have had 22 in a row retired.
#146@Jefe: Yeah, I know. I think that was just a way to say, ‘get rid of Murphy’ and to bouy up some of his business.
ERA update
Peavy: 1.20
Hoffman: 8.10
Bell Fastballs: 95, 94, 95
#146@Jefe:
Yeah,
I remember the combo Harley Davidson/Vote for me commercials he was doing at the time. 2 Birds 1 really annoying stone.
HBell looks goood tonight. Velocity is up and his location is right on.
#148@Schlom:
Yeah, I’m really not. This is not the forum to get in to it though.
Bell rings him up. Pun intended.
#151@kj:
He did look pretty effective didn’t he?
Let’s hope for a run!
#153@Jefe: I wonder if the time off has anything to do with it
Nice inning from Heath
Back up to 95mph on his fastball, nice to see.
Wow, Bell looked really good in that inning. 12 fastballs, 9 for strikes, most either 95 or 96 with 2 at 94. All pitches except that the one Hawpe grounded out on were on the outside corner.
#154@Krs1: That was more of a joke! I’m sure he doesn’t want to wear a seatbelt in a car either.
Finally, a man on base.
a baserunner!
A HIT!
23 straight were retired.
#158@OkinawaPadres: Yeah, good to see that from him.
Would have been nice if that dropped in!!!
#167@OkinawaPadres: maybe an inch foul
Somebody pls. tell me there is a Santa Claus.
PMac with a walk off???
PMac sighting! how about a walk-off?
Why are we burning the entire bench this inning pinch hitting for people that aren’t pitchers?
We’re going to 11. Ack!
yuck
BLEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I feel dry heaves coming!
pmac over gonzo?
Good thing my boss is a big time Padre fan….
only Gonzo and Morton left on the bench right?
Spilborg looks like a terrorist.
Their bats are frozen at room temperature, they should change their name to the Ice Nines.
PMac, Crabbe and Huber all getting time tonight. I have been hoping for all three to get some time in. But Peavy’s efforts have been thrown away and that is hurting me.
Jake with a 0.38 ERA! That is sick.
#181@Turbine Dude: it’s 1.20…
Bell’s leaving the ball up this inning.
They are really making Bell work here
180: His efforts haven’t been thrown away. If the Padres win, then he kept them in the game for eight innings.
I have to leave in 20 minutes. The boys need to hurry up and finish this thing!
#182@OkinawaPadres: I’m just repeating what Matty V. said a few moments ago.
just what the doctor order there!
#185@Kevin:
Absolutely, I was too focused on his going 4-0. Thanks for the “glass-half full” reminder.
Who was concerned about Bell ? We have a lot to worry about but it ain’t Bell.
vamanos Hombre! make it count!
Prediction : PMac, Crabbe and Huber are gone by middle of May
#187@Turbine Dude: Sounds like they forgot about his last outing. He had an 0/56 ERA going into his third start.
micah Bowie, 9.00 ERA…drooooool
#193@OkinawaPadres: GY is the stat guru around here that could verify or dispute what Matty said.
El Hombre, yo necesito dormir
#192@JP:
Ouch
If that comes true, I hope we can at least get something (anything) for PMac. Crabbe would probably field something (again, anything).
Iguchi is DUE!
I’ll take the walk
C’mon Kouz, I need sleep!
End this Kouz!
everyone is due
due or die
I think I can hang for another 20 minutes and that’s it. I wish my Avatar would update. I wanted to see it before I logged off.
#197@Jeremy: Get anything for McAnulty ? I don’t know, did we get anything for Jon Knott ? McAnulty’s bat is slow on a good fastball and he can’t hit a curve – a bad combo. He is clearly a AAAA player…..
#193@OkinawaPadres: They were talking about Jake’s ERA at Petco.
Once again our lack of offense is putting the strain on our bullpen. They can’t keep throwing up zeroes against these guys.
This is stacking up as a nightmare. The loss tonight and the hangover loss tomorrow.l
‘Spin move!’. To quote Ted Leitner’s commercial.
Nice D from KG
A DP would be nice here
YES
#206@anthony: Thanks for the clarification.
#192@JP: Not a chance. McAnulty is gone as soon as Headley gets called up but the other two will stay. Who are they going to get to replace them?
#213@Schlom:
Crabbe gone, replaced by Luis Rodriguez.
Huber gone, replaced by Ambres or Venable.
Tony Clark looks awful from the right side.
Huber and Crabbe might be useful but I also think P Mac is gone when Headley comes up.
#214@JP: This is based on what exactly?
another baserunner. Come on Bardo!
#214@JP: I don’t think so. Rodriguez has proven that he can’t hit major league pitching plus Crabbe is more versatile defensively and is a Rule V guy so they can’t just send him down. Ambres’ track record isn’t close to Huber’s in the minors and he’s older. Venable might be a possibility but he did have an OPS of 710 in Double A last season.
So crappy Scott Podsednik gets a call and Jim Edmonds doesn’t? What the hell is that?
#205@JP:
I think PMac has had enough exposure and a good enough Spring to hopefully be seen as more desirable than Knott (even though I was actually a Knott fan) but I see your point. I just hate to see DFA’s and releases unless they are dead weight.
Gotta run. Go Padres!!
Maybe 13 will be a lucky number for us.
Peavy’s pitches tonight with average velocity in parenthesis:
Fastball: 60 (93.8)
Slider: 32 (84.1)
Curve: 7 (79.7)
Splitter: 4 (85.8)
Cutter: 3 (87.7)
Change: 2 (86.3)
This is by PITCHf/x — the algorithm they’re using to classify these pitches is not great yet, so keep that in mind …
Huber & Crabbe : Pure guts and speculation as to their failure though because neither of them have had enough opportunity yet to measure their worth.
PMAC only had about 120 or so PA’s but I am already tired of that huge windmill swing- he needs to cut down and start meeting the ball –he should watch video of how the player he is most compared to in Padre land–John Kruk would slash the stick.
#222@MB: You entered all that data in by hand, right?
#214@JP:
Think Gerut is going to get a look at all? I don’t see Venable getting the call this year. Huber may be gone but I see Crabbe staying.
Must be rough on the fans still at the park, the have not been able to buy beer for 5 innings. I don’t know if I could take seeing these guys attempt to hit without beer!
man, this is just what we need. burn all our good relievers before heading into a series w/ 1st place AZ
#227@Eric: They are saving Rusch and Ledezma for that series.
Who else we got in the bullpen?
Nice job by Thatcher.
gotta win it now boys – the bully is getting thin.
#228@Schlom:
hahahaha!
#225@Jeremy: Yes, I see Gerut getting another crack. They may all get a crack before the year is through.
#229@Didi: KCam is nex
Cla is still out there, but went 2 last night. After that, Cameron, Hampson, and (gulp) Rusch.
#226@Krs1:
#227@Eric:
Both seriously good points!
At least we get to hear Sam Elliot’s voice in a commercial. That voice could get anyone ready for a fight. Hopefully they pumped it into the dugout.
AARGH. Thou shalt not make the first out at third base!
What the hell was he thinking??
P-Mac: Love the hitting; the baserunning, not so much.
What the hell was that? Cut P-Mac.
Wow, was that some awful baserunning. I think I heard “Don’t make the first or last out at third base” when I was 5 years old.
Ahhhhh Crappolla!
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
YOU ARE GOING TO TEST BRAD HAWPE?
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
Stick it to me PMAC !!!!!!!!!
Outside of a bad last year, Luis Rodriguez has had two average years at the plate at this level….so at least he is somewhat proven…..
#237@anthony: Was it PMacs fault or G. Hoff?
It looked like McAnulty picked up Hoffman and then tried to make it to third. If Hoffman didn’t hold him up there, he should be fired.
#224@Schlom:
No way : ) If you go to the link I gave in 117 and the follow those steps I gave there, you’ll get to a page with a bunch of numbers and crap all jumbled together — once you get there, save it as an xml file somewhere on your computer — then open up excel and then open that file. All the data for Peavy or whatever pitcher will be there in a spreadsheet. Then you just have to play with add in excel … since I’m pretty bad at explaining this stuff, I’d recommend googling PITCHf/x and checking around. There are a ton of people doing awesome analysis with it, if you did not know.
was that travesty on Hoffman or on PMac?
#244@Turbine Dude: He sure looked like he was picking up a sign from Hoffman.
I was going to say earlier we should pinch hit with Wolf. Nice to have an extra hitter on the bench.
#244@Turbine Dude: It looked like McAnulty was slowing up, saw Hoffman and then went to third.
Wow was that a poor decision. And Wolf’s basehit woudl have won the game had he stayed at second (assuming you want to go down that “butterfly effect” wormhole.”
Was that actually Hoffman waving him or him going on his own. It looked like he was disappointed in the decision so I think it might have been Hoff. I love aggressive decisions sometimes but c’mon, its PMac running.
Oh my god…once I saw pmac round first I started writing again and turned away from the screen thinking I saw a patent double….you mean to tell me that slow footed PMAC went for a triple W/ NO OUTS…..talk about NO baseball IQ…….WHAT the hell was he thinking….
#249@Richard: that’s how I see it too.
It definitely looked from those replays that Hoffman waved P-Mac into third, he never looked back and was looking toward 3rd as he rounding 2nd. He also had a WTF look on his face toward Glenn Hoffman after he was throw out.
251: I agree, based on PMac’s reaction rounding second I have to think that he either was waved on or at least thought he was being waved. Another third base coaches box mishap perhaps?
#246@MB: Some versions of Excel have the ability to import the data directly from the web page. I think it’s under the Data menu, look for “Import Web Data”, then just paste in the URL to the page you want.
I switched to a Mac and no longer have that ability
#251@Jeremy: Don’t make the 1st or 3rd out at third base!
In the replay, it looks like PMac chirped something annoyedly at Hoffman as he came up from his slide
Well, that was a promising inning shot to nothing pretty quickly.
#253@Jefe: Good. Either that confirms that I’m not crazy, or that at least I’m not alone.
Wow, Iguchi may be essentially Marcus Giles at the plate. The similarities are eerie.
ARRGH. P-Mac. WTF? The game would have been over.
Did Glenn Hoffman stop him?
Fourteenth here we come…
I can’t hang. I have to test a 15,000 HP engine in the morning and need to be awake for that. See you tommorow night.
Did anyone just see Tony Clark in that Cialis commercial? Dude definitely could use a hand with the stick tonight!
If Hoffman waved P-Mac, and it looked like he did, he should probably be canned.
From the Rockies’ replay, Hoffman is clearly waving him on. He should be fired tomorrow. You have one job — and you failed miserably. This wasn’t bad judgment — it was as if he wasn’t paying attention.
And now Tavares is on. Fantastic, Hoffman.
For those that think this is overreaction, we missed the playoffs by how many games last year?
I have a bad feeling about this.
#256@anthony:
Thanks, Anthony … and yup, I got that to work.
#260@JP: In Giles’ defense, his BABIP was way out of line with his LD%. About .060 lower than you’d expect with average luck.
#246@MB: I was looking in the wrong folder. Thanks for the help.
As devil’s advocate only, PMac busted out of the box and there was a bobble in right field so perhaps that thought is a perfect throw is needed and let’s win this thing on a sac fly.
Again, devils advocate only. Again, I wonder if the coaches box rule kept Hoffy from being able to see the play develop as well as he could usually.
Cameron doesn’t look good.
#264@Richard: One more base running blunder, to add to the list. It is getting very old.
Okay, maybe firing is overreacting, but good lord, you have one decision to make every game. How do you not prep for it? What was running through his head?
#257@Eric:
That is not the way he is going to stay up longer than last year whether it was merited or not.
#264@Richard:
I don’t see him going anywhere
Ah, yes, this is why we can’t trust Kevin Cameron with any high leverage situations. He’s got terrible control.
HUGE 2nd OUT! HUGE!
I see light at the end of the tunnel. hopefully it’s not an onrushing train.
I don’t think K-Cam has the guts to pitch under pressure.
1 MORE STRIKE! 1 MORE STRIKE!
#277@Krs1: well, so far you’re wrong (thank goodness).
277: Dude, he walked tons of guys last year pitching in the lowest leverage situations possible. It has nothing to do with guts and everything to do with terrible control.
#270@GTH: I thought the box rule only applied to before the ball is in play.
Where the hell did that pitch miss? This umpire has sucked tonight.
#279@Jefe:
Let’s hope I’m really wrong!!!
ballgame right here. Cameron got squeezed.
Where the heck did that 2-2 pitch miss?
So….we don’t call strikes down the middle anymore?
Good job, ump. You just scored the first run of the game all by yourself, you worthless sack of crap.
Gameday put that pitch right down the middle. Shades of Mark Langston there.
Alright, let’s go get 2 here.
#277@Krs1: K Cam had a .133 BA against in high leverage situations last year (only 19 PAs, but still). .196 in medium leverage.
#269@Schlom:
no problem … feel free to ask me any questions anytime.
… and crap … that hurts … they’ll come back here, though.
#284@Geoff Young:
How the F is K-Cam not severing that umps head right now?
I probably would have just gone George Brett on that guy.
What a freaking joke!!!!!
#287@Schlom: thanks schlom for putting that back in my mind
280@Richard: I could be wrong but I thought part of the issue Larry Bowa had with the rule is the ability to see the play as its happening.
#289@anthony:
I take it all back he actually did fine. The ump f-ed him there. What a horrible cal!!!
#293@GTH: I thought the issue was just that Bowa’s a jackass.
Thats the right kind of start. What a time to get off the HR snide!
295@Richard: LOL, well said.
Clark has taken some bad hacks tonight.
Can we have Chris Young pitch for the Rox here?
about time we got something going. C’mon guys we gotta cash this one in.
I really thought the ump might call that pitch a strike for a second there. Triple play, anyone?
Getting there, getting there. Just need a little single now.
#267@MB: Do you need a new version of Excel? I’m using 2003 and I can’t figure it out.
Greene’s been good with the sac fly.
we need Bardo and his RISP magic to work now.
Well, no triple play. That’s nice. Khalil Greene isn’t exactly the best contact hitter on the team, though. Oh, they’re walking him. That’s good, I think. Bardo is a pretty decent contact hitter.
Textbook. I love when someone gets a bunt down well. Base hit wins it here. Let’s Go Bard!
I’ll take a fly ball, anything ANYTHING but a ground ball here.
There’s no such thing as clutch, right?
Tony Clark is not a fast man.
#292@Jefe: Sorry.
#293@GTH: I think that the coach just has to be in the box for the pitch, I don’t see how they could regulate once the ball was in play.
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Vasgersian either got a little confused with the score or seriously overestimated Tony Clark’s speed.
Did Vasgersian call a padres win?
YES! Damn, now Hoffy holds the runner! That throw was way up the third base line!
BARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fly Ball wins it…anyone but Clark on second and this game is over.
Matty got ahead of himself there with the “Padres Win….tied”.
Can any of the pitchers run for Clark?
can’t fault the decision to hold Clark up though
just got excited.
And now the announcers are hanging that out at third on McAnulty.
…and then play first base….bad idea
poetic justice calls for a walk
#303@Schlom: No, I use ‘03 too. Did you get to the part with all the unreadable numbers on the page? Let me know where you got, and I’ll see if I can help …
310@Schlom: I hear you there and don’t disagree. I’m not 100% what the rule is exactly. Trying to get Hoffy off the hook there I guess. =)
uh, that pitch was inside ump!
#319@Jeff: Well, it looked like you called it, but the ump disagreed.
Come on, Colt. Catch one with your bat!
I hate this ump!!!!!
Wow. The ump screwed us twice. Once to plate a run for the Rockies and once to stop us from plating a run.
Got to think that ball was inside….and on we go…
It’s 1:04 is the midwest. I need a Padre tally!
I’m beginning to think this ump has money on the game.
Rats … I sure miss Mr. 14th Inning
ps. *NOT*!!!
Great at-bat by Morton, result notwithstanding.
#331@Geoff Young: couldn’t agree more – that was a great at-bat.
Why don’t the umps want us to beat the Rockies? This is beginning to look like a trend.
Uh oh it’s Ledezma time. That is a scary time of night.
No chance now for winning the game with Ledezma.
Oh, look. A ball to start. CRAP!
#320@MB: I just saved it and then opened it with Excel but I couldn’t figure out to just download it using Excel. No big deal. Wow, this spreadsheet is seriously complicated. I think I can figure it out. If I can’t, I’ll contact you on your website. Thanks for all your help.
#330@LynchMob: At least we’ve got Ledezma.
#333@Krs1: as was mentioned earlier, see comment #108. Call it a bit of a grudge.
#331@Geoff Young: #332@Jefe:
Great at bat by Morton. he had to swing at that last pitch it was way to close. Just wish the kid had a face full of shaving cream to show for it!
2:10 on the east coast, and i’m still here…someone give me eprops
I should talk bad about Ledezma more often!!
Nice inning by Ledezma.
Ledezma with a clean inning and a fast ball touching 95. That could have been a lot worse!
We’re still here? WTF?
Up since 5AM and still tickin’ ’til they finish this thing…
1-2-3 – that’s a welcome development to see from Ledezma.
Too bad Jake can’t pinch hit.
#339@Eric: Eprops, but you aren’t the only one.
I didn’t realize that Ledezma threw so hard. I can see why Black and the front office want to hang on to this guy and why he might not clear waivers. He’s got an electric arm but the results have never really been there outside of 16 starts in Double A in 2004 (he was also decent as a reliever in 2006).
#339@Eric: eprops given.
#340@Didi: You and me both. Is he seriously throwing 94-95 mph?
#339@Eric: Yo! Mega-eprops, Eric … You Da Man!
#343@Bryan S: U2, Bryan!
Can do, boyz … can do!
#345@kj: U2, kj
It’s gonna take a team effort!
#339@Eric:
Same here. I’m not going to be very effective at work tomorrow.
#345@kj: reciprops
Can’t beat the east coast guys! I’ll always be an hour behind.
That’d be a good drought to end NOW
#351@Eric: nicely phrased
#335@Schlom: No problem, Schlom … feel free to contact me anytime. Before I go, here’s a glossary from Mike Fast with a few links to other glossary type things (including a post by Anthony): http://fastballs.wordpress.com/2007/08/02/glossary-of-the-gameday-pitch-fields/
What’s the home plate ump’s name? I want to know who I’m burning in effigy later.
Anyone in Europe watching the game? that would be europrops.
Down on the farm, San Antonio wins in the bottom of the 14th when the spirit of Geoff B(l)um takes over the body of Marshall MacDougal, who promtly lines a game winning single …
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_04_17_mroaax_sanaax_1
… Huffman and Blanks go a combined 0-for-11 … but they did each draw a walk … so they’ve got that goin’ for them …
Dang it. Another ball to start a hitter.
#357@Eric: Whichever hitter gets the GWRBI tonight will earn turboprops …
lol. Best Colossal “hit” ever.
Stories of the bullpen’s demise were greatly exaggerated.
#362@GTH: you can say that again.
#360@LynchMob: heh…thanks for joining me in my silliness
As much as Jake had a great night, the bully is keeping up with him. This game should be over, but seven innings and one earned run thanks to the umpire is mighty fine. too bad we’re going to AZ with them all gassed.
Holy Cow … the Storm are still playing too … 10-10 in the bottom of the 11th …
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_04_17_modafa_lesafa_1
#362@GTH: Talk about a jinx.
DUDE!!!!
#365@Jefe: And with Maddux pitching, we’re going to need the bullpen.
Danger! Danger! Danger, Wil Ledezma!
At about 9, I told my girlfriend I’d call her when the game was over. I just remembered that.
#371@Richard: hint: make the call now!
#370@Didi:
Who’s got a RALLY CAP … let’s get our RALLY CAPs goin’!
Holliday almost played that into a hit. Damn.
If we lose tonight, I will protest that at least Tony Clark touched home plate
#372@LynchMob: Mine’s already been on for a few hours!
372: I’m not wearing no cap off of my turboprops.
#372@LynchMob: I sent a text. Don’t want to chance waking her up.
#372@LynchMob:
I’d go grab mine out of the other room, but my body ceased functioning somewhere around inning 13.
Come on, get on base, Edmonds.
Cabin fever appears to have taken over in the Channel 4 booth.
umpires owe us two wins, one wild card, and two hours of sleep
I’m tired and I hate both the home plate ump and Glenn Hoffman for keeping me up.
#380@GTH: are you referring to that shot of Mud doing the “rally clap” and making fun of Matty V’s shirt?
#381@Eric: We could have been watching our Padres get their brains beat in by the Red Sox last season. And I could be sleeping right now.
I’m sure all Rockies fans on the east coast hate Josh Bard
#383@Eric: Don’t forget throwing stuff back and forth with the camera guy.
Let’s go, Shakespeare!
383@Eric: that, throwing paper at the camera man, the overall zaniness that has taken over.
I love it when they catch Mud eating, texting, shaving, etc.
#388@GTH: It’s nice to know how seriously he takes his job.
I fell asleep there for a couple innings. I’m on the East coast. But I’m back now.
who’s next out of the bully? Meredith i’m guessing.
#384@Richard: speaking of Bard, “To sleep, perchance to dream…”
wow, Ledezma for a third inning…
#392@Eric:
Well played.
#392@Eric: Hamlet?
Where are all the people criticizing the seven-man bullpen now?
Crappy Ledezma!
#392@Eric:
Vin Scully, 1988 World Series?
#394@Kevin: #395@Richard: Don’t gimme too much credit, I just googled “shakespeare sleep”, ctrl-C ctrl-V
what’s with Ch. 4’s obsession with Rush?
#400@Eric: and what’s with the Padres’ obsession with Rusch?
396: Still here! I proposed a nickname for Ledezma….Wil “Danger” Ledezma.
Alfonso Marquez, btw. That’s the guy who tried to give this game to the Rockies.
#396@Kevin: Yes, it truly comes in handy for the mountains of 17-inning games we play. I’ll totally never criticize Bud again.
out of curiosity, what do people think of walking this batter to set up the double play and end the inning instead of just going right after him and drawing the infield in?
Very nice play by Iguchi.
#398@Kevin: which anouncer was it that did the call that went “I don’t believe what I just saw!” That wasn’t Scully, right?
Alright, well disregard that whole suggestion.
#407@Eric: Jack Buck.
Ledezma doesn’t want to be the guy who gets cut.
407@Eric: I believe your referencing Kirk Gibson’s HR and yes, I think it was Scully.
#406@Richard: Iguchi has played a fantastic game at second base.
#401@Eric: If we don’t win it here, the obsession will likely be pitching in the 18th.
#405@GTH: I liked the idea of walking him on a couple more pitchouts. Either a)set up double play or b)catch them squeezing
#407@Eric: No, Buck, the older one. He had the radio call for the Gibson homer. On TV, Scully just let the pictures tell the story, which is not the way to go on radio.
I hate these Motoworld commercials. Not hating the Jack in the Box “monkey spaceship” one, though. It’s still sorta funny.
#411@GTH: #409@Jefe: jack buck it is, just googled it
#411@GTH: that call was Buck’s, who was the play-by-play man for the national TV coverage. Scully did home radio for the Dodgers I believe.
…but what do I know. It’s late and I’m tired.
OK, if the Padres don’t score this inning, what are the odds Matty says: “Let’s play two”?
#413@Jefe: Glendon “The Obsession” Rusch. Today’s Tom Sawyer.
Is the bench empty now?
418@Eric: 418@Jefe: Just googled it myself. So Buck gets “I dont believe what I just saw” and “Go crazy Cards fans, go crazy.” Nice…
#418@Jefe: scully was “she iiiiiis gone!”
I think this is the DS equivalent to throwing paper at the camera
#418@Jefe: You have it backward. The radio call is used because Scully said “Deep, deep, back inot the night …” Then silence.
420@Kevin: I’ll take even money
421: Like it.
#424@Eric: There it is. You’re right.
421: I think we have a new nickname.
by the way, I haven’t showered yet either. I’m gonna go to work smelly and tell my boss it’s the ump’s fault.
Damn you Marquez and Hoffman. Damn you.
I’m so sick of Willy Tavares
Enjoy your Matt, we are going 18.
#426@GTH: Wait, did he say it?
Baseball Reference vs. Elias smackdown. Always interesting to see how these play out. I’d go with the underdog, but I’m not sure which one that is anymore.
434: Torrey Pines reference.
2 for 1 night
Rockies game in Houston starts in 17 hours. Our game time in AZ is only 1 1/2 hours later.
97 from Ledezma.
Too bad it was 6 feet off the ground.
97 from Ledezma.
Too bad it was 6 feet off the ground.
No day off until the 28th so using a starter is a precarious situation here.
Wow. That looked like a strike.
another bad non-call by our friend behind the plate. just BRUTAL.
What the hell is going on? If you are going to help one team win, you usually help the home team since if they score, the game is over.
Then the very next pitch is in the same place and it’s called a strike.
Assuming this game gets to a position where we need an emergency pitcher.
A extra long game is why you just put Gonzalez in for Clark. He had the first game off, then plays the second.
Part of me wants the Pads to bring in Rusch so I can go to bed. I’m trying to think of someone who can drive in a run for us.
Good morning. When does the game start?
aren’t all the starters on an extra day’s rest right now?
Maddux?
Dang it, Ledezma. Stop throwing ball 1 to hitters.
#444@Schlom: This Marquez guy is an absolute joke. He’s killing us.
Ledezma should be out of this inning already. He struck out the leadoff batter.
thank god the pitcher is up.
I guess he can just get four outs.
Props to Ledezma. Four scoreless innings. Now score so we can all go to bed happy.
Ledezma has done a great job.
Ledezema gets a pass from me for the next few outings. Clutch pitching tonight.
Well, Ledezma wanted to be in the rotation.
this is it. it’s over THIS HALF INNING.
What’s with the goat?
dead rally goat time!
#458@Kevin: He’s an inning short of qualifying for the decision. ha!
Spier falls apart this inning.
420@Kevin: We did get a “this is the bottom of the 9th in a double-header.”
Love the goat, they are losing it down there!
#464@GTH: having an 18-inning game on a getaway night brings out the kook in everyone.
Crappy Tony Clark!
Vasgersian better actually eat a hat.
dam…I have a late night birthday party tomorrow after work, too. I’m gonna need my own personal bullpen
DO. NOT. WANT.
No more outs.
All about the hits and the runs boys. Let the dead ram bat – maybe he’ll do a better job.
Clark: 0-7. 4 Ks. “tough day in the big leagues”
This is getting comical in length. Enjoy your hat Matty.
Time to let the bat boy hit.
#470@kj: Tell me. Why didn’t Adrian replace him when he pinch-hit earlier?
Clark yawned after he struck out.
Geoff, what’s the record for posts in a game on Ducksnorts?
It’s really going to suck if they lose this.
OMG I’m so freaking sleepy!!!
Work tomorrow is going to suck.
God i hope Ledezma can hold it together.
#473@Richard: 446
475: Don’t go there. We ain’t halfway.
#475@Jeff: 1030.
These guys look GASSED!
The people at Elias aren’t impressed with me being up until 3:18 a.m. because I don’t have to be at work until 4:30 p.m. EST.
Was that a game last year vs these same Rox?
#480@Richard: wasn’t that also a game against the Rockies?
Nice of everybody to keep this going until I got off work.
#483@Jeff: #484@Eric: All I can say: Nomar, grand slam, extras.
That’s right, isn’t it, Richard?
#484@Eric: Lousy Rockies.
Did FanGraphs stop tracking this game? They haven’t updated since the 17th.
#473@Richard: BINGO! I wondered that myself when I first looked at the box score (which was in about the 12th inning, iirc) … seems like that would have been both an offensive and defensive boost, no?
What a terrible pitcher this Ledezma is!
#487@Kevin: from the DS homepage:
Most Commented Posts
* IGD: Padres @ Rockies (1 Oct 07)(1030)
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Beer Heaven sounds great right now!
#489@LynchMob: Kevin apparently mentioned it even earlier.
#490@Didi: Ledezma. Ledezma. Ledezma. keep saying it and it makes you feel sleepier
http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?gameid=280417125
Quite the graph.
#491@Eric: So, if this thing runs 38 innings we may have a chance to break the record. One can dream…
Ledezma’s ERA is now 2.00 … what a stud he is being tonight!
80 pitches … wow!
Pitches-strikes – J Francis 111-70; B Fuentes 17-11; T Buchholz 23-16; M Bowie 31-18; M Herges 13-9; M Corpas 33-18; R Speier 40-27; J Peavy 113-70; T Hoffman 11-7; H Bell 29-21; J Thatcher 24-19; K Cameron 27-12; W Ledezma 80-50.
Ground balls-fly balls – J Francis 10-4; B Fuentes 2-0; T Buchholz 2-1; M Bowie 2-3; M Herges 0-2; M Corpas 4-1; R Speier 3-5; J Peavy 6-6; T Hoffman 0-2; H Bell 3-1; J Thatcher 3-1; K Cameron 1-2; W Ledezma 7-5.
Batters faced – J Francis 25; B Fuentes 3; T Buchholz 7; M Bowie 8; M Herges 4; M Corpas 10; R Speier 11; J Peavy 29; T Hoffman 3; H Bell 6; J Thatcher 7; K Cameron 7; W Ledezma 19.
Anyone have the radio on? Is Coleman still on?
My memory failed.
Geoff is here! ssssshhhhhh quick everyone jump into your beds and pretend you’re sleeping!!
#493@Richard: Props to Kevin … as usual! I’m not happy with Bud … he seems average at best … but I guess that’s best for a later rant …
I’m going try a different RALLY CAP … my 19th inning RALLY CAP!
#500@Eric: Woo. 500…
Would Wolf be an option pretty soon? It would be his day to throw in any event.
Come on, P-Mac!
wow. ledezma on deck
I can’t believe I’m still up.
#501@LynchMob: I think you overestimate the average MLB manager.
#503@Mark in Sacramento: Wolf pinch hit earlier in the game.
#503@Mark in Sacramento: I think he pinch hit earlier.
#503@Mark in Sacramento: wolf was burned as a pinch hitter
rusch in. uh oh
Well, it’s over now. Rusch is in.
#508@Jefe: #509@Richard: #510@Eric:
You forgot to tell Mark that after 1 at bat Randy Wolf has more hits tonight than Tony Clark does in 7.
494: Ughh!! Game is still on? Hmm…must go to Tilted Kilt! These radio ads are more suggestive during extra inning.
The Colonel has been asleep for a while now.
OK, Wil! Danger Wil! No more.
The Obsession is on now. Aw. CRAP!
I was joking about Rusch coming in so I could go to bed. Let Khalil pitch.
Kouzy!
Wow! KOUZ! He’s still up.
Oh, sorry. Didn’t see that. If need be, I can pitch. I work best on 17 years rest.
On a baseball field, that is.
And…I’m officially completely useless at work tomorrow. or today, if it tickles your fancy.
515. Word on Rusch…I’m anticipating sleep quickly.
since Peavy hasn’t pitched since yesterday, is he eligible to pitch today?
#515@Jeff: Best comment of the night. There’ve been some excellent ones too
#519@Kevin: That was a fine piece of commentary.
This game will do wonders for the Padres’ bullpen ERA.
If Rusch manages 23 1/3 scoreless this morning, he too will have a 2.00 ERA! Bring it!
#520@Bryan S: I’m gonna be taking a nap in the bathroom stall at work tomorrow.
32 hopper up the middle, said the radio.
Another blown call by the umpire on a 2 strike pitch.
Still tied.
#527@Schlom: Was it? I couldn’t tell on that one. Well, it’s not like he’s earned the benefit of the doubt.
524: Didn’t know anybody still do math this late.
524…Under 10 would be nice.
525.
We have a “quiet room” equipped with couches and pillows in building and you bet your ass I will be making a visit or two tomorrow.
#523@Richard:
I’m not sure how Matt and Mudcat are received in San Diego or just among fans and baseball guys in general, but I have become a huge fan in the past few seasons.
Based on jersey-retiring standards, if a Padre wins this game they’ll have to retire his number, right?
Dang it. OK, Craig Ferguson is on.
#2 behind Matt Holliday Vasgersian means…unless
geez. everything’s making me laugh now. “wouldn’t it be something if Rusch went deep?”
SEND ME TO BED YOU ORANGE SOB!!!
#533@Kevin: I’m a fan. I especially enjoyed Matty V’s “number six” Blazing Saddles reference the other day.
#533@Kevin: I’ve become a fan in the past few hours
The phrase “x is ONE of the hitless PadreS” should never be uttered in the 20th inning.
But I guess we wouldn’t be here otherwise.
A beautiful girl keeping score in the 21st. Let’s get married.
#538@Krs1: lol
#507@Richard: Perhaps …
I’m hoping my gravatar works now …
533: Matty and Mud are funny. I like them when I get a chance to watch.
#534@Richard: That’s below the belt.
21st inning…
#547@Richard: This game is old enough to drink.
#546@Kevin: I’m tired. I only got like four hours of sleep last night.
I’m still watching… and it’s an hour later here.
You guys are killing me. What a crazy game.
#548@Kevin: At this point, I’m considering taking up drinking.
#549@Richard: I understand.
It’s funny to think that the concessions stopped selling alcohol 14 innings ago. They also have not showed those poor kids waiting to clean up the stadium in a while. They have probably seen 10 innings of baseball tonight while they were waiting to do their jobs.
21st will be the last tonight. They can’t start an inning after 12:59AM
Ducksnort reference. Drink!
so. im on the east coast. and i paused my tivo and went to a midnight movie and came back and watched every pitch…and i officially just caugt up live with my tivo. crazy. go pads.
DUCKSNORT
549: Are you making this into a habit? No, not the hair coverings for nuns.
Damn you, little blooper beyond Tadahito.
Obsession, what a ruinuous thought you are!
#555@Tim: This is no American League game.
#557@aaron: That is awesome
#555@Tim: what’re you talking about. it’s 3:59.
I was at a 20-inning game at the Murph that didn’t end well …
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN198008150.shtml
… so, in some way, I’m happy to be past the 20th … lucky 21? Let’s DO it!
#538@Krs1: Nominate this for post of the night … but mainly because I don’t want anybody to notice/read #263 …
#550@Johnny Utah: You’re about two hours late – both in bringing up your time zone AND literally two hours behind us east coast troopers.
Did Holliday touch first? (or has that already been done?)
I hope my boss understands when I call in “tired” tomorrow morning…
Good morning
That was first time since Torrealba’s at-bat earlier (I can’t remember when) that a Rockie complained about a ball-strike call. In Holliday’s case, it probably was low.
I was just looking at Holliday’s home-road splits in his career. At home his OPS is 1088, which is only behind the career marks of Babe Ruth and Ted Williams. On the road it’s 782 — or the same as Marcus Giles.
Hawpe joins the 0-for-8 club.
Get up and stretch! Again…
557: Wow, that’s amazing. Are you running out of space on the TiVo?
21st inning stretch! Wow, three stretches in a game.
Okay, I’m using the 3rd 7th inning stretch to finally get up and grab my rally cap.
It WILL make a difference.
#567@Schlom: Little known fact: Coors is a big-time hitters’ park.
Rusch’s ERA now under 10 … woo!
#571@St. Oops: Me, too.
#562@LynchMob:
Hahaha!
I keep contemplating going down to Petco. i only live maybe a mile and a half but I just never expected it would go this long. I wonder if they would let me in.
think we’ll catch anyone waking up for the day in this IGD?
All I wanted to do was to check the boxscore of a Padres win.
Now, I got nothing. I’m beat, and I haven’t done squat.
575: You should do it. It’s probably been open for a few innings now.
Of course, now, you don’t want to miss the winning hit.
570. yeah. im out of space on the tivo. the mlb package allows for six hour blocks, and this game just passed that on directv. so now i am watching “upcoming royals vs. a’s” which is pretty cool i guess. anyone know whats up with the goat head in the dugout?
OK, what are rules on making this a suspended game in SD?
#578@Didi: no, he should stay here with us and try to top #538
hey! TClark gets off the schneid!
Radio guys are talking about Jerry Coleman waking up to this game still going.
OK, I guess Clark took that pill, KRS1.
Wow. That sucked. Useless rally cap.
I think I’m going to need to crash. Can this possibly end well with Rusch being stuck on the mound for the remainder?
#583@Didi: Coleman was asleep? That’s fantastic.
And, Edmonds’ pill hasn’t kicked in yet.
Good thing, it’ll last up to 4 hours before they have to call the doctor.
581: LOL.
#572@Richard: Of course but I wonder how many people know what a Coors Field illusion Holliday is? He was actually decent on the road last year but overall he’s at best a league average hitting LF on the road (although of course he doesn’t get to hit at Coors Field so his road stats are a little worse then they appear).
Helton’s even better at home, 1129 but not quite as bad on the road, 883. It’s amazing to think that Tony Gwynn won those batting titles from 1994-1997 over Larry Walker and the other Rockies. Just amazing considering they could actually hit for average and got at least a 25 point boost.
#585@Krs1: I’m thinking no.
I find it mildly amusing that ESPN gamecase ran out of room 3 innings ago
Craig Ferguson as Prince Charles is the most disturbing looking creature ever on late night TV. He’s so funny.
weisbarth is so drunk
I guess this game has dictated when Morton will get his first start behind the plate.
#588@Schlom: Even when adjusted for park, I think his numbers are still pretty good, aren’t they?
#579@aaron: My DirecTV is still going. If it cuts this game off, I will throw the box.
We are e-witnessing / v-witnessing the ultimate Petco game!
LAME!
#595@Kevin: That’s perfectly reasonable.
not the guy we need to give a free base too
586: I think Jerry left quite a while ago. Unless they have a cot in the studio at the park.
#593@OkinawaPadres: Yes! I was just thinking that. Colt Morton went to N.C. State.
So I guess they can start an inning after 1am???
we are going to get our butts kicked tomorrow in Arizona…if our guys even wake up for the game!
is it wise for maddux to be awake right now?
What inning do you guys think they should start serving beer again?
Crap. Not now, Bardo…
#602@LynchMob: In the NL, you can.
Bad decision by Bard there.
two errors in one inning. We want to end it.
605. 10 innings ago.
Two errors. That’ll do it.
604: What? Shouldn’t he be in bed or in Phoenix already?
No shocker that the only way a team was going to score was on an error.
OH MAN!!!!
I should have gone to sleep when Jake left the game I knew it!
DAmmit, I think we all knew it would die with Rusch out there.
that sux
So much for Obsession.
Remember, good things happened to the Padre bats the last time that the Rox scored a run … keep those RALLY CAPS handy, folks!
can we do it again??
Anyone else a little upset that we’re about to lose a game we should have won hours ago were it not for the umpire stealing it from us?
i think we should start this fun game called “rusch”-in roulette. its where you let him pitch an inning every six days and hope he doesnt blow the game.
#619@Richard: twice
maybe Greene can make up for the error at the plate?
#607@Richard: That’s why they call it the senior circuit, boys and girls.
Come on, Padres. It’s freaking Kip Wells.
I wonder what Glenn Hoffman is thinking right now
#617@LynchMob:
So late in the night yet you Lynch are still so positive. Thanks for keeping it real for us
#614@Bryan S: Run was unearned, right? Don’t blame el-rush-bo …
(note: sorry to go all conservative on you like that)
Our only chance is if Greene jacks one out…
The Fonz in on Craig Ferguson. He’s looking good.
#625@Eric: If he is thinking what he was thinking earlier — then he’s a blank slate.
#594@Richard: Holliday’s? Not really. I don’t think a 782 OPS is anything special for a LF. Only Jason Bay and Juan Pierre were worse last season, Roberts and Pierre in 2006.
its also funny to think that the names of the possible winning and losing pitchers are kip and glendon. sounds like a british kids show
maybe Bard can make up for it at the plate?
I’ve switched over to radio and I have the rally cap back on…
629: Conan is much better.
homerun Bard
Ouch!
come on pmac!
#631@Schlom: 130 OPS+ career
Someone should really spike a batch of brownies with horse laxatives and see if the home plate ump has a sweet tooth after the game. He deserves a wild ride like the one he has given us.
re Matt: I don’t think there should be a curfew at all.
homerun mcanulty
#635@Kevin: Second that.
635: Much? That’s arguable. Craig Ferguson is getting funnier all the time.
I like Conan too.
homerun rusch
Can Obsession kill a cowhide?
#639@Richard: I’m not sure that OPS+ can accurately account for the extreme effect of Coors. Plus what is the average OPS+ for LF now? He might be awesome at home but he’s terrible on the road — he’s the anti-Khalil with the glove.
Padres give away another one (with an assist by the home plate umpire). But hey, one game can’t matter, can it?
Nope.
dam
Good night, good morning, all.
Rusch decides the game at the plate. Who would have batted Colt .45?
Damn you, Alfonso Marquez. You stole this game, you stupid bastard. Goodnight all.
#646@Didi: survey says, no.
that just sux