"Hoover" <Hoover@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 2 Feb 2008 11:02:09 -0800, "ScottW" <ScottW48@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
>
>
>>Pads go out of their way to get Trevor saves. Including giving up
>>big leads to create save opportunities.
>
> I was COMPLETELY unaware that other Padre pitchers deliberately
> give up hits to bring the opponent within 3 runs. You have opened
> my eyes on this one !
It's a talent unique to the Padres.
>
>>
>>Trevor is really good ringing up the stats on lesser opponents.
>> He doesn't have championship stuff.
>
> Almost all his Career highs are against the Los Angeles Dodgers,
> the Padres #1 rival, & frequent contender for the NL West title.
>
>>
>>The pinnacle of this team and this owners aspiration is
>>division winners. Trevor can contribute to that, but little
>>more. We get in the playoffs...I'd rather see Bell on the
>>mound in the 9th in a tight game.
>
> With few exceptions,
Colorado may not technically have been a playoff game
but it sure felt like one.
> Padre playoff setbacks are attributable
> to problems with starting pitching.
No doubt, Peavy has yet to produce squat post season.
I think he just tries to hard.
> They fall behind early and
> never catch up. That was the litany all 3 times with St. Louis.
None the less, Trevor will struggle against the core of
a good lineup. Layoff the sinking change and crush the not-so-fastball.
ScottW
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