NLDS Game 3 Chat
by Eric Stephen on Oct 10, 2009 2:45 PM PDT
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PrintLos Angeles Dodgers at St. Louis Cardinals, Oct 10, 2009 3:07 PM PDT
Today's game will determine whether the next start for Chris Carpenter will be on three days rest or 179 days rest.
Vicente Padilla and Joel Pineiro have started against one another just one previous time in their career. On April 20, 2006, Padilla allowed just one run over seven innings for the Rangers, while Pineiro allowed three runs in 5.1 innings for the Mariners. Neither pitcher got a decision in the 4-3 Texas win. Pineiro appeared as a reliever twice in games started by Padilla, and Padilla won both games.
Here are the lineups:
| Dodgers | Cardinals | |||
| SS | Furcal |
2B | Schumaker | |
| CF | Kemp | RF | Ludwick |
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| RF | Ethier |
1B | Pujols | |
| LF | Manny |
LF | Holliday | |
| 1B | Loney | CF | Rasmus | |
| 3B | Blake | C | Molina |
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| 2B | Belliard | 3B | DeRosa | |
| C | Martin | SS | Ryan | |
| P | Padilla | P | Pineiro |
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dodgers bat first
if furcal gets on, its a sweeep!
ethier batting 3rd
time for him to continue to Demolish RHP
if they have the approach that....
today is a game 5, I think they’ll get it done.
Good evening / afternoon, everyone (depending on time zone)!
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Well, everyone has been very sweet.
And it’s funny, but after spending a season participating in game threads it just seems odd to watch a game without a laptop and an internet conversation about the action.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Sweet
Where in Germany are you?
Are you a student?
by Michael White on Oct 10, 2009 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
no i am here for work
near frankfurt, staying in a friends house, everyone else asleep… so not too much yelling.
Not entirely sure.
He was responsible for the outfielders and they made some uncharacteristic gaffes, also responsible for the baserunners who did the same, but the hitting coach should have gone ahead of anyone else.
I’m sad to see him go, though – he was a funny guy and I think well liked. He’ll get another job soon enough. I think he’d make a good broadcaster.
Miguel Cabrera might be either crushed or relieved, though – hard to tell from the picture in this post. :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
That's funny
I was at a Tigers/Yankees game in 2006 and I remember Van Slyke humorously getting into it with a few Yankee fans. He did seem pretty funny.
by Michael White on Oct 10, 2009 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah nice analysis...
“If the Cards don’t win Game 3, they have no chance.”
wonder why Pedro isnt starting tomorrow
sounds a little fishy eh?
lets win this!!
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Hey Eric,
do you think that if this goes to a game 5, Torre might consider pitching Kershaw for that game instead of Wolf? Only because maybe he knows that Clayton has the best stuff out of our starters and the fact that Randy struggled a bit in game 1. What do you think?
well hopefully it doesnt go to 5
but id pick kershaw
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Still think he would start Wolf, but would have a quick hook if needed.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 10, 2009 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
honestly
if it did go 5, the Dodgers wouldn’t care who started as much cause it’s our bullpen that carries us; we’d use them 3-9th if had to….must win at that pt.
haha
the bullpen pitching from the 3rd inning on. Thats pretty crazy but I think we’re the only team who can pull that off!!
by desecrator09 on Oct 10, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
the good news is that no team in NLDS has come back from a 2-0 deficit...
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Both annoying and totally unsurprising
Stockton is a senile moron.
I've noticed alot of people doing that
I think Monday does that too
by Michael White on Oct 10, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
just sounds more natural
but yeah, after 11 years in the bigs, I think it’s a fair request to call him by the right name. If he gets crushed, THEN we can call him “Vincente”.
its actually Wincente
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Hey
Tigers fans have to deal with the surprisingly frequent references to “Jason Verlander,” so I know the feeling.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 10, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Bob Brenly credits the Dodger PITCHING over criticizing the Cardinal offense!
Just thought I’d point that out, as a pre-emptive counterweight to all the commentary we’ve heard about, “What’s gone wrong for the Cardinals.”
Question: What's gone wrong for the Cardinals?
Answer: The Dodgers. :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
hey, there!
Maybe we have to stop meeting like this. :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I feel good about this game
I think, but just because I don’t think the sports gods hate me enough to make my college football team be losing 37-0 to a crappy team and then make my baseball team lose too.
I hope. Whatever.
Indiana
I felt good about this game too. Guess we’re on game 3 of a 9 game losing streak to end the season.
Expect alot of ground balls from the offense today
unless Piniero finally starts to show his true colors
time to make Piniero the dodger bat's piñata
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too bad didnt drop it
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he didnt drop it
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im beating everyone to the punch today :)
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I do not like the Cardinals.
But I have to admit it was pretty classy of the fans to give Holliday an ovation. No point in kicking a man when he is down if you very much need his bat.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Meh
The folks on the internet didn’t seem all that classy to me
by Michael White on Oct 10, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
lets go bisooon
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fast, strong comination
like a bison :)
by desecrator09 on Oct 10, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Per Wikipedia
Kemp’s nickname is “The Bison.”6 During the second major league game of Kemp’s career, on May 29, 2006, he stole second base in the fourth inning, after which Atlanta Braves television announcer Don Sutton said he looked “like a big buffalo running around the bases.” The observation was appropriate due to Kemp’s imposing size and surprisingly fast footspeed. The nickname was modified to “The Bison,” by the commenter D4P on the popular Dodger blog, Dodger Thoughts7, as it is a more proper term for the North American mammal to which the moniker refers.
The D4P part might piss off Phil
by Michael White on Oct 10, 2009 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
niceeee bison
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cmon endre
get some runs on the board early
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too bad he didnt drop it again
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hehe
you know the crowd got a little ancy there
by desecrator09 on Oct 10, 2009 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
manny vs piniero
4 HRs
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manny owns piniero for some reason
like dan haren!
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Ah
I knew around the time he had 11 (I think), they were all on the road, and I lost track after that
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 10, 2009 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
1 or 2 were at home i think
late in the season
but yes ton of road home runs
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His dog Astro took the keyboard for a moment
by Eric Stephen on Oct 10, 2009 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
dick stockton said roney accidently
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lets keep it that way
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Lets all pray....
We get good Padilla to shot up today
Kemp went into an extra gear on that single. that looked like a routine grounder where anyone would be thrown out.
brendan ryan plays SOOOO deeep
he gets to some hard hit balls that furcal wouldnt but also doesnt get the slow roller that furcal would get
Way to go guys
Scoring early! Manny put a nice swing on that ball (a rarity these days).
Let’s go Padilla, keep up that success that you’ve had in LA!
for all his seeming indifference
I’m sure he knows what’s being said about him these days. Good for him to get that clutch double…
That's confusing
When they showed Brendan Ryan in the lineup thing on TBS, he didn’t have the pornstache.
I don't think he had it at the beginning of the year, because I don't remember it from when the Tigers played the Cardinals
I will say this, though: Between the striped socks and the red shoes, Brendan Ryan’s feet look enormous.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 10, 2009 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
has padilla ever pitched a post season game
sorry if this was already mentioned
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
and just 1 appearance for Pineiro (in relief in 2001)
by Eric Stephen on Oct 10, 2009 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Good thing Adam Wainwright isn't pitching there
He might say something bad about The Best Fans in Baseball™
by StolenMonkey86 on Oct 10, 2009 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
nice hit by Ludwig there
guess we gotta pitch to El Hombre
id take a DP
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Watch out for a Holiday bomb right here
looking for some revenge
only blue on one side, but with a large white border. When waved, they look all white.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 10, 2009 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
The front of them were
but it was hard to keep the blue showing most of the time. It would have been cool if they had the same stuff on the front as the back, but the back was just white.
Either way, there is no way Holliday lost that ball in the towels….they weren’t even waving.
holliday wants to atone
ugh
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does “bomb” mean dribbler to the pitcher?
by StolenMonkey86 on Oct 10, 2009 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
if your talking to a butterfinger pitcher, yes
I’m not referring to Padilla here though
by MaxDSterling on Oct 10, 2009 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
you gotta think the baseball gods let him make up for it here
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
1 more out plz
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did pujols just hit belli in the chest or something?
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
Rasmus is clutch all the sudden
gotta be careful with him
Vicente
missing his spots a little. Not throwing that crazy slider either.
As if on cue, Padilla nearly throws it to the backstop
by Eric Stephen on Oct 10, 2009 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think he knew where that was going
by Eric Stephen on Oct 10, 2009 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
SabreRoseTiger knows pharmaceuticals
Maybe can recommend something to help? :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
get him here
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see, THAT'S why I still like Russell Martin
by sarcastro9 on Oct 10, 2009 3:29 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
AJ Ellis is a career minor leaguer
Again, I’m never argued benching Martin for Ellis
by Michael White on Oct 10, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
jesus padilla
a little control cmon
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wasnt he a former NBA player?
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I'm okay with that result there.
Rather face the righty molina
cmon easy groundout
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He made at least 3 really good pitches that inning (3 three weakly hit groundouts)
by Eric Stephen on Oct 10, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
He really just needs to go 5, or maybe 4
by Eric Stephen on Oct 10, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
lets hope he goes 5-6
then its bullpen time
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nice
Padilla is gonna be our road-game Lima.
padilla will settle down i think
least i hope
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yes cards have struggled heavily with RISP
us too
but not as much
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Thank god for molina
I seen hills move faster than a Molina
Paul D. Kelley
It's not about doing your job, But can you do it with a TENNIS BALL in your throat!
by so.cal.native1952 on Oct 10, 2009 3:33 PM PDT reply actions
totally
Paul D. Kelley
It's not about doing your job, But can you do it with a TENNIS BALL in your throat!
by so.cal.native1952 on Oct 10, 2009 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
padilla this year with the bases loaded:: 1 for 18!!!!
now it is 1 for 19!!!!!
this man is money with the bases loaded…
like dreamweaver
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I hope not to test this ever again (same with Weaver) :)
by Eric Stephen on Oct 10, 2009 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
we have got to get pineiero
this inning before his sinker becomes tired and sinks even more..
jose lima
had a jam in the 1st inning of game 3 in the NLDS
but settled down and shut down the cards
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He just wanted to end the game early to get home to his wife and the twins
by Eric Stephen on Oct 10, 2009 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree
but he keeps saying total bullshit about acquiring Blake last year
by Michael White on Oct 10, 2009 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, the praise is a little too much. I’ll buy that
by Eric Stephen on Oct 10, 2009 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Not that I advocated trading the guitar hero, but the Dodger 3B before Blake arrived had something like a .600 OPS (forgot the exact figure). Even at average-ish, he was a good upgrade.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 10, 2009 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
.250/.313/.470
.606 OPS in the 08 NLDS
.743 OPS in the 08 NLCS
by StolenMonkey86 on Oct 10, 2009 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
weaver has 2 days rest, he pitched game one, got the win
"Where would the Clippers be without Sean Rooks?"
what happened to TBS pitch-tracker?
Did TBS realize it was way off?
I see
Maybe it is because I am not watching on HDTV.
postseason TV is telling me to buy Hass avocados
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avocados
Must be the oddest baseball sponsor I’ve ever seen. Usually it’s beer, cars, office supplies, and erectile dysfunction drugs instead of produce.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Besides, how many baseball fans actually make their own guacamole?
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 10, 2009 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t even like guacamole, but if I were to eat it or have a party, I would make it rather than buy it.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 10, 2009 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
you need to see the Spongetech ads in stadiums
“America’s cleaning company”. Spongetech, if you are in the finance know, is a super super shady company.
"Spongetech"
Did not make me think of cleaning. I must get my mind out of the gutter!
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
dang that was close
argh
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not too many pitches that inning for Pineiro
hopefully Padilla has an inning like that right now
yeah
especially with the bottom of the lineup coming up
i woudl assume
if the Dodgers can get ANYTHING going by the 5th inning, the Cards will go to the bullpen, no choice with them down 0-2…
i truly HATE how russell flips his bat
groundball after groundball to short…
2 quick outs
nice
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not that i dont appreciate the support, great to have all you guys here!
but what made you tiger guys chose us?
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
Why would Tiger fans want revenge for a WS they won?
by Eric Stephen on Oct 10, 2009 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I picked you guys because I live in Michigan
And watched Clayton Kershaw in the minors with the Loons.
Also 2006. Grrrrrr……
Also my mom is a Cubs fan and hates the Cardinals despite the fact that one of her favorite players was Stan Musial.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
And you guys were all very sweet when I popped in to say "hi."
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
tough
I calls them like I sees them. It’s one situation where I use my gender to my advantage. :D
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
We are a bunch of sweeties
Sort of…
Okay, not really
by Michael White on Oct 10, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I have no particular reason for liking the Dodgers. I just do.
They’re one of my top NL teams, and I also like Vin Scully.
My hometown minor league team is the Toledo Mud Hens, so there’s no connection to the Dodgers there either.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 10, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Never really heard Ernie Harwell until he did some fill in on ESPN Radio for postseason like a decade ago. What a wonderful style. I wish I discovered him sooner
by Eric Stephen on Oct 10, 2009 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
nice recovery
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Crappy umpiring has been a big feature of this postseason so far
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 10, 2009 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
The umps missed a couple calls in game one of Red Sox-Angels as well
Then there was our playoff game and the Brandon Inge HBP that wasn’t called.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 10, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually wont hate him if we get the same calls.
As long as he calls those strikes for both teams.
anyone else hearing this guy that sounds like an annoying little league dad in the background?
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
A Dodger lead and Cardinals squandering of opportunites.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
lets get manny up to the plate
he somehow owns piniero
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ENDREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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that was absolutely blistered by the way
dre’s shot
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
That first pitch to Loney was whicked...
The movement on it was like half of the motion of a knuckleball, except at a high speed.
And I love all these Errors.
safeeeeeeeeeeee
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Yeah I heard that too.
Apparently Manny is on at first. I want Vin.
At 80 years old
Vin is still sharper.
by StolenMonkey86 on Oct 10, 2009 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
E - TBS
TBS now has about a .621 Fielding Percentage
by StolenMonkey86 on Oct 10, 2009 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
cmon bearded one
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a shit i woulda loved to wring their necks there
but still thats big time
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
dang it got quiet at busch
this is like a grizzlies home game quietness
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I think Memphis will surprise this year
by Michael White on Oct 10, 2009 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
i think so too
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Based on what?
I’m very very low on the Grizzlies this year, which is pretty bad. Too many ballhogs, not enough ball. Thankfully, no one in Memphis is going to realize how much of a bad pick Thabeet was this year since he won’t even have to shoot the ball.
I am the chairman of the Zach Randolph marching and chowder society
by Michael White on Oct 10, 2009 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh crap
I forgot they had Zach Randolph too. They’re going to be even worse than I previously thought…
Talking to him or the day? Because the day is pretty sweet so far :)
by Eric Stephen on Oct 10, 2009 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't get it
Oh well, I got into enough Zach Randolph arguments on the Clippers blog last year, we can just table this discussion for another day.
by Michael White on Oct 10, 2009 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
So people say. And its been said so often that its become true. I don’t buy it at all, and I watched every single Clipper game last year.
Oh, and he’s probably the best offensive PF in basketball not named Tim Duncan.
by Michael White on Oct 10, 2009 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
If you're a Randolph fan
I don’t mean to upset you needlessly. I don’t like his game or his attitude.
I'm not upset at all
Seriously, its cool.
But yes, I am a Zach Randolph fan.
by Michael White on Oct 10, 2009 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
"Secret Sauce" by Nate Silver
Of the 3 good to very good Cardinal starters, the power pitcher has most success.
other components
2. good closer (Franklin – no check), 3. good defense (Holliday – no check)
nice work endre
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If the dodgers sweep
Brendan Ryan needs to shave that fucking mustache
by Who Is Karim Garcia? on Oct 10, 2009 3:59 PM PDT reply actions
i hope we can gradually tack on more runs
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I would say pile on at least 5 more runs
then you can still bring out Kuo/Sher/Brox since there will be at least 3 days rest b/c of Colorado snow
no ones saying its over
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I have never had the pleasure of counting chickens.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 10, 2009 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
The umps
strikezone is everywhere.
by Who Is Karim Garcia? on Oct 10, 2009 4:01 PM PDT reply actions
Endre with no regard for human life!
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Is your husband going to post today? :)
by Eric Stephen on Oct 10, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
It's okay
I’ll accidentally headbutt you later
by Who Is Karim Garcia? on Oct 10, 2009 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I have
I can’t imagine that feels too good.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 10, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
is this a reason for concern?
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fans in parkas?!?
It’s only 58 degrees! Jacket, definitely – probably gloves, maybe a hat too, but parkas?
Either the Cardinals fans are weather wimps or the announcers have no clue about which they speak.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Or they just make us tougher in Ohio/Michigan
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 10, 2009 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
its super cold in denver
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Yeah.
David Eckstein would be proud.
by Who Is Karim Garcia? on Oct 10, 2009 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Couldn't we
just haev pluncked him?
by Who Is Karim Garcia? on Oct 10, 2009 4:07 PM PDT reply actions
I keep thinking that Padilla is going to get all fired up
and just plunk a batter for no reason .
by Michael White on Oct 10, 2009 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
nice challenge Padilla
its the right approach in that situation vs. just about any hitter I think
PADILLA WINS!
RT @Fox_Sports_MW: Pineiro’s allowed 5 HR in last 14 innings… 7 HR in 1st 203 innings this year.
Yeah Bitches!!
Who’s next! Got a long break coming up soon. Like Manny said, practice.
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