I'm Back, but who cares
Been 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 out of tough devisions. Its bad, because the Padres have not improved during the off season. We are now the Giants of the NL West, by which I mean, old.
More later.
Finally, A Winning Home Record
And 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 shoulder pain or if he was listening to advise and not throwing all out on every pitch. Either way, nice to see Peavy pitch well. If only the Padres could get some hits, but well, that probably asking too much.
Anyway, PM is back on the saddle.
Go Padres
Padre Mike
Taking time Off
PM 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 Mike
A No No, I Didn't Know
Chris 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 realize, being the sharp dude I am, that the hit I saw was the first hit against Young in the game.
Oh well. Sorry to jinx it for you, Chris.
Day GameDay game today and I wish I was there because its
sunny and nice. But, we corporate monkeys will have to watch via
Gameday and talk via
Ducks IGD.
Important Game Because...
1. Put us three games over 500 before we hit the road to Pitts and Mik.
2. End of the first two months of BB and an important assessment point for the Pads. Three games above 500 would be nice.
3. Currently
tied with the Rocks and we need to move ahead of them.
4. Clay needs to prove that he can be consistent.
5. Winning makes Padre Mike feel better.
6. We want to stay in the
Hunt. 3.5 back isn't too bad and Az can't continue to play so well, but we don't want to get too far back.
7. Keeping the Mo into the day off at home is always great.
8. We deserve to win because we are nice people and this is a nice town.
Go Padres!
Padre Mike
Padres Punked by Rocks
The 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 Series
And after taking two out of three from the Redbirds and playing some fun and tight baseball. Sunday's game had to be the funest all year with 10 runs scored, unless you love a pitcher's duel, which it certainly wasn't.
Albert got his dinger, but so did Josh Bard (2) and AG.
Well, lets see if we can win one tonight.
Go Padres
Padre Mike
PS: Busy week for Padre Mike as he gets ready to run the Rock and Roll Marathon Sunday. IOWs, light posting.
Padres Loose Again
The 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 DownRoberts: Cold, when he gets on the Padres invariably score.
Cameron and Giles: Cold but they can't carry a team with at least some help.
Piazza: Warming with hits last night and his average is climbing, but there are eight other batters.
Castilla: Ice cold and over the hill. Low average and a coupla errors last night, although only one recorded, 3rd base has to be productive.
Josh: Hitting well but his fielding reflects the fact that he is a rookie.
Gonzales: Confused at the plate, continues to flash the leather but, like third, 1st base must be more productive at the plate.
Green: Strikes out too much yet leads the team in RBIs and HRs, which indicates the entire problem with the offense, your skinny, blond SS is your HR bomber and RBI leader. Go figure.
Summary: Piazza and Josh are the only guys hitting right now. Roberts, Giles, and Cammy are cold but will get hot. Gonzalas is struggling, Greene is an enigma, and Vinny is way past his prime.
All this spells the
second worst batting avg in the NL West just ahead of the lowly Cubs.
Day Off
Time to regroup because the Cards are coming to town and they are a club that don't mess around.
It will be fun to see Albert, who has to constantly defend himself against steroid allegations despite the fact that he is probably clean...thank you Bonds and others.
We would have liked to enter the day off with a win like we did going into Seattle last week, but what can you do.
I think when the Padre bats heat up, we will start to win more games, but the Petco Curse has definitely returned.
Time to think small ball again, fellas, Petco ball.
Go Padres
Padre Mike
Padres Loose Again
The 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 DownRoberts: Cold, when he gets on the Padres invariably score.
Cameron and Giles: Cold but they can't carry a team with at least some help.
Piazza: Warming with hits last night and his average is climbing, but there are eight other batters.
Castilla: Ice cold and over the hill. Low average and a coupla errors last night, although only one recorded, 3rd base has to be productive.
Josh: Hitting well but his fielding reflects the fact that he is a rookie.
Gonzales: Confused at the plate, continues to flash the leather but, like third, 1st base must be more productive at the plate.
Green: Strikes out too much yet leads the team in RBIs and HRs, which indicates the entire problem with the offense, your skinny, blond SS is your HR bomber and RBI leader. Go figure.
Summary: Piazza and Josh are the only guys hitting right now. Roberts, Giles, and Cammy are cold but will get hot. Gonzalas is struggling, Greene is an enigma, and Vinny is way past his prime.
All this spells the
second worst batting avg in the NL West just ahead of the lowly Cubs.
Day Off
Time to regroup because the Cards are coming to town and they are a club that don't mess around.
It will be fun to see Albert, who has to constantly defend himself against steroid allegations despite the fact that he is probably clean...thank you Bonds and others.
We would have liked to enter the day off with a win like we did going into Seattle last week, but what can you do.
I think when the Padre bats heat up, we will start to win more games, but the Petco Curse has definitely returned.
Time to think small ball again, fellas, Petco ball.
Go Padres
Padre Mike
Padres Loose Again
The 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 DownRoberts: Cold, when he gets on the Padres invariably score.
Cameron and Giles: Cold but they can't carry a team with at least some help.
Piazza: Warming with hits last night and his average is climbing, but there are eight other batters.
Castilla: Ice cold and over the hill. Low average and a coupla errors last night, although only one recorded, 3rd base has to be productive.
Josh: Hitting well but his fielding reflects the fact that he is a rookie.
Gonzales: Confused at the plate, continues to flash the leather but, like third, 1st base must be more productive at the plate.
Green: Strikes out too much yet leads the team in RBIs and HRs, which indicates the entire problem with the offense, your skinny, blond SS is your HR bomber and RBI leader. Go figure.
Summary: Piazza and Josh are the only guys hitting right now. Roberts, Giles, and Cammy are cold but will get hot. Gonzalas is struggling, Greene is an enigma, and Vinny is way past his prime.
All this spells the
second worst batting avg in the NL West just ahead of the lowly Cubs.
Day Off
Time to regroup because the Cards are coming to town and they are a club that don't mess around.
It will be fun to see Albert, who has to constantly defend himself against steroid allegations despite the fact that he is probably clean...thank you Bonds and others.
We would have liked to enter the day off with a win like we did going into Seattle last week, but what can you do.
I think when the Padre bats heat up, we will start to win more games, but the Petco Curse has definitely returned.
Time to think small ball again, fellas, Petco ball.
Go Padres
Padre Mike
Padres Beat Braves
Mike 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 will, ends losing streaks and puts the team on his back in hard times. Heh.
Petco CurseThe PC has returned as Padre hitters struggle to make contact, struggle to get hitter's counts, struggle to hit dingers, struggle, struggle, struggle.
If things don't change soon, I'm gonna bring back the
witch doctor.
And guess who is coming to town? Mr. 23 homers (as of last night) himself, Albert and his Cardinal crew, a real good ball club by any stretch. So tonight would be a good night to lift the PC and start hitting again.
Basement TalkLooks like the Dodgers are now the
surging team in the NL West, having won 5 in a row and climbing from the basement into second place. The Padres are in the basement 2.5 games back. Is that really a basement? You want basement, check out the Pirates, 15 games back of the Cardinals. Or the Marlins, 14 games back of the Reds. Now that's basement time. But the NL West is still up for grabs and it seems right now, the team that gets hot, climbs to the top. Right now its the Dodgers.
Go Padres
Padre Mike
Quips:
1. Chipper Jones (who names their kid chipper?) had a crucial and unlikely error at third base that got the Padres a second un-earned run. That don't happen often.
2. Petco Curse? Well, apparently the Braves pitcher never heard of it, because while the Padres don't know which end of the bat to hold these days, Juan Sosa jacked a BOMB into the left field seats last night to give the Braves their only run. Guys, you hold the skinny part of the bat with your hands and use the fat part to hit the ball with.
3. Jerry Coleman is back for the home stand and he's sounding great and even a little frisky. I wish Ted would not patronize him. I'm sure he doesn't do it on purpose, but it sounds like it on the radio. Go Jerry.
