Jun 05 2008 03:05 PM
Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Jun 05 2008 05:57 PM
San Diego Padres
24-37
Fourth place in the NL West
8.5 games out and very happy the Rockies suck.
Game 1: Mike Pelfrey, 2-6 vs Josh Banks
Game 2: Johan Santana, 7-3 vs Randy Wolf, 3-4
Game 3: Oliver Perez, 4-4 vs Cha Seung Baek, 1-2
Game 4: Pedro Martinez 1-0 vs Wilfredo Ledezma, 0-2
In a nutshell: The Pads were tanking even before Albert Pujols decided to single-handedly clog their disabled list.
Player to worry about:
Adrian Gonzalez, hitting .299 with 17 homers and 55 RBI is a dismal hitter’s park. Good news is he’s slower than Jason Phillips with no steals. Well, maybe not as slow as Phillips, but he sure isn’t fast.
Pitcher to possibly fear.
Josh Banks, 2-0, 0.00 ERA, has allowed one run, unearned, in his first three games with the Padres, spanning 17 innings.
Player with dumb name:
Khalil Greene. And his .210 stick with make him no one to fear.
Injuries:
Jake Peavy: The Cy Young-winner is getting closer to returning from elbow strain
Shawn Estes: The pitcher broke his thumb on May 29, out for a while, still can’t hit Clemens in the butt.
Chris Young: The pitcher broke his nose blocking a Pujols drive with his face and won’t be back for a while.
Josh Bard: The catcher has a high ankle sprain after Pujols apparently decided to take out the whole battery.
Mark Prior: Done for season. Again. Albert Pujols not involved, as far as we know.
Kevin Cameron: Pitcher out with elbow strain, not to be confused with Mike.
Tim Stauffer: Pitcher out long-term with shoulder issues.
Clay Hensley: Another pitcher out long-term with strain issues.
Ex-Mets:
Heath Bell, who can freely mock us for not using him properly then giving him away with his 3-3, 2.16 ERA.
Tony Clark, who can’t mock up as loudly with a .245 stick and three RBI.
Justin Huber, the Aussie who never quite made the Mets but enjoyed nearly every one of our minor league stops. He’s hitting .209 so stop weeping.
And Estes, of course.
Likely Hall-of-Famers:
Trevor Hoffman: He’s 0-4 with a 5.20 ERA and 12 saves and has developed a penchant for blowing big games, none of which will be mentioned on his plaque.
Greg Maddux: Still trying to get out from under the shadow of his ex-Met brother Mike, Maddux is 3-4 with a 3.48 ERA. Most recently snapped Cubs’ win streak. Has Braves taint.
Stadium issues:
Besides being death to hitters, Petco Park is spared from having he worst stadium name in all of baseball by the even-more embarrassing Minute Made Park and Yankee Stadium.
Uniform issues:
The Padres, created in 1969, have yet to have uniforms that are not horrendous, ranging from butt-ugly in the early years to ultra-bland drabbies they wear today. The “sand-colored” road uniforms are indeed the ugliest in the game. Players are so embarrassed they often wear camouflage hoping to blend in and not be seen.
Yeech
My first KTE, so be kind!
