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Post by aztecryan on Jul 29, 2020 10:02:48 GMT -8
Agreed, though this is an athletic, intriguing lineup and you have to be encouraged by the pitching as well. I also have a much higher opinion of our current manager than I did Andy Green...who I was never a big fan of. I also realize he had less to work with, but he was not a very good manager. I've been singing Tingler's praises to anyone who will listen. He's been on top of everything so far and has pretty much done a textbook job. The starting rotation could be the best in the NL, the lineup just has to get Machado and Pham going with some consistency. Projected for 34-26 right now and the second best record in baseball.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2020 10:23:33 GMT -8
Tingler comes off as VERY impressive. Sure, it's early - but I am a big fan. And he has a great rep in baseball.
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Post by azson on Jul 29, 2020 11:27:50 GMT -8
97.3 made an interesting CV19-silver-lining observation yesterday: Tingler's had the rare benefit of 3+ months of extra time bonding with the players, i.e. most new managers would be focused on all of the typical game-day requirements starting in March/April, which would take them away from much face time with the boys. They also mentioned how everything they've heard thus far is that JT has been hands-off [insert CV19 joke here], i.e. trusting the players to be professionals (and intimated the same could not be said for Green).
All said, everything Padres is trending up right now - a refreshing tonic considering the past decade of disappointment.
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Post by azteca on Jul 29, 2020 16:27:08 GMT -8
Hosmer out again tonight, very weird it seemsđ˛
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Post by aardvark on Jul 29, 2020 18:17:04 GMT -8
The catching position for the Padres right now is doing nothing at the plate. Animal House numbers. Zero. Point. Zero.
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Post by azson on Jul 30, 2020 10:16:51 GMT -8
And speaking of zeros, 0-2 in 1-run games. Frustrating to think Pads could very easily be 6-0.
But win series and all will work out.
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Post by ignoranus on Jul 30, 2020 10:52:13 GMT -8
Why not give Torrens or Campusano a chance behind the dish. They CAN'T hit any worse than the starters.
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Post by aztecryan on Jul 30, 2020 11:22:20 GMT -8
Why not give Torrens or Campusano a chance behind the dish. They CAN'T hit any worse than the starters. Because neither are on the 30 man roster. Mejia has been fine. He needs more opportunities at consistent playing time. Hedges will never, ever, ever be even a passable offensive player.
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Post by aardvark on Jul 30, 2020 13:03:17 GMT -8
Why not give Torrens or Campusano a chance behind the dish. They CAN'T hit any worse than the starters. Because neither are on the 30 man roster. Mejia has been fine. He needs more opportunities at consistent playing time. Hedges will never, ever, ever be even a passable offensive player. I wouldn't say Mejia has been "fine", but at least he has been on base.
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Post by aztecryan on Jul 30, 2020 13:20:06 GMT -8
Because neither are on the 30 man roster. Mejia has been fine. He needs more opportunities at consistent playing time. Hedges will never, ever, ever be even a passable offensive player. I wouldn't say Mejia has been "fine", but at least he has been on base. He's actually top three in framing metrics (Yes, a small sample) and he's had all of six at-bats so far. I would prefer to judge guys on their body of work. Drawing a conclusion on six at-bats seems rather silly.
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Post by aardvark on Jul 30, 2020 13:43:59 GMT -8
I wouldn't say Mejia has been "fine", but at least he has been on base. He's actually top three in framing metrics (Yes, a small sample) and he's had all of six at-bats so far. I would prefer to judge guys on their body of work. Drawing a conclusion on six at-bats seems rather silly. It is, but neither of them have a hit yet. After 21 plate appearances between them. I really hope that this year is the last year that we see Hedges behind the plate for the Padres.
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Post by azteca on Jul 30, 2020 15:06:36 GMT -8
But damn does he have a rocket for an arm and heâs smart back there for the most part! And why wasnât Yates used last night? Itâs not like theyâll be wearing him out!
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Post by survalli on Jul 30, 2020 16:16:04 GMT -8
Agreed, though this is an athletic, intriguing lineup and you have to be encouraged by the pitching as well. I also have a much higher opinion of our current manager than I did Andy Green...who I was never a big fan of. I also realize he had less to work with, but he was not a very good manager. Green was better with the bullpen IMO, Tingler's late game management has been curious. although its probably not him, as it seems everything is laid out days before.
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Post by aztecryan on Jul 30, 2020 16:30:22 GMT -8
Agreed, though this is an athletic, intriguing lineup and you have to be encouraged by the pitching as well. I also have a much higher opinion of our current manager than I did Andy Green...who I was never a big fan of. I also realize he had less to work with, but he was not a very good manager. Green was better with the bullpen IMO, Tingler's late game management has been curious. although its probably not him, as it seems everything is laid out days before. Couldn't disagree more. Green could not manage the pen to save his life. Last night was really the first hiccup from Jayce, in my opinion. Getting Hill the other day to face Calhoun and Peralta in the same inning was something Andy would have butchered. They had faith in Stammen with a three run lead, it didn't work out. With the schedule being what it is (30 games in 31 days), you're going to have to stretch a few guys into new roles to cover the inevitable attrition.
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Post by survalli on Jul 30, 2020 17:32:26 GMT -8
Green was better with the bullpen IMO, Tingler's late game management has been curious. although its probably not him, as it seems everything is laid out days before. Couldn't disagree more. Green could not manage the pen to save his life. Last night was really the first hiccup from Jayce, in my opinion. Getting Hill the other day to face Calhoun and Peralta in the same inning was something Andy would have butchered. They had faith in Stammen with a three run lead, it didn't work out. With the schedule being what it is (30 games in 31 days), you're going to have to stretch a few guys into new roles to cover the inevitable attrition. do you actually believe he has in-game decision making ability? in post game and pregame interviews, he recites the script by heart. everything seems pre-ordained. he has no control over who appears or when. i havent seen every minute of every game, but have we even seen 2 arms warming up at the same time yet? dont take this as criticism for him, just curious.
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Post by aardvark on Jul 30, 2020 17:48:01 GMT -8
Agreed, though this is an athletic, intriguing lineup and you have to be encouraged by the pitching as well. I also have a much higher opinion of our current manager than I did Andy Green...who I was never a big fan of. I also realize he had less to work with, but he was not a very good manager. Green was better with the bullpen IMO, Tingler's late game management has been curious. although its probably not him, as it seems everything is laid out days before. Green was garbage. I was also not sold on Tingler's hiring either, but unless the club just completely folds up this season, Tingler will also be the guy in 2021.
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Post by aztecryan on Jul 30, 2020 22:16:24 GMT -8
Couldn't disagree more. Green could not manage the pen to save his life. Last night was really the first hiccup from Jayce, in my opinion. Getting Hill the other day to face Calhoun and Peralta in the same inning was something Andy would have butchered. They had faith in Stammen with a three run lead, it didn't work out. With the schedule being what it is (30 games in 31 days), you're going to have to stretch a few guys into new roles to cover the inevitable attrition. do you actually believe he has in-game decision making ability? in post game and pregame interviews, he recites the script by heart. everything seems pre-ordained. he has no control over who appears or when. i havent seen every minute of every game, but have we even seen 2 arms warming up at the same time yet? dont take this as criticism for him, just curious. Do I believe the manager has in-game decision making ability? ....Yes.
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Post by johneaztec on Jul 31, 2020 20:10:34 GMT -8
Horrible 0-2 pitch Yates.
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Post by johneaztec on Jul 31, 2020 20:26:41 GMT -8
Pomeranz bails Yates out. Another nail biter. Every win is incredibly important.
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Post by azteca on Jul 31, 2020 20:29:31 GMT -8
Nervous time for sure but a good win for sure. But.....MLB has apparently told the networks to plan for alternative programming as early Monday meaning Manfredâs warning about shutting down baseball may be in the worksđĄ
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