When Is Zero Greater Than Sixteen?
The story was supposed to be Jake Peavy's 16 strikeouts and complete dominance. The story was supposed to be Terrmel Sledge's opposite field home run off sinkerballer Brandon Webb. The story was supposed to be anything but what it became.
It's a credit to the Padres' bullpen that a two-run lead headed to the eighth is considered a victory. Wednesday night provided a shocking reminder that this isn't always the case. The fact that it came at the hands of Stephen "I Shoulda Been a Padre" Drew adds to the sting, but honestly, it's nothing personal; a loss is a loss no matter how you slice it.
Peavy pitched the game of his life and gets nothing. Sorry, folks, I'm too disgusted to offer any cogent analysis. Maybe today will be better.
Padres Prospect Report
by Peter Friberg
You will not see all the notable performances from the night before, but you will see the notable performances from those who are actually prospects.
AAA
No games scheduled
AA
Chase Headley: 3 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 2 RBI; HR, BB - another home HR
Cesar Ramos: 4.0 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO, 2 HR - the clock strikes midnight
High-A
David Freese: 5 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 RBI; 3 SO
Wade Leblanc: 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 SO, 0 HR
Low-A
No games scheduled
Commentary:
It's still too early to be conclusive, but Chase is now trending positively with his home/road splits:
Home: 32 AB: .281/.343/.500
Road: 37 AB: .432/.523/.811
I don't get how BA (among others) rated Leblanc (16) behind Ramos (10).
Thanks, Peter. That's all for now. Chris Young and Livan Hernandez square off tonight at 6:40 p.m. PT. We'll have the IGD up and running by 5:30. Go Padres!
It's a credit to the Padres' bullpen that a two-run lead headed to the eighth is considered a victory. Wednesday night provided a shocking reminder that this isn't always the case. The fact that it came at the hands of Stephen "I Shoulda Been a Padre" Drew adds to the sting, but honestly, it's nothing personal; a loss is a loss no matter how you slice it.
Peavy pitched the game of his life and gets nothing. Sorry, folks, I'm too disgusted to offer any cogent analysis. Maybe today will be better.
Padres Prospect Report
by Peter Friberg
You will not see all the notable performances from the night before, but you will see the notable performances from those who are actually prospects.
AAA
No games scheduled
AA
Chase Headley: 3 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 2 RBI; HR, BB - another home HR
Cesar Ramos: 4.0 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO, 2 HR - the clock strikes midnight
High-A
David Freese: 5 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 RBI; 3 SO
Wade Leblanc: 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 SO, 0 HR
Low-A
No games scheduled
Commentary:
It's still too early to be conclusive, but Chase is now trending positively with his home/road splits:
Home: 32 AB: .281/.343/.500
Road: 37 AB: .432/.523/.811
I don't get how BA (among others) rated Leblanc (16) behind Ramos (10).
Thanks, Peter. That's all for now. Chris Young and Livan Hernandez square off tonight at 6:40 p.m. PT. We'll have the IGD up and running by 5:30. Go Padres!
posted by Unknown at 7:13 AM
4 Comments:
Of all the nights to be unable to watch the game! Can't believe I missed 16K's. Unreal. Loved Jake's attitude afterwards too - 51's his guy, no questions asked. Big time game in a big matchup (vs Webb). Hoping he gets another chance to show that kind of nastiness in a playoff game again.
Overall, the Dbacks fans can break their arms patting themselves on the back just like the Dodger fans last year in THAT game. We're in it to win it, and I have no doubt this will be shrugged off.
Now, we took a much better approach to Livan "I sell cartoon balloons in town" Hernandez last time around, I'm confident we can knock him around the yard tonight.
Anyone know if Cesar Carillo is alright?
As far as I know, Carrillo is okay. He was removed from his last start after 1 inning due to a 63-minute rain delay.
We're back up at Ducksnorts.com so I'm closing comments here. As always, thanks for your patience and apologies for the trouble.
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