Daily Friar 9.27.12

If you're going to lose a game you might as well lose big right? Day games usually go in the favor of the Padres, just look at how well we normally do on Sundays. But yesterday the Dodgers got the better of Clayton Richard for once. Normally it's the other way around, Richard usually does pretty well against the hated team from the north. And trust me I really hate this team, almost as much as I hate the city. It has some nice things to go see and do, but I got in a car accident up there last week, so now I hate it more. Let's hope the Padres seek some revenge tonight as we play our last game against the Dodgers of the season tonight. Here are your Padres links for today:
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Richard struggles as Padres topped bu ex-mate - Padres.com
"The Padres' bats went cold and Clayton Richard endured a rough outing as San Diego fell, 8-2, to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second game of a three-game series at Petco Park on Wednesday."

Street backs up Black's confidence - NCT
"'I thought about it,' Black said. 'I looked out to the bullpen. But at some time, there has to be a trust factor. You have to show you trust a player. I've seen Huston enough to know he could make pitches.'"

Headley falls one RBI behind Braun - CBS Sports
"3B Chase Headley drove in his 109th run of the season Wednesday with his 29th double. But he fell one RBI behind Ryan Braun in the National League RBI race as Braun drove in two runs. The 109 RBI is the 10th-highest single-season total in Padres history."

Minor League Ball has a rookie review of Brad Boxberger
"Boxberger has maintained a strong strikeout pace in his major league action. In 24 innings for the Padres, he has a 30/16 K/BB with 22 hits allowed. The walk rate is too high (elevating his FIP to 4.48, his xFIP to 4.62), but he's had enough good luck with runners on to keep his ERA in the safe zone at 3.00."

MadFriars' announcer series: Fort Wayne
"Mike Couzens is the Broadcasting and Media Relations manager for the Fort Wayne TinCaps where he has been the lead play-by-play broadcaster for the team since 2012."

Chicken Friars comes to terms with being wrong with a prediction
"I knew there was a really good chance this prediction was going to be wrong and I would be ridiculed or even worse than that – get negative comments on the interwebs! I predicted that Edinson Volquez would have a better season than Mat Latos."