video of matt pitching in the top of the 6th to close out the playoff game
i, along with every other parent, broke the “no cheering too loud” rule clearly. what can we say? we were pumped up! they played better than the professional team.
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galaxy v. red bulls (9/24)
Monday, September 27th, 2010
a few pics i took with my camera (droid x) during the la galaxy v. red bulls soccer game
interesting location for a stadium — on csu dominguez hills‘ campus (yea i didn’t know it ever existed either). the campus itself is jammed in a residential area, makin’ it a pain to park for the game…
overall, i’d go to the home depot center again (if i didn’t have to drive). we sat right behind the angel city brigade. a ruckus group of fans with elaborate chants… best one was this (sung in the tune of “oh my darling, clementine“):
who’s your father?
who’s your father?
who’s your father, referee?
you don’t have one, you don’t have one
you’re a bastard, referee!
slightly larger panoramic shots here and here
robstradamus was off…
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
…only by a few days (hopefully)
so rob predicted way back when (6/23/10) that the padres would clinch a greater-than-.500 record on 9/9/10 against the giants
it woulda happened too… if it wasn’t for the padres’ 10-game skid… tho even after a 10-game losing streak, the padres held onto first place — can’t say we didn’t give the giants a chance…
it’s been a while since i’ve been a stats nerd, so here we go…
stolen bases
- mets (122)
- padres (112)
- nats (101)
- rox (87)
- stros (87)
runs allowed per game (team pitching)
- padres (3.53)
- atl (3.81)
- gigantes (3.85)
- cards (3.89)
- mets (4.04)
era (team pitching)
- padres (3.35)
- cards (3.51)
- atl (3.54)
- gigantes (3.60)
- phills (3.80)
saves
- gigantes (49)
- padres (40)
- redlegs (38)
- stros (37)
- atl (35)
strikeouts
- gigantes (1133)
- padres (1117)
- cubbies (1094)
- doyers (1079)
- beers (1065)
shutouts
- mets (18)
- phills (17)
- padres (17)
- doyers (15)
- fish (14)
on game 138:
2010: 79-59
2009: 61-77
2010: 593 runs scored, 484 runs allowed
2009: 538 runs scored, 676 runs allowed
Padres makin’ something from nothing
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
love me some stats!
| Team | Division | Payroll (Rank) |
|---|---|---|
| NY Yankees | AL East | $206 million (1st) |
| Chicago white Sox | AL Central | $108 million (7th) |
| Texas Rangers | AL West | $55 million (27th) |
| Atlanta Braves | NL East | $84 million (15th) |
| Cincinnati Reds | NL Central | $72 million (19th) |
| San Diego Padres | NL West | $37 million (29th) |
Top 5 Padres: Young ($6,375,000), Gonzalez ($4,875,000), Garland ($4,700,000), Bell ($4,000,000), and Correia ($3,600,000)
snubbed
Sunday, July 4th, 2010
yea whatever…
2010 stats
| Player | GS | CG | W | L | ER | K | BB | H | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mat Latos | 16 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 91 | 26 | 70 | 2.62 | 0.96 |
| Tim Lincecum | 17 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 121 | 46 | 97 | 3.28 | 1.30 |
| Chris Carpenter | 18 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 42 | 105 | 36 | 109 | 3.16 | 1.21 |
and how does the national league leader in saves (bell, 23) not get on the roster… but broxton, who is 10th in saves, does (16)?
guess charlie manuel doesn’t care much about winning… arthur rhodes (40 year old lefty specialist), evan meek?
so you might be saying, “damn… joey’s a padres homer”
f off… stats don’t lie…
i’ll even give props to another snubbed player, pelfrey (10-2, 2.93 era, 1.29 whip) — happy?
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