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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Arizona Republic: Padres rally to sweep D-Backs

We’re still a few hours away from the probable counter-loss by the Dodgers to the Nationals.

The Diamondbacks came into Petco Park for a series with their top three starters set to face one of baseball’s worst teams. They left on Wednesday afternoon with three losses.

Trailing by four, the Padres rallied for three runs in the seventh inning against starter Randy Johnson then scored twice more against reliever Chad Qualls to come away with a 5-4 victory over the Diamondbacks before an announced crowd of 24,563.
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The Diamondbacks scored all of their runs in the sixth inning. They went down in order in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings, with Padres closer Trevor Hoffman striking out the side in the ninth.

NTNgod Posted: August 27, 2008 at 10:36 PM | 21 comment(s) | Login to Bookmark
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   1. Russlan will never be fond of Jason Bay Posted: August 27, 2008 at 10:42 PM (#2919242)
Not only did they sweep the Padres, they beat Haren, Webb, and RJ. Not an easy feat.
   2. haven Posted: August 27, 2008 at 10:43 PM (#2919245)
Go Rockies.......
   3. Walks Clog Up the Bases Posted: August 27, 2008 at 10:44 PM (#2919248)
I wish either the Rockies or Dodgers would take care of business. As much as I've enjoyed watching the Cubs this season, I still feel leery about them meeting Arizona in the first round (assuming, of course, the Cubs retained their division lead).
   4. The Kids Are Enright (1k5v3L) Posted: August 27, 2008 at 10:45 PM (#2919249)
Really? They beat Webb. But then they beat Rauch and Qualls. Beating those two is a #### piece of cake. The Dbacks bullpen is horrible, simply horrible. They must be the bullpen in the majors where the whole is significantly less than the sum of the parts. Just awful. Combine that with AZ's typically impotent offense, and you've got yourself a pathetic excuse for a division leader.
   5. Steve Treder Posted: August 27, 2008 at 10:52 PM (#2919262)
you've got yourself a pathetic excuse for a division leader.

Yeah, but it's a pathetic excuse for a division, so it kind of works out.
   6. The Kids Are Enright (1k5v3L) Posted: August 27, 2008 at 10:52 PM (#2919263)
As a side note, since coming over the Washington on July 22nd, Jon Rauch has posted 6.19 ERA in 16 innings and has lost 4 games. Over that same period, Brandon Lyon has 9.64 ERA over 9 1/3 innings--and that's after he gave up seven runs in 1 2/3 innings over 2 games to LAD at home. And of course Lyon remains Bob Melvin's closer, and Rauch remains his top setup guy. And just to make sure he maintains the hold on the 7th inning, Qualls chokes away a lead today. That bullpen is filled with true professionals dying to outdo each other at sucking truly horribly
   7. shoewizard Posted: August 27, 2008 at 10:54 PM (#2919266)
When bullpens suck, life sucks.
   8. The Kids Are Enright (1k5v3L) Posted: August 27, 2008 at 10:54 PM (#2919268)
Yeah, but it's a pathetic excuse for a division, so it kind of works out.
Yes it does. Yes it does. The winner of that division might actually finish with sub .500 record...
   9. Walks Clog Up the Bases Posted: August 27, 2008 at 10:55 PM (#2919271)
My perception on the matter is likely skewed by the series the Cubs played in Arizona, which took place in the midst of the Cubs' anemic offensive output.
   10. The Kids Are Enright (1k5v3L) Posted: August 27, 2008 at 10:57 PM (#2919275)
Despite occasional hiccups, Webb and Haren have been very good. RJ has really turned on the jets since the beginning of July. Petit has been a quality 5th starter, and Davis is your average LAIM who'd win 12-14 games a year with average run support, despite being absolutely atrocious to watch. The problem has been two fold: offense that sucks and bullpen that chokes.
   11. Boots Day Posted: August 27, 2008 at 11:02 PM (#2919282)
The Rockies are now five and a half back, but they're throwing Livan Hernandez against Tim Lincecum tonight, so the lead will probably go right back to six.
   12. Steve Treder Posted: August 27, 2008 at 11:07 PM (#2919294)
The Rockies are now five and a half back, but they're throwing Livan Hernandez against Tim Lincecum tonight, so the lead will probably go right back to six.

Not if the Giants' pathetic excuse for an offense and a bullpen has anything to say about it!
   13. NTNgod Posted: August 27, 2008 at 11:08 PM (#2919298)
With the 2007 Central race being rather pathetic, and the 2008 West being the same, that 2009 East race is going to be a humdinger, with the Nats probably walking away with the division crown with 82 wins.
   14. Russlan will never be fond of Jason Bay Posted: August 27, 2008 at 11:40 PM (#2919366)
With the 2007 Central race being rather pathetic, and the 2008 West being the same, that 2009 East race is going to be a humdinger, with the Nats probably walking away with the division crown with 82 wins.

Well, the 2006 NL Central was pathetic and the 2005 NL West was pathetic so it could be that those divisions are just taking turns being bad.
   15. NTNgod Posted: August 27, 2008 at 11:42 PM (#2919369)
Perhaps the NL East could have been saving up its patheticness for 2009, and going all out next year - 77 wins for the division crown~!
   16. The Kids Are Enright (1k5v3L) Posted: August 28, 2008 at 01:19 AM (#2919657)
Well, the Dodgers lost as well, so it's now apparent God finally heard Monfort's prayers, again
   17. The Kids Are Enright (1k5v3L) Posted: August 28, 2008 at 01:20 AM (#2919662)

Not if the Giants' pathetic excuse for an offense and a bullpen has anything to say about it!
But, it IS Livan we're talking about
   18. Robert S. Posted: August 28, 2008 at 01:22 AM (#2919676)
This is what MLB gets for six divisions and an unbalanced schedule.
   19. Tuque Posted: August 28, 2008 at 01:46 AM (#2919738)
Well, the Dodgers lost as well

I was all excited because they were a few games over .500 and closing in on the Diamondbacks. Then I spend a few days switching cities, check again, and they've gone on a 6-game losing streak. And what with Arizona's acquisition of Dunn and a seemingly revived Randy Johnson, it's looking pretty bleak.

Baseball is such an obnoxious sport sometimes.
   20. The Kids Are Enright (1k5v3L) Posted: August 28, 2008 at 01:48 AM (#2919741)
Well, Livan is outpitching Lincecum... Go figure
   21. ValueArb Posted: August 28, 2008 at 04:16 AM (#2919873)
Aha, new Giants pitching coach, Bruce Jenkins, refuses to let an arbitrary pitch count stop them from winning this all important game. Lincecum throws 132 pitches and Rockies lose! Rockies lose!
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