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…
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.
Well, he (Beak) started out pretty good. Let’s hope it will last.
Nice shot OG. Just wish there weren’t already two outs.
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!!!
Why didn’t Barrett just tackle him with the ball?
Que Embarassado!!!
I hope Black has somebody ready to start warming up.
little league
#1@Turbine Dude: ’nuff said.
I just watched The Bad News Bears. The newer one with Billy Bob Thorton.
It wasn’t very good.
It’s o.k Justin Huber. After all you are in left field because of your bat.
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.
Beak got lucky. That should have been disasterous.
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.
#10@Steve from Boston: It was blasphemy.
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?
After 150+ PA’s in the major leagues Huber has an OPS of .526
LeBlanc with 3 good innings to start tonight’s AAA Portland game …
http://tinyurl.com/5d6byx
David Wright doesn’t score on a 2-out double? I’m not watching the game … can someone explain?
I’m watching and I was as surprised as you, lynch.
Again, Baek got lucky. This guy is giving me an ulcer.
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.
#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.
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.
#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” …
OG did a good job of running that out.
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 …
#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.
#28@Oside Jon: Jake was on the radio today, and he said that he pitched to Carlin, Stansberry, and McAnulty.
Matt, you get the range factor by dividing a player’s range by their factor and then multiplying by nine.
#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.
I had a range factor post eaten.
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.
Is that like Barrett’s first home run for the Padres?
Fifth sign of the apocalypse: A home run by Michael Barrett.
#34@Sean Callahan: It only took about 175 AB’s, but there it is.
#34@Sean Callahan: Yes.
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?
“Dividing a player’s range by their factor” ?
#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?
#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)
This should be Baek’s last inning.
Agone should also get a Gold Glove this year.
#41@LynchMob: Gotcha (with egg on my face).
#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 …
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.
#45@LynchMob: I agree.
But since he started the sixth, I meant this REALLY BETTER be his last inning.
OG is gonna have a nice blueberry in the morning.
#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?
#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 …