As Nuke put pen to paper he commented to his mentor, "Pretty boring."
To which Crash replied, "Of course it's boring, that's the point. Write it down."
With the Padres on a 7-2 run over the last 10 days let's take a look at some of the week's most memorable cliches.
Friday 8/3/12
Padres 3, Mets 1
It all began on a Friday night.
"R.A. Dickey's a very good pitcher. ... We weren't having much success against him," Quentin said. "But we found a way to get runs on the board."Carlos Quentin provides a small glimpse of what it takes to grind out 162 games: Find a way! That's how you get an extension.
Saturday 8/4/12
Mets 6, Padres 2
The Padres drop a game to the Mets. How will the young winning pitcher respond?
"We'll see what happens, but I just try to go out and give 100 percent."After the Mets bounced back to take game two of the series Mets starting pitcher, and former Padres farmhand, Jeremy Hefner shared the proper mindset of a rookie pitcher: Give it your all!
Sunday 8/5/12
Padres 7, Mets 3
"I just tried to go out there and execute my game plan," Marquis said. "I think it's crucial to go deep into the game every time I pitch. ... Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn't, but today was a good day for it, to let the bullpen get the rest it needed."This is textbook. Jason Marquis is a veteran who can seamlessly weave together the perfect combination of deference and mental balance one needs to make it through 162 games.
"I got some quick outs and the defense did a good job," Marquis said. "And we got some runs on the board, which made it a little bit easier."Jeremy Hefner would do well to study Jason Marquis and his masterful command of the English language.
Monday 8/6/12
Padres 2, Cubs 0
The Padres have now won 3 of 4 games. This is not a streak. But it is a nice little run. Padres catcher Eddy Rodriguez homered in his first AB against the Reds during the previous week and then he was behind the plate for a shutout.
"They were easy to catch, all I had to do was put a finger down and they were making unbelievable pitches the entire game. ... I'm just out there to get them through those nine innings and get us a win."Who tutored this guy up at Lake Elsinore? That's High A baseball. Excellent work, rookie. Excellent work.
Tuesday 8/7/12
Padres 7, Cubs 4
The Padres have won 3 in a row and 4 of 5 which officially qualifies as a streak. Perhaps the Padres took the advice of Crash Davis when he said, "Never fuck . . . with a winning streak"
There were no cliches of note after this game.
Wednesday 8/8/12
Padres 2, Cubs 0
The Padres, after winning their 4th game in-a-row, and 5 out of 6, have little to say. But the Cubs' Darwin Barney puts it all in perspective:
"There were some situations we could've capitalized on, and didn't, and you have to tip your hat to a guy for finishing the game."Tipping the cap. Sound familiar? That's Bud Black's go-to cliche.
Friday 8/10/12
Padres 9, Pirates 8
That's 5 in-a-row for the San Diego nine. After an exciting come-back win, which saw Chase Headley knock two out of PNC Park, the third baseman had the following to say:
"... We've played well here, and you just take it one game at a time and you can't think about that. When we win it's another game, and we just focus on that."Chase Headley is in a comfort zone with the bat. And his cliches. Chase models the proper demeanor to the young guys on the club -- extend him already!
Saturday 8/11/12
Padres 5, Pirates 0
After their 6th win in-a-row the crafty veteran Jason Marquis, who took a no-hitter into the 7th inning, said the following
"It was very important to get the complete game," Marquis said. "You always want to finish what you start.Nobody ever finishes what they start these days. A good example, that Jason Marquis.
Sunday 8/12/12
Pirates 11, Padres 5
After taking a commanding 5-0 lead in the 2nd inning, the whole thing unraveled when the Pirates scored 9 runs in the 4th. The streak came to an end but would the cliches?
"I was just trying to put a barrel on the ball, and do something to at least get one run in, or to keep it going," Barmes said.Clint Barmes has been around a while and he knows what's important: Just try to help the team. What about the Padres? What do they have to say now that the little winning streak has snapped on the road?
"If you've been around this game long enough you run into those innings where everything they do works and everything you try to do doesn't," Black said.How very fitting that Bud Black close out the week with the all important, "Shit happens", cliche. Shit does happen and Bud Black is wise to let his young team know it.
Let's see how they bounce back tonight in Atlanta.
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