Friday, August 31, 2012

Blue Moon and Bobbles Makes For a Padres W

Well it looks like Quentin started off the scoring in the second inning with a solo home run. I missed it and how Grandal got on as well. Sorry, I had to inform people about the cuts the Chargers made. Alonso makes the first out of the inning moving Grandal to third and hopefully we can bring him around with these two outs we still have. HA HA HA HA HA the Rockies bobble and Grandal comes around to score making it a 2-0 lead. Not only did we score but Logan ends up being safe at first. Thank you bad Rockies fielding. During Cam's at bat, the Rockies third baseman made up for their SS's bobble, stealing Cam of a possible double. Fortunately we managed to keep out of the double play there. Thanks Cam's speed.

Will triples with one out in the third to hopefully kick off the scoring this inning. Chase drives in Will on a sacrifice and now we are winning 3-0 with Quentin up. They walk Quentin and now it's on Yasmani to continue this inning. Sadly, the inning ended and what's even more sad, the first runner in the third for the Rockies got on, on yet another bad hop. What's going on in Colorado right now?? So many bad hops and it's only the third. The ball gets away from Yasmani and the Rockies sole base runner is now on third with one out. Dear Clayton, this would be the perfect time to strike someone out. Clayton didn't listen to me, he got an out but the run also scored and now it's a 3-1 game. I don't trust any lead in Colorado so I don't appreciate this whole letting the Rockies score thing.

With two outs and two on in the fourth the Rockies call for a pitching change. Do they really think we are that dangerous or that their pitcher sucks so much that he can't even get through the fourth inning?? Apparently so. We did a bunch of nothing with that two on two outs thing. Clayton takes a ball off his knee in the fourth and Enberg questions whether or not he's okay. Did he forget that Clayton used to play football?? Pretty sure a ball bouncing off his leg hurts a lot less than being sacked. Yasmani had one of the most perfect throws to second I think I have ever seen in my life. I honestly don't think that could have been any better.

Quentin with a ground rule double to make it 4-1 Padres in the fifth. Pretty sure this was one of those moments when I like the ground rule double. I have my moments with them and I feel bipolar when it comes to that. One pitch into the bottom of the sixth, the Rockies jack a home run to cut our lead in half, 4-2. Aaaaand another Rockies home run makes it 4-3 Padres. Okay, I'm really getting worried now. After the scary inning Clayton had in the sixth, scary to me, why on Gods green earth would we send him out again for the seventh?! You let him pitch to two batters and then pull him. Seriously?! I would have been more content starting the inning with a new pitcher.

In the top of the eighth, Cam shows off his baseball intelligence and takes second on a bobble that should have had him at first. After the bobbled play, the Rockies promptly walked Guzman then struck out Everth for the second out of the inning. With runners on first and second the Padres pinch hit Deno and the only thing he needs to do is make sure the ball drops in between fielders so that Cam can utilize his speed and give us back some of those runs. Cam trying to steal third turns into a hit and run and the Rockies SS had no play once the ball got to him, allowing Cam to score to make it 5-3 Padres in eight.

Ugh, as I start to think that this game will be over with only three batters, Luke gives up the Rockies third solo shot of the game and they pull within one. Please don't let the Rockies score anymore. PLEASE. Awww BULLSHIT!! Alonso tagged the runner before he touched first!! Cabrera's throw was high and did pull Alonso off the bag BUT he did in fact tag the runner before the runners foot hit the bag. What a fucking rip off!! Lets get a double play and end this inning, boys!! Alexi covered a shit ton of ground to get the second out of the inning which should have been the final out but the ump is an ignoramus. Please, please, please strike this batter out, Luke, please!! The Padres win this one 5-4 and have won 10 of their last 11 games. If only we played like this all season.

Record: 62-71

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Better Late Than Never

So I'm more than a day late on this game but better late than never right?? As long as the Padres continue to play day games during this semester, like they will, my posts will either be late or nonexistent. Oh hey, Kyle Blanks, totally forgot we still had him. Actually no, I knew we still had him because I had to correct my friend a few weeks ago when he tried to tell his friends that we let Blanks go. He needs to leave the baseball facts to me, thanks. Dude, sorry for how completely random my posts are. I noticed this earlier today and once again just now. I'm clearly writing this how I am and say what pops into my head when it does and without any proper transitioning.

While discussing the changes that are going to be made, such as a new scoreboard (Thank God), Enberg interrupts with so much excitement at a Logan RBI double to give the Padres the 1-0 lead with runners on second and third and one out. Cam drives in Kotsay on a sacrifice to put us up by two now in the fourth. I was beginning to wonder when the scoring was going to start. Ugh, the Braves score in the top half of the fifth to cut our lead in half. I didn't approve of this!!

What turns out to be a massive brain fart for the Braves, puts Cabrera on second instead of being out to start the bottom of the fifth. I will take these Braves fuck ups all day. I'm going to go ahead and say that shitty bunt was another brain fart for the Braves because that looked like it should have been easily caught and now we have runners at the corners and no outs. Will steals second on a pretty fantastic jump and high throw to put runners at second and third with no outs and a 3-1 count on Chase. Chase drives in two more on a single which may have been a double had the ball not been cut off. Then again we may have only got one run instead of two so I'm not going to be mad that Chase is only at first. Chase got thrown out stealing second, Grandal flies out and just like that we go from scoring to getting out, to getting out the Braves starter to hitting Kotsay to put two runners on and two outs. And I have clearly said "to" too many times.

The Braves load the bases with two out in the sixth and now I'm a little worried. I'd be more worried but I already know we win this game. The joys of having internet and friends that can't shut their mouths. Cam singles to start our half of the sixth and followed promptly by a Guzman walk. Cabrera sacrifices to move the runners to second and third and as Enberg is saying how fans appreciate sacrifice bunts, I was about to write how much I hate them. I HATE giving up outs. Will narrowly escapes being hit to load the bases. Maybe he should have taken a lesson or two from some of the players who don't bother to get out of the way. Hmm, that call at the plate looked super sketch to me. Cam looked to have been safe but from another angle, Cam was clearly out and that call is no longer super sketch.

I love when the camera men decide to focus on random animals on the field, today they focused on a pigeon and by today I obviously mean tomorrow. I feel like it is really weird to see pigeons on the field out here and that it should be seagulls instead. Logan doubles yet again, this time to start the bottom of the eighth. I'm glad our offense has showed up again. Cam walks on five pitches to put two men on and no outs and I'm wanting a double steal here just for funsies. We won't get the double steal that I want because they walked Alexi to load the bases. If he would be a normal sized batter that ball would have not doubt been a strike. Thank God for short players. With the bases loaded, Deno singles to drive in two, making this a 6-1 game. Thank you baby Jesus for giving us our offense back!! With runners on first and second, Grandal singles to drive in Alexi as Deno over slides into third but luckily he was able to hang on by a finger and now we are winning 7-1. Alonso also singles and drives in yet another run... with two outs. The Padres lead is now extended to 8-1 in the eighth. Brach decides to give up a home run because he felt bad that we were winning by so much, at least that's what I'm telling myself. It doesn't really matter since we are going to win this game 8-2. Do you think we like playing the spoiler??

Record: 61-71

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Oh Where, Oh Where Did Our Offense Go??

Gross!! The Braves scored first but it could have been much worse. Instead of a one run lead it could have been a two run lead. It wasn't nearly as close to being a home run as I initially thought but Will most definitely should have been able to catch that and get out of the inning unharmed. The highlights of Kemp running into the wall are pretty epic, he must really like doing that. Though the one from today didn't look very good, given they showed him laying on the ground awhile after. Double gross!! Uggla just hit a solo home run almost into the paint can and now we are losing 2-0. Did we forget we are going for nine straight wins because we sure as hell don't like we are playing for a ninth straight win.

Oh Lord, it's already the sixth inning and the Padres still haven't scored. We finally get a player on which it seems like we hadn't done in forever AND he gets picked off. Alexi, why you go and get picked off?! Cabrera over throws Alonso for what should have been an easy out in the top half of the eighth and watching us lose is super depressing. I was finally getting used to us winning games. Dude if we are going to stop playing like we have been, can this hurry and end so I can go straighten my hair before we turn the AC off for the night?? As yet another Padres strikeout occurs I begin thinking to myself "Where did our offense go?!". Seriously, it was here one day, gone the next. Isn't it supposed to be or usually a gradual decline in performance and not a dramatic change??

The most exciting part of the game was the baseball drama in the top of the ninth about whether or not Alonso intentionally let the ball drop or dropped it to get a double play. They totally would have had if the umps hadn't overturned the play. I have to be honest and say that I wasn't paying close enough attention so I'm not entirely sure why they overturned it but I find it stupid that they did. Can't you see we are already losing, you're just preventing the inevitable by extending the inning. Cabrera luckily makes it on to start the bottom of the ninth and I'm keeping my fingers crossed he doesn't get picked off here. I'd appreciate it if this game would hurry and end in glorious fashion. The Padres snap their win streak in gloriously lame fashion, a shut out. UGH. I hate seeing the Braves win.

Record: 60-71

Monday, August 27, 2012

A Kelly Debut Brings In an Eighth Straight Win

So I'm more than two hours behind on tonight's game because I was being a good Auntie and terrible Padres fan this year and went to my nieces birthday party unlike last year. Last year I was a terrible Auntie but a fantastical Padres fan because I ditched the birthday party to see Trevor's number be retired. As someone who has been a fan as long as I have it would have been ungodly to miss the retirement ceremony. I do feel awful for missing the live debut of Casey Kelly but two hours behind is better than not see it at all.

To kick off the second inning of the game Yasmani jacks a two run shot to left, giving the Padres the 2-0 lead against ATL. Ugh is it really necessary to remind us yet again that we lost in the last game of the 2010 season and were kicked out of a playoff spot to the dirty Giants?! I believe not. Every Padres fan has that game burned into their memory and needs no reminder about it. In fact if someone has a drug that will single handedly remove specific memories, I bet there would be a ton of Padres fans will to take it to erase that game and game 163. Yes, I'm still bitter about that and will forever hate Matt Holliday for it. Ooh there was a very shady double play call BUT Cam was out at first... barely. It was unbelievably close at first glance and I wish we would stop hitting into those line drive double plays. I swear I never saw any double plays happen like that until this season and now I'm seeing it everywhere.

Yep, totally just saw another line drive DP but at least this one was against the Braves instead. I like it A LOT better that way. So I just got to the part of the game where they showed Casey Kelly's dad and brother. Umm can I PLEASE have his brother?? Please?? Okay, they really need to stop showing me his brother, I'm getting way too distracted and not concentrating on his pitches. Stop it, FSSD!! As if Casey wasn't killing it enough as it is, he got his first major league hit tonight. Good job, kid!! The Padres have the bases loaded for like what, the fourth game in a row?! I'm very impressed that we keep managing to do this. We didn't get any runs around with it but still, we are getting there.

Casey had an amazing night and went six very solid innings against one of the better teams in the league and is on his way to collecting a W. Once again, good job, kid!! Chase steals second in the eighth with two outs and Yasmani gets a base hit and scores Chase to make it 3-0. Unfortunately, Grandal got caught in a run down but you know what, I don't care because we extended the lead. The Padres would win this one 3-0 to give us the longest winning streak of the season, 8 whole games!! Let's keep this going boys, this is very exciting!!

Record 60-70

I just did a whole post and I didn't say shit!! And if you didn't get that reference, you need to listen to Eminem's Rain Man. Seriously, I went a whole post without cussing. I deserve a Slurpee for that.

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Seven In a Row AND a Sweep?! Me Likey

The Padres start the game off with a Yasmani RBI single as they look to extend their win streak to seven. Seven straight wins would be a season high, I believe. Alonso follows in Yasmani's shoes and drives in Quentin to make it a 2-0 Padres lead in the first. The D-Backs walk Kotsay to load the bases with two out in the first inning. I really hope we can do some major damage here but I don't have much trust in us when the bases are loaded, despite how well they have been playing lately. As expected, we didn't do anything with that opportunity. Ugh Volquez gives up a run in the bottom half of the first and one batter later gives up the tying run. Cue complaints...

While everyone is tweeting about the second earthquake of the day, the only one of which I felt today, the Padres took the lead back again with two outs. What's with us doing shit with two outs lately?! Fourth inning and we scored out fourth run of the game, again with two outs. And again we load the bases. Not even going to lie, but I'm good if this game stays 4-2 because I really want to take a nap right now and I can't properly write a post if I've fallen asleep and missed runs being scored. Ehh, fuck it, I don't write proper posts anyway.

As people are making me laugh hysterically about how immature some adults are, the Padres scored in the seventh to make it 5-2 Padres. I thought the D-Backs were supposed to be a decent team. Aww man, the D-backs pull themselves back into the game on a two run homer run in the eighth inning to make it 5-4 Padres. I really miss when we could leave the game up to the bullpen and not worry about giving up runs of any kind. Can we go back to that, new owners?? Please?? Luke made a fantastical play to record the second out of the ninth which just shows why pitchers need to end in a defensive position after the delivery. The Padres hold on to win 5-4 for the sweep and a season high seven game win streak.

Record: 59-70

Saturday, August 25, 2012

We Got This

While I was watching Batman/getting my nap on, the Padres started the game off with a Chase solo home run. I'm not sure if I should be more disappointed that I fell asleep watching Batman or that I'm having to watch this home run being hit over a half hour after the fact. Well the game over a half hour after it started. The only good thing I can come up with for starting the game last is I can fast forward through commercials and if the opportunity presents itself, Leila's voice. In the second inning Upton hit a two run inside the park home run. WHAT THE FUCK?! That was interesting in the "how the fuck do you not even attempt the throw to the plate knowing that there wasn't anyone but Upton running by that point" kind of thing. Even if it was a shitty throw or late it's not like you would have cost a runner to move up. So much for our early lead as the D-Backs now lead 2-1.

In the third inning, Cabrera finally got caught stealing which is very disappointing because that is about the only thing I liked about him. Quentin ties the game in the fourth with a solo home run of his own. I like that the only runs being scored are off of home runs, even if they aren't the conventional ones from the not so bad, bad guys. Fifth inning, Alonso with a solo shot and now it's a 3-2 Padres lead. Me Gusta!! I'm kinda over solo shots but I'll take them. The D-Backs walk Yasmani with the bases loaded to make it a 4-2 game in the sixth. Two more runs score on an Alonso single. I still don't like him but I'm learning to tolerate him more and more.

Will starts the eighth with a stand up triple. Triples are fabulous but I like it better when they have to slide. What can I say, I love it when they get dirty. Chase drives Will in on a sac fly to make it 7-2 Padres and I'm still not caught up with the live broadcast. The Padres load the bases once again with one out this time around. Let's go ahead and blow this even further open than it already is, okay?? This D-Backs pitcher doesn't know how to hit the strike zone as he walks Cam to make it an 8-2. Keep walking us, please and thank you. Alexi drives in another run making it 9-2 on a sac fly and we now have runners at the corners with two outs and Clayton up. Clayton can hit but not in this case, lame sauce. Clayton gives up a solo home run to make it a 9-3 game in the bottom of the eighth. It's okay, Clayton, we are still kicking their asses. The Padres go down in order in the top half of the ninth but who really gives a fuck because the D-Backs just did the same thing. The Padres win 9-3 and take the first two games of the series to extend their win streak to six.

Record: 58-70

Friday, August 24, 2012

The Padres Win All While Boring Me To Death

So I haven't watched baseball in like two days so I decided to OD on it today. I started to watch the final game of the Pirates series before I decided I needed to go out to the pool, then I turned on the Reds game as per usual and now I've got the rest of the Reds game on my laptop and the Padres game on  TV. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the Padres game doesn't go the route of the Reds game. By the third inning the Padres take a 3-0 lead. Two of the runs came off an RBI single by Stults in the second, the third run was a Deno home run  in the third. I like the way this game is starting. Oh I forgot, Chase took a ball off the wrist like Marquis did the other night. I'm keeping my fingers crossed he won't end up in a cast.

Stults drives in another run in the fourth inning to make it 4-0 Padres. I kinda like this whole the score matching the inning thing we have going on here. Of course after I wrote that we decided we didn't need to make the score match the inning anymore and didn't score again until the seventh inning. Why are you trying to make me look stupid, Padres?! Nothing else happened the rest of the game and I swear this has been the most boring game ever today. I'm amazed that I haven't fallen asleep despite the 5-0 Padres win.

Record: 57-70