Padres (31-43) vs Tigers (34-38)
Greg Maddux vs Eddie Bonine
7:05 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 189
MLB, B-R
October 10, 1984: The Padres played one of the greatest games — if not the greatest game — in franchise history. They beat the Tigers, 5-3, at what was then known as Jack Murphy Stadium. It’s the only World Series game they’ve ever won, with Andy Hawkins picking up the victory, Craig Lefferts earning the save, and Kurt Bevacqua dealing the death blow in the form of a three-run homer off Dan Petry in the fifth.
The Tigers went on to win the series because, frankly, they were the best team in baseball that year and it wasn’t even close. I actually managed to take in a game at Tiger Stadium that year, and the only thing I remember is that then-future-Padre Joe Carter had just been acquired by the opposing Indians (for then-future Padres broadcaster Rick Sutcliffe, who proceeded to win the Cy Young Award that year for the Cubs — the team San Diego beat to reach the World Series). I believe it was this game or this game.
I’d picked Carter up off waivers in my Rotisserie Baseball league (we didn’t call it Roto back then because, well, there wasn’t really anyone to talk to about that sort of thing outside of the handful of people in the league) and I was happy to see him play in person. He turned out to be a heckuva fantasy player: not only did his anemic OBP not hurt you, it also created more RBI. Of course, I ended up cutting Carter to make room for Brian Dayett, which turned out to be a lousy idea. Oh well…
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Obviously I’m rooting for the Padres (as always), but I hope Bonine pitches well. It’s neat to watch guys you saw in the minors succeed at the big-league level.
Nationals just won in 14 innings. I left after the 10th.
KG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CRUSHED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#30@koo: Take that.
What a disappointment!
All three runs scored so far have been solo’s. Grrrr.
Edit: Complete disappointment!
If only we could be walking BEFORE the guys hit the dongs, otherwise the whole “walk-and-a-dong” thing doesn’t really pan out.
Man, this has to be the most inefficient way to win games…
I like Tony Clark. But his OBP leaves something to be desired.
#57@Steve: If we are going to get half the equation. I will take the home run half.
#55@Turbine Dude: Well, it’s a good thing that one of the runs that was scored was on a solo home run.
I’ll take Bell for two innings here…
#59@Field39: Good point! We’ve seen how bad they are at scoring after those walks.
Another solo…
C R A P !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, I’ll still put my guns behind Bell.
And another no-d for Maddux…
#58@Turbine Dude: Clark’s on-base coming into the night was .391, which is excellent.
#67@Kevin: I stand corrected. I still like the guy.
Somebody please go trade Maddux so he can get a frakking win, because he can’t here in San Diego.
The bullpen hates Maddux.
#51@Kevin: Elijah Dukes night, huh? How’s he look? And how are the reports on his mental/attitude/etc? I like to root for guys like this rebound … but his background pushes my limits to the max …
There’s the walk. Now let’s get the dong and not the DP.
#72 – what team have you been watching? Double play ordered up like in-n-out
Should OG bunt?
#73@Loren: Double Double? Where’s the friggin’ fries?
OK, If they can’t score on this, I’m fu*king pissed!
#75
left on teh base along with most of their damn base runners
#71@LynchMob: Dukes went 5-for-6, stole two bases. Looked great. He had some sort of incident last week. Forgot what it was.
Josh Hamilton went 0-for-6, and Milton Bradley went 0-for-1 (ph in NL park), and those were the players I went to see.
3 walks, oh yeah lets see the padres walk, hbp and double play
Bases f*cking loaded and no outs. What are the chances that we hit into a DP?
OK – let’s go deep…
#80@Turbine Dude: None.
nice. at least Bell has a shot at the win, but I feel bad for Mad Dog.
AGone is totally carrying this team in OF/DF.
#82@Turbine Dude: Innings not over…
#85@Sean Callahan: Touche’. BTW, I hate the French.
#85@Sean Callahan: If Scotty hits the ball, it will be in the air.
#86@Turbine Dude: At least by the time Barrett GIDPs, we should have scored at least one more run.
I’m curious what the count on Adrian was when he hit that 2-run single … anybody remember?
#80@Turbine Dude: Again I ask the question…
#87@Field39: He has two ground outs tonight, but Hariston can drive another one in, Greene can strike out and Barrett can fulfil his role…
OH DOCTOR!!!!
I’m always glad to be proven wrong!
#90@Turbine Dude: What lead would you like before you stop ripping the team?
#91@Sean Callahan: Khalil has to walk now… Like that’s going to happen.
Is there any rationale for Maddux not to be credited with the win tonight, except for that’s the way it is and has always been, I mean? If “traditionalists” are reluctant to change the scoring on who gets the win, I have a novel idea:
A pitcher who enters the game with a lead and blows the lead, shouldn’t get the win!!!! I’d feel better with no one getting the win than giving it to the reliever.
The current ruling makes about as much sense as the GWRBI did.
Still no outs. Outstanding. Then again, look who we are playing.
#94@Sean Callahan: Well, Barrett can only line into a DP now. That requires him to hit the ball hard, so it shouldn’t be much of a risk…
Looks like the Padres all of a sudden remembered they’re the frakking padres, and can’t do anything more
#98@Loren: Good thing Agon and Harriston got the job done first before Greene & Barrett could screw up 2nd & 3rd and nobody out…
#93@Kevin: One that would quit leaving runners on base when they are loaded.
I don’t rip our team. Just feel like Randy Quade in Major Leage ll.