2K24: San Diego Padres

[chancellor]

I don't see wholesale changes.

Well, you're more optimistic than me. Which is good.

Admittedly, if I were any good or just decent NL team, I'd wonder how I could be behind the Reds. Sure, Votto has had a good comeback year, and Castellanos has also been very good. Mahle has been unexpectedly solid. India has been a revelation. But their #1 pitcher was horrible for over two months, their #2 has been decidedly mediocre, and the rest of that SP mix is dicey at best. Suarez has been awful, the OF other than Castellanos is not good, a journeyman 31 year old at SS, and a lot of that bullpen has been brutal.

[GwynnInTheHall]

Well, you're more optimistic than me. Which is good.

Admittedly, if I were any good or just decent NL team, I'd wonder how I could be behind the Reds. Sure, Votto has had a good comeback year, and Castellanos has also been very good. Mahle has been unexpectedly solid. India has been a revelation. But their #1 pitcher was horrible for over two months, their #2 has been decidedly mediocre, and the rest of that SP mix is dicey at best. Suarez has been awful, the OF other than Castellanos is not good, a journeyman 31 year old at SS, and a lot of that bullpen has been brutal.

It's not at all about the Reds.

It's about the Padres pitching. They started the season with Yu Darvish, Joe Musgrove, Blake Snell, Chris Paddack, Adrian Morejon, Ryan Weathers, Dinelson Lamet and Michel Baez all vying for the starting rotation. Losing Baez and Morejon before the season, the regression of Paddack and Snell, Lamet hurt twice and being inconsistent have all contributed to the fall. I could list the BP guys who've been lost as well. But every team has suffered iunjuries, the Padres just don't have the upper minor league depth right now. Gore struggling has to be included.
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The Padres were 5.5 games behind SF right before the deadline, 6 games up in the WC and only 3 games behind LA with a favorable schedule looming. The deadline was pretty emotionally draining. Hosmer was said to be going, Myers possibly Paddack as well. With Gallo, Gibson, Scherzer, Berrios et all heading to SD. Not only did the Padres fail to add a starting arm, their team was somewhat deflated--you could feel it, then the very next game Tatis goes down. Darvish and Paddack follow a week or so later. The Padres have been using BP games 3 out of 5 starts. the wear is showing.

From the time I mentioned above, the Padres have gone 10-14 Sf, LA and CINN have gone 18-7, 17-7 and 18-8 respectively.

It's ALL on the Padres and their pitching.

Preller just signed a 5 year extension. he's not going anywhere. Tingler is his guy, so he's safe. Schumacher, Kirby and Dickerson are all safe.

Rothchild was the only guy who had been rumored to be on the hot seat, I don't know much about Fritz, the BP coach (now interim pitching coach) but he'd seem to be the only potential guy on the hot seat and I doubt that too as the Padre BP has really performed admirably given the situation.

I honestly think that if the padres can get Darvish and Paddack back this week, get Gore and Lamet up by Sept 1st, they can regain that #2 WC--if they do, they will have earned it.

BUT they have played LA tough this year, SF/Hou too. It all hinges on if they can get their starters back this series.

[FBP]

It's not at all about the Reds.

It's about the Padres pitching. They started the season with Yu Darvish, Joe Musgrove, Blake Snell, Chris Paddack, Adrian Morejon, Ryan Weathers, Dinelson Lamet and Michel Baez all vying for the starting rotation. Losing Baez and Morejon before the season, the regression of Paddack and Snell, Lamet hurt twice and being inconsistent have all contributed to the fall. I could list the BP guys who've been lost as well. But every team has suffered iunjuries, the Padres just don't have the upper minor league depth right now. Gore struggling has to be included.
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The Padres were 5.5 games behind SF right before the deadline, 6 games up in the WC and only 3 games behind LA with a favorable schedule looming. The deadline was pretty emotionally draining. Hosmer was said to be going, Myers possibly Paddack as well. With Gallo, Gibson, Scherzer, Berrios et all heading to SD. Not only did the Padres fail to add a starting arm, their team was somewhat deflated--you could feel it, then the very next game Tatis goes down. Darvish and Paddack follow a week or so later. The Padres have been using BP games 3 out of 5 starts. the wear is showing.

From the time I mentioned above, the Padres have gone 10-14 Sf, LA and CINN have gone 18-7, 17-7 and 18-8 respectively.

It's ALL on the Padres and their pitching.

Preller just signed a 5 year extension. he's not going anywhere. Tingler is his guy, so he's safe. Schumacher, Kirby and Dickerson are all safe.

Rothchild was the only guy who had been rumored to be on the hot seat, I don't know much about Fritz, the BP coach (now interim pitching coach) but he'd seem to be the only potential guy on the hot seat and I doubt that too as the Padre BP has really performed admirably given the situation.

I honestly think that if the padres can get Darvish and Paddack back this week, get Gore and Lamet up by Sept 1st, they can regain that #2 WC--if they do, they will have earned it.

BUT they have played LA tough this year, SF/Hou too. It all hinges on if they can get their starters back this series.

It is the pitching which puts a lot of stress on the offense. No way do we see Gore in 2021. Arrieta unfortunately will pitch again. Hopefully he pitches well enough to keep them in the game. Pham needs to sit awhile—play Profar, Myers (mostly) in LF in the short term. They need to work in Kim more—he needs ABs, not just occasional pitch hitting.

[Pauly]

How do they trot Snell back out there in the 8th at like 110 pitches? Lost faith in the bullpen much? And they still havent pulled him at 120 pitches.




well he just made Bellinger look silly so what do I know.

[Ken]

How do they trot Snell back out there in the 8th at like 110 pitches? Lost faith in the bullpen much? And they still havent pulled him at 120 pitches.




well he just made Bellinger look silly so what do I know.

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[rhd]

In what has to be the longest extra-inning game in the "runner starts at 2B" era, the Dodgers finally beat the Padres 5-3 in 16 innings. In 10 straight half-innings where a runner started the inning at 2B, noone scored. Dodgers used 9 relievers and the Padres used 8. Several runners were thrown out at home trying to score. From the 10th thru the 14th, there was only 1 hit. Supposedly, a new MLB record for IBBs (8) was set.

[Moonlight J]

Padres 2 for 24 with RISP last night and 18 men left on base.

What a summer collapse by them. Reds firmly in driver's seat for second WC based on their very easy SoS rest of the way.

[GwynnInTheHall]

Tingler kind of messed this one up. He forgot to double switch earlier in the extra inning affairs burning a hitter and leaving the pitchers spot up after Cronenworth. They IBBd Machado and Jake twice with 2 outs bringing up the pitchers spot where actual pitchers had to hit. I knew it was over after Camarena went back out for the 16th after giving up 2 in the 15th.

Exhausting game, but the Pads battled, as they do with LA.

They're just not as deep, hopefully Yu will have a good game today.

Snell looks like he's rounding back into form so there's that. And that smith HR in the 8th, hats off to him--he went up and hit that pitch, which was a good one, around his head.

[chancellor]

Glad you're alive and awake after that marathon. Hey, my Brewers are doing their best to help you out!

[rhd]

Brilliant outing by Musgrove tonite. CG shutout, 3 H (all singles), 2 BB, 9 K. Boy did the Padres need this one!

[DMT]

https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1433093542843461635?t=3QN4eTvkm-u5iqyeS6E2sg&s=19

[ThatRogue]

https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/stat...qyeS6E2sg&s=19

Stay classy San Diego?

ETA: Well shucks…the game was in Arizona. Spoils the whole Anchorman reference, doesn’t it?

[GwynnInTheHall]

Padres are about to explode.

They will grab the wild card and steamroll into the division championship series.

I'll collect all bets in beer, bourbon or cigars

[pitbull]

Padres are about to explode.

They will grab the wild card and steamroll into the division championship series.

I'll collect all bets in beer, bourbon or cigars

Nothing like an enthusiastic fan.

[GwynnInTheHall]

Nothing like an enthusiastic fan.

Exactly