Wednesday Sept 9, 2009
Happy 9/9/9!
Looks like Wade LeBlanc was celebrating the day as he collected his 2nd straight victory in the San Diego Padres 4-2 win over the San Francisco Giants at Alphabet Soup Park.
LeBlanc pitched a heck of a good game too allowing just 2 runs on 4 hits and 3 walks. 2 of those walks came to start the 8th inning, but Luke Gregerson came in with 2 on and no outs and shut the Giants down.
Adrian Gonzalez provided all the offense the Padres would need driving in 3 runs on a single in the first with Everth Cabrera on 3rb base and a booming home run to left field, his 37th of the season, in the 3rd inning.
Oscar Salazar added an insurance run in the 6th with a solo shot of his own.
Cabrera stole his 22nd and 23rd bases of the season to move him into 4th place on the Padres list for rookies behind Ozzie Smith, Alan Wiggins and Roberto Alomar. 1 more SB and he will tie Alomar's total amassed over 143 games in 1988.
The Padres have now won FIVE straight series including 4 on the road and put up double digit hits for the 4th time in 8 games this month.
Barry Zito took the loss for the Giants going 5 innings and giving up 3 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks with 2 k's.
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Washington Post readers have such class
Wednesday September 9, 2009
Judging by all the anonymous comments I have received yesterday and tonight full of cursing and spewing hatred at me for daring to say Ryan Zimmerman is not a runaway candidate for the Gold Glove and all the click throughs from voices.washingtonpost.com, Websoulsurfer must have made the Washington Post website.
Sorry folks, sailor speak and sounding like a right wing pundit is not going to make me change my mind. I still believe that 3 errors is better than 15 and that Zimmerman is not more deserving of the Gold Glove award than Kouzmanoff.
Come back and put your name on the comment, don't use any foul language, and present a coherent argument as to why you think Zimmerman should win the Gold Glove and I will be glad to post your comment.
Until then, enjoy living in our nation's capital and watching the Nationals play.
Judging by all the anonymous comments I have received yesterday and tonight full of cursing and spewing hatred at me for daring to say Ryan Zimmerman is not a runaway candidate for the Gold Glove and all the click throughs from voices.washingtonpost.com, Websoulsurfer must have made the Washington Post website.
Sorry folks, sailor speak and sounding like a right wing pundit is not going to make me change my mind. I still believe that 3 errors is better than 15 and that Zimmerman is not more deserving of the Gold Glove award than Kouzmanoff.
Come back and put your name on the comment, don't use any foul language, and present a coherent argument as to why you think Zimmerman should win the Gold Glove and I will be glad to post your comment.
Until then, enjoy living in our nation's capital and watching the Nationals play.
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
New Padres show mettle & bats come alive
Tuesday September 8, 2009
One Padres rookie and one new Padre showed that they could get the job done in a pressure situation tonight against the San Francisco Giants at Alphabet Park.
Luke Gregerson has shown in many situations this year that he can be counted on to protect a lead and tonight was only different in that he earned his first major league win by pitching 2/3 perfect innings, but this was the 1st time we have seen Ryan Webb in a close game and he looked very good with his fastball topping out at 96 and his slider popping.
Kevin Correia had another quality start giving up 3 runs on 8 hits and 1 walk in 6 innings. After an outstanding outing in his last start, Correia struggled with his control at times tonight, had to pitch from the stretch in each inning except the 6th. He ended up throwing 115 pitches to get through 6 innings in earning a no decision.
Chase Headley, Kevin Kouzmanoff hit solo home runs off Giants rookie Madison Bumgarner and Will Venable crushed a solo shot to deep center to lead the charge for the power charge for the Padres. Headley drove in the winning run with an opposite field single in the 8th.
Headley went 3-4 and looked very good at the plate, stroking a ball out over the plate for a home run to LF in the 1st and fighting off inside pitches for both singles.
Kouzmanoff went 2-5 before leaving the game with a left calf strain after an at bat in top of the 9th. If the season ends today for Kouzmanoff, he will have enough Total Chances to qualify for the MLB record for fielding percentage by a 3B.
On his 26th birthday, Nick Hundley closed out the game playing left field, that's correct left field, and caught a fly ball from Eugenio Velez for the final out of the game. It was the first time Hundley has ever played the outfield professionally.
The Padres now have 18 games with double digit hits in their last 36 games.
Bumgarner got a no decision for San Francisco in his first major league start, giving up 2 runs on 5 hits and 1 walk with 4 k's in 5 1/3 innings pitched. All in all, a very good showing for the Giants top prospect.
One Padres rookie and one new Padre showed that they could get the job done in a pressure situation tonight against the San Francisco Giants at Alphabet Park.
Luke Gregerson has shown in many situations this year that he can be counted on to protect a lead and tonight was only different in that he earned his first major league win by pitching 2/3 perfect innings, but this was the 1st time we have seen Ryan Webb in a close game and he looked very good with his fastball topping out at 96 and his slider popping.
Kevin Correia had another quality start giving up 3 runs on 8 hits and 1 walk in 6 innings. After an outstanding outing in his last start, Correia struggled with his control at times tonight, had to pitch from the stretch in each inning except the 6th. He ended up throwing 115 pitches to get through 6 innings in earning a no decision.
Chase Headley, Kevin Kouzmanoff hit solo home runs off Giants rookie Madison Bumgarner and Will Venable crushed a solo shot to deep center to lead the charge for the power charge for the Padres. Headley drove in the winning run with an opposite field single in the 8th.
Headley went 3-4 and looked very good at the plate, stroking a ball out over the plate for a home run to LF in the 1st and fighting off inside pitches for both singles.
Kouzmanoff went 2-5 before leaving the game with a left calf strain after an at bat in top of the 9th. If the season ends today for Kouzmanoff, he will have enough Total Chances to qualify for the MLB record for fielding percentage by a 3B.
On his 26th birthday, Nick Hundley closed out the game playing left field, that's correct left field, and caught a fly ball from Eugenio Velez for the final out of the game. It was the first time Hundley has ever played the outfield professionally.
The Padres now have 18 games with double digit hits in their last 36 games.
Bumgarner got a no decision for San Francisco in his first major league start, giving up 2 runs on 5 hits and 1 walk with 4 k's in 5 1/3 innings pitched. All in all, a very good showing for the Giants top prospect.
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