tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12432164Sat, 21 Feb 2009 09:02:05 +0000A padre fan quips about the game of baseball and specifically, the SD Padres.http://padretalk.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Padre Mike)Blogger144125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12432164.post-4364251913738511561Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:10:00 +00002008-01-16T10:14:01.141-08:00Been a while since I posted. Feeling like Ducksnorts is so dedicated and well done, that its hard to compete. But what the hey.First off, as we get closer to spring training, I've decided that my 2008 seasonal mantra will be, when is Holliday going to touch home plate.Also, in case you have not noticed, the NL West has gotten a lot tougher. This is good and bad. Its good because great teams come http://padretalk.blogspot.com/2008/01/im-back-but-who-cares.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Padre Mike)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12432164.post-115116924177965581Sat, 24 Jun 2006 16:59:00 +00002006-06-24T10:14:01.800-07:00And it only took 73 games (38 home games), past the middle of June, and 10 innings against Seattle last night to for the Padres to finally have a 500 home record (19-19). Nobody said Petco was an easy place to play. I love this team.Peavy was on last night against our apparent inter-league rival, the hated and despised Seattle Mariners. I curious to see if Jake, also known as Alabama, had http://padretalk.blogspot.com/2006/06/finally-winning-home-record.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Padre Mike)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12432164.post-115022397470405475Tue, 13 Jun 2006 18:37:00 +00002006-06-13T11:39:34.720-07:00PM is experiencing some health issues that are forcing him to take some time off. Nothing serious, so I'll be back in a while.In the meantime, go Padres and please hit the frigging ball.Padre Mikehttp://padretalk.blogspot.com/2006/06/taking-time-off.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Padre Mike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12432164.post-114909664143431616Wed, 31 May 2006 17:19:00 +00002006-05-31T10:30:41.460-07:00Chris Young nearly pitched a No No last night against the pesky Rockies. The Padres won the game 2-0 and Young pitched the no no into the 8th inning and the place was rocking.Padre Mike turned on the TV in the 8th and was happy to see Chris still in the game and the Padres with a 2-run lead. Then a Rocky gets a hit into right field and everyone gets real depressed.PM was like, why? Then I realizehttp://padretalk.blogspot.com/2006/05/no-no-i-didnt-know.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Padre Mike)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12432164.post-114902070239439021Tue, 30 May 2006 20:23:00 +00002006-05-30T13:25:02.416-07:00The Rockies own the Padres at Petco. IOWs, the pads are the their bitches, their doormats, their red-headed step child, their mangy flea-bitten mutts, their Kansas City Royals.5-0 the Rocks are at Petco and I doubt the Pads even made a showing in half those games. I know they didn't show up for last's drubbing. Be nice to win one.Great Cardinal SeriesAnd after taking two out of three from the http://padretalk.blogspot.com/2006/05/padres-punked-by-rocks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Padre Mike)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12432164.post-114857283292025962Thu, 25 May 2006 15:42:00 +00002006-05-25T09:00:32.933-07:00The Atl killed us last night with three home runs against Chris Young in the first three innings and various other offensive wonders that the Padres can only dream about. Apparently, the Atl love to play at Petco.Young had a rough outing, curveball was not working, thumb cold, whatever.Padres are now tied for the basement with the Giants and merely a single game above 500.Padre Mike Breaks it http://padretalk.blogspot.com/2006/05/padres-loose-again_114857283292025962.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Padre Mike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12432164.post-114857226257203517Thu, 25 May 2006 15:42:00 +00002006-05-25T08:51:02.576-07:00The Atl killed us last night with three home runs against Chris Young in the first three innings and various other offensive wonders that the Padres can only dream about. Apparently, the Atl love to play at Petco.Young had a rough outing, curveball was not working, thumb cold, whatever.Padres are now tied for the basement with the Giants and merely a single game above 500.Padre Mike Breaks it http://padretalk.blogspot.com/2006/05/padres-loose-again_25.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Padre Mike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12432164.post-114857224749335700Thu, 25 May 2006 15:42:00 +00002006-05-25T08:50:47.553-07:00The Atl killed us last night with three home runs against Chris Young in the first three innings and various other offensive wonders that the Padres can only dream about. Apparently, the Atl love to play at Petco.Young had a rough outing, curveball was not working, thumb cold, whatever.Padres are now tied for the basement with the Giants and merely a single game above 500.Padre Mike Breaks it http://padretalk.blogspot.com/2006/05/padres-loose-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Padre Mike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12432164.post-114848765832563405Wed, 24 May 2006 16:01:00 +00002006-05-24T09:26:14.696-07:00Mike Thompson, the 25 year old minor league vet called up when the 38 year old Major League vet, Woody, got hurt, threw a second quality start despite a positively anemic Padre offense of two hits compared to his last outing in Az when the Padres got 9 runs before the rookie even took the mound.Thompson has become the Padres new stopper, that dominating pitcher who through sheer force of his willhttp://padretalk.blogspot.com/2006/05/padres-beat-braves.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Padre Mike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12432164.post-114831199395004280Mon, 22 May 2006 15:29:00 +00002006-05-22T08:33:14.100-07:00Well, we got swept by the Ms. We played poorly, pitched even worse and got beat by a forth place American League team. We are now just two games above 500 and in 4th place, two games out of first in the NL West. Standings here.And It Don't Get Any EasierThe next 9 games see the Atl and St. Louis at home, followed by the Rockies in Coors Field. It could get real ugly if the Pads don't tighten the http://padretalk.blogspot.com/2006/05/ms-sweep-padres.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Padre Mike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12432164.post-114823130617831667Sun, 21 May 2006 16:55:00 +00002006-05-21T10:08:26.193-07:00One word: Unearned runs. That means guys get on base without earning their way on base with a hit. Walks, errors, balks, interference, etc. Padre had 3 from the start of May until the Az series. Now we have a lot in the last two games. We are not as good as we thought.Oh well. Padre MikeQuips1. Nice right cross by the Cubs catcher. He did it to fire up his struggling team, of course.2. Bond pullshttp://padretalk.blogspot.com/2006/05/ms-win-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Padre Mike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12432164.post-114814231649869523Sat, 20 May 2006 16:00:00 +00002006-05-20T09:25:17.670-07:00well, the bloom is off the May rose and the Padres are quickly returning to earth and the reality that they are a dull, mediocre team with a porous bullpen, hapless hitters, mistake-prom rookies, cracky old vets, and a once decent defense gone completely south. No really, folks, that is how the Padres played last night's game against the Ms. If anything came out of this game, it that the bullpen http://padretalk.blogspot.com/2006/05/padres-bully-fails-to-hold-ms.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Padre Mike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12432164.post-114805294969967285Fri, 19 May 2006 15:24:00 +00002006-05-19T08:35:49.723-07:00As an English major who barely, and I mean by a whisker, passed college stats, I naturally avoid them like a construction site porta-potty. But I do love the Baseball Standings.The standings are basic, kinda like 1+1=2 to BB stat heads, but for guys like me, they tell us all we need to know about our team and the league.Lets see, what can we surmise from the standings: Here is the extended http://padretalk.blogspot.com/2006/05/no-stats-please.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Padre Mike)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12432164.post-114779022485392708Tue, 16 May 2006 14:29:00 +00002006-05-16T07:37:04.890-07:00Pads 5, Snakes 6 (10)That was a game the Padres should have won. Second basemen Josh Barfield pretty much wrecked a quality start by CHP with an error and some fumblin bumblin at second base.Linebrink wrcecked everything too by gaving up a HR in the eighth to tie the game, then Barfield again blow it in the 10th when a ball bounced over his glove into center to score the winning run.Snakes 6, http://padretalk.blogspot.com/2006/05/shoulda-woulda-coulda.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Padre Mike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12432164.post-114772532699592467Mon, 15 May 2006 20:33:00 +00002006-05-15T13:35:27.016-07:00Wow, killed the Cubs again Sunday. Nice Mother's Day gift for all the Madres who traveled to the game.Padres have won 5 in a row and are in sole position of first place. Here are the standings. Nice, huh?Next up, the Snakes and these are important games in the standings because the Snakes are just a game and half back. Here is the UT preview.Go PadresPadre MikeQuips1. The pink bats made very http://padretalk.blogspot.com/2006/05/season-sweep-of-cubs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Padre Mike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12432164.post-114761852025365096Sun, 14 May 2006 14:52:00 +00002006-05-14T07:55:20.266-07:00Well, nothing is as much fun as a 3-run home run in the top of the ninth to win the game for the good guys and that is exactly what Mike did for the Padres in the frendly confines of Wriggly Field yesteraday against the struggling cubs.That was fun.Happy Mother's DayGo PadresPadre Mikehttp://padretalk.blogspot.com/2006/05/that-is-piazza.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Padre Mike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12432164.post-114744844891867674Fri, 12 May 2006 15:32:00 +00002006-05-12T09:00:57.376-07:00The Padres played the final frame of a three game set with the Brew Crew in an afternoon game, winning 8-5 behind a stellar start from Peavy who threw 7 shutout innings and the continued success of small ball approach from the Padre offense.Clearly the Padres have shed the slow start of April and, like the hungry caterpillar, have emerged in the month of May into the team they are going to be forhttp://padretalk.blogspot.com/2006/05/this-is-fun-pads-beat-brew-crew-win.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Padre Mike)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12432164.post-114735946736258112Thu, 11 May 2006 14:51:00 +00002006-05-11T07:57:47.400-07:00Padres beat the Brew Crew last night behind another nice performance from CHP and his catcher, the dude we got for Marybelly, Josh Bard, who had a double and blocked the plate nicely. Of course, two great catches by Giles and Cameron helped, but that's a good outfield does.Note: If that were Hernandez at the plate, the run would have scored. But I'm not bitter.Day Game TodayOne more home game http://padretalk.blogspot.com/2006/05/one-in-row.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Padre Mike)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12432164.post-114727334346055431Wed, 10 May 2006 14:58:00 +00002006-05-10T08:02:23.476-07:00Padres lost last night to the Brewers in ten innings after Trevor gave up two doubles with two outs. The Padres could not generate anything in the bottom of the 10th.The lose ends a nine-game win streak that brought the defending National League champs above .500, pulled them out of the cellar into third place, and put a little swagger in their step.But its a long season and we sure are not http://padretalk.blogspot.com/2006/05/had-to-happen-sometime-lose.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Padre Mike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12432164.post-114719156795990692Tue, 09 May 2006 16:08:00 +00002006-05-09T09:21:02.423-07:00Wow, Maddux was off a bit last night but the Padres took a methodical (Gywnn-like) approach to hitting him, taking hacks early in the count and looking to drive the ball up the middle. Roberts was hot stealing bases, walking, hitting triples, and even Old Mike started to warm up with two hits and an RBI.Face it folks, the Padres are a team firing on all cylinders and its great fun.Brew Crew Come http://padretalk.blogspot.com/2006/05/9-in-row.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Padre Mike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12432164.post-114710317162266772Mon, 08 May 2006 15:34:00 +00002006-05-08T08:46:11.673-07:00Cool and yesterday's game actually had some hitting from both the Cubs and Padres. But ESPN still could care less. And Woody pitched 8 innings giving the bullpen some rest.Positives1. We now know Khalil can hit, too bad there are not more day games of the schedule.2. Padres are now 1 game above .5003. Padres are a game closer to a .500 record at home (7-11) . If we win out on this home stand (http://padretalk.blogspot.com/2006/05/8-in-row.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Padre Mike)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12432164.post-114702641484080304Sun, 07 May 2006 18:18:00 +00002006-05-07T11:26:54.853-07:00Well, its dull to watch, but at least we are winning.Quick Hits1. Love the throwback uniforms, very cool.2. Padres at .500.3. Petco makes hitting slumps worse-ask the cubs.4. The UT is calling it Petco Ball. I still like the Petco Curse.5. Love the pie in the face act during the post game interview of Bowen last night. Slow motion replay reveals that Jake threw a perfect strike.6. June gloom and http://padretalk.blogspot.com/2006/05/padres-win-again-in-extra-innings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Padre Mike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12432164.post-114693416661908218Sat, 06 May 2006 16:40:00 +00002006-05-06T09:49:26.620-07:00Accidently blew away my blogspot template. For the blogspotters out there, you'll understand what a true PITA this is. It will take some time create all the helpful links again.Nothing I like better then stairing at tiny HTML code all morning.Padres almost to .500In the meantime, the Padres are just a single game from having a .500 record. Cool. Added bonus, we have leap-frogged the Dodgers and http://padretalk.blogspot.com/2006/05/crap.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Padre Mike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12432164.post-114692486256830848Sat, 06 May 2006 13:49:00 +00002006-05-06T07:14:38.716-07:00The Padres win their 6th in a row (and ESPN is still not paying attention)against the Cubs last night, 1-0 in 11 innings. CHP goes 9 innings, and Josh Barfield knocks in Khalil from 2nd with a line drive up the middle in the bottom of the 11th.Petco CurseNot sure I got my money's worth from that witch doctor. A 1-0 game doesn't mean the Petco Curse has been lifted and it doesn't make Petco any http://padretalk.blogspot.com/2006/05/six-in-row.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Padre Mike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12432164.post-114687113900781460Fri, 05 May 2006 23:15:00 +00002006-05-05T16:18:59.026-07:00He's promised to lift the Petco Curse and allow the Padres to get many hits and score many runs.Never mind what I had to give him. I feel so cold.Go PadresPadre Mikehttp://padretalk.blogspot.com/2006/05/witch-doctor-for-tonights-game.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Padre Mike)0