Brutal Is As Brutal Does
Monday, June 15, 2009by Geoff Young
The Padres are boring. That's the word on the street... a street apparently filled with people who don't like baseball.
Just give me a game to watch and the rest will take care of itself. There is no pressure with this team, no expectation of success. Every win is a surprise, a gift.
Sometimes I believe this. Usually right before things get ugly.
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Jake Peavy was effective but not dominant on Monday night. Gave up three runs, although all could have been avoided with better defense behind him.
In the fourth, Chase Headley misplayed a drive off the bat of Chris Snyder into a single and an error. Headley couldn't decide whether to catch the ball or play it on a hop, so he did ...
