Comments on: That Strange Feeling We Sometimes Get http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/04/that-strange-feeling-we-sometimes-get.html Blogging the San Diego Padres baseball club. Established 1997. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:06:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Richard http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/04/that-strange-feeling-we-sometimes-get.html#comment-169643 Richard Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:47:24 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/04/that-strange-feeling-we-sometimes-get.html#comment-169643 35: Yeah, no. Nothing to see here...<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-169643">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> 35: Yeah, no. Nothing to see here…

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]]> By: Ben B. http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/04/that-strange-feeling-we-sometimes-get.html#comment-169638 Ben B. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:17:44 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/04/that-strange-feeling-we-sometimes-get.html#comment-169638 Not sure why Morton isn't more than adequate as a backup catcher. He seems to have a good defensive reputation, which teams value in a backup catcher. He has a lot of power and some good patience, and PECOTA has him projected at a .256 EQA (around league average). Almost every other team in baseball is doing worse than him at backup catcher (Dodgers' backup Gary Bennett is projected for a .207 EQA).<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-169638">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Not sure why Morton isn’t more than adequate as a backup catcher. He seems to have a good defensive reputation, which teams value in a backup catcher. He has a lot of power and some good patience, and PECOTA has him projected at a .256 EQA (around league average). Almost every other team in baseball is doing worse than him at backup catcher (Dodgers’ backup Gary Bennett is projected for a .207 EQA).

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]]> By: SDSUBaseball http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/04/that-strange-feeling-we-sometimes-get.html#comment-169613 SDSUBaseball Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:50:47 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/04/that-strange-feeling-we-sometimes-get.html#comment-169613 I dont know if this was mentioned yet but Leblanc struck out 11 in 6 innings in his AAA debut. He gave up one run.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-169613">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> I dont know if this was mentioned yet but Leblanc struck out 11 in 6 innings in his AAA debut. He gave up one run.

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]]> By: SDSUBaseball http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/04/that-strange-feeling-we-sometimes-get.html#comment-169610 SDSUBaseball Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:46:58 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/04/that-strange-feeling-we-sometimes-get.html#comment-169610 If we are looking for a "back-up" catcher I think Morton or Hundley would be fine. We dont need to go after other teams' starting catchers when we have in-house options for a back up. Hundley is more than solid defensively and has an ok bat.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-169610">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> If we are looking for a “back-up” catcher I think Morton or Hundley would be fine. We dont need to go after other teams’ starting catchers when we have in-house options for a back up. Hundley is more than solid defensively and has an ok bat.

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]]> By: Dalton http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/04/that-strange-feeling-we-sometimes-get.html#comment-169599 Dalton Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:18:10 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/04/that-strange-feeling-we-sometimes-get.html#comment-169599 32 - You dishing the dirt or what?<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-169599">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> 32 - You dishing the dirt or what?

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]]> By: PM http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/04/that-strange-feeling-we-sometimes-get.html#comment-169598 PM Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:17:02 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/04/that-strange-feeling-we-sometimes-get.html#comment-169598 Damned Arizona, another streak of four wins in a row. Remember that from last year. They would get hot and win 5 in a row just when the Padres were getting off the schnid. Looks like the snakes are at it again this year. Ramon, as I recall, he doesn't block home plate too good. But he can hit from what I remember.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-169598">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Damned Arizona, another streak of four wins in a row. Remember that from last year. They would get hot and win 5 in a row just when the Padres were getting off the schnid. Looks like the snakes are at it again this year.

Ramon, as I recall, he doesn’t block home plate too good. But he can hit from what I remember.

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]]> By: Richard http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/04/that-strange-feeling-we-sometimes-get.html#comment-169587 Richard Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:02:19 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/04/that-strange-feeling-we-sometimes-get.html#comment-169587 31: It's certainly an interesting possibility, though I wonder if at this point in his career if Piazza represents that much of an improvement over Colt Morton. For reference their "Equivalent" lines from PECOTA: .229/.318/.437 and .259/.315/.454...<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-169587">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> 31: It’s certainly an interesting possibility, though I wonder if at this point in his career if Piazza represents that much of an improvement over Colt Morton. For reference their “Equivalent” lines from PECOTA:
.229/.318/.437 and .259/.315/.454…

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]]> By: Richard http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/04/that-strange-feeling-we-sometimes-get.html#comment-169586 Richard Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:59:35 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/04/that-strange-feeling-we-sometimes-get.html#comment-169586 24: Sort of forgot that wasn't public...<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-169586">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> 24: Sort of forgot that wasn’t public…

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]]> By: Paul R. http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/04/that-strange-feeling-we-sometimes-get.html#comment-169583 Paul R. Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:54:26 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/04/that-strange-feeling-we-sometimes-get.html#comment-169583 30: I think that the Piazza idea has a bit of merit as well. On a team that also has Huber, he might be a redundancy, but that also could encourage Black to use Piazza as a PH, a position that he'd be great at. I think that he'd probably be OK as a once a week catcher as well and shouldn't come too cheap. What about making him CY's personal catcher and just punting SB's every 5 days :)<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-169583">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> 30: I think that the Piazza idea has a bit of merit as well. On a team that also has Huber, he might be a redundancy, but that also could encourage Black to use Piazza as a PH, a position that he’d be great at. I think that he’d probably be OK as a once a week catcher as well and shouldn’t come too cheap.

What about making him CY’s personal catcher and just punting SB’s every 5 days :)

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]]> By: LaMar http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/04/that-strange-feeling-we-sometimes-get.html#comment-169574 LaMar Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:38:19 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/04/that-strange-feeling-we-sometimes-get.html#comment-169574 #27: Piazza's not busy. I wouldn't be surprised that the Padres give him a call, if Barrett is out longer than 15 days.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-169574">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> #27: Piazza’s not busy. I wouldn’t be surprised that the Padres give him a call, if Barrett is out longer than 15 days.

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