[討論] San Diego Padres All-Decade Team
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Written by Austin Lyman
Wednesday, 16 December 2009 17:37
It was an up and down decade for the San Diego Padres. After finishing last
or next to last in the division the first four years, the Padres finished
third in the division and missed the playoffs despite winning 87 games in
2004. The very next season they only won 82 games but won the division. They
also won the division in 2006, but they didn't make it out of the division
series either year. Bruce Bochy was subsequently fired after 12 seasons.
In 2007 under new manager Bud Black, the Padres faded down the stretch and
then got screwed out of a playoff appearance when they lost a one-game
playoff to Colorado on a play that is still waiting for Matt Holliday to
touch home plate. The last two seasons the Padres have been atrocious once
again finishing at or near the bottom of the division.
C- Ramon Hernandez
* Even though he only played two seasons for the Padres after coming over
from Oakland, Ramon Hernandez was productive in those two years. Excellent
defensively and offensively, Hernandez was at his best with the Padres, and
with guys like Wiki Gonzalez, Ben Davis, Tom Lampkin, Josh Bard, and Gary
Bennett as other possible selections, Hernandez gets the All-Decade nod. Mike
Piazza did have a good season at bat in 2006, but the 37-year old Piazza was
terrible behind the dish. He only threw out 12% of potential base stealers
while Hernandez hosed 27% in his two seasons. Hernandez also hit .455 with a
home run in his lone Padres postseason series; Piazza hit .100 in his Pads'
playoff appearance.
1B - Adrian Gonzalez
* Ryan Klesko had some strong offensive seasons for San Diego averaging
over 20 homers from 2000-2005. However, Adrian Gonzalez is the All-Decade
first baseman. Gonzalez is one of the best first basemen in baseball
currently, and one of the best acquisitions ever for the Padres. The former
number one draft pick has been dominant for the Padres hitting 130 home runs
and driving in 400 runs despite playing in the pitcher-friendly confines of
Petco Park. If the team doesn't trade him away, Gonzalez could be the best
first baseman in the team's history.
2B - Mark Loretta
* Second base was not a very deep position for the Padres in the 2000s,
but for three seasons, Mark Loretta was a very consistent player. He batted
.314 and averaged 11 home runs, including his 2004 All-Star season in which
he batted. 335 with 16 homers and 76 RBI. He was also the second base Silver
Slugger that season and led the league with 16 sacrifice flies.
SS - Khalil Greene
* One of the only first round draft picks for the Padres to work out in
the 2000s, Khalil Greene was stellar with the glove and showed some power
with his bat. The Jeff Spicoli look-a-like came in second in the 2004 Rookie
of the Year voting behind Jason Bay hitting .273 with 15 HR and 65 RBI. His
best season came in 2007 when he knocked 27 home runs and 97 RBI.
3B - Phil Nevin
* The Padres got Phil Nevin in 1999. A former number one overall pick in
the amateur draft, Nevin bounced around until he got to San Diego when his
potential finally materialized. Nevin spent seven seasons for the Padres and
was one of the team's better power hitters, hitting 156 homers with the team.
From 2000 to 2004, Nevin averaged 33 long balls per 162 games. He was an
All-Star in 2001 when he had a career year launching 41 homers and droving in
126 runs while batting .306 -- all career highs.
LF - Dave Roberts
* Dave Roberts came to San Diego after helping the Boston Red Sox win the
World Series in 2004. Roberts played centerfield in 2005, but his best season
with the Padres came in 2006 when he moved to left field. In 2006, Roberts
hit a career-high .293 and as a result was able to steal a career-high 49
bases. In both his seasons with the Padres, Roberts went for double-digit
triples.
CF - Mike Cameron
* Despite spending only two seasons in San Diego, Mike Cameron was a stud
roaming in center and always seemed to come through in the clutch for the
Padres. Though he only batted .255 overall, Cameron hit .296 with runners in
scoring position and did even better with runners in scoring position and two
outs hitting .326. Cameron averaged 22 home runs and 80 RBI and also won his
third career Gold Glove in 2006.
RF - Brian Giles
* The Padres gave up two promising players, Jason Bay and Oliver Perez,
in hopes that Brian Giles would carry the team into the 2003 playoffs. The
move didn't work, but Giles was consistent for the team before being reduced
to a bench player in 2009. From 2004 to 2008, he averaged 86 runs, 15 home
runs and 75 RBI helping San Diego make the playoffs in 2005, 2006, and fall
one game shy in 2007 losing to the Colorado Rockies in a one-game playoff.
SP (RH) - Jake Peavy
* Probably the best pitcher for the Padres ever, Jake Peavy was a
favorite with the fans pitching from his Major League debut in 2002 until
this past summer when he was shipped to Chicago in a financial move. Peavy
had a bulldog mentality for San Diego providing good entertainment with his
antics on the mound. The fans also enjoyed his All-Star talent. The two-time
All-Star won 92 games for the Padres, including 19 wins during his Cy Young
2007 season that saw him lead the league with a 2.54 ERA, a 1.06 WHIP, and
240 strikeouts.
SP (LH) - David Wells
* David Wells finds his way onto the Padres' All-Decade Team basically
out of necessity. "Boomer" is actually the only southpaw to start an entire
season for San Diego. Actually, the only lefties to start more than 15 games
were Wells, Oliver Perez, and Sterling Hitchcock. Wells spent 2004 and parts
of the 2006 and 2007 seasons with the Padres compiling a .500 record going
18-18 with a 4.33 record. He did have a solid season in 2004 going 12-8 with
a 3.73 ERA in 31 starts.
Reliever - Scott Linebrink
* Being the set-up man for the best closer of all time is a lot of
responsibility, but Scott Linebrink handled it perfectly from the middle of
the 2003 season until he was traded to Milwaukee in 2007. Linebrink was a
mainstay in the 8th inning and one of the best in the setup role racking up
121 holds during his time in San Diego. His best season was in 2005 when he
went 8-1 with a 1.83 ERA in 73 2/3 innings. He struck out 70 and only allowed
55 hits that season.
CL - Trevor Hoffman
* All-time saves leader should be enough of a description for the man
that is perhaps the second best Padre ever (behind Tony Gwynn, of course).
During the decade, Hoffman saved 326 games for the Padres and put together a
stellar 2.87 ERA and 1.06 WHIP using his devastating changeup to help him
strike out 475 batter in 479 innings while walking only 110 during the
nine-year span.
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