Well the Giants hit the Pads hard today, taking the series opener by a score of 9-4. No doubt the Giants really wanted to win today, not just to keep pace with the second place Colorado Rockies, but maybe to soothe the sting of yesterday's loss to the Milwaukee Brewers in the 12th inning, on a Prince Fielder home run. Whatever the prevailing reason, their offensive performance was hot today, and they certainly seemed to have Padres pitcher, Clayton Richard's number. Maybe because it was one of those pesky day games. Richard's ERA for day games is sitting around 7.59, while his ERA for night games is only 3.99. Overall though, Richard has already proven himself to be an asset to the Padres club. Jake who?
On a more positive note, the Padres are making a last-ditch effort to spread the word about Kevin Kouzmanoff's outstanding defensive play at third base this season. The Padres overnighted a DVD highlighting some of Kouz's plays at third base, to the other 15 National League managers. The team also included a note supporting the team's push for Kevin to win the Gold Glove Award. Kouz has the highest fielding percentage of any third baseman in the Major Leagues right now (.990). He really does deserve this award. There's not much that gets by Kouz and only three errors in 296 chances is pretty much unheard of. Good luck Kouz, I voted for you and I'll be keeping my fingers crossed.
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want somebody else to go chase it.
-- Rogers Hornsby
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