San Diego Padres @ Florida Marlins GameThread, May 2, 2008 7:10 PM EDT

Open Thread and Ichthyomancy: Padres at Marlins (5/2)

by craig on May 2, 2008 10:00 AM EDT Comment 60 comments

San Diego Padres @ Florida Marlins

Next Game

Friday, May 2, 2008, 7:10 PM EDT
Dolphin Stadium

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2008 - Mark Hendrickson	4-1	6	6	0	0	0	0	36.2	34	20	15	2	11	17	3.68	1.23

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2008 - Justin Germano	0-2	5	5	0	0	0	0	28.1	31	20	19	3	10	12	6.04	1.45

It's time to start it anew and the Marlins are hosting the Padres in a three-game set.

Hendrickson appears to be coming into his own. Three of his last four starts were excellent and the other was pretty good. Mark has started four games against San Diego in his career posting a 1.83 ERA. Unfortunately he ended up a 1 and 2 record in the starts.

Germano will be making his first start ever against the Marlins. Oh, I was just checking his spilt stats and this is setting up well. Therefore, I won't mention them. With any luck, he won't right the ship tonight.

The Marlins are playing the Padres and that only means one thing: we get to visit with our SBNation sister site. Now, I'm not sure FishStripes has an "official" SBNation sister site but if we do it is Gaslamp Ball . Don't be surprised if Dex, jbox or some of the other ballers drop by for a visit. And hey, if you are an old timer head on over to Gaslamp, I know they will be happy to see you. Come to think about, even if you're brand new, go introduce yourself, they are good people. A little crazy...but good people.

Ichthyomancy is a little different tonight, for you see: it's Bark at the Park Night. Besides your usual picks you will be guessing the number of dogs in attendance. And yes, we will get a number on the lovable canines at stadium since their owners have to buy a $6 ticket to get them into the game. Good Luck!

FishStriper	Attendance	Player	AAB
ABY	11,498	Uggla	Morton does something
Architect	13,272	Hermida	Marlins: BB+SB = 6+
Brickell	14,300	Uggla	?
Bumppo	14,500	Hendrickson	Padres bullpen: ER > Hendrickson ER
C60	12,800	Willingham	Game: 2+ 3B
Colombo	15,842	Ramirez	Marlins: R ≥ 2x Padres R
Dan
Dex	12,500	Hendrickson	Padres: poop pants
Eelly
Fishcrazy	13,652	Ramirez	Game: R ≤
Fishtail
Fluxuation	14,145	Gonzalez	Gregg: save
FriedFish
FSUMarlins	15,200	Cantu	Marlins pitch: 8+ K
GameFish	17,500	Ramirez	Marlins: R ≥ 6
GMFB	15,338	Ramirez	Hendrickson: QS
HadMatter	14,444	Ramirez	Marlins: H > 9, 1 OFA
Hurricane	20,100	Willingham	Ramirez: HR, 1+ SB, 1+ H, 1+ RBI, 1+ BB
Jrsyeagle	14,738	Ramirez	Marlins: non-Gregg save
Jsprt08
LadyFish	18,001	Hendrickson	Marlins: 1+ SB
Long Live the Fish
MattyStar	13,111	Hendrickson	Ramirez, Hermida: 4+ RBI
Matt Wilson	13,200	Cantu	Marlins: HR > 3
Mbaamin	12,850	Hermida	Marlins: 3+ HR
Nynolelaw
Sdsuaztec	13,333	Hendrickson	Edmonds: SB
SoFlaHomer
Spud	13,900	Cantu	Marlins: 2 DP
Sqrunt	12,568	Hendrickson	Uggla: cycle
Stlcardinalsfan	16,458	Willingham	Willingham RBI+Ramirez SB+Uggla H > 6
Tedhill
Winfield's Ghost	42,000	Morton	Edmonds: dives for ball and misses
Y08Marlin	16,500	Hermida	Marlins: HR > 2
Zheke

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Let's right the ship picks...

17,500
Hanley
Fish: ≥ 6 R

Hook, Line Drive, & Sinker

by GameFish on May 2, 2008 11:21 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

16,500

Hermida
Fish > 2 HR

by Y08Marlin on May 2, 2008 11:32 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Dogs

14,300 Owners 142 dogs
Dan “the bulldog” Uggla
Dan hits 2+ Chiuhaha’s out of the park.

by brickell on May 2, 2008 12:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Bark at the Park

15,200, 78 dogs
Cantu
Marlins pitchers: 8+ Ks

by FSUMarlins on May 2, 2008 12:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

14145

Gonzo (if he doesnt start, then Hermida)
Gregg gets a save
321 dogs.

by Fluxuation on May 2, 2008 12:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

13,652

Hanley
Game runs ≤ 7

by Fishcrazy on May 2, 2008 1:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

14738

Hanley
Somebody other than gregg gets the save for the marlins

by jrsyeagle on May 2, 2008 1:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

12,850
Hermida
Marlins hit 3+ homers
113 dogs

by mbaamin08 on May 2, 2008 1:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Good old Icthyomancy

12,500 even
Hendrickson on the basis of double digit Ks
Somebody on the Padres literally poops their pants.
128 dogs, unless you don’t actually count the Padres and their coaching staff… then 98 or so.

by Dex on May 2, 2008 1:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Woo Hoo it's Dex

Great to see you again, my friend. How’s it going?

by craig on May 2, 2008 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

the padres are taking it old school

and by old school, i mean like back in the 70s when they’d finish with .368 winning percentages. le sigh

by Dex on May 2, 2008 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

OOPS

I also forgot that I owe you a pocket schedule. I didn’t grab any while I was in San Diego, but I’ll remind jbox. I think he’s carrying a few.

by Dex on May 2, 2008 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks

it would be appreciated

by craig on May 2, 2008 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Picks

14,500
Hendrickson
Padres bullpen: ER allowed > Hendrickson
235 dogs

by Bumppo on May 2, 2008 3:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Hammer to the DL

I just got a text message that Willingham was placed on the DL today and Brett Carroll has been called up to take his place.

by mbaamin08 on May 2, 2008 4:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

13,272

507 dogs
Hermida
Marlins BB + SB = 6+

by The Architect on May 2, 2008 4:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

15,338
221 dogs
Hanley
Hendrickson QS

by GMFB on May 2, 2008 4:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

woof woof

13,200, 301 dogs
Jorge “Yes He” Cantu
Fish ≥ 3 HR

NoBiasBaseball.com

by Matt Wilson on May 2, 2008 5:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Dex says Padre fans can play too

Since it is better than actually watching them play.

13,333
Hendrickson
Edmonds SB
135 Doggs

The world's favorite season is the spring.
All things seem possible in May.
- Edwin Way Teale

by sdsuaztec4 on May 2, 2008 6:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yikes

Edmonds got benched. (Which is good for us). Oh well.

The world's favorite season is the spring.
All things seem possible in May.
- Edwin Way Teale

by sdsuaztec4 on May 2, 2008 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes you can

Welcome to FishStripes

by craig on May 2, 2008 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Picks

13,900
Cantu
Marlins 2 DP
427 Dogs

by Spud on May 2, 2008 6:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Holy Lineup Picks Batman

14,444
Hanley
Marlins >9 H & 1 outfield assist

303 Doggies

"This will all end in tears, I just know it."

by HadMatter on May 2, 2008 6:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Thanks for letting us play

Attendance: Sold Out (I’m imagining South Florida is all abuzz about the Padres arrival.)
MVP: Our catcher, Colt Morton. Because he is 8 ft tall and I never pick against 8 footers.
Edmonds dives for a ball and misses it by 6 feet.
286 dogs. And at least one cat. Someone always has to bring a cat and screw things up.

by Winfield's Ghost on May 2, 2008 6:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Thank you for playing

Welcome to FishStripes

by craig on May 3, 2008 4:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

bark woof woof

13,111
311 dogs
hendreckson
hanley and hermeda 4+rbis

by MattyStar4 on May 2, 2008 7:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Ususal Picks

Just visiting, so not sure what your usual picks are…

I’m gonna say:
11,498 attendance
Ugla mvp for no other reason other than the fact he’s a stud
Mr Morton will make some news…
184 (real) dogs and 12 stuffed animals (includes stupid purses/backpacks and mascots, official or otherwise)

"We've... we've got lumps of it 'round the back."

by ABY on May 2, 2008 7:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

uggla

... :{ sorry!

"We've... we've got lumps of it 'round the back."

by ABY on May 2, 2008 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Welcome aboard

by craig on May 3, 2008 4:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dropping by to say hey

Don’t know your usual picks but here goes…

12,568
Hendrickson will be lights out
Uggla will cycle, so will Hendrickson.
188 doggies, 4 cats, and a hamster. Do seagulls count?

by sqrunt on May 2, 2008 7:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Hey

Welcome to FishStripes

by craig on May 3, 2008 3:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

wow

Fredi shook that line-up around quite a bit today

by The Architect on May 2, 2008 7:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Lineup

Except for squeezing in Willingham at 4th this is the lineup I’ve been waiting for. Doesn’t seem to be making much of a difference yet though.

Come on Dan. Hit another.

by brickell on May 2, 2008 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh....

didn’t even see that we were supposed to pick the number of dogs. I was wondering why the heck fluxuation had “321 dogs” at the end of his pick. (I thought perhaps it was a gang reference, so I called the police on him.)

by Fishcrazy on May 2, 2008 8:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

lineup

This is absolutely the lineup I have been waiting for. Love it. Uggla at the tail end adds a little juice, and I think Hanley’s “power” (not even contact occurring right now) is better suited at the 3 with Hermida at 2. Glad to see Uggla is feeling good at 6. Can’t wait to see Carrol start a game.
Don’t know if anyone else noticed, but it seems Hanley and Maybin are slumping at about the same exact time.

by GMFB on May 2, 2008 8:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Dogs

Did anyone just hear that?! over 700 dogs?!! thats insane. If they want attendance they need this bark at the park thing every night.

by GMFB on May 2, 2008 8:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

750+ dogs...

...and Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson, too.

by Fishcrazy on May 2, 2008 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I had read somewhere about them shooting the movie at Marlins games

if I’m not mistaken, this is at least the second game that they have filmed

by craig on May 2, 2008 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Damn

Poor dog has to work wtih those two!

"This will all end in tears, I just know it."

by HadMatter on May 2, 2008 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The number I heard was 754 dogs

Now, if we could combine a bark at the park with one of kids field-trip things we could get in the 20,000 range

by craig on May 2, 2008 9:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Dogs

They should be allowed every night
kids?... not every night

"This will all end in tears, I just know it."

by HadMatter on May 2, 2008 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Aniston

I think if they made her come every night the crowds would be bigger. She looks pretty good. What is the allure of the bark at the park? Can’t believe that many people actually plan on bringing their dogs. I could never bring mine, he’d see the ball on the field and no one could stop him from going after it.

by GMFB on May 2, 2008 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I beseech you....

please take your dog to Bark at the Park next time they have it.

That would be great

by craig on May 2, 2008 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Lots of people have dogs

Not many dogs have Jennifer Aniston

"This will all end in tears, I just know it."

by HadMatter on May 2, 2008 9:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

We Win!

by craig on May 2, 2008 9:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The New Order

I like it

"This will all end in tears, I just know it."

by HadMatter on May 2, 2008 9:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Can't wait to see Cody leadoff

by craig on May 2, 2008 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Points

The attendance for the game was 14,562. The attendance point goes to Bumppo.
There were 754 dogs in attendance, the doggie point goes to LadyFish.

Marlins players earning a point: Uggla, Hendrickson, Gonzalez.

A point goes to: ABY, Brickell, Bumppo, C60, Dex, Fluxuation, Hurricane, LadyFish, MattyStar, Sdsuaztec, Sqrunt, Stlcardinalsfan.

Padres players earning a point for our Gaslamp friends: Kouzmanoff, Greene, Cameron.

Unfortunately no one selected them.

AAB points: Fluxuation, GameFish, GMFB, LadyFish, Mbaamin, Spud +2, Y08Marlin.

Recap:

LadyFish +3
Bumppo +2
Fluxuation +2
Spud +2
ABY +1
Brickell +1
C60 +1
Dex +1
Hurricane +1
MattyStar +1
Sdsuaztec +1
Sqrunt +1
Stlcardinalsfan +1
GameFish +1
GMFB +1
Mbaamin +1
Y08Marlin +1

Congratulations to all of tonight’s winners! If missed anyone or anything, please let me know.

by craig on May 3, 2008 4:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Quick question

Craig, if you could check my AAB pick in the comments, I actually wrote in Marlins greater than or equal to (≥) 3 HR, but you put it on the table as just greater than (>).

I’d like the point please :)

NoBiasBaseball.com

by Matt Wilson on May 3, 2008 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Too funny

Not one glballer picked an actual padre to do anything! lol

Except Morton, I picked Morton. He threw someone out stealing…
We only have like two of those for the whole season, that has to be worth something?

So what do I do with my point, can I redeem it for something at the end of the season?
Thanks for letting us play. ; )

"We've... we've got lumps of it 'round the back."

by ABY on May 7, 2008 4:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

My chihuahua’s were supposed to be HRs… “out of the park”.
Which Dad actually did. Sorry if I didn’t make that more clear. That’s got to be at least +2 right?

by brickell on May 3, 2008 9:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs