Padres vs Brewers
7:05 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD, DIRECTV 722
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 183
MLB, B-R
I woke up this morning with some random Cult song stuck in my head. It wasn’t their earlier stuff, either, but that late-model crap that sounds like a knock-off of a knock-off of AC/DC.
Bleh…
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I’m still bewildered as to how you guys manage to post all day and still keep your jobs. I took today off and still couldn’t manage but to just hit the F5 key.
I’m feeling a win tonight.
SAN DIEGO (AP) – The San Diego Padres claimed right-hander pitcher Brian Falkenborg off outright waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday.
Falkenborg had a 2-2 record with a 6.17 ERA in 16 relief appearances. Falkenborg was designated for assignment on Friday.
Falkenborg pitched briefly for the Padres in 2005, appearing in 10 games with a 8.18 ERA
Kazmar had a nice throw to first for his first MLB play.
Pretty good first inning for Josh Banks.
#3@Turbine Dude: #4@Turbine Dude: <~~~glass half full dude tonight…
I like the lineup tonight …
Scott Hairston, CF
Brian Giles, RF
Kevin Kouzmanoff, 3B
Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
Chase Headley, LF
Edgar Gonzalez, 2B
Nick Hundley, C
Sean Kazmar, SS
Josh Banks, P
… meaning i like having our best 5 hitters in the 1-5 spots in the order …
what just happened? yahoo just says “adrian out a 2b” … huh? CS’d?
#7@LynchMob: never mind … the problem looks like it’s just in the data that yahoo is presenting … here’s what cbssportsline says …
Headley grounded into fielder’s choice to shortstop, Gonzalez out at second.
… ah, routine … bleh …
Alright Kaz!!!!!
Down on the Farm … Jack-Anulty strikes again … HR #11 …
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_08_13_freaaa_poraaa_1
… and a nice 5 innings (so far) for Manny Ayala’s first start for Portland!
Chad Huffman leading the way with 3 hits (2 doubles) for San Antonio …
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_08_13_sanaax_spraax_1
Cedric Hunter with HR #8 to get Lake Elsinore out to an early 6-2 lead in top of 2nd …
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_08_13_lesafa_hdmafa_1
Sawyer Carroll makes his debut in RF for Ft Wayne … going 1-for-3 plus a walk …
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2008_08_13_souafx_ftwafx_1&t=g_box&did=milb
… but Wizards lose 5-3 …
How about this list:
http://tinyurl.com/68oh5a
Rank in the NL by OPS for the CF position. Jim Edmonds must be gold!
#10@LynchMob: In that Beaver game, I just noticed that the starting SS for the Fresno Giants was former-Padre Justin Leone … and now that it’s an 11-0 rout, he’s *pitching*! So, I s’pose that means that our farm system could be worse … just look at the Giants’ farm system … they’ve got our rejects playing SS and pitching!
The bottom of the order converts an opportunity into a run … that’s progress …
#5@Turbine Dude: They just took a big gulp out of my glass.
#14@Schlom: We lead in HRs. Take Edmonds AB’s out of our CF and we are way ahead of everyone else. Even if Edmonds hit like he is now for us i wouldnt had wanted him here. We found out about Hairston and Gerut this way and we get better defense with better production.
#6@LynchMob: I miss seeing Gerut in there though…
#19@SDSUBaseball: Jody should be playing tonight. Grrr.
#19@SDSUBaseball: agree’d … too bad Hairston can’t play more/better 2B …
Picking up from the last thread’s comments (Hart just tripled in three runs, so there’s not much of a game to discuss…), I think Tom Waits and Co. are failing to hear Schlom’s primary point: for the last two decades, the Padres have a terrible record regarding drafting players who go to major league success in San Diego. I’m probably missing somebody, but I can’t think of anybody in the last fiteen years outside of Peavy and Greene who were particularly successful for the Padres after we drafted them.
You can explain away the failures of each unfruitful pick, but when virtually none of your picks pan out, there’s a problem. I’m not saying Schlom’s right in his analysis of the failures, but he’s certainly correct in his assertion that the failures have been an organizational epidemic.
Note to Schlom: given our record of (not) developing our high draft picks into quality MLB players, maybe we’re better off not signing our high picks, and spending the money elsewhere. I don’t necessarily believe this, but I’m surprised it hasn’t crossed Schlom’s mind while he’s examining the futility of our drafts.
#21@LynchMob: It’d be nice if they gave him some innings there. The season is shot, see how he does at 2B.
#22@Lance Richardson: We traded away quite a few players too though. Nady, Ollie, Derrek Lee, Bay are a few off the top of my head.
#24@SDSUBaseball: we didn’t draft bay … we got him from the mets …
#23@SDSUBaseball: i’m pretty sure the padres have seen enough of how he does at 2B … it’s just not an option …
#24@SDSUBaseball:
Only Nady and Lee were draft picks, if I’m not mistaken.
I was a big fan of the Nady pick, and supported him right up til the time I openly questioned Kevin Towers at a Baseball Prospectus event about the possibility that X was sleeping with Bochy’s wife. He’s become an average corner outfielder.
Lee deserved the MVP in his big year, and has been a quality regular (the best the Padres have drafted and developed since McReynolds, I think) for several seasons.
Bay was acquired from the Mets.
Perez, who of course left with Bay in the OG trade, still has Cy Young potential. I’d love to have him back, and suspect that he may find stardom as someone’s closer one day.
In summary, it appears that I missed Nady and Lee in my recollection. Keep in mind, however, that we drafted X eight years ago, and Lee FIFTEEN years ago.
#18@SDSUBaseball: It’s just funny that Edmonds is responsible for putting the Cubs in first and keeping the Padres in 2nd.
Hairston’s number as a CF are unreal:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/pi/bsplit.cgi?n1=hairssc01&year=2008#defp-defp
Dirk Hayhurst on the mound to start the 2nd game of tonight’s double-header at Portland …
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_08_13_freaaa_poraaa_2
… and Jack-Anulty still hasn’t made an out tonight!
#22@Lance Richardson: The fact that they should just bag their top picks and spend the money elsewhere has crossed my mind. I could certainly understand if they would do it — I wouldn’t agree with it but I could understand it — but the simple fact is that they probably wouldn’t spend the money elsewhere. If they go cheap there most likely they’d go cheap everywhere else.
#28@Schlom: So are Gerut’s
#27@Lance Richardson: We have also yet to see the recent draft classes as well, except for Headley who is actually putting up pretty good numbers in his rookie year. I totally understand what you mean though. They have been bad, but I think they are getting better.
#24, #26@LynchMob: Oh ya forgot about Bay.
What 1 inning? I think they should give him some more time there. Its not going to hurt anything and we have 4 outfielders hitting well right now, why not throw him at 2B for a game or two and see how he does. No one is hitting in the middle infield anyway.
Latos with 8 K’s and 0 BB’s in 4 IP for the AZL Padres tonight …
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_08_13_royrok_pdrrok_1
Schlom will be happy to hear Strasburg is dominating at the Olympics tonight (tomorrow?). 7 innings, one hit allowed, one BB, 11 K’s. He’ll also be happy to hear that Seattle just scored 3 runs off of Francisco Rodriguez to move ahead 7-6 in the ninth. The two are related.
#35@Ben B. He’s definitely too good for the Netherlands. I wonder why Davey Johnson pitched him against the 2nd weakest (China is the worst) instead of against a better team? It wouldn’t shock me if he’s the best pitcher on that team — if Ben Sheets can pitch the USA Team to the gold over a pro team, there is no reason why Strasburg, who is even better, can’t do it. Speaking of ace pitchers, the Cubans lit up Yu Darvish yesterday (or today?) for 4 runs in 4 innings. Darvish is probably better then Matsusaka and turns only 22 in two days.
The problem with Strasburg is that the stupid Nationals keep on losing, they’ve lost 6 straight now. It’s going to take a lot for the Padres to stay “ahead” of them in the race for Strasburg.
#35@Ben B.:
Yes…gotta stay ahead (behind?) Seattle and Washington for the lead in the Strasburg derby.
I think it’s a derby worth winning, too. Dude’s an unbelievable talent (BY FAR the best in the ‘09 draft class) and I think it’s unlikely that Tony Gwynn will treat him like a member of the Rice U staff.
Ben, e-mail me at lance@richardsonsteelinc.com , ASAP please.
#32@SDSUBaseball:
I suspect that they are, in fact, getting better. But they have to absolutely FLOOD the system with talent, and not signing top picks is a concern.
I asked Depo at the BP event if the recent international FA signings were a harbinger of things to come, and I got the feeling that the FO intends to sign multiple top Latin FA’s on an annual basis- that’s why they built the Dominican facility. If so, the future will be very bright even if they only have average drafts.
Sweet, if you go to the NBC Olympic website live online coverage, you can hear a terrible Chinese cover of Hey Jude
http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/player.html?assetid=bs2h-bj-sd08-081408-102003&channelcode=sportbb
Hey, I’m sure this has been discussed, but can any of you inform me as to why Kellen Kulbacki hasn’t played since Aug 5? Hurt?
#40@jessemundo: Paul DePodesta said on his website that he’s having a problem with his non-throwing shoulder.
Ah, thanks. Strange, it’s a little late for that. Should have been about 3 weeks after he was drafted, right?
I’m really feeling depressed about the state of Padre baseball both here and now and in the future. And GY’s article about the Missions and the talent I heard about doesn’t make me feel very confident either
#36@Schlom: Yeah, Davey Johnson had Trevor Cahill, Brett Anderson, and Stephen Strasburg ready to start for him and he picked … 32 year old journeyman Brandon Knight. Curious decision.
#37@Lance Richardson: Just fired one off.
GY: Fire Woman? No Southern Death Cult?
B52 Baby way up in the sky…………….drop your love on meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee tonight………………..
#42@jessemundo: Here’s the exact quote:
Paul DePodesta said…
field39,
I believe Kellen felt some soreness is his right (non-throwing) shoulder. He’s been held out as a precaution.
#44@Ben B.: They also have Jake Arrieta. I guess the plan is to pitch all the starters once and see who pitches best? But whoever starts against the Dutch and Chinese is going to look awesome so I wonder if that means Strasburg is out? He is the youngest and has pitched the longest so maybe it makes sense to pitch him only once.
I just watched the women’s 200m butterfly and the Chinese women went one-two. Am I the only one that thinks they are doping?
#43@Loren: Why? We actually have some pretty good prospects at San Antonio.
#45@Oside Jon: Yeah, I think it was Fire Woman, although everything of theirs from that era sounds the same to me.
#22@Lance Richardson: But the current FO has only been in place for about 3 years and there’s no way you can tell whether or not their moves, drafting and philosophy are good, bad or indifferent yet. And I have not seen Schlom say anywhere he’s arguing the FO have been horrible over the past 20 years. I think he’s been quite clearly saying the current FO are idiots, which is absurd.
#29@LynchMob: Dirk needs to get a shot up here before the year is out. There’s certainly more to gain to that then by giving random journeymen like Corey innings.
Jack-Anulty seems to be on a mission!
#33@SDSUBaseball: I completely agree – let Hairston play 2B here and there. Especially when flyball happy pitchers like CY are on the mound. If he’s brutal then at least they know it’s not an option going forward.
#48@Geoff Young: Firewoman was always one of my faves! What do I know!