Padres (17-30) vs Cards (27-21)
Chris Young vs Braden Looper
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Greetings from Petco, gang… is DS slow or is it the wireless I’m “stealing” from the pressbox?
decent first inning… a K, a double play ball they stayed out of by starting the runner and a weak pop up. We can deal wit that.
#1@Rich Campbell: Hey, Rich. Greetings from my living room.
#1@Rich Campbell: Probably both.
Gerut starts us off with a single… and then barely gets back on an attempted pick off from the plate… is it a hopeful sign that in a year when everything is going wrong, he got back in time?
grrrr… spoke too soon. That looked more like this year has…
Iguchi GIDP in the first. Deja vu…
OG spanked that ball…. too bad it was just foul. He is on a tear the likes of which we have rarely seen from him in a Padre uniform.
There will be no sneaking the cheese past Adrian.
A-GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Right over by the beach!
Not much doubt about that one… nice shot, Adrian
#8@Rich Campbell: He is seeing the ball extremely well.
He may have made it anyway as the requisite representative from the Padres, but Adrian is playing like an All-Star
Adrian will be the All Star this year, what with Peavy hurting…
OG got a great jump on that ball.
The Padres should bat their pitcher 8th and Bard ninth. It would reduce the number of double plays he could ground into, plus it would be something new and different.
Shrek should’ve knocked him arse over kettle… a man is standing there double clutching on second, you need to take him out!
Flashback -
TEXAS MANAGER RON WASHINGTON AND DESIGNATED HITTER MILTON BRADLEY WERE EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE JEFF NELSON IN THE TOP OF THE SECOND INNING FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES.
Keep the faith guys… closing the laptop to conserve power to write later…
#12@Geoff Young: Not to be a downer, but while he’s hitting the ball with good power, hasn’t his average dropped like 30 points or something over the past few weeks…
CY just took one hard for the team. Damn CY and the team don’t need this.
Yikes, that was scary.
#20@Marsh:
Date/BA/Slug
May 08: 0.307/0.550
May 20: 0.269/0.511
The drop in slugging percentage (0.039) is almost entirely due to the drop in batting average (0.038), thus his power has stayed pretty good.
Man, I came home just in time for that gruesome play.
#20@Marsh: He’s hitting .393/.469 /.500 over the past 15 games.
I really, really hope CY is okay. That was horrible.
Explanation for those of us out of tv range, please?
#25@Geoff Young:
How? See post 23
I didn’t see the CY play. Geeze, I hope he’s okay.
So, Tony Clark is good for something!
My hatred of Pujols grows by the second. Geez, I hope Bard is okay.
Pujols has now taken out two of the Padres players.
#26@michael: Pujols hit a line drive back to the box that knocked CY out of the game. Then he took out Bard on a play at the plate that knocked him out of the game. Clean play, but still…
#30@Kevin: In one at-bat!
#27@Marsh:
Okay folks, I’m a moron. Sorry Geoff. I thought that we were talking about Agone!
Geesh, Bard’s out too. Wow. How many times in major league history has an entire battery left the game injured during the same inning?
You know I’m not really big on hitting people intentionaly but I think Pujols needs one in the ribs his next AB.
Bard’s gone for awhile folks. Knee was bent back at a bad angle. Tough Luck. Hope Barrett is ready to roll. Otherwise its a platoon of Luke Carlin and Shawn Wooten.
#33@Marsh:
BY THE SAME GUY!
#34@Steve C: C’mon. How is Pujols, in any way, in the wrong on either play ?
#31@Geoff Young: Thanks for the info…I think. Jesus Johnson! What the hell did we do to the Baseball Gods????
#34@Steve C: I would agree if everthing had been intentional. However Pujols is one of the nicer guys in MLB. I wouldn’t touch him.
#37@JP: Doesn’t matter…
Who do we have to sacrifice to appease the baseball gods? Where’s Mark Bellhorn????
In a hotel in LA….watching Lakers come back on the Spurs. Gonna get on MLBTV right now. Sounds like Pujols and his steroid looking body is killing us. I hope he’s not on the juice but he’s pretty darn big for a 20 something. Imagine when he’s in his 30’s. He could be bigger than Mo Vaughn.
No disrespect to Albert…hope we never hear he’s on roids.
#37@JP: As much as I can’t stand Pujols, he did nothing wrong there. Just dumb luck.
That play at the plate probably will take Bard out for the rest of the season.
#40@Steve C: That, imo, is a horrible attitude. Let’s hit someone with a potentially injurious object because, through complete coincidence, he happened to hit a ball up the middle injuring a pitcher and then slid, apparently cleanly, in and injured the catcher? That is just so wrong.
Back on for a moment… the C.Y. play was bad… not just the sight, the sound. Especially after I glanced back at Matty V. for confirmation and he motioned that it him him square in the face. I was hoping the glove was the softer sound there.
The Bard play is just wild. A battery taken out by one player in a third of an inning? In what amounts to a single at bat?It may have happened before, but I’ll bet not more than once.
Pujols looked genuinely concerned while CY was sitting on the mound. And I want to hate the guy, too, but c’mon.
I’m more upset about Padres relievers setting the record for most inherited runners allowed to score. This is ridiculous.
#45@Pat: but its right to hit a player if he hits 3 HR’s against your team?
#44@Turbine Dude:
are you kidding? I didn’t see……just reading comments here. That bad?
#46@Rich Campbell: Rich could you tell where the blood was coming from? ie. nose, or a possible cut above the eye. Not to sound morbid, but it might help us understand the extent of CY’s injury.
#49@Oside Jon: His leg got bent in a way that it was never designed to go. Looked awful.
#47@Stephen: Yeah, Pujols and Adrian were praying together after the play. There was nothing even remotely resembling intent.
#50@Turbine Dude: Looked like it was coming from his nose.
#50@Turbine Dude: The St. Louis feed on DirecTV stayed close on Young longer than Ch. 4. Not sure exactly where it hit Young, but his shirt was basically red when he left.
It looked to me like it was coming from his brow/forehead just above his nose.
Trying to change the subject, but Cedric Hunter hit another HR tonight.
I’m not even sure how much Pujols touched Bard. It certainly wasn’t a physical play.
Sometimes the leg goes bad on its own. My knee has certainly done that.
#50@Turbine Dude:
The quick glance I had made it look like blood was coming from just above his nose.
Sarcastic (hopefully, but probably not) round of applause from the home town crowd for Pujols.
Bud, it’s OK to use another reliever if one is not getting it done.
I’d almost say it can’t get any worse but then again I was thinking that a few weeks ago. At least the game’s still on the line and the Pads have time to ‘try to come back’ (stop laughing!!!).
As for CY, just gotta pray he’s ok. From what y’all described almost sounds like what happened to Cameron with a ball instead of another person
Nasal fracture and laceration.
CY has a nasal fracture and laceration; he’s at Green Hospital.
Sportscenter just showed Cy/Pujols incident.
Cy’s cut was dead between his eyes. He looked cognizant of everything that was going on around him (he was lucid).
To Pujol’s credit, he immediately came over to check on CY and then he prayed with Adrian.
Oh, and then he broke Josh Bard’s ankle….
Broken nose and a cut. I wonder how long that’ll put him on the DL or if he’ll have to wear the clear plastic mask a la the NBA.
62 & 63 – he’s going to be out for a while no? At least a month
#64@Marsh: Do you know for a fact Bards ankle is broken?
#48@Steve C: When did I say that?
I’m sorry, has Bud just totally thrown in the towel at this point? Did Thatcher just bat with a runner on third?
#68@Pat: Never said you did but it happens quite often. But I have calmed since then and have realized the errors of my ways…
#70@Steve C: That’s what I’m here for.
i think hte team has just given up, they just know that no matter what, something else will go down that’ll screw everything up
#69@MJS: Yep, gotta have some pitchers available for tomorrow night’s game. I think surviving this one is the priority right now.
#69@MJS: #72@Loren: I’ve given up on this game, but not the team.
#73@Geoff Young: I’m a bit suprised that they did not just go straight to Germano.
Carlin!
Man….I can’t believe this happened while I was away from the TV.!!!!! Please keep the info coming……Hope everyone is OK physically.
Carlin was Gary Carter-like on that play.
#78@Kevin: That kid is gonna be worth some bucks one of these days in the near future.
OK, thanks Adrian. We’re a little closer.
Wow!
I think the players are playing hard tonight. That doesn’t mean Black will manage the bullpen well, though.
What a catch by Schumaker. The Pads can’t buy a break.
#79@Turbine Dude: No offense to Bard, but let’s get a good look at Carlin.
Another shattered Maple Death Spear.
Gonzalez: .189/.286/.324 at home, .321/.347/.634 on the road.
Go figure.
That’s before tonight.
#75@Steve C: Good call on Germano.
#78@Kevin: Yeah, Carlin doesn’t look like any kind of prospect to me, but he’s playing like someone who wants to stay in the big leagues. It’s nice to see that kind of effort.
Also, that was a spectacular play by Schumaker to rob Kouz last inning.
Black should just stay out there and pitch.
The announcers need to shut-up… That was the worst tag at home plate I’ve ever seen. Why try to tag the runner’s body…. put your mitt in front of the plate, damnit! That reach for the runner’s body cost us the out.
I need to stop caring about this team… ugh!
#87@Geoff Young: I didn’t know he wasn’t a prospect at all.
Why does Thatcher get to play.
Oh, one more thing…. I’m real happy they brought Thatcher back.
What a wacky game. This nightmare won’t be forgotten by the Padres faithful for a long time.
#90@Kevin: Carlin doesn’t hit.
#74@Turbine Dude: Bud Black gave up on this game when he let Thatcher hit with a runner on 3rd. And then left him in to walk a few more Cardinal hitters.
That 2 runs are on Harry. Even listening to the radio, Thatcher sounded bad with his command and I heard that Germano was warming up already.
I can’t believe Harry let Thatcher to face Molina after he failed to retire Duncan.
Maybe a Harry being a lefty himself felt a sympathy for Joe T. Bad decision and he should be called on this one and have somebody rap his left hand. Bad manager.
Where is Barrett at in his rehab assignment? Is he big league ready for this weekend?
Hate to say it but I place a good amount of the blame for this loss on Cla Meredith – He need to man up and give us a decent performance in the face of crisis (CY’s injury). He stunk in a high leverage situation in terms of this teams psyche. Oh well, so goes 2008 so far.
#95@Geoff B: Thatcher is a human white flag, but I don’t understand why Black lets him pitch.
I hope CY and Shakespeare are OK. Looks like more Carlin which is alright. Nobody else is hitting either. At least Carlin is playing with some spirit. This team just sounds dead and uninspired on the radio even.
That missed tag that bad?
#98@JP: Meredith is on the list for sure, but there is plenty of blame to go around.
Where is Justin Hampson in his rehab? He bailed the Padres out at least a couple of times last season.
#96@Didi: Thatcher gave up three runs. They are all on Black.
#97@Geoff B: XX 1090 said this afternoon that he would be sent to Portland for the weekend and could possibly be in the line-up by early next week.
#98@JP: Oh, an ally! Thank God. I’ve been saying that all year! I think everyone in here knows by now how I feel about side arm pitchers.
Any clue what the ejection was about? I didn’t see what started the argument, although it was clear something was being said from the bench.
Maybe we could move Germano to the outfield. He is certainly hitting better than most of the AAA players out there: PMac, Gerut, Hairston, Huber, etc. He’s batting over .400!
I applaud SD4 for not replaying either of those injuries tonight.
At least Webb lost tonight.
Chipper went 1-for-2 with a homer and two walks. He is hitting .410.
7 walks by Padres pitching!
#105@Rich Campbell: Rich, it was a high pitch called for a strike and I think tonight’s events stressed Wally to the point he went looking for an argument.
#107@Turbine Dude: I’m not sure. The plays are newsworthy.
Barrett will be in San Diego tomorrow to work out before going to Lake Elsinore on Friday (www.padres.com), though that might change given tonight’s events.
#113@Corey Brock: I was just parroting what Philly Billy said at around 6:40 tonight on the radio. I tend to trust Padres.com more than Billy.
109: Still early in the season but man, what a hitter.
I missed the third run there. And now that I know Harry left Thatcher hit with a runner on 3rd, yeah, it’s all on Harry. What a terrible management of the game.
What are all those arms in the bullpen for? Expecting another 22 inning game, are we? OK, I got to stop. It’s getting more and more irritating the more I think about it.
Oh, the Aztecs won 1-0 to stave off elimination.
113: Corey, why do you stop blogging? Must be getting too depressing, huh? We understand. If you wonder what it was like for Padres’ fans in 97, 99-02, this is it but longer. Can we get some funny stories from being on the road? Please? Thanks.
SAN DIEGO — San Diego Padres pitcher Chris Young and catcher Josh Bard were knocked out of Wednesday night’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals by Albert Pujols within a span of two batters.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=3407352
Turbine, thanks… I’m directly behind the plate and up in Toyota Terrace,so it’s difficult to tell on height depending on where the ump is leaning…
Wally has reason to be stressed. His job is definitely at risk rigt now.
This ‘08 team is officially a joke.
#118@Rich Campbell: BTW, I wasn’t aware they would let you bring your laptop into the park. I’m going to do that next time we attend. Just how many open wi-fi connections did you find there?
OK, Matty just said Bard sprained his left ankle. Earlier he reported that it was a compound fracture.
OK, just to finish at .500, the Pads need to go 65-49 for the rest of the season. That’s .570 after going .354 through the first 48 games. And as of tonite they do not have #1 or #2 pitchers or #1 or #2 catchers. I’m waving the white flag tonite. Sadly its only May 21.
Double Live Gonzo! Nice.
Didi: Let me tell you about an 0-11 road trip I took covering the Mariners in 2006 …
Finally, we can move on to the post game show (which should be interesting) and I can go to bed.
124: Ouch. Do tell, Corey. It can’t be worse than that one season in which the Padres reeled in 14 wins in a row and still managed to be under .500 (it seems to me) and still far from contending.
125: G’night. Sleep tight, don’t the loss bites too much.
#124@Corey Brock: He asked for *funny* stories … not *horror* stories (like what’s happening in real life right before our eyes). We need *humor* … now more than ever!
#107@Turbine Dude:
I don’t like being told what’s appropriate for me to watch. Matty V was irritating me tonight, although I probably couldn’t put forth a convincing argument as to why.
This pic (complements of the Friar John Blog) of KK’s HR on Tuesday night *will* cheer you up!
http://padres.mlblogs.com/080520%20Padres%20vs%20Cardinals%20CH%20DSC_9700.JPG
I *love* pictures like that … beauty!
#128@Stephen: I totally agree with you on that as long as it wasn’t accessable to little kids. I pay for HBO, Cinemax, etc. However, any kid who has irresponsible parents will allow their kids access to carnage, so there has to be some accountability somewhere, no?
Scanning the standings, it looks like the Pads have the worst run differential in baseball, and easily so. (-74)
#128@Stephen: And by the way, most of us don’t watch baseball in the same fashion that some kids today watch movies like “Jack Ass.”
I’ve brought my laptop to the Park several times… Usually when I’m behind on an editing assignment. I had the Verizon modem with me, but why use it if I can pick up the Pressbox? Mind you, I can’t pick it up just anywhere in the ballpark, but when in Toyota Terrace, I usually can.
I’m happy CY is alright. That was scary. And many of you may know that I’m far from Pujols biggest fan, but I have to say that he was very concerned about Chris and I have to respect that.