Oo-ee, Oo-ah-ah

[stoutfellow]

The Padres have been struggling since the All-Star break, falling into second place and dogfighting Arizona even for that position. But what's happening now is... just weird.

Saturday. Clay Hensley is scheduled to start, but, hours before game time, he's not feeling well. Mike Thompson is called up from Portland; he pitches creditably, but the Padres lose.

Sunday. Chris Young, the Padres' most reliable starter this year, has back trouble and has to be pulled early. Jon Adkins steps up to fill the gap while the trainer tries to get Hensley into good enough shape to pitch. Hensley throws four good innings and the Padres win in overtime.

Monday. Chan Ho Park is supposed to start, but his mysterious problem with intestinal bleeding recurs. Tim Stauffer is hastily summoned from Portland to fill in; he pitches a solid game and the Padres beat the Dodgers.

That's three starters struck down in three days. What is this, voodoo?

Comments

[hornedhopper.livejournal.com]

"Arizona Dogs?"

I know their name; "dogfighting Arizona" just struck me as funny and I had to carry the theme over. :)

[stoutfellow.livejournal.com]

Ah. Sorry. I think we're even... ("We" being "you and I", not SD and AZ.)

[hornedhopper.livejournal.com]

Heh. And thanks for the *full* clarification (g)! :)