Padre Power
May. 18th, 2005 05:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stoutfellowI've been putting off the second installment on knot theory, mainly because I'm having a hard time seeing how to say what needs saying without pictures. But I will get to it in the next day or two.
Meanwhile, I'd like to gloat a little. My hometown team, the Padres, had an absolutely miserable April. Now, though, they've won six consecutive series, sixteen out of nineteen games, and climbed into first place in the National League West. Among their victims have been Arizona (formerly first in the West, two out of three), St. Louis (first place in the Central Division, three out of four at St. Louis), Florida (second place in the East, three straight), and Atlanta (first place in the East, three straight). Khalil Greene has come back from his finger injury; after a small slump, he's caught fire - two three-run home runs in today's victory over the Braves. Brian Giles and Ryan Klesko have also come alive in the past couple of weeks. Jake Peavy is as brilliant as ever; Tim Stauffer, 22 years old, is showing remarkable poise and may be the fifth starter they've been looking for; and the bullpen has been fortified by the addition of some reliable middlemen.
It's going to be a long, tough fight; Arizona and LA are powerful, and the Giants won't stay down forever. But right now the Friars are on top, and that makes me happy.
Meanwhile, I'd like to gloat a little. My hometown team, the Padres, had an absolutely miserable April. Now, though, they've won six consecutive series, sixteen out of nineteen games, and climbed into first place in the National League West. Among their victims have been Arizona (formerly first in the West, two out of three), St. Louis (first place in the Central Division, three out of four at St. Louis), Florida (second place in the East, three straight), and Atlanta (first place in the East, three straight). Khalil Greene has come back from his finger injury; after a small slump, he's caught fire - two three-run home runs in today's victory over the Braves. Brian Giles and Ryan Klesko have also come alive in the past couple of weeks. Jake Peavy is as brilliant as ever; Tim Stauffer, 22 years old, is showing remarkable poise and may be the fifth starter they've been looking for; and the bullpen has been fortified by the addition of some reliable middlemen.
It's going to be a long, tough fight; Arizona and LA are powerful, and the Giants won't stay down forever. But right now the Friars are on top, and that makes me happy.
