IGD: Padres vs Mets (7 Jun 08)
Sat, Jun 7, 2008
by Geoff Young
Padres (26-37) vs Mets (30-30)
Cha Seung Baek vs Oliver Perez
7:05 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 188
MLB, B-R
Ollie Perez always reminds of the 2001 Lake Elsinore Storm team that dominated the Cal League. It’s a shame Perez still hasn’t pushed past the enigmatic phase of his career…
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June 7, 2008 at 6:37 pm
Beak on the mound…
I’m concerned already. His last outing didn’t impress anyone. Not that it was that bad, just not impressive.
I’m already starting to ramble, sorry.
June 7, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Well, he (Beak) started out pretty good. Let’s hope it will last.
June 7, 2008 at 7:17 pm
Nice shot OG. Just wish there weren’t already two outs.
June 7, 2008 at 7:22 pm
Looking like I got movie night with my wife instead of the game. No Country For Old Men….or Padres? I’ll be checking in during breaks. Thinking of going to the game tomorrow. Hopefully it’ll be to watch a sweep!!!
June 7, 2008 at 7:26 pm
Why didn’t Barrett just tackle him with the ball?
June 7, 2008 at 7:27 pm
Que Embarassado!!!
June 7, 2008 at 7:28 pm
I hope Black has somebody ready to start warming up.
June 7, 2008 at 7:29 pm
little league
June 7, 2008 at 7:29 pm
#1@Turbine Dude: ’nuff said.
June 7, 2008 at 7:30 pm
I just watched The Bad News Bears. The newer one with Billy Bob Thorton.
It wasn’t very good.
June 7, 2008 at 7:30 pm
It’s o.k Justin Huber. After all you are in left field because of your bat.
June 7, 2008 at 7:31 pm
Barrett was never going to catch the speedy Beltran. He should have given the ball up sooner, and Kouz should have followed his throw instead of getting in the way. Every game there seems to be a little league mistake with thus team.
Huber’s throw was halfway up the line. Our left field play has been brutal this year. Even without really ever having played the outfield before, Headley might be an improvement over what’s out there now.
June 7, 2008 at 7:34 pm
Beak got lucky. That should have been disasterous.
June 7, 2008 at 7:37 pm
This perhaps is old news, but it seems worth repeating … Yahoo / AP is reporting …
http://tinyurl.com/6cz2dh
Padres pitcher Jake Peavy is likely to return to the rotation next week if he does not have any physical setbacks from a simulated game he threw on Saturday.
Peavy, the reigning NL Cy Young winner, threw 61 pitches to three batters over four innings in a simulated game at Petco Park.
June 7, 2008 at 7:38 pm
#10@Steve from Boston: It was blasphemy.
June 7, 2008 at 7:42 pm
With the punchout, Huber is now hitting an even .200 against lefties. Can someone remind me of the purpose of having a one-dimensional, right handed bat on the bench to hit lefties, if he doesn’t hit them?
June 7, 2008 at 7:46 pm
After 150+ PA’s in the major leagues Huber has an OPS of .526
June 7, 2008 at 7:47 pm
LeBlanc with 3 good innings to start tonight’s AAA Portland game …
http://tinyurl.com/5d6byx
June 7, 2008 at 7:50 pm
David Wright doesn’t score on a 2-out double? I’m not watching the game … can someone explain?
June 7, 2008 at 7:51 pm
I’m watching and I was as surprised as you, lynch.
June 7, 2008 at 7:53 pm
Again, Baek got lucky. This guy is giving me an ulcer.
June 7, 2008 at 7:54 pm
After top of 3rd (ie. 2-1/2 innings) …
Pitches-strikes - O Perez 32-21; C Baek 54-31.
Ground balls-fly balls - O Perez 1-2; C Baek 5-3.
Batters faced - O Perez 7; C Baek 15.
June 7, 2008 at 7:54 pm
#19@LynchMob: Ball was hit like a rocket off of the right field wall and then fielded quickly by Giles on the rebound who wheeled and threw strike to Egon to hold Wright.
June 7, 2008 at 7:59 pm
For Portland, Tom King has been more than respectable for Beavers after struggling with .158 average at A level. The guy struggles for a month in the low minors and is advanced to AAA and so far performs at a much higher level. He hit a 2 run blast tonight to put the Beavers up 2-0.
June 7, 2008 at 8:08 pm
#24@JP: That’s what “organizational soldiers” do sometimes … imo … it’s fun while it lasts … but it’s rarely a reflection of reality … except the reality of “small sample sizes”. Another way to say/look at it is this … all pro players have *a lot* of talent … enough so that in any small sample size at any level of play, they can “get hot” …
June 7, 2008 at 8:09 pm
OG did a good job of running that out.
June 7, 2008 at 8:12 pm
Stanford just beat Fullerton St to take the Super Regional … Padres’ draft pick Erik Davis got knocked out of the game in the 3rd inning … but unless Staford goes 2-and-out at Omaha, it seems likely we’ll see Davis pitch in the CWS …
June 7, 2008 at 8:13 pm
#14@LynchMob:
Great addition and not old news. Can anyone tell me, forgive my ignorance, what is a simulated game? Do we load up the field with groundsmen or players, and have Jake pitch to Padre hitters or coaches? That’s what’s always in my mind when I hear “simulated game”. How do you simulate when you don’t want to waste current player energies? Please forgive my ignorance…and sorry for the OT….back to the game.
June 7, 2008 at 8:24 pm
#28@Oside Jon: Jake was on the radio today, and he said that he pitched to Carlin, Stansberry, and McAnulty.
June 7, 2008 at 8:25 pm
Matt, you get the range factor by dividing a player’s range by their factor and then multiplying by nine.
June 7, 2008 at 8:29 pm
#30@Steve from Boston: LOL …
After top of 5th …
Pitches-strikes - O Perez 63-38; C Baek 78-46.
Ground balls-fly balls - O Perez 1-6; C Baek 7-7.
Batters faced - O Perez 16; C Baek 22.
… I hope Bud PH’s for Baek here … NICE job by Baek … good results, to say the least.
June 7, 2008 at 8:29 pm
I had a range factor post eaten.
June 7, 2008 at 8:29 pm
Here’s some info on measuring defensive stats:
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/stats3.shtml
Range factor is part of it.
For anyone watching the game, Matt Vasgergian just asked for some info on how to determine range factor and said he’d be looking on Ducksnorts and Gaslamp Ball for the answer.
June 7, 2008 at 8:30 pm
Is that like Barrett’s first home run for the Padres?
June 7, 2008 at 8:30 pm
Fifth sign of the apocalypse: A home run by Michael Barrett.
June 7, 2008 at 8:31 pm
#34@Sean Callahan: It only took about 175 AB’s, but there it is.
June 7, 2008 at 8:31 pm
#34@Sean Callahan: Yes.
June 7, 2008 at 8:34 pm
A waste of an AB sending Baek up there … and I gotta believe that Baek is pushing the edge of the envelope in terms of preventing runs from scoring … I just don’t get not PH’ing there … I know that Bell and Hoffy have pitched back-to-back … but there’s 5 other guys out there, right?
June 7, 2008 at 8:36 pm
“Dividing a player’s range by their factor” ?
June 7, 2008 at 8:37 pm
#31@LynchMob: I have a question about the GB-FB number thru 5 innings for Baek … it shows 7-7 … it’s my understanding that means 14 outs (7 ground outs + 7 fly outs) … plus 2 Ks = 16 outs … seems like 5 IP is only 15 outs … did Barrett drop a 3rd strike somewhere? Or is one of the GB-FG numbers off?
June 7, 2008 at 8:41 pm
#40@LynchMob: Never mind … I think I see the extra “out” …
F. Tatis reached on fielder’s choice
… Beak gets credit for the “ground ball” … even though the defense didn’t turn it into an out …
#39 … that was a joke, JP … and I’m betting that MattV passes it on to his listeners … seems like his style of humor … (or was your post because MattV said it on air? if so, and you don’t know why, see #30)
June 7, 2008 at 8:43 pm
This should be Baek’s last inning.
June 7, 2008 at 8:46 pm
Agone should also get a Gold Glove this year.
June 7, 2008 at 8:46 pm
#41@LynchMob: Gotcha (with egg on my face).
June 7, 2008 at 8:47 pm
#42@Kevin: Don’t you agree that the 5th should have been Baek’s last inning?
Serious question … is the extra inning worth the out? Is it a clear trade-off either way … or truely case-by-case? Even if case-by-case, Beak is clearly what I would call a “below-average #5 starter at best” and so having him go “an extra inning” sure seems risky … and if/when that comes at the expense of an out, it doesn’t seem worth it …
June 7, 2008 at 8:48 pm
Baek is a stud (tonight, anyway) … thru top of 6th …
Pitches-strikes - O Perez 80-49; C Baek 97-57.
Ground balls-fly balls - O Perez 4-6; C Baek 10-7.
Batters faced - O Perez 20; C Baek 27.
June 7, 2008 at 8:49 pm
#45@LynchMob: I agree.
But since he started the sixth, I meant this REALLY BETTER be his last inning.
June 7, 2008 at 8:49 pm
OG is gonna have a nice blueberry in the morning.
June 7, 2008 at 8:50 pm
#44@JP: If we go 22 innings again tonight, you can enjoy some of those eggs for an early breakfast
Question for you JP … were you responding to Steve’s post … or did MattV say that on the broadcast?
June 7, 2008 at 8:55 pm
#18@LynchMob: LeBlanc with 6 very nice IPs so far (0 ERs, 8Ks) … Chase with a double and an RBI … Antonelli 0-for-3 … Beavers up 5-1 after 6 …
June 7, 2008 at 8:56 pm
#49@LynchMob: Steve’s post.
June 7, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Yet another quality start for a Padres starter.
June 7, 2008 at 8:59 pm
I have never seen three guys hit, in the same inning.
June 7, 2008 at 8:59 pm
Padres HBP’d the bases loaded. This is one of their best plays.
June 7, 2008 at 8:59 pm
What a crack-up … Padres’ offense gets HBP’d to load the bases …
June 7, 2008 at 9:01 pm
Exactly what is it, that Tony Clark does well?
June 7, 2008 at 9:02 pm
#56@Field39: Be big … and “lead” … I s’pose …
June 7, 2008 at 9:03 pm
#57@LynchMob: Oh, and I know one more thing … “hit well in spring training” … I saw it with my own eyes … he hit some monstor blasts …
June 7, 2008 at 9:04 pm
That could have gone better. But hey, they threatened to score without a hit or walk.
June 7, 2008 at 9:07 pm
OT … if you’re a Padres minor league fan, you’ll get a kick out of this AAA box score …
http://tinyurl.com/5gcsv8
HR’s by Yordany Ramirez and David Freese in a game where Jack Cassel was the winning pitcher!
June 7, 2008 at 9:07 pm
They pinch hit with Clark, then double switch with Gerut??????
June 7, 2008 at 9:12 pm
I have to say. I’m becoming less and less enamored with Bud Black and his managing strategy. Of everyone on the bench, Tony Clark was the most likely to hit into a DP and the most likely to K. He did neither but he still didn’t get the run home. Jody Gerut is the best PH option at that point. And he wasted two players there because Gerut was coming in on defense anyways. I’m not sure what the heck this guy is thinking.
June 7, 2008 at 9:12 pm
#61@Field39: As opposed to what? What did you want Bud to do there?
June 7, 2008 at 9:20 pm
I do understand why he went with Clark because Randolph would have put in a lefty if he pinch-hit Gerut. Still, I would’ve preferred a Gerut-Schoenweis matchup over Clark against anybody in that situation. Gerut draws walks, makes solid contact, and rarely hits into double plays. Obviously, Bud Black has more faith in Clark than I do (and probably many other Padre fans) in that situation.
June 7, 2008 at 9:20 pm
#62@JMAR: Didn’t the double-switch make it so that it’s not true that “he wasted two players there”? I’m no Bud-fan … but this move didn’t seem bad to me …
June 7, 2008 at 9:20 pm
#63@LynchMob: In that situation, I have more confidence in Gerut than Clark. I am assuming, Buddy was concerned with them sending up a left hander to face Gerut.
June 7, 2008 at 9:26 pm
Corey reminds me of one of the guys from 30 Days of Night with all the teeth.
June 7, 2008 at 9:26 pm
#66@Field39: I agree … which seems another reason the way Bud did this set of moves was OK …
Yo … that was 2 nice IPs for Mr Corey … after top of 8th …
Pitches-strikes - O Perez 89-54; J Smith 12-7; S Schoeneweis 8-6; C Baek 97-57; B Corey 24-15.
Ground balls-fly balls - O Perez 4-7; J Smith 1-0; S Schoeneweis 2-1; C Baek 10-7; B Corey 1-4.
Batters faced - O Perez 23; J Smith 3; S Schoeneweis 3; C Baek 27; B Corey 6.
June 7, 2008 at 9:27 pm
#65@LynchMob: I like the move, so you don’t waste two players. Then, Gerut moved into the pitcher slot instead of having to use a third player to PH the next inning.
June 7, 2008 at 9:28 pm
Trevor has gone three in a row. Who pitches the 9th?
June 7, 2008 at 9:30 pm
#65@LynchMob: Yeah, you’re right Lynch. At the time he sent up Clark, I was thinking, “You’re gonna put Gerut in on defense anyways, so why send up Clark and replace him with the better hitter (Gerut) on defense? Gerut should just hit and then go in for defense.” Anyways, thanks for the correction. Either way, it’s a bad move by Bud.
June 7, 2008 at 9:37 pm
What’s the over/under for how long this game goes?
Anyone want to take “under 13″?
Anyone want to take “over 22″?
June 7, 2008 at 9:39 pm
I know batting average is over-rated as a stat, but it’s still rather pathetic that there is ONE player in today’s game that is hitting over .300. I miss Tony.
June 7, 2008 at 9:39 pm
#70@Field39: Bell in … also note: there won’t be a “save situation” tonight … yet another reason that I suspect Hoffy is “nearly unavialable” …
June 7, 2008 at 9:40 pm
#72@LynchMob: I’ll take under 13, because that’s all I’ll last…
June 7, 2008 at 9:44 pm
#72@LynchMob: 9
June 7, 2008 at 9:48 pm
Heath Bell’s last 10 outings (3-0, 11.1 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 2 BB, 7 K). Yeah, no problems with that guy.
June 7, 2008 at 9:50 pm
#76@Field39: Thanks for playing … guess again!
June 7, 2008 at 9:52 pm
I’ll take 22. I won’t last that long, though.
June 7, 2008 at 9:53 pm
#74@LynchMob: Hoffman won a game two games ago.
June 7, 2008 at 9:54 pm
Bell’s ERA down to 1.98.
June 7, 2008 at 9:58 pm
#73@Sean Callahan: The Padres have five regulars with an on-base of .350 or better. Two of them — Gerut and McAnulty — did not start tonight, but they usually do.
June 7, 2008 at 10:04 pm
I hope this works…
June 7, 2008 at 10:09 pm
#82@Kevin: O.k….your point is ?
June 7, 2008 at 10:09 pm
Top of the lineup …
June 7, 2008 at 10:12 pm
WE WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 7, 2008 at 10:12 pm
How ’bout that!
June 7, 2008 at 10:12 pm
#82@Kevin: That’s a more telling stat.
June 7, 2008 at 10:12 pm
Way to go Scotty!
June 7, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Be careful Barrett ! He almost hurt Hairy during the post game celeb.
June 7, 2008 at 10:14 pm
The Padres are now 17-17 at home. Four more home games, then five straight interleague series.
June 7, 2008 at 10:15 pm
#88@Kevin: And the stats you provide tells us what about the Padres offense ? What inference can we make ?
June 7, 2008 at 10:16 pm
Hairston: 5-for-9 in the series.
June 7, 2008 at 10:16 pm
Hairston has definitely got a flair for the dramatic.
June 7, 2008 at 10:16 pm
Major league record set with Padres 4th straight 2-1 win.
June 7, 2008 at 10:18 pm
These 4 wins aren’t helping the Pads’ Pythagorean record.
June 7, 2008 at 10:19 pm
#92@JP: .350 is a good to very good on-base percentage. Five players with that mark is better than having four or less.
June 7, 2008 at 10:20 pm
#97@Kevin: The Padres have the 2nd worst OBP in the league.
June 7, 2008 at 10:21 pm
The Padres have won 10 of 18, nine of 13 and four straight. Pick the run you like best.