| time: | 7:10 p.m. PT |
| tv: | 4SD |
| sp: | Justin Germano (7-9, 4.38) vs Chad Billingsley (10-4, 3.22) |
| pre: | Padres.com, B-R.com |
- Five years ago I was concerned about Jake Peavy‘s lefty/righty splits, optimistic about Adam Eaton’s recovery from surgery, and drinking Eureka Black and Tan and MacTarnahan’s Blackwatch Cream Porter.
- Two years ago I still liked Eaton’s chances to blossom into a front-line starter.
- Last year I was amused to see Paul McAnulty wearing a jersey that had his name misspelled.
Time flies when you’re having fun. Go Padres!
Guess that would be too much to ask. At least there was two outs so Sledge didn’t (or couldn’t) hit into a double play!
At least Sledge and Barrett have a walk each. The three best hitters on the team are 0-9 with no walks.
Yeah but Sledge has only disappointed us 45.56% of the time while B(l)um has let us down 48.4% of the time.
When is Buddy going to pull Justin?
#55: Hampson warming up.
It sure is nice to see Kouz with a .260 BA.
Well, this was always going to be a tough matchup. They haven’t hit Billingsley at all and Germano had been bad against the Dodgers. Ideally you’d like to win every game but it’s not realistic. Take the loss and come back strong tomorrow.
Billingsley should be done, so a little bullpen whooping might get us back in the game….
I don’t care if it’s a righty or lefty on the mound over these next 18 games, I want a Hairston/Clark out in left until Bradley is back.
#57: Should be interesting with Maddux up against Boomer tommorow. I’m glad it’s not a day game!
Holy Friar…..I leave for a BLT or two and we’re losing 6-1. Post’s sound defeated. Night is still early……………..
Random note: Turmoil Sludge is worthless.
59: Hairston this year is hitting .239/.309/.421 with the benefit of a great hitters park for a home stadium for most of those. That’s terrible. In 67 at bats this year, Clark has hit .239/.320/.299. In 415 at bats last year, Clark hit .263/.348/.335. Those are all some bad numbers. For Hairston, a positive indicator is the way he destroyed AAA, but Sledge has that same positive indicator from last year also. Bottom line, none of these guys have produced at all at the major league level, so you might as well go with a Sledge/Hairston platoon to go with upside and put the guys in the best possible situations to succeed.
I’m with JP. I don’t think it’s worth dragging Sledge out there for starts — he just doesn’t look like he’s going to hit. I’d try Hairston out there and hope that he gets hot, at least he has some power.
I didn’t realize Saenz was so fat. He’s looks like El Guapo’s (Rich Garces) brother. Could you imagine seeing Saenz and Wells coming out of an elevator and saying to yourself “Those are professional athletes.” Yikes.
Best three hitters now 0-12.
Who the hell is Myrow?
He’s a AAAA hitter who tore up AAA this year. His career minor league stats are .305/.426/.509, but he’s never really gotten a chance in the majors.
http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/M/Brian-Myrow.shtml
Ooh, impressive 5 k night by Cameron.
Ugly came. Black should never EVER start Sledge again. Ever.
Tough to win when your three best hitters go 0-15. Good nights by Kouz, Greene, and Meredith. Good matchup tomorrow night with Maddux v. Wells, gotta to win then.
68: Why are we blaming this loss on Sledge? Did I miss something important and bad that he did (actually a serious question, as I was following on Gameday)?
70: Bases loaded, no outs, Padres down 2-0, Sledge hits into the double play. The guy is nothing but worthless, however I’m going to put an equal share of the blame on Barrett who left 5 on base, and Germano who has clearly turned back into a pumpkin.
70: Bad defense, bad at the plate.
Is Hairston ready yet? I would rather see Clark than Sledge