Official San Diego Padres Thread - 2006

[BatsareBugs]

Re: Official San Diego Padres Thread - 2006

Opening Season Series April 3-5.

San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres @ Petco Park

2005 Season Series Record (Padres won season series 12-6)

Times and Pitching Probables:
Apr-3 4:05 PST
- Jason Schmidt (SFG) (10-8, 4.76 ERA, 1.46 WHIP vs. SDG)
- Jake Peavy (SDG) (6-3, 3.31 ERA, 1.31 WHIP vs. SFG)

Key Notables:
Steve Finley (6-17, 3 HR, 1.500 OPS vs. Peavy)
Barry Bonds (5-20, 3 HR, 1.331 OPS vs. Peavy)
Ray Durham (6-38, 9 K's, 0.443 OPS vs. Peavy)

Mike Piazza (11-32, 5 HR, 1.291 OPS vs. Schmidt)
Khalil Greene (6-15, 1 HR, 1.200 OPS vs. Schmidt)
Vinny Castilla (9-52, 10 K's, 0.491 OPS vs. Schmidt)

Apr-4 7:05 PM PST
- Matt Morris (SFG) (4-1, 2.53 ERA, 1.33 WHIP vs. SDG)
- Shawn Estes (SDG) (1-2, 5.81 ERA, 1.86 WHIP vs. SFG)

Key Notables:
Moises Alou (6-19, 1 HR, 0.960 OPS vs. Estes)
Jose Vizcaino (8-18, 1 HR, 1.140 OPS vs. Estes)
Steve Finley (7-29, 1 HR, 0.740 OPS vs. Estes)

Brian Giles (10-24, 2 HR, 1.231 OPS vs. Morris)
Mike Piazza (10-26, 0 HR, 0.869 OPS vs. Morris)
Vinny Castilla (5-31, 8 K's, 0.446 OPS vs. Morris)

Apr-5 7:05 PM PST
- Noah Lowry (SFG) (2-1, 3.64 ERA, 1.43 WHIP vs. SDG)
- Chris Young (SDG) (Has never faced San Francisco)

Key Notables:
Steve Finley (1-9, 4 K's, 0.222 OPS vs. Young)
Randy Winn (1-6, 1 K's, 0.333 OPS vs. Young)

Brian Giles (5-16, 1 HR, 1.014 OPS vs. Lowry)
Khalil Greene (1-7, 2 K's, 0.429 OPS vs. Lowry)
Mike Piazza (2-3, 0 HR, 1.333 OPS vs. Lowry)

Players on DL:
San Francisco Giants:
Armando Benitez (15-Day DL Knee Bursitis)
(0-1, 13 Saves, 34 K's, 2.00 ERA, 0.78 WHIP vs. SDG)

San Diego Padres:
Mike Cameron (15-Day DL Strained Oblique)
(13-80, 5 HR, 20 K's, 0.611 OPS vs. SFG)

Ryan Klesko (15-Day DL Strained Shoulder)
(110-443, 14 HR, 85 K's, 0.768 OPS vs. SFG)

Doug Brocail (15-Day DL Coronary Angioplasy - Out Indefinitely)
(1-3, 0 Saves, 15 K's, 5.06 ERA, 1.58 WHIP vs. SFG)

[BatsareBugs]

Re: Official San Diego Padres Thread - 2006

It's getting towards the top of the hill at best. Certainly it's not in his prime, and certainly it's at a time where injuries like that are more common.

Strained oblique sucks too, it can take an entire season for it to truly heal.

True, I got nothing to add to that.

[TheTruth916]

Re: Official San Diego Padres Thread - 2006

You know what all this talk of over the hill this and over the hill that is really annoying because last time I checked...The Giants are older then the padres and yet, they don't get dawg as bad as the padres for signing guys that aren't even 40 yet. The giants have what 3

[bkrich83]

Re: Official San Diego Padres Thread - 2006

You know what all this talk of over the hill this and over the hill that is really annoying because last time I checked...The Giants are older then the padres and yet, they don't get dawg as bad as the padres for signing guys that aren't even 40 yet. The giants have what 3

The Giants also have a much better track record than the Padres do, and Barry Bonds and Moises Alou two of their 40's have put up better numbers than anyone on the Padres or anyone the Padres have signed for a better portion of the last decade.

[bkrich83]

Re: Official San Diego Padres Thread - 2006

Another kid I don't think got a fair shake, Xavier Nady, off to a 4 for 4 start with a couple of Doubles for the Mets.

[TheTruth916]

Re: Official San Diego Padres Thread - 2006

Another kid I don't think got a fair shake, Xavier Nady, off to a 4 for 4 start with a couple of Doubles for the Mets.

Lets see what he does for the rest of the season, because I saw him have a few games with the Pads where he showed that he might be coming around but never did.

[bkrich83]

Re: Official San Diego Padres Thread - 2006

Lets see what he does for the rest of the season, because I saw him have a few games with the Pads where he showed that he might be coming around but never did.

How can you say that? He never had the opportunity to show that he could, not to mention it was only his first full season in the bigs.

If he can crack the Mets lineup, then he sure as hell could crack ours.

[BatsareBugs]

Re: Official San Diego Padres Thread - 2006

Considering his competition was Victory Diaz, Nady should've easily cracked the lineup.

Plus, he pulled the same thing last year in Colorado. He was granted the starting job at first base when Nevin was traded, but threw the job away. He had his shot and screwed it up.

[bkrich83]

Re: Official San Diego Padres Thread - 2006

So when did 326 ab's become his shot. Rags I know you feel obligated to defend all things Padres.but .261 13 hr's, 15 2b's and 43 RBI in 326 ab's is not bad. Especially for such a young player, hitting in a pitchers park.

[BatsareBugs]

Re: Official San Diego Padres Thread - 2006

So when did 326 ab's become his shot. Rags I know you feel obligated to defend all things Padres.but .261 13 hr's, 15 2b's and 43 RBI in 326 ab's is not bad. Especially for such a young player, hitting in a pitchers park.

I would have a different opinion on Nady if he had proved he was worth the playing time, but he had a couple of good series, the opening series and a series in June last season. Out of those 13 home runs, 4 came in April, with half of them on the opening series and 5 came in June. He hit poorly when he was given the job at first base. He never adjusted to the pitcher's changing approaches at him and if he were doing that he would be a successful major league, but he's had that problem in the Majors since 2003, granted he did not play much in 2004. Now if he was hitting well in the opportunities he was given last year or if he looked better at the plate then I wouldn't have noted that he did the same thing last year (and in this season's spring training, where more than half of his RBI's came from).

Don't be fooled by his numbers, more often than not he looked overmatched at the plate against the Zach Day's of the world.

And this has nothing with me defending the Padres.

[bkrich83]

Re: Official San Diego Padres Thread - 2006

I would have a different opinion on Nady if he had proved he was worth the playing time, but he had a couple of good series, the opening series and a series in June last season. Out of those 13 home runs, 4 came in April, with half of them on the opening series and 5 came in June. He hit poorly when he was given the job at first base. He never adjusted to the pitcher's changing approaches at him and if he were doing that he would be a successful major league, but he's had that problem in the Majors since 2003, granted he did not play much in 2004. Now if he was hitting well in the opportunities he was given last year or if he looked better at the plate then I wouldn't have noted that he did the same thing last year (and in this season's spring training, where more than half of his RBI's came from).

Don't be fooled by his numbers, more often than not he looked overmatched at the plate against the Zach Day's of the world.

And this has nothing with me defending the Padres.

I did watch Nady last year. And definitely saw that talent is there. And yes it has everything to do with you defending the Padres. You'll do it at all costs.


Peavy is dealing already. He's as filthy as any pitcher in baseball.

[bkrich83]

Re: Official San Diego Padres Thread - 2006

Peavy one, two, three and dealing.

[TheTruth916]

Re: Official San Diego Padres Thread - 2006

WELCOME MIKE PIAZZA!!!!!!!!!!!! HR...1-1 and A-GON into the gap...here we go

[bkrich83]

Re: Official San Diego Padres Thread - 2006

WELCOME MIKE PIAZZA!!!!!!!!!!!! HR...1-1 and A-GON into the gap...here we go

Piazza crushed that ball. The man still gets extension. Hopefully he stays healthy.

Hopefully Gonzalez can show more of that.

[TheTruth916]

Re: Official San Diego Padres Thread - 2006

Piazza crushed that ball. The man still gets extension. Hopefully he stays healthy.

Hopefully Gonzalez can show more of that.

No Kidding...That was Vintage Mike and Wow....He knew it was gone when he got a hold of that. I believe Mike Piazza is back to his old form like his dodger days before he cut his hair and goatee.

A-Gon was coming around in ST so hopefully if he can keep his stroke...He could be something.