Baseball in San Diego

Wow! The Pad Squad was down 7-1 in the 8th inning and somehow squeak out a 9-7 win in 10 innings against the Diamondbacks.

Since the game was not on TV I listened on the radio to Uncle Teddy, Jerry and Andy. Sounds like a cast from the Andy Griffith Show. Anyway, those guys do a great job and it was refreshing to listen to broadcasters who are excited and loyal to the club. Jerry Coleman is probably one of the most under appreciated broadcasters in baseball. When worthy media outlets talk broadcasters, they always mention the likes of Scully, Barber, Shannon, Harwell and John Miller to some extent. All of them are very deserving, but Coleman has been around just as long and the guy won 6 titles while playing for the Yankees.

The best Jerry Coleman story I can remember in my short 13 years in San Diego is when Reuben Rivera(remember that tank?) was up to bat with 1 or 2 on in the bottom of the ninth with 2 outs and the Padres down a run. Rivera hits the ball down the first base line that Jerry calls caught and the ball game was over. A full 2 seconds later Jerry regroups says the ball goes into right field and the Padres win the game. It was awesome.

Back to the Padres. They showed alot of character yesterday afternoon by storming back from 6 down to win the game. Headly, who has been awful, rebounded with a shot to put the Padres ahead for good.

As for the rest of the team, they need to start hitting. Their average over this win streak is in the low .200s. This will eventually catch up with them.

Game time 6:40pm Pacific. Watch it!

Peace