Padres (15-27) @ Mariners (16-26)
Chris Young vs Miguel Batista
7:10 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 181
MLB, B-R
Ah, interleague play. The intensity, the intrigue, the irrelevance…
I walked over to Book-Off the other day and found a whole slew of baseball publications. Most are in Japanese, so I couldn’t read them, but I could look at pictures. One of the publications was a commemorative yearbook (or some such) for the 2000 Pacific League champion Daiei Hawks. I flipped through it absent-mindedly, hoping for glimpses of familiar faces. Lo and behold, two of them are playing in this weekend’s series: Mariners catcher Kenji Johjima and Padres second baseman Tadahito Iguchi. The legendary Sadaharu Oh managed the club, and one of his charges was another ex-Padre: Melvin Nieves.
So, now you know…
Encouraging news: They just showed Michael Barrett making some throws before tonight’s game. Matt & Mud said he could be sent out on rehab soon.
I had to laugh at Edmond’s comments in today’s U-T. I can’t believe he really didn’t think he would be let go. Amazing.
Leadoff triple for Gerut. That works.
Nice triple for Jody, there and Gooch just got him in!
#2@Turbine Dude: It looks like ego trumps pride.
#1@Geoff Young: Enjoyed the pre-IGD interview this afternoon after I got home from work. Very funny at times.
Three batters in and the fans are already booing the Mariners. Yikes.
Who showed up in the Padre uniforms tonight? Oh, must be the SDSU Aztecs. OK, that explains it.
#6@Turbine Dude: Cool, glad you liked it!
#9@Geoff Young: BTW, my SECOND annual showed up on Tuesday. I ended up giving my first one to my co-worker (as big of a fan as we all are). It’s worth it, though. Maybe, he’ll buy me a couple of beers at a game. That’s the same as the price of the book!
Great job by Clark to work the walk after falling behind in the count.
The Padres need to hit for the cycle this inning.
For those of you not watching on TV, Kouz got hit in the left forearm, no damege done.
#13@Turbine Dude: damage…wife came in while I was typing.
When was the last time we were up by more than two runs in the top of the 1st?
What the hell was that, CY?!
CY just threw Mr. Snappy!
16: Mr. Snappy, a la Randy Johnson vs. John Kruk….
Nice to see CY get Ichiro out, since Ichiro spoiled CY’s all-star game last year…
CY is hitting 90mph on the TV radar…
An 8 pitch inning for CY. That is a definition of abbey normal.
GOOCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2 for 2 by the 2nd inning. Sweet…
Japanese players love Seattle!
Damn, one inning too late. Looks like it’s not going to matter though.
OG!!!! Damn, this is the SDSU Aztecs.
We needed to play another bad playing team to boost fan base morale. And the teams’.
What was Sexson suspended for?
Never mind.
That ball never came close to Sexson, what happens if CY actually hits him?
For being an idiot.
Hanging slider. Ugh.
Now CY is getting rung up. I guess the Padres are replacing the SDSU guys.
Geesh, what a difference a year makes. Last year, with a four run lead the pads would have won easily. This year, not so much.
Does he make it through the inning?
CY is putting on a clinic on how not to pitch with a lead.
#35@Geoff Young: I don’t have my sound on… was there circus music playing as Cy left the mound?
A quick half inning here, could be a recipe for disaster.
What are the odds the Padres don’t score again this game?
50-50?
#38@Richard D.: I guess… zero.
“A patented ugly” -Matty For Josh.
Hell, I’ll fugly if it scores us runs!
I’ll take fugly if it scores us runs!
My wife keeps distracting me. Sorry.
What is wrong with CY this year?
Chase goes deep again.
Geoff,
If you ever think you’d like to undertake the grand and time-consuming endeavor of learning to understand/read Japanese, there is cool, free tool called rikaichan (rikai = comprehend in Japanese). You simply slide the cursor over any Chinese character(s) and the translation appears on your screen. Here’s the link (or any search for “rikai chan” will give you the link).
http://www.polarcloud.com/rikaichan/
Eral Weaver on team speed, not for the faint of heart.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=9YKxf3OkpJc
You gotta be kidding me! He caught that in the camera well!
They all lost that in the lights! Good save.
#45@Field39: Yeah, I love that.
Jody is on fire tonight.
Way to go OG!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not bad for an old man.