I wonder if there will be any offense tonight. These 4 games seem to be identical to last years season. No back to back hits and strong pitching. Does anybody know how many bunt attempts the Pads had on Opening Night? I would guess about 10. That was actually the biggest difference that I could tell. That was more then I saw all last season.
Pitching for Pittsburgh is the former Padre Oli Perez. Woodrow Williams is making his second start with the Pads. This will be the battle of huge ERA's. Perez with the 10.8 and Woody with the 16.2.
I'm reading the MLB Preview:
Who said it was time to panic? Klesko is a very nervous guy.
Let's have some chatter here in the comments section.
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I'm watching Neverending Story
"If we're about to die anyway, I'd rather die fighting. Come for me G'mork! I am Atreyu!"It's right at the part where the empress is talking about the earthling child.
Come on dude! You have the power to save Fantasia!
Dex - April 9, 2005
Friggin' Bastian won't call her name...
Oh wait... Here he's doing it now... Yell it out the window dude! Good dealBut now, how can he bring Fantasia back? Oh that's right... A bunch of wishes. And there he is on his luck dragon.
"They look like such strong hands, don't they?" - Ryan Klesko, circa 2004
Oh I forgot that he gets the dragon to chase the bullies around. Jeez, the kid finishes his book and he goes around terrorizing the city...
Dex - April 9, 2005
Mets vs. Braves
I'm watching a little bit of the Mets/Braves game. I guess Mike Piazza can grab a bathroom scale and squeeze off 200 lbs of pressure. The announcers were real impressed by that. They also kept referring to him as the "clean shaven Mike Piazza".jbox - April 9, 2005
OK It's done...
I guess I'll watch the game now.Dex - April 9, 2005
Game's still not on yet...
But Star Wars is on channel 6. SHUT DOWN ALL THE GARBAGE MASHERS ON THE DETENTION LEVEL!Dex - April 9, 2005
Ah game's starting
I asked Magic 8 Ball if Woody would get the win tonight. Magic 8 Ball says "YES".Dex - April 9, 2005
oh man...
Ball is hopping off the bat. Left handed that shot was.Dex - April 9, 2005
Woody Williams...
Two up.... Two Ks... DANG..Dex - April 9, 2005
OH daaang....
Three strikeouts in the first.I asked the Book of Answers if Woody would be wicked tonight, but it said, "There will be obstacles to overcome". Darn this book of answers. What obstacles!?
Dex - April 9, 2005
Oh by the way
If anybody wants me to ask a question of my Magic 8 Ball or the Book of Answers, just let me know.Dex - April 9, 2005
Less K's, more first pitch outs
Woody is old, no need to reach the 100 pitch count in inning 5!bktabinga - April 9, 2005
glass...
...half empty with you apparently, even when it's sitting there full.Dex - April 9, 2005
Pirates announcers agree with me...
already talking about that about perez. Giles should have taken note.bktabinga - April 9, 2005
Agree with which?
Dex - April 9, 2005
sorry...
about pitch counts, and running them up so early in the game.Nevin...another quality at bat...speaking of which, on MBL XM RADIO...Larry Bowa talked about how ridiculously "acceptable" in today's era to average 1K per game.
He stated that back in the "old days" that was an embarrassment.
bktabinga - April 9, 2005
Bad throw on the relay there
We better not lose two against the bucs, man.Dex - April 9, 2005
Best at bet
Padres hitter take note: Woody Williams, the P, had the best looking at bat, and the sweetest hit, a ground ball base hit. I LOVE IT.bktabinga - April 9, 2005
Will we bunt?
bktabinga - April 9, 2005
BOCHY
I disagree with the call.bktabinga - April 9, 2005
Padres need to get something out of this
Two men on... Nobody out... Number 2 hitter up... You need at least a run here.Dex - April 9, 2005
You still disagree with the call?
Hmmmmm?Dex - April 9, 2005
BASE HIT
But I still disagree with the call given our production the last 2 days and the following hitters.bktabinga - April 9, 2005
DAMMIT
where is the big hit when we need it. geez. I guess we'll take the run.bktabinga - April 9, 2005
Did You Know?
Mark Grant's been making generous use of the term "breaking ball". A breaking ball of course, is a generic term for pretty much any pitch that's not a fast ball.DID YOU KNOW... That the term was originally developed by broadcasters to describe a pitch when they weren't sure what kind of pitch it was?
We'd like to think Mark Grant would be better than that, so obviously the term has become more acceptable.
Dex - April 9, 2005
That's what I'm talking about
Just as beautiful as striking out the side...EFFICIENT PITCHING.bktabinga - April 9, 2005
Good job Woody
bktabinga - April 9, 2005
And still the other Padres can't figure it out.
bktabinga - April 9, 2005
Channel 4
Man down! Man Down!jbox - April 9, 2005
Oh it's back on...
Padres are up by 1.jbox - April 9, 2005
NO!
Padres down by a run 2-3jbox - April 9, 2005
I can't believe I paid 11 dollars for...
2 slices of pizza the other night.jbox - April 9, 2005
WE LOVE YOU BRIAN GILES...
see ya Ollie.bktabinga - April 9, 2005
5-3 Pads!
I missed it, what happened? Giles HR?jbox - April 9, 2005
Actually NEVIN SKY SHOT HR
bktabinga - April 9, 2005
Loretta and Giles walked
Nevin cleaned up.Referring to those Giles haters that can't over Bay and Ollie.
bktabinga - April 9, 2005
Klesko and Nevin?
Hitting HR's. Seriously stop joking around.jbox - April 9, 2005
My theory
Nevin and Klesko will increase the HR numbers in PETCO, but K's and ripped pants will increase as they try even harder to every damn thing out of PETCO.bktabinga - April 9, 2005
DEX!
Mabye you need to reconsider NADY as MVP again :)What a shot that was, I was waiting for the pitcher to hang one of those non-breaking breaking balls.
bktabinga - April 9, 2005
Awesome
offensive game tonight. X was great. A double shy.jbox - April 9, 2005
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