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Nick Soulis · 09-19-2022, 08:40 AM

PRELIMINARY ROUND
Series #144
2010 San Diego Padres (90-72) vs 1990 Kansas City Royals (75-86)

Making a good run at it under Bud Black and winning 90 games, the 2010 Padres had a number of pieces and reasons for optimism. There was a Tony Gwynn on the team, but his father was a bit more famous as Junior played in right field and hit only .204with 17 steals and very little else. The outfield in general was very light hitting with Will Veneble striking out 128 times and hitting .245 with a .732 OPS while in left Scott Hairston hit only .210 with 10 home runs and 34 runs scored in 104 games. Chase Headley struck out 139 times but also swiped 17 bases and scored 77 times with 229 bases playing in 161 games. Miguel Tejada tried to keep his job at third but at 36 years old had lost a step plying in only 59 games with 8 home runs before the wheels fell off, Jerry Hairston played most of the replacement innings hitting .244. David Eckstein was also playing against time at second base at 35 yards old. Eckstein was a good veteran presence hitting .267 with 23 doubles and only 35 strikeouts. Yorvit Torrealba played in 95 games at catcher hitting .271 with a 103 OPS+ and was backed by Nick Hundley who drove in 43. The star of the lineups was Adrian Gonzalez who hit .298 with 31 home runs and 101 driven in sporting a .904 OPS. Gonzo was a true star of the time with little or no support around him. Ryan Ludwick, and Matt Stairs were two of the most notable names off the bench. Padre pitching was solid with a 3.39 ERA and three different 14 games winners. Clayton Richard a lefty threw the most innings at 201 and Jon Garland was right there with him at 200. Both had decent ERA’s around 3.5 but Garland was hit much harder with a 4.41 FIP and also tended to be more wild. Mat Latos was only 22 years old and went 14-10 with a nice 2.92 ERA showing a bulldog mentality on the mound. Latos struck out 189 batters for a 9.2 K per nine to lead the team. Wade LeBlanc started in 25 games with a 4.25 ERA and a worrysome 1.42 WHIP and Kevin Correa was even worse going 10-10 with a 5.40 ERA and over 4 men walked per nine. Black rode these five arms almost exclusively and no doubled played the wide dimensions of Petco Park. The pen was headed by Heath Bell who had a fine season closing out 47 games with a 1.93 ERA making leads stand up with an 11.1 K/9. Almost as dominant with K’s was Luke Gregerson who who took down 10.2 per nine and held a 3.22 ERA as the main set up arm. Mike Adams and Edward Muija added to a unit that was a strength of this team. This overall was a good Padres team headed by their pitching and being able to make the most of their environment.

A lack of depth but no lack of excitement was the story of the 1990 Royals who lost 86 games and was a source of frustration at season’s end. Few players in the history of the game brought more attention for his feats then Bo Jackson. Jackson was in his prime on this team and everything he did seemed Herculean. He hit .272 with 28 home runs and 78 driven in to lead the club in the power department. The leader in RBI and still a legend of his own standing was George Brett. Brett at 37 years old drove in 84 runs and hit .329 making it look easy. Brett had 45 doubles, seven triples and a 153 OPS plus. Frank White struck out only 32 times but hit only .216 at 39 years old and Bill Pecota is the more obvious choice for the position. Kurt Stillwell was the 25 year old short stop who hit .249 with 35 doubles but only a .656 OPS. Kevin Seitzer moved in at third with Brett having taken over at first. Seitzer hit .275 but drove in only 38 runs with 6 homers in what was a power outage at the position. Jim Eisenreich had a smooth swing hitting .280 and also stealing 12 bases. Danny Tartabull was in right field with a very good arm. He slugged .473 and an overall OPS of .814 but only played in 88 games. Gerald Perry was the most used DH hitting .254 with 22 doubles and 57 RBI. Old Willie Wilson was still hanging around hitting .290 with 24 steals and 42 RBI but only walking 30 times. Brian McRae was a good looking 22 year old prospect with the right genes and Pat Tabler hit .272 off the bench filling in well when needed. Mike Macfarlane was a competent catcher with a great mentor behind him in 42 year old Bob Boone. The pitching for the club was young and erratic. Two 22 year olds topped the rotation as Tom Gordon earned the name Flash and went 12-11 with a 3.73 ERA; his future would come in the pen but for now was hit or miss as a starter. Kevin Appier also had a big arm going 12-8 with a nice 2.76 ERA and a 139 ERA+ proving he had the command and confidence of his team. Bret Saberhagen needed no introduction but only made 20 starts due to arm issues. When he did throw, he was great showing off a 3.27 ERA and a 3.03 FIP. If there was a big game to be started, Saberhagen was the right man. Storm Davis struggled as a fourth option with a 4.74 ERA in 112 innings while Mike Gubicza went 4-7 with a 4.50 ERA but also was used sporadically in only 94 innings. Steve Farr was used as an emergency starter going 13-7 but his best work was done out of the pen. Jeff Montgomery was the closer finishing 24 games with a 2.39 ERA and a 9 K per nine rate. Steve Crawford and Mark Davis were a bit risky as the pen was rounded off. If the starters could not get the game to the closer, the Royals tended to be in trouble. It will be fun to see Bo play in his prime, but a Royals team overall may very well have their hands full with a more deep and successful Padres team.

Game 1 At Petco Park
Cloudy 62
1990 Royals...................0
2010 Padres..................12
WP: M. Latos (1-0) LP: B. Saberhagen (0-1)
HR: J. Hairston (1), A. Gonzalez (1)
POG: Adrian Gonzalez
2010 Padres lead series 1-0
Adrian Gonzalez went 3-3 with a home run and three RBI as the 2010 Padres ran away from the Royals in the opener. Jerry Hairston really put the game out of reach with a 4th inning grand slam off Storm Davis as the home team ended with 16 hits. Mat Latos went seven innings striking out nine for the win while losing pitcher Brett Saberhagen didnt make it out of the second.

Game 2 At Petco Park
Clear 75
1990 Royals....................0
2010 Padres....................1
WP: C. Richard (1-0) LP: M. Gubicza (0-1) S: H. Bell (1)
HR: None
POG: Clayton Richard
2010 Padres lead series 2-0
The Royals have been shutout for 18 innings to start this series and now head home down two games to none. Clayton Richard battled Mike Gubicza in a scoreless duel in what was more customary to a game at Petco Park. The duel turned in the 8th when Will Venable tripled and was driven home when Aaron Cunningham doubled him home; Cunningham finished the game with three hits. Richard struck out 8 but it was Heath Bell who came on in the ninth to complete the shutout. Four hits total for the Royals in this one, a frustrating slump to say the least.

Game 3 At Royals Stadium
Partly cloudy 58
2010 Padres....................8
1990 Royals....................3
WP: J. Garland (1-0) LP: K. Appier (0-1)
HR: G. Brett (1), A. Gonzalez (2), C. Denorfia (1)
POG: Chris Denorfia
2010 Padres lead series 3-0
The Royals finally got on the board thanks to a George Brett home run but the script was more of the same as the visiting Padres score 8 times and win their third straight. Chris Denorfia had three hits and drove in three runs while Jon Garland labored through 5 innings but had the help he needed to get the win. Adrian Gonzalez hit his second home run of the series and is hitting .400 for the series.

Game 4 At Royals Stadium
Partly Cloudy 52
2010 Padres........................6
1990 Royals........................5
WP: R. Webb (1-0) LP: J. Montgomery (0-1) S: H. Bell (2)
HR: A. Gonzalez (3), G. Brett (2)
POG: Adrian Gonzalez
A last hope for the Royals came down to the ninth inning where once again, the floor fell through and the series come to a quick end. The game was tied at two as both Tom Gordon and Wade LeBlanc pitched well but were pulled in the stalemate. In the 7th the home team broke through as the Royals scored three times, twice getting bases loaded walks for runs. Up three in the ninth, Jeff Montgomery came on to preserve the first Royals win of the series. The closer however didn't gave it hitting the first batter and allowing two singles to load the bases for Adrian Gonzalez. On a 1-2 pitch, Gonzo hit a 438 foot grand slam to right center to turn the game on its head and give the Padres the lead. Heath Bell showed what a confident closer can do taking the Royals down in order in the 9th for the Padre sweep. A series that seemed to have more promise turned out to be totally one sided. Bo Jackson hit .154 in the losing effort.

2010 San Diego Padres Win Series 4 Games To 0

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Adrian Gonzalez
(.400, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 3 R, .667 OBP, Grand slam 9th inning game 4)

09-19-2022, 08:40 AM	#43
Nick Soulis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 4,364	Series #144 PRELIMINARY ROUND Series #144 2010 San Diego Padres (90-72) vs 1990 Kansas City Royals (75-86) Making a good run at it under Bud Black and winning 90 games, the 2010 Padres had a number of pieces and reasons for optimism. There was a Tony Gwynn on the team, but his father was a bit more famous as Junior played in right field and hit only .204with 17 steals and very little else. The outfield in general was very light hitting with Will Veneble striking out 128 times and hitting .245 with a .732 OPS while in left Scott Hairston hit only .210 with 10 home runs and 34 runs scored in 104 games. Chase Headley struck out 139 times but also swiped 17 bases and scored 77 times with 229 bases playing in 161 games. Miguel Tejada tried to keep his job at third but at 36 years old had lost a step plying in only 59 games with 8 home runs before the wheels fell off, Jerry Hairston played most of the replacement innings hitting .244. David Eckstein was also playing against time at second base at 35 yards old. Eckstein was a good veteran presence hitting .267 with 23 doubles and only 35 strikeouts. Yorvit Torrealba played in 95 games at catcher hitting .271 with a 103 OPS+ and was backed by Nick Hundley who drove in 43. The star of the lineups was Adrian Gonzalez who hit .298 with 31 home runs and 101 driven in sporting a .904 OPS. Gonzo was a true star of the time with little or no support around him. Ryan Ludwick, and Matt Stairs were two of the most notable names off the bench. Padre pitching was solid with a 3.39 ERA and three different 14 games winners. Clayton Richard a lefty threw the most innings at 201 and Jon Garland was right there with him at 200. Both had decent ERA’s around 3.5 but Garland was hit much harder with a 4.41 FIP and also tended to be more wild. Mat Latos was only 22 years old and went 14-10 with a nice 2.92 ERA showing a bulldog mentality on the mound. Latos struck out 189 batters for a 9.2 K per nine to lead the team. Wade LeBlanc started in 25 games with a 4.25 ERA and a worrysome 1.42 WHIP and Kevin Correa was even worse going 10-10 with a 5.40 ERA and over 4 men walked per nine. Black rode these five arms almost exclusively and no doubled played the wide dimensions of Petco Park. The pen was headed by Heath Bell who had a fine season closing out 47 games with a 1.93 ERA making leads stand up with an 11.1 K/9. Almost as dominant with K’s was Luke Gregerson who who took down 10.2 per nine and held a 3.22 ERA as the main set up arm. Mike Adams and Edward Muija added to a unit that was a strength of this team. This overall was a good Padres team headed by their pitching and being able to make the most of their environment. A lack of depth but no lack of excitement was the story of the 1990 Royals who lost 86 games and was a source of frustration at season’s end. Few players in the history of the game brought more attention for his feats then Bo Jackson. Jackson was in his prime on this team and everything he did seemed Herculean. He hit .272 with 28 home runs and 78 driven in to lead the club in the power department. The leader in RBI and still a legend of his own standing was George Brett. Brett at 37 years old drove in 84 runs and hit .329 making it look easy. Brett had 45 doubles, seven triples and a 153 OPS plus. Frank White struck out only 32 times but hit only .216 at 39 years old and Bill Pecota is the more obvious choice for the position. Kurt Stillwell was the 25 year old short stop who hit .249 with 35 doubles but only a .656 OPS. Kevin Seitzer moved in at third with Brett having taken over at first. Seitzer hit .275 but drove in only 38 runs with 6 homers in what was a power outage at the position. Jim Eisenreich had a smooth swing hitting .280 and also stealing 12 bases. Danny Tartabull was in right field with a very good arm. He slugged .473 and an overall OPS of .814 but only played in 88 games. Gerald Perry was the most used DH hitting .254 with 22 doubles and 57 RBI. Old Willie Wilson was still hanging around hitting .290 with 24 steals and 42 RBI but only walking 30 times. Brian McRae was a good looking 22 year old prospect with the right genes and Pat Tabler hit .272 off the bench filling in well when needed. Mike Macfarlane was a competent catcher with a great mentor behind him in 42 year old Bob Boone. The pitching for the club was young and erratic. Two 22 year olds topped the rotation as Tom Gordon earned the name Flash and went 12-11 with a 3.73 ERA; his future would come in the pen but for now was hit or miss as a starter. Kevin Appier also had a big arm going 12-8 with a nice 2.76 ERA and a 139 ERA+ proving he had the command and confidence of his team. Bret Saberhagen needed no introduction but only made 20 starts due to arm issues. When he did throw, he was great showing off a 3.27 ERA and a 3.03 FIP. If there was a big game to be started, Saberhagen was the right man. Storm Davis struggled as a fourth option with a 4.74 ERA in 112 innings while Mike Gubicza went 4-7 with a 4.50 ERA but also was used sporadically in only 94 innings. Steve Farr was used as an emergency starter going 13-7 but his best work was done out of the pen. Jeff Montgomery was the closer finishing 24 games with a 2.39 ERA and a 9 K per nine rate. Steve Crawford and Mark Davis were a bit risky as the pen was rounded off. If the starters could not get the game to the closer, the Royals tended to be in trouble. It will be fun to see Bo play in his prime, but a Royals team overall may very well have their hands full with a more deep and successful Padres team. Game 1 At Petco Park Cloudy 62 1990 Royals...................0 2010 Padres..................12 WP: M. Latos (1-0) LP: B. Saberhagen (0-1) HR: J. Hairston (1), A. Gonzalez (1) POG: Adrian Gonzalez 2010 Padres lead series 1-0 Adrian Gonzalez went 3-3 with a home run and three RBI as the 2010 Padres ran away from the Royals in the opener. Jerry Hairston really put the game out of reach with a 4th inning grand slam off Storm Davis as the home team ended with 16 hits. Mat Latos went seven innings striking out nine for the win while losing pitcher Brett Saberhagen didnt make it out of the second. Game 2 At Petco Park Clear 75 1990 Royals....................0 2010 Padres....................1 WP: C. Richard (1-0) LP: M. Gubicza (0-1) S: H. Bell (1) HR: None POG: Clayton Richard 2010 Padres lead series 2-0 The Royals have been shutout for 18 innings to start this series and now head home down two games to none. Clayton Richard battled Mike Gubicza in a scoreless duel in what was more customary to a game at Petco Park. The duel turned in the 8th when Will Venable tripled and was driven home when Aaron Cunningham doubled him home; Cunningham finished the game with three hits. Richard struck out 8 but it was Heath Bell who came on in the ninth to complete the shutout. Four hits total for the Royals in this one, a frustrating slump to say the least. Game 3 At Royals Stadium Partly cloudy 58 2010 Padres....................8 1990 Royals....................3 WP: J. Garland (1-0) LP: K. Appier (0-1) HR: G. Brett (1), A. Gonzalez (2), C. Denorfia (1) POG: Chris Denorfia 2010 Padres lead series 3-0 The Royals finally got on the board thanks to a George Brett home run but the script was more of the same as the visiting Padres score 8 times and win their third straight. Chris Denorfia had three hits and drove in three runs while Jon Garland labored through 5 innings but had the help he needed to get the win. Adrian Gonzalez hit his second home run of the series and is hitting .400 for the series. Game 4 At Royals Stadium Partly Cloudy 52 2010 Padres........................6 1990 Royals........................5 WP: R. Webb (1-0) LP: J. Montgomery (0-1) S: H. Bell (2) HR: A. Gonzalez (3), G. Brett (2) POG: Adrian Gonzalez A last hope for the Royals came down to the ninth inning where once again, the floor fell through and the series come to a quick end. The game was tied at two as both Tom Gordon and Wade LeBlanc pitched well but were pulled in the stalemate. In the 7th the home team broke through as the Royals scored three times, twice getting bases loaded walks for runs. Up three in the ninth, Jeff Montgomery came on to preserve the first Royals win of the series. The closer however didn't gave it hitting the first batter and allowing two singles to load the bases for Adrian Gonzalez. On a 1-2 pitch, Gonzo hit a 438 foot grand slam to right center to turn the game on its head and give the Padres the lead. Heath Bell showed what a confident closer can do taking the Royals down in order in the 9th for the Padre sweep. A series that seemed to have more promise turned out to be totally one sided. Bo Jackson hit .154 in the losing effort. 2010 San Diego Padres Win Series 4 Games To 0 Series MVP: Adrian Gonzalez (.400, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 3 R, .667 OBP, Grand slam 9th inning game 4) Last edited by Nick Soulis; 09-23-2022 at 10:14 AM.