Friar Watch

Justin Germano: Yet another good outing for Germano. 5 IP, 5 H, 0 BB and a season high 4 K. 2 of those hits were home runs but they came with no one on so the damage was minimal.
This one is a little cluttered but includes all pitches, as well as […]

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Greg Maddux: Maddux bounced back from a poor outing with 5 very strong innings. Unfortunately he faltered in the 5th and didn’t make it out of the inning. The Padres jumped out to a big lead in the bottom of the fifth and watching the game I thought that Maddux may have decided […]

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David Wells: Boomer’s second strong outing in a row. 8 days off between starts may have had something to do with it, or perhaps he’s feeling pressure to stay in the rotation. Whatever the cause, the result was 7 IP, 1 ER. David walked two, both in the 7th when he seemed […]

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Justin Germano: Who would have guessed that after his first three starts Germano’s ERA would sit at 0.47? Another terrific outing by Germano, 6 IP, 6H, 1 BB, 0 ER but also no strikeouts. As good as he’s been you have to think this is unsustainable. Justin has only struck out […]

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Justin Germano: Wow. Germano was even stronger than his first start, he was perfect through the first 4 innings and finished with 7 strong innings, 3 hits, 3 strikeouts and zero walks. What really impressed me was he seemed to throw fewer curves than last time. The Gameday velocity data backs this […]

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What an odd series. Odd start times, no HD feed, no Matt and Mud, no crowds at the park. The whole series seemed like some kind of minor league affair. Only 15,310 fans were in attendance Sunday afternoon when Jake Peavy shut down the Marlins and the crowd looked even smaller on […]

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Clay Hensley: A bit of a rough start in the first inning, he gave up a couple of hits and a run but did a great job of getting out of a jam to limit the damage. Unfortunately Clay appeared to injure his groin on a pitch to the first batter of the third […]

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Greg Maddux: A bit of a rough start but the Professor got into a groove in the 4th and didn’t allow another baserunner. Maddux is just a joy to watch when he’s on. He doesn’t waste time, hits the strike zone and gets guys out on very few pitches.
Scott Linebrink: Another strong […]

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Clay Hensley: Clay continues to improve after a terrible start. He’s still not where he needs to be but was very effective in spots. His command was off, leading to 4 walks, but he probably had the best movement all year. It was nice to see him throw curveballs for strikeouts rather […]

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Jake Peavy: Wow. Jake is back to 2004/2005 form. 7 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 16 K. 9 strikeouts in a row. His slider was moving all over the place. Guys were swinging at balls they thought were strikes but LaForest was catching them two feet off […]

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