Saturday May 30, 2009
A shutout in Coors? yup. The San Diego Padres lost 3-0 to the Colorado Rockies last night in Denver.
From what I have been reading there have been less than 10 shutouts in Coors field history and the Padres have been part of 4 of them.
Chris Young pitched well, allowing only 2 hits and 1 earned run in 6 ip, but both staffs got squeezed a bit by home plate umpire Jerry Layne and Young walked 6.
If Kouzmanoff does not allow a ball to slip under his glove in the 6th, this could have been a 1-0 game.
1-0 In COORS FIELD!
Adrian Gonzalez was pitched around in this game walking 3 times and will continue to be pitched around until a Padres hitter can prove he can consistently hit in the #5 slot.
Right now Padres #5 batters are hitting a MLB worst .231/.286/.319/.604. They badly need someone to step up and make teams pay when they put Adrian Gonzalez on base.
Scott Hairston is howing he is not the answer and has begun his annual swoon vs RHP. In two weeks he has dropped from .297 to .268 against right handed pitching while still hitting .389 against LHP.
Soon the Padres will be forced to platoon him in most situations and Gwynn is no Gerut against RHP.
Still, the Padres should be able to take 2 of 3 against the slumping Rockies. I guess it will depend on which Josh Geer shows up today.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Friday, May 29, 2009
Cliff Floyd could join Padres on Saturday
Friday May 29, 2009
In his Twitter post this afternoon, Corey Brock of MLB.com says that Cliff Floyd has joined the team in Denver and if all goes well in BP and fielding practice, he will be activated for Saturday's game.
Floyd was sidelined to start the season with a shoulder injury and then suffered through fluid and pain on his knee.
Floyd would provide much needed power off the bench. Floyd is a defensive liability at this points o don't expect him to get much time in the field, but he is still one of the better left handed power bats in the NL off the bench so he could prove very valuable in interleague and as a pinch hitter.
I believe that if he does well over the next month as a DH and pinch hitter that the Padres will trade him as the deadline grows nearer.
In his Twitter post this afternoon, Corey Brock of MLB.com says that Cliff Floyd has joined the team in Denver and if all goes well in BP and fielding practice, he will be activated for Saturday's game.
Floyd was sidelined to start the season with a shoulder injury and then suffered through fluid and pain on his knee.
Floyd would provide much needed power off the bench. Floyd is a defensive liability at this points o don't expect him to get much time in the field, but he is still one of the better left handed power bats in the NL off the bench so he could prove very valuable in interleague and as a pinch hitter.
I believe that if he does well over the next month as a DH and pinch hitter that the Padres will trade him as the deadline grows nearer.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Padres no longer in bottom half of baseball
Thursday May 28, 2009
The Padres current 11-1 run has brought them to a 24-23 record.
The Cubs are 23-22 and tied with the Padres at a .511 win percentage. 16 teams currently have a worse record. Only 12 have a better record.
The Padres have two really good runs, 9-3 and 11-1 and one bad run of 4-19. Which really represents the team?
Do you think maybe the so called experts on ESPN were wrong about this team?
Do you think CHONE might be the most accurate prognosticator of team performance - again?
The Padres current 11-1 run has brought them to a 24-23 record.
The Cubs are 23-22 and tied with the Padres at a .511 win percentage. 16 teams currently have a worse record. Only 12 have a better record.
The Padres have two really good runs, 9-3 and 11-1 and one bad run of 4-19. Which really represents the team?
Do you think maybe the so called experts on ESPN were wrong about this team?
Do you think CHONE might be the most accurate prognosticator of team performance - again?
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