| time: | 7:05 p.m. PT |
| tv: | 4SD |
| sp: | Jake Peavy (18-6, 2.39) vs Franklin Morales (2-2, 3.81) |
| pre: | Padres.com, B-R.com |
Big series this weekend against the Rockies. Yeah, you think?
The Padres have won seven in a row, while Colorado has taken its last five. With one more win in their final 10 games, the Rockies will have their first winning season since 2000. Folks make a fuss about what a surprise the Diamondbacks are this year, but at least you could it see it coming (if you were looking in the right places). What the Rockies have done is just amazing, and I think that Clint Hurdle deserves serious consideration for Manager of the Year (as do Bud Black and Bob Melvin).
Meanwhile, here are some fun splits. I love that the Padres don’t really give away any innings but completely dominate the ninth:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics are courtesy of Baseball-Reference and are through games of September 20, 2007. | ||||||||||
| SD | 706 | 744 | 749 | 685 | 757 | 702 | 718 | 707 | 837 | 683 |
| Opp | 732 | 632 | 657 | 663 | 720 | 701 | 735 | 658 | 594 | 596 |
| Dif | -26 | +112 | +92 | +22 | +37 | +1 | -17 | +49 | +243 | +87 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics are courtesy of Baseball-Reference and are through games of September 20, 2007. | ||||||||||
| SD | 87 | 71 | 62 | 68 | 95 | 67 | 74 | 68 | 73 | 17 |
| Opp | 82 | 53 | 60 | 58 | 84 | 69 | 76 | 68 | 41 | 12 |
| Dif | +5 | +18 | +2 | +10 | +11 | -2 | -2 | 0 | +32 | +5 |
Go Nationals! Go Dodgers (ack)! Go Padres!
Tough one to lose. Really neeed to win Jake’s start.
Oh well, now we have to win tomorrow (today) instead.
Get well soon Scotty.
Not exactly a first AB to be proud of for Morton (he was given 2 hanging breakers to smash) but it was fun to see him finally get an AB.
Words cannot capture my dismay. As such, I offer the following:
WRONG!!!WRONG!!!WRONG!!!WRONG!!!WRONG!!!WRONG!!!WRONG!!!WRONG!!!WRONG!!!WRONG!!!WRONG!!!WRONG!!!WRONG!!!WRONG!!!WRONG!!!WRONG!!!WRONG!!!WRONG!!!
81,154 … I appreciate the effort, Lance …