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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2012 9:17:17 GMT -8
Yeah, it's pretty bad. They may set an NL record for least amount of HR this season.
Team batting average: .221, last in the NL. .237 on the road, if you care.
Team Homeruns: 13, last in the NL. Matt Kemp has 12 himself. Josh Hamilton has 18.
Team OBP: .304, ranked 13th out of 16 NL teams.
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Post by johneaztec on May 15, 2012 9:48:37 GMT -8
They're taking it to Stras right now. Pads up 3-0 in the second.
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Post by AztecBill on May 15, 2012 16:08:48 GMT -8
They're taking it to Stras right now. Pads up 3-0 in the second. They win 6-1. All they needed is Josh posting. Padres have played only 14 games on the road so far and have scored as many runs per game in those games as the Angels have and more than Minnesota, Colorado, Pittsburgh, Miami, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, and Washington. 14 games is not very many. Facing some stud pitchers could swing the average pretty wildly. Let's see how the Padres fare when Carlos Quentin joins them and they have a few more games. |
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Post by johneaztec on May 15, 2012 18:47:32 GMT -8
They're taking it to Stras right now. Pads up 3-0 in the second. They win 6-1. All they needed is Josh posting. Padres have played only 14 games on the road so far and have scored as many runs per game in those games as the Angels have and more than Minnesota, Colorado, Pittsburgh, Miami, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, and Washington. 14 games is not very many. Facing some stud pitchers could swing the average pretty wildly. Let's see how the Padres fare when Carlos Quentin joins them and they have a few more games. They beat Halliday and Strassy on the road. Go figure. |
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2012 20:43:02 GMT -8
They're taking it to Stras right now. Pads up 3-0 in the second. They win 6-1. All they needed is Josh posting. Padres have played only 14 games on the road so far and have scored as many runs per game in those games as the Angels have and more than Minnesota, Colorado, Pittsburgh, Miami, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, and Washington. 14 games is not very many. Facing some stud pitchers could swing the average pretty wildly. Let's see how the Padres fare when Carlos Quentin joins them and they have a few more games. The Angels offense has been bad too. Newly-acquired superstar Albert Pujols is off to the worst start of his career and the Angels rank 13th in the American League in runs, seventh in batting average (.250) and 12th in on-base percentage. The Angels have been shut out eight times this season, the most in the majors. |
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Post by AztecBill on May 16, 2012 12:28:19 GMT -8
The Padres pitching is 7th in baseball in ERA even though 4 of their first 7 starters and their closer are on the DL.
Being 7th in baseball with that consideration is pretty nice but it is misleading. The Padres have played 23 home games and 14 road games.
Home ERA 2.90
Road ERA 4.30
Average between home and Road ERA 3.60
A 3.60 ERA would place them as the #13 ERA team in baseball.
So pitching moves from #13 overall to #7 only because they have had an unusal number of games at Petco Park.
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Post by AztecBill on May 16, 2012 12:30:51 GMT -8
They win 6-1. All they needed is Josh posting. Padres have played only 14 games on the road so far and have scored as many runs per game in those games as the Angels have and more than Minnesota, Colorado, Pittsburgh, Miami, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, and Washington. 14 games is not very many. Facing some stud pitchers could swing the average pretty wildly. Let's see how the Padres fare when Carlos Quentin joins them and they have a few more games. The Angels offense has been bad too. Newly-acquired superstar Albert Pujols is off to the worst start of his career and the Angels rank 13th in the American League in runs, seventh in batting average (.250) and 12th in on-base percentage. The Angels have been shut out eight times this season, the most in the majors.Pujols will probably break out this weekend and begin a tear that will lead the Angels to .500. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2012 18:36:52 GMT -8
From Sports Illustrated June 18, 2012 issue (arrives early for subscribers):
The Padres (20-41) have lost 15 of 19, carry an NL-worst minus 70 run differential and have clocked just 34 HR (the Yankees have 92). Worst of all, they're hitting just .192 with runners in scoring position, a stat that manager Bud Black acknowledges as "a problem for us."
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Post by AztecBill on Jun 19, 2012 10:54:34 GMT -8
From Sports Illustrated June 18, 2012 issue (arrives early for subscribers): The Padres (20-41) have lost 15 of 19, carry an NL-worst minus 70 run differential and have clocked just 34 HR (the Yankees have 92). Worst of all, they're hitting just .192 with runners in scoring position, a stat that manager Bud Black acknowledges as "a problem for us."There are stats guys that would claim the run differential is a bigger indication of their actual suckiness than their W/L record. Last year they could make the argument that they weren't that bad (just unlucky) because their run differential was only -18 for the year. Reason for Run differential being a favorite of stats guys: Run differential is a better predictor of future records than is current W/L record. Currently Miami and St Louis are both around .500. Miami has a -47 Run differential and St Louis a +53 Run differential. Stats would indicate that St Louis has a better chance of having a better record the rest of the year. |
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Post by smoketree on Jun 21, 2012 5:41:22 GMT -8
Went to my first game of the year yesterday afternoon...Talk a bout boring. Two glaring mistakes by Padres yesterday that even Little Leaguers make...NO EXCUSES. Does Black get in their faces???
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Post by AztecBill on Jun 21, 2012 7:40:25 GMT -8
Went to my first game of the year yesterday afternoon...Talk a bout boring. Two glaring mistakes by Padres yesterday that even Little Leaguers make...NO EXCUSES. Does Black get in their faces??? He isn't a yeller but he talks to them about mistakes. Could you share the mistakes. Afternoon games aren't ones that a lot of us get to see. |
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Post by smoketree on Jun 21, 2012 20:20:29 GMT -8
Rangers had bases loaded one out....hard ground ball to third and instead of stepping on third and throwing to first for an easy double play he throws to second and barely gets the runner and the hitter easily is safe at first. Headley was right next to the base...Dumb play....
I believe it was Maybin on first one out and the hitter hits a line drive to second...He kept running and is easily doubled off first. Every Little League player knows you freeze on a line drive...
Game before Maybin struck out ball gets by the catcher and he stands there and doesn't run to first....He should have been benched by Black for yesterday's game...Even Randy Jones said he was expecting it....
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Post by AztecBill on Jun 22, 2012 7:31:18 GMT -8
Rangers had bases loaded one out....hard ground ball to third and instead of stepping on third and throwing to first for an easy double play he throws to second and barely gets the runner and the hitter easily is safe at first. Headley was right next to the base...Dumb play.... I believe it was Maybin on first one out and the hitter hits a line drive to second...He kept running and is easily doubled off first. Every Little League player knows you freeze on a line drive... Game before Maybin struck out ball gets by the catcher and he stands there and doesn't run to first....He should have been benched by Black for yesterday's game...Even Randy Jones said he was expecting it.... #1 That is always a tough play to decide. Changing your momentum to go to the bag and then resetting for the long throw to first often takes more time than a major league 2B turning the double play by making the shorter throw. #2 There is always a trade-off between getting a good secondary lead and guarding against a double play liner. Being overly cautious also causes problems. #3 I heard Randy talk about that on my way home one night. That sounded like a major brain fart. I would have to see the plays (#1 and #2) to have an opinion. Thanks for sharing. |
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Post by K2Aztec73 on Jun 22, 2012 14:10:26 GMT -8
Rangers had bases loaded one out....hard ground ball to third and instead of stepping on third and throwing to first for an easy double play he throws to second and barely gets the runner and the hitter easily is safe at first. Headley was right next to the base...Dumb play.... I believe it was Maybin on first one out and the hitter hits a line drive to second...He kept running and is easily doubled off first. Every Little League player knows you freeze on a line drive... Game before Maybin struck out ball gets by the catcher and he stands there and doesn't run to first....He should have been benched by Black for yesterday's game...Even Randy Jones said he was expecting it.... #1 That is always a tough play to decide. Changing your momentum to go to the bag and then resetting for the long throw to first often takes more time than a major league 2B turning the double play by making the shorter throw. #2 There is always a trade-off between getting a good secondary lead and guarding against a double play liner. Being overly cautious also causes problems. #3 I heard Randy talk about that on my way home one night. That sounded like a major brain fart. I would have to see the plays (#1 and #2) to have an opinion. Thanks for sharing. I was at the game for the Maybin play... I was screaming for him to run, but it looked like he just gave up, shrugged and slowly walked back to the dugout. I was very surprised that he was in the starting lineup the next day. The first two plays, I'd have to know the circumstances and see the plays... Footwork and momentum would have a huge bearing on the Headley play. If he was playing even with the bag, it's possible it was out of his peripheral vision and he couldn't afford the delay of even a quick look to see exactly where it was. If he was playing in, or his momentum was going forward, I'm surprised that the choice wasn't to throw home to cut off the run, with the possibility of a 5-2-3 DP. On the Maybin baserunning play, if it was an aggressive secondary lead, it would be very tough to react and change directions quickly enough to get back in time. If it was a hit and run play, the baserunner is committed... on a line drive to an infielder, he's hung out to dry. Nothing he can do about it. |
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