I was looking at the Best Bettor consensus and this game in general and it seems that the Padres are set up as a public play. I just want to comment because I watched Sturtze pitch in his last outing and I think he could be in a spot for a good outing today. He really pitched well against Toronto overall outside of making a few mistakes. The guy has a terrible record but I remember last year he went on a pretty good run and after going 7 innings last time out I think he may be in a good spot against a team that is struggling offensively. The Rays are definitely the better offensive team at this point so be careful before jumping on what looks like an easy line ont he Padres.
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Interesing notes Nick!
Interesing notes Nick!
SD pitcher may be sharp, wanting to show off:
from Tampa Bay online
Jun 8, 2002
Close Up
Four questions with San Diego Padres pitcher Brett Tomko, a former Tampa resident who was the 1995 Division II Player of the Year for
Florida Southern.BOD:
Do you expect to have a lot of friends here [today] to see you pitch?
Yeah. My mom actually flew into town and we've got to come up with about 35-40 tickets. Guys I went to college with, a bunch of old
friends.
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Tomko's day era is worse than night, Sturtze is opposite that.
Rays will try hard to bounce back at home against a team they know they can beat. and rested now.
Sturtze off a worse than normal outing and should be sharper, I agree.
Rays should be less distracted too, maybe rally to win one for injured teammate?
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Jun 8, 2002
Padres Roll Past Distracted Rays
By CARTER GADDIS
igaddis@tampatrib.com
Photo by: DAVID KADLUBOWSKI
San Diego Padres second baseman Ramon Vazquez is greeted by teammates at home plate after hitting a grand slam in
the second inning.
ST. PETERSBURG - Perhaps their minds were on former teammate Nick Bierbrodt, who lay in a hospital bed 500 miles away, recovering
from gunshot wounds.
Perhaps they were fatigued after their recent trip to Toronto, where the customs line at the airport was abnormally long.
Perhaps the Devil Rays simply were overmatched Friday by the San Diego Padres, whose first appearance at Tropicana Field was an
early romp that turned into an 8-4 victory in front of 10,578 fans, including Bucs coach Jon Gruden and his family.
The game was lost in the second inning, when Ryan Rupe walked three batters, then allowed No. 9 hitter Ramon Vazquez to hit his first
major-league home run, a grand slam that made it 4-1.
``Another night where the base on balls were our downfall,'' Rays manager Hal McRae said. ``The past couple of games, we've walked
the batters in the bottom third of the order. And it's not so much the base hits that scored the runs, but the free passes that we've
issued.''
Rupe (5-7) has nine walks in his past two starts after issuing only 11 in his first 10 games.
``You just can't walk that many people,'' Rupe said. ``We walked a lot last night, and a lot tonight. I've been working real hard to
keep my walks down. The past couple of games, it's been really tough.''
The Padres tried but failed to help the Rays grab some early momentum, committing three errors in the first three innings. Two of the
errors led to runs, but Tampa Bay could not fully capitalize on the potential gifts.
Former Rays outfielder Bubba Trammell, in his second season with the Padres, delighted the remnants of his fan club by hitting a leadoff
home run in the sixth.
Rays center fielder Randy Winn collected three hits, making him 8-for-15 (.533) since being moved to the leadoff spot three games
ago. The Rays dropped to season-worst of 21 games under 500.
Interesing notes Nick!
SD pitcher may be sharp, wanting to show off:
from Tampa Bay online
Jun 8, 2002
Close Up
Four questions with San Diego Padres pitcher Brett Tomko, a former Tampa resident who was the 1995 Division II Player of the Year for
Florida Southern.BOD:
Do you expect to have a lot of friends here [today] to see you pitch?
Yeah. My mom actually flew into town and we've got to come up with about 35-40 tickets. Guys I went to college with, a bunch of old
friends.
.......................................................................................................................
Tomko's day era is worse than night, Sturtze is opposite that.
Rays will try hard to bounce back at home against a team they know they can beat. and rested now.
Sturtze off a worse than normal outing and should be sharper, I agree.
Rays should be less distracted too, maybe rally to win one for injured teammate?
...............................................................................................................................
Jun 8, 2002
Padres Roll Past Distracted Rays
By CARTER GADDIS
igaddis@tampatrib.com
Photo by: DAVID KADLUBOWSKI
San Diego Padres second baseman Ramon Vazquez is greeted by teammates at home plate after hitting a grand slam in
the second inning.
ST. PETERSBURG - Perhaps their minds were on former teammate Nick Bierbrodt, who lay in a hospital bed 500 miles away, recovering
from gunshot wounds.
Perhaps they were fatigued after their recent trip to Toronto, where the customs line at the airport was abnormally long.
Perhaps the Devil Rays simply were overmatched Friday by the San Diego Padres, whose first appearance at Tropicana Field was an
early romp that turned into an 8-4 victory in front of 10,578 fans, including Bucs coach Jon Gruden and his family.
The game was lost in the second inning, when Ryan Rupe walked three batters, then allowed No. 9 hitter Ramon Vazquez to hit his first
major-league home run, a grand slam that made it 4-1.
``Another night where the base on balls were our downfall,'' Rays manager Hal McRae said. ``The past couple of games, we've walked
the batters in the bottom third of the order. And it's not so much the base hits that scored the runs, but the free passes that we've
issued.''
Rupe (5-7) has nine walks in his past two starts after issuing only 11 in his first 10 games.
``You just can't walk that many people,'' Rupe said. ``We walked a lot last night, and a lot tonight. I've been working real hard to
keep my walks down. The past couple of games, it's been really tough.''
The Padres tried but failed to help the Rays grab some early momentum, committing three errors in the first three innings. Two of the
errors led to runs, but Tampa Bay could not fully capitalize on the potential gifts.
Former Rays outfielder Bubba Trammell, in his second season with the Padres, delighted the remnants of his fan club by hitting a leadoff
home run in the sixth.
Rays center fielder Randy Winn collected three hits, making him 8-for-15 (.533) since being moved to the leadoff spot three games
ago. The Rays dropped to season-worst of 21 games under 500.
so far, tomko is on fire, 37 pitches thru 3
sturtze kinda lucky to get thru 3 with 0 runs...
tomko really seems strong, can't see him giving up much
sturtze kinda lucky to get thru 3 with 0 runs...
tomko really seems strong, can't see him giving up much
yup, since we were writing earlier how both pitchers might be pretty sharp, shoulda tried the under. but I'm not that sharp...
