Padres (31-41) @ Yankees (38-33)
Jake Peavy vs Darrell Rasner
4:05 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 176
MLB, B-R
New rule: Only the fifth inning counts…
SD: .248/.320/.394, 34 runs
Opp: .209/.280/.291, 22 runs
With a little extrapolation, Pythagoras puts us at 50-22. What an easy way to pick up 19 games in the standings. Why didn’t I think of this earlier?
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Hey Padres fans fortunate enough to call the West Coast home, I of all SD fans need a win from Peavy tonight more than you guys do. At least you did not have to wake up this morning after the Bronx Bomb fest last/Stransberry comedy hour last night to a neighborhood full of obnoxious, sense of entitlement, arrogant Yankee fans like I did. Work wasn’t all that fun today for me here in New Jersey. And believe me, people east of the Mississippi don’t know who Peavy is, so the arrogance of these people goes right into tonight’s start. To add to this misery for me at this point, The Yankees YES network has been showing the 1998 World Series all week. And yes, that was a freaking strike in Game One before Tino Martinez’s freaking grand slam. Ughhh…
Go Padres, endure the NYC rain delay we’re about to see tonight
It figures! I can finally take part in an IGD while watching the game, and now…rain delay.
Lineup and comment from Friar John’s blog …
Padres (31-41)
Jody Gerut, CF
Edgar Gonzalez, 2B
Brian Giles, RF
Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
Tony Clark, DH
Chase Headley, 3B
Paul McAnulty, LF
Khalil Greene, SS
Luke Carlin, C
Jake Peavy, P
New York (38-33)
Johnny Damon, LF
Derek Jeter, SS
Bobby Abreu, RF
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Jason Giambi, DH
Jorge Posada, C
Robinson Cano, 2B
Wilson Betemit, 1B
Melky Cabrera, CF
Darrell Rasner, P
Word out of New York is Kevin Kouzmanoff is out three to five games because of the back injury suffered during batting practice Tuesday.
#3@LynchMob: We’re getting dangerously thin due to nagging injuries. I think perhaps we should send a pitcher down for an extra position player for a week or so.
Maybe Luis Rodriguez? Ambres? I really don’t wanna see Stansberry in there again after the butcher job he did at 2B last night.
Your payroll is $210m and you play a game where your starting 1B is Wilson Betemit? Yikes…..
Brian Cashman is certainly great for baseball, imagine if the Yankees got someone who knew what he was doing. Thank the baseball gods (or whoever) that they are talking about an extension for him.
#5@Schlom: I’m not sure it was any better when it was Ensberg or Shelly Duncan starting at 1B.
#6@Masticore317: Well, that’s kind of point. At least Duncan is a 1B, Betemit is a utility infielder. That’s the kind of thing the Mariners do — bench Richie Sexson for Miguel Cairo or move Ichiro! to RF so you can get the potent bat of Willie Bloomquist in.
#7@Schlom: Just about any non-DH is potentially a first baseman.
Anyone hearing how long the delay is projected to be?
I’ve got to mention the irony that Chase is playing 3B tonight … and prolly shoulda played 3B last night …
#1@Keith in New Jersey: I feel you dude, I’m in CT.
And I the Yanks
#9@LynchMob: The Yankees YES Network, which I am forced to watch this game on here in New Jersey said they expected to lift the tarp at the bottom of the hour (7pm EST). I’m on the Jersey Shore, about 2 hours south of Yankee Stadium and at 7:55/4:55 PST, it is finally clearing up. So maybe soon…….?….?
Don’t forget folks, the rat bastards who run the Yankees are notorious for keeping fans at the stadium for up to 90 minutes during a rain delay and then canceling the game (keep people there to pay for over-priced concessions for an extra night of concession sales). Maybe they pull the same old, cancel the game right as it clears up (wouldn’t be the first time) and have a double-header tomorrow, which of course totally screws up the Padres looking ahead to Friday vs. Detroit at Petco.
I HATE THE FREAKING SCUMBAG YANKEES!
#8@Richard Wade: True enough but usually a 1B is a good hitter, not a good fielder. Anybody in the majors can probably play the position defensively, but there are certainly a lot of guys I wouldn’t want to play there. Not a lot of difference between Betemit and E-Gon and he’d be down the list on replacements of Adrian.
#7@Schlom: Ok, but Miguel Cairo is no Betemit.
#13@Schlom: Is Duncan a good hitter? And so much for anyone being able to play first base, huh? That was ugly.
That bad throw by Greene was out of character.
Is this 98 again? Where did those pitches to Jeter miss?
OT … Zito is now 2-11 … I think he gets 9 more starts … even if he losses his next 8 … don’t you? I think he’ll finish anywhere from 3-21 to 5-24 … yikes!
#17@Tom Waits: Just above the knees down the heart of the plate.
Okay guys got outta that without much, need to answer. Hope the Head has a good night, we need it.
#17@Tom Waits: Its funny cause Jake seemed to get the calls on everyone but Jeter…
Rasner is definitely getting a bigger strike zone to work with. He’s getting calls just outside the zone while Jake isn’t getting them just inside the zone.
Thought Headley got that one!
#21@SDSUBaseball: Not exactly. He had a pitch on the inside corner to Giambi called a ball, but then one off the plate on the inside to Giambi called a strike. Timmons is calling an inconsistent zone tonight.
#24@Richard Wade: Ya… its hard to tell. The mlb pitch tracker looks different from what I seem to be seeing live, but on pitch tracker jake looks like he got robbed of about 4 or 5 strikes.
This is unbearable.
I hate to say it because I kinda like PMac…..but I think that Hairston makes both of those catches instead of both ending up as doubles.
Not looking so good tonite. Going to have to rally pretty soon to stay in this one. Another throwing error, whats going on lately. 5 errors in NY so far, what happened to NL best, error free (mostly) defense? Are the big-city lights getting to them? Hate to agree, but this bs reminds me of ‘98.
#25@SDSUBaseball: And Rasner is getting those calls on the same damn spots. This is really pissing me off.
#27@Mike: Huber woulda definitely made ‘em as well. PMac better start hitting for power, he’s not there for his D!
WTF???
This is ridiculous. 5 errors in 11 innings of baseball??
At least Peavy gets the K to end it.
#29@Richard Wade: Again he is squeezed. ESPECIALLY against Jeter. He K’s him this time but the count went full before he did. He is not getting the low strike at all.
wow…khalil just took a walk. well done.
#30@130tom330: I dunno about that.
Between the fielders and the umpire, Peavy is getting no help.
1-2 count to Carlin despite not throwing him one strike.
We need to really put it on Rasner…I mean, come on.
#34@SDSUBaseball: It woulda definitly been ugly, but Huber woulda sold out for the shot down the line. He’s done it time and time again. He has a better first step to the baseball than Magellanulty as well. He might not have had enough speed to get to the shot to the wall, but even Mac wasn’t that far off that ball.
IMHO Huber woulda made the play.
#36@Richard Wade: I think those were strikes, but they zone should be called consistently.
#38@130tom330: I think you give Huber a little too much credit there.
Rasner is getting a very wide zone tonight. It’s ridiculous.
#39@SDSUBaseball: They weren’t.
#41@Richard Wade: haha ok, but I think they were.
#38@130tom330: I haven’t really seen Huber in LF, but is he really that good?
Way to go Edgar!
#39@SDSUBaseball: Just because he was sent down doesn’t mean he wasn’t the better fielder. Mac doesn’t have any options and would’ve probably been snapped up on the waiver wire by a AL team in need of a DH. Besides, if his back isn’t barking Mac probably makes that catch on the line as well, why wouldn’t/couldn’t the better glove?
Having watched Huber make that same play 2 or 3 times (his debut game and after the rain delay) already I’m comfortable with the idea he probably would’ve done it again.
Enough of this, nice hit E-Go, needed that!
FINALLY!!!!
GREAT AB by Edgar there! 2 run Double.
Nice work by Egon.
In terms of Huber’s defense. From what I saw he was solid. He wasn’t always pretty, but he made the plays.
I like that Magellanulty nickname. He goes on epic journeys while trying to track flyballs.
#45@130tom330: Ya, because I said he had a worse glove than Mac and was sent down because of that glove…. I dont think either have they athleticism to make that catch.
R. Wade: Now that first pitch curve “strike” to Giles looked nowhere near the zone to me.
#43@Masticore317: Not a question of “that good” but a question of “better than that.” He’s got the wheels and the glove, we’ll see him again after the Saul MacHairston experiment fails. He doesn’t have the consistent power of Mac, but he’s rarely flailing around the outfield causing errors and running into other fielders…
Again, it’s my opinion, and debatable (IMHO). But I’ve got seats in lower left field and seen a ton of both of these guys.
That said, Mac deserves the shot, he’s paid his dues, hope it works out. But, I hate to see Huber sent down because the “Messiah” has arrived…
#50@130tom330: Fair enough. I haven’t seen him so I have no opinion. All I know is he was a converted catcher and then a converted first baseman. Usually that doesn’t bode well for someone’s fielding reputation.
#48@Mike: right!#49@SDSUBaseball: again, he was sent down because he’s the only outfielder with options, least thats what Towers said on Scott and BR the other day.
Enjoy the rally, here comes the “Messiah,” this should be good.
Thats two good shots tonite, he’s bound to get one out eventually. Back in the game. Lets see if we can get through this inning error free…
Chase does not get cheated, even with 2 strikes. But it looked like he got Big Eyes and helped Rasner out. Oh well, that’s how you learn.
#52@130tom330: Thanks I know why he was sent down haha.
Would had been a cool moment to see Chase get a hit… at least Edgar brought the game back in range. Now the defense needs to step up and give Jake some support.
#54@Tom Waits: Agree. He had a pitch to drive there and he wanted to kill it. Ended up an easy fly out. He is putting together good AB’s though and taking pretty good cuts.
Giving the runs right back.
Damn, Jake served that things up on a platter. I was hoping I wouldnt have to hear that stupid “See Yuh!” tonight.
#55@SDSUBaseball: Okay, nuff said. Say “hi” to Tony for us
Dammit! A-rod’s killing us. (and everyone else lately. Figures we get to NY for the heat wave. Couldn’t have played them last month when they couldn’t be the Rotary Club.
Jake cant buy a call right now, but he makes Giambi look stupid on a 3-2 slider anyway.
Greenie! Coming alive…
Green should be able to smack one outta here tonite/tomorrow. Its 318 to left and the kid loves pulling the ball. Maybe during the day game, he tends to hit better under the sun. But, tonite wouldn’t suck!
Ehh, Greene. my bad.
$#!+ that guy again! Errrrrrrr
Jake only goes 4+ and nobody makes a comment??? Anybody out there? Shoulda seen it comin’ when he was throwin’ 95+ in the first two frames. Hope everything is okay…
#62@130tom330: Its only shallow right at the foul pole I think. The left field fence shoots out there quite a bit. Left center is almost 400.
#65@130tom330: gotta be b/c it’s only his 2nd start after the injury. He threw 90+ pitches.
Only reason he went 6 IP his last start was that he only threw 72 pitches.
I think they’re just being cautious.
#66@parlo: Yeah, but Khalil likes aiming at the foul pole. it’s shallow to right as well, 318 (Giles), but quickly gets to 385 to right-center.
#67@Nick G: That sounds plausible, wasn’t much fanfare about it, not on XX or Ch4. I didn’t realize he threw so many pitches so fast. 93 pitches! Whew, thats not so good. Caution is good when you’re still missing 2/5ths of your starting pitching.
Anybody know the latest on CY?
DBacks up 8-0 in the begining of the 4th.
#68@130tom330: Last I heard, he was going to have surgery for the deviated septum (sp.?) so he could breathe normally again.
I don’t think I’d count on him anytime soon. I mean, I don’t have inside information or anything, but the guy got hit in the face. There have been guys that have tried to come back from that type of thing too soon, and have never really been the same.
Speak of the devil! A’ight Gilly! Nearly a ballgame now.
Right on OG! Just wish there were some RBIs to go with that.
HR for OG. . . . nice
#72@Turbine Dude: How bout another solo shot?
Back to back! Now we have a ballgame!
OK . . . now that’s what I’m talkin bout!
Oh no! A called shot! Nicely done A-go. All-Star.
#68@130tom330: IIRC, RF stays shallow for quite a distance. The famed RF porch where Giles just homered to.
#75@Turbine Dude: Tony goes down swingin’ at three. Suprise, suprise, suprise!
#79@130tom330: Better swinging than looking.
damn Jeter
#78@parlo: Sho nuff. Sweet, game on!
#69@Turbine Dude: Definitely need a win here to stay in the hunt.
#70@Nick G Really? Wow, didn’t hear about the surgery, that cant be good. How’d I miss that one.
:#75@Turbine Dude: That didn’t last nearly long enough, these guys are on fire. Shoot, gonna crack another good luck beer, We’re serving Sammy’s Cream Stout tonite. Worked for two dingers last beer, here’s to two more!
#80@Turbine Dude: true that!
#83@130tom330: Uh oh here comes your boy again…
1st ML HR for Case! In Yankee Stadium no less!
“This guy gives up the longball…” Headley takes him deep! C’mon Mac, feel the flow. Cream Stout is working its mojo.
#85@Turbine Dude: Chase
Swingin’ for the fence at least. Watch Greene to left, feel it…
Greene loves pulling that ball.
Pulled it, dammit. That was a fat pitch, bet he want that one back! Carlin???
Did anyone else catch the shot of the old broad in the stands wearing a full on high school batting helmut? She must have got bonked by a foul ball at one time. Only in NY!
#91@Turbine Dude: LOL, seen it. Matt and Mudd are right, frying pan and ladle guy is getting pretty annoying, kinda like drum guy in Cleveland. Must be an east coast cry for attention thing. You can hear the frying pan right TD?
If we only had a pen.
#92@130tom330: Yeah, I hear it. Frigging annoying.
#93@Field39: Well, right now the sword (bat) needs to be mightier than the pen. Sorry, I’m waxing philisophical.
Like I said last night, I don’t like us losing. But, if you are gonna lose, it’s not an embarassment to lose to the Yankees in Yankee Stadium.
#96@Turbine Dude: Seems to happen to our boys quite a bit the last few visits. Oh well, showed a little chuzpah (sp). Happy Baseball, see yall manana. Go Pads
#92@130tom330: Its an old guy with a spoon and a frying pan. I went to some games there in the late 1990s. I think his name is Freddie or Freddie Sez (something like that)
I wouldnt read too much into it, I think it is just an old man who likes the Yankees.
Ten years ago he looked like an older Harry Dean Stanton. I can only imagine how he is now
This is the guy. He is now in his 80s
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/15/nyregion/15freddy.html
Antonelli with another 2-hit game (plus a SB) … he’s now got a 6-game hitting streak and is 12-for-39 with 5 walks and only 4 Ks in his last 10 games …
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Antonelli%20%202B&pos=&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=453327
… he’s got a *long* way back to respectibility … but he looks to be started down that path!