IGD: Padres @ Cubs (14 May 08)
Wed, May 14, 2008
by Geoff Young
Padres (15-25) @ Cubs (23-16)
Jake Peavy vs Ted Lilly
5:05 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 183
MLB, B-R
I never noticed how severe Peavy’s lefty-righty splits are:
| vs RHB | vs LHB | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | OBP | SLG | BA | OBP | SLG | |
| Statistics are courtesy of Baseball-Reference and are through games of May 13, 2008. | ||||||
| 2007 | .174 | .228 | .251 | .242 | .314 | .372 |
| 2008 | .174 | .231 | .248 | .268 | .351 | .451 |
| career | .216 | .271 | .332 | .247 | .322 | .423 |
For his career, Peavy turns righties into Juan Castro; lefties hit him more like Graig Nettles or Ruppert Jones. Guess that’s probably why he’s been working on the change-up…
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May 14, 2008 at 4:56 pm
Lineup:
Hairston, cf
Iguchi, 2b
Giles, rf
Gonzalez, 1b
Kouzmanoff, 3b
Greene, ss
Huber, lf
Bard, c
Peavy, p
May 14, 2008 at 4:56 pm
Interesting lineup tonight. Hairston playing CF and leading off but Kouzmanoff, despite killing LHP, is batting down in the 5th hole after Iguchi, Giles, and AGon. Huber gets the start in LF and Bard batting 8th at C.
May 14, 2008 at 5:11 pm
I’d prefer to see Jake in the #7 hole and Huber in the #9.
(again with the slow refresh rate tonight)
May 14, 2008 at 5:12 pm
Way OT … but since Ducksnorts at one time was getting its most hits from folks looking for info about tacos … I bring you this news from LA …
Los Angeles in a stew over taco trucks
http://tinyurl.com/6ftrn4
… my favorite line: the rallying cry, “Carne asada is not a crime.”
May 14, 2008 at 5:18 pm
Considering the previous pitch where Soriano flailed away an outside slider that wasn’t even close to being a strike (even Khalil probably thought he chased that pitch) I’m guessing that Jake didn’t want to throw the fastball right down the middle there.
May 14, 2008 at 5:22 pm
#5@Schlom: Ya that was a mistake. Oh well, same thing happened last night, maybe we will have the same result.
May 14, 2008 at 5:23 pm
Kinda ugly that Lilly struck out the side on 16 pitches… this guy is struggling, lets get some hits.
May 14, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Scott Kazmir signed a contract extension with the Rays, 3 years for $28.5m with a team option for 2012 at $11m. Another great signing for the Rays. They are going to be a dangerous team for the next few seasons — of course they better be since they’ve drafted in the top 5 practically every season since 2000 since they’ve been so terrible.
We were talking about the Padres draft success (or lack thereof) on the daily entry. Here’s a quick article on the Padres 1st round futility since 2000:
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs.....e-number-1
May 14, 2008 at 5:38 pm
I hope Jake can get out of this.
May 14, 2008 at 5:39 pm
I think I would have rather seen him pitch out to Soriano.
May 14, 2008 at 5:42 pm
The man Peavy had to have and should have had was Reed Johnson. He nibbled with Johnson and lost him.
May 14, 2008 at 5:45 pm
Brenly on WGN comments on Strikeout /Wild pitch that gave Lilly first base ” Kind of a lackadaisical attempt by Bard to block that pitch. He made no effort to get down and block that ball”…..
May 14, 2008 at 5:45 pm
#11@JP: With the pitcher up next, you are going to nibble. I dont think he planned on strike 3 being a WP to Lilly. Kind of just bad luck there.
May 14, 2008 at 5:46 pm
#12@JP: The game isnt on WGN is it? I checked WGN here in Irvine and the game isnt on.
May 14, 2008 at 5:48 pm
you gotta be kidding me. 6 k’s through 2.2 for lilly? how come we make bad pitching look so good?
May 14, 2008 at 5:48 pm
#3@Turbine Dude: My point made.
May 14, 2008 at 5:50 pm
#14@SDSUBaseball: We’re getting different programing on the west coast for WGN. (I also checked-LOL)
May 14, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Damn that ball was hit hard!
May 14, 2008 at 5:53 pm
Just how valuable is Josh Bard right now to this team ? How good is he right now defensively ? When will the guy start hitting ? Will he get better ?
We saw Luke Carlin throw out a runner with CY on the mound the other night. We see Carlins hustle out there and how his body language shows leader.
I don’t know, you can’t help but wonder.
May 14, 2008 at 5:54 pm
#17@Turbine Dude: Just checked the Cubs schedule, its not on WGN its on WCIU a different Chicago local station.
May 14, 2008 at 5:55 pm
#13@SDSUBaseball: I know what your saying but Reed Johnson can’t turn on a sidewheeling right hander like Jake and looked foolish in the at bat. But it’s apparent that Peavy doesn’t have it tonight.
May 14, 2008 at 5:55 pm
#19@JP: Yeah, if production from Carlin and Bard are going to be equal, might as well just throw Carlin out there. Bard could probably steal on Bard.
Also, what’s up with Peavy.
May 14, 2008 at 5:55 pm
Dang Jake is having trouble now… time to warm up Ledezma.
May 14, 2008 at 5:55 pm
Jake is having a terrible night.
#19@JP: Right now, I’d start Carlin over Bard.
May 14, 2008 at 5:56 pm
#20@SDSUBaseball: WCIU. I am watching it on mlb.com
May 14, 2008 at 5:56 pm
Actually, maybe JP = Jake Peavy. Worry about pitching not blogging man…
May 14, 2008 at 6:00 pm
#22@Zagz: He has stilled K’ed 7 guys through 3 innings. He has been hit hard when they hit him though.
May 14, 2008 at 6:01 pm
Thru 3 …
Pitches-strikes - J Peavy 53-35; T Lilly 40-28.
Ground balls-fly balls - J Peavy 2-1; T Lilly 1-3.
Batters faced - J Peavy 12; T Lilly 10.
May 14, 2008 at 6:13 pm
That took a nasty hop off of the mound.
May 14, 2008 at 6:30 pm
GOOOCH!!!!!
May 14, 2008 at 6:32 pm
Things are turning around. Nice.
May 14, 2008 at 6:39 pm
Not sure if that was a strike, but it was close enough to swing and foul it off. Giles should no better than that, sometimes it looks like he is looking for a walk more than a hit. Watching strike 3 should result in a fine haha
May 14, 2008 at 6:41 pm
That wasn’t what we needed.
May 14, 2008 at 6:45 pm
We will be seeing Bryan Corey tonight.
May 14, 2008 at 6:48 pm
If things get really ugly we will see Henn who will look to whittle into his 2.3 whip in 37 mlb innings.
May 14, 2008 at 6:49 pm
so much for Wil ‘Danger’ Ledezma keeping the game close. Whew!
On the other hand, the Padres got to Lilly finally and they should do it again next two innings.
May 14, 2008 at 6:49 pm
If only Estes could start every game….Sigh
May 14, 2008 at 6:52 pm
#37@michael: Thanks micheal -you may have just sparked 2 days of flaming blog wars
May 14, 2008 at 6:54 pm
#37@michael: I laughed out loud…
May 14, 2008 at 6:57 pm
#37@michael: #39@Marsh: I’m still doubled over!
May 14, 2008 at 7:01 pm
I wish Josh wasn’t so damn streakish with his batting.
May 14, 2008 at 7:05 pm
Oh sheesh, now they’re clocking Ledesma!
May 14, 2008 at 7:06 pm
Next on the chopping block is Huber. How many MLB at bats does he get ? How many did John Roskos, Rick Lancelloti, or Jon Knott get ?
May 14, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Nice catch OG. He looks like the OG of days gone by lately.
May 14, 2008 at 7:12 pm
Le Grill warming in the bullpen
May 14, 2008 at 7:12 pm
#42@Turbine Dude: How stupid are the Padres now for not starting Ledezma last night ?
May 14, 2008 at 7:14 pm
This is an interesting read.
The Cubs is both of these two, they walk and slug.
http://www.sportingnews.com/yo.....p?t=411832
May 14, 2008 at 7:15 pm
Ledezma give the term “Will the thrill,” a whole new meaning.
May 14, 2008 at 7:18 pm
#46@JP: I don’t get the gist of the question.
May 14, 2008 at 7:23 pm
Rung up Gooch on a ball so far off the plate that Mudd Grant wouldn’t touch.
May 14, 2008 at 7:25 pm
Guess the ump is pulling for 20 Ks tonight.
May 14, 2008 at 7:27 pm
Whoa!! Back the truck up! He hit that ball fair and he ran into the ball, he’s f-ing out!
May 14, 2008 at 8:05 pm
You people deserted me early!
May 14, 2008 at 8:29 pm
#53@Turbine Dude: Sorry dude. Catch you tomorrow.
May 14, 2008 at 9:21 pm
Guessing by Turbine Dude’s comments we lost. Win manana and we’re even.
May 14, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Not trying to be negative here, but what are our odds of getting a player on the All Star team outside of the rule that says we have to have one (Agone)?
May 14, 2008 at 10:36 pm
#56@Oside Jon: 100 percent, since that rule exists.
May 14, 2008 at 10:39 pm
This story says Edmonds was a clubhouse cancer in San Diego. Is that why they some games?
http://www.suntimes.com/sports.....14.article
May 14, 2008 at 10:40 pm
lost some games, that is. It couldn’t have helped.
May 15, 2008 at 12:20 am
Cubs signed Edmonds…
I blame this loss on Buddy… I blame a lot of this season on Buddy. Like someone said before. He bad decisions are magnified when we arent playing well.
May 15, 2008 at 1:13 am
The umpire was awful tonight. He called more than one pitch in the opposite batter’s box a strike.