Friar Watch

It’s gotten so bad that I didn’t even watch the game. Wells got rocked again, illustrating just how important location is to the aging pitcher. He just can’t afford to make mistakes. Boomer needs to figure it out and get back to his normal self and give the team 5 or 6 innings with 2 or 3 runs. Of course that won’t be good enough if the Padres can’t score more than one run.

One bright spot was the return of Lil’ Clay Hensley from a long stint in AAA. Clay has battled injuries and ineffectiveness so it was good to see him throw three shutout innings.

Another bright spot was the debut of Joe “The Iron Lady” Thatcher. Joe set down the side in order for a nice major league debut. All three batters were right handed, which bodes well for Thatcher’s future as something more than a LOOGY.

Friday’s matchup is Peavy vs Woody Williams and his 5-11 record. If we can’t win this one we’re in big trouble.