San Diego Padres @ Los Angeles Dodgers

Cashner was clearly overthrowing........frigg'n locating 98mph isn't enough, gotta try to pump it up to 101?

I am really really going to be sick!

Someone needs to just punch Thatcher in the face

Horrible horrible job by Cashner and Thatcher tonight..

Very disappointing loss. Especially after the comeback to tie it in the ninth.

Now I am to the point where I want to sit down and see this group of players just go out and play a clean game. Make the plays in the field, if they strike out, strike out on pitches that are not fastballs down the middle or fastballs out of the zone, put together good at bats, and just see what happens. I still think this squad can win.

Fundamental baseball should be a given at this level......hell I expect it out of HS kids......BB and the entire coaching staff should be walking on eggshells at this point

Exactly SDSU......even with all the K's the bats still got them back in it.......but when you're defense up the middle boots everything and your bullpen arms can't throw strikes.....that's just unacceptable

Parrino...........Parrino.........Parrino...........Parrino.........Parrino...........Parrino.........Belnome......Belnome.........Belnome......Belnome.........Belnome......Belnome.........

Never been so happy to see Guzman out and Hermida in......lol

this whole team should go back to Tuscon or San Antonio, they blow. This is the worst team I have seen in years. Pads lead the league in errors (18) and strikeouts (82), that is a horrible combination to have.

Yeah thats what I meant when I said a clean game. i added the thing about the strikeouts because even though they scored eight runs, it was far from a clean game offensively. There were some horrific at bats thrown in especially in Harang's streak of nine. But i agree that it was definitely the pitching and the sad defensive play that definitely was the main factor to yesterday's travesty.

Just got back from church...obviously didn't pray hard enough.

okay so I'm over LA, lets go play someone else.

Again why does Kemp or Ethier ever see a strike ? At this point they should be wearing a ball square in the back to make a point

Bases loaded and Headley swings at the first pitch and grounds out weakly......ugh

I still think this team will find a way to lose this game today.

Not exactly going out there on a limb smack

Thatcher strikes out Ethier. That's what he needed to do on Friday night..

And now a triple play on a bad call by the umpires..

He fricken signaled foul ball at first...I am so over it.

Negative. If the ball is not touched and rolls fair, it is a fair ball.

My biggest complaint is with the jackass behind homeplate holding his arms up indicating foul for two seconds and then calling it a fair ball. How does that not have an impact as to what our base runners are doing?

Dump him now, he's not playing the Padres and Pirates anymore

whoever Wahoo Warriors is. Anyay, I bet Bud Black aint getting much sleep, though I think we really have a shot getting it going against Colorado.

Our pitching matches up as good as it gets against CO....hopefully Hudson and Guzman are benched in favor of Hermida and Parrino for the series

Nah. I like Luebke/Bass/Richard vs. any three if the defense doesn't S*** on them and the bats don't go to sleep............................oh yeah and the umps don't decide to change the rules mid game

Gonna be funny to see the Dodgers come back down to earth now that they dont play two of the worst teams in baseball for a while. May will be a tough month for them. The Padres are the worst team I have seen in a while...they have no clue about fundamental baseball and dumbass Bud Black is leading this ship right into the iceberg. He doesnt have the balls to tell them they are playing shitty, and they need to buck up or get out. I still cant believe he continues to put Maybin in the leadoff spot, and doesnt let Baker get more starts. Hundley got his first hit, yay...now sit his A** and let Baker get a chance. Also, dont throw Cashner out there every fkin game..the guy had shoulder surgery last year ya idiot.

A bit is definitely an understatement

When you play as bad as the Padres have, everything just kind of snowballs on you and you really get no breaks at all (which is what happened in the LA series). The thing that gives me hope is that they have played close games, but they haven't found a way to finish them at all. But what bugs me is that Black hasn't called out Hudson, Bartlett or the whole team as a matter of fact in their horrible start to the season..

Thats exactly what I am hoping for.

"Well, hey ya know, we have been playing some good baseball. We have things to improve on, but it's there. We are just pressing a little bit. Hundley is starting to hit, we are generating some offense..things are looking up." - not Bud Blacks words but an example of his homerism

Here is a real quote from Bud Black :

"Things in the first 10 games have not gone our way," Black said. "We've been in close games that have hinged on a few plays late in the game.
"But our players know how they need to play and know that we're not playing that way right now."

Heres one about the triple play :

"The whole play looked funky.

They know how they need to play and they aren't playing that way right now. Well...no S***, then why the hell do you keep starting them? Bench their asses. The reverse is also true, if they are playing well, then reward them..positive reinforcement.Perfect example is benching Denorfia the day after he hits a 2 run homer to win the dang game. Prove for once that you are a leader for God's sake.