Involved in 5 of the Phils' 13 shutouts Had a career-high Threw 7. Went , 2. Had a career-best Walked 1 batter or fewer in 15 of 32 starts, 3 or less in Had 2. Allowed only 2 HR in final Led Phillies staff in wins 14 and starts Pitched a career-high Finished April with a season-best 2.
Combined on 2 other shutouts, pitching 8. Selected to 1st All-Star game 2. Posted a 2. Had 3 walkless streaks of Walked 3 batters or less in 30 of 32 starts. Phillies were Made 4 rehab starts for Scranton AAA , 4. Pitched 4. Moved into starting rotation with Scranton and went undefeated Struck out 11 batters in 7. Threw a career-high 5. Pitched winter ball for Culiacan, Mexico. Made 5 relief appearances for D'Backs, , 1. Was , 1 save, 4. Had an Playing winter ball in Nicaragua.
Started 9 games , 3. Promoted to Tucson AAA. Started 5 games. He's not trying to let the runners advance. The game's on the line there. The triple started a four-run inning that ended up being the deciding factor. And when first asked about how much more satisfying it was to get that big of a hit off of Padilla, Teixeira gave the politically correct answer.
I don't think that's ever happened. I'll have to look at the Elias Sports Bureau for that one. But, it was just a big hit. It didn't matter who it was off of. It was a long game, and when you have a chance to win the game, it's just always a good feeling. I mean, the guy throws at people," said Teixeira. I'm not saying anything that's news. It is what it is. I've always just been someone that wants to play the game the right way.
You play hard, but you don't play cheap. The pitcher had apparently burned so many bridges within his own clubhouse that his dismissal led to widespread celebration. General manger Jon Daniels portrayed Padilla as a bad teammate, and received handshakes and congratulations from relieved members of the Rangers when they heard the news. Among those celebrating was Ian Kinsler , who had been targeted for retaliation in after Padilla hit White Sox second baseman Alex Cintron.
The player to offer the greatest level of detail to the press was outfielder Marlon Byrd , who had also played with Padilla in Philadelphia. We have to get rid of the negatives to make a positive, and I believe this is a huge positive for this team. You have to be a good teammate. You have to help teach younger guys the right things. You started questioning his character and about how much he cared.
Just over a week ago, on July 10, Padilla, now with the Dodgers, faced Byrd, now with the Cubs, for the first time since leaving Texas. Needless to say, he drilled him in the back. Cubs pitcher Andrew Cashner responded by drilling Los Angeles second baseman Blake DeWitt an inning later, and subsequently received high-fives in the dugout, and congratulations in the clubhouse after the game despite the fact that the Cubs lost, Primary among them, of course, being to avoid angering pitchers who will be only too delighted to respond.
Some feel that a hit batsman, even an unintentionally hit one, merits retaliation, because points must be proved about topics such as willingness to take whatever it is an opponent wishes to dish out, or not. That, by itself, is reason enough for suspicion.
The Giants had an opportunity to retaliate that day. Padilla came to bat the very next inning, Los Angeles led at the time and there were two outs in the inning. A perfect set-up. Instead of drilling Padilla, however, Giants reliever Waldis Joaquin pitched to him, getting him to ground out to end the fifth inning.
Dodgers manager Joe Torre pinch-hit for Padilla the next time he was scheduled to bat. Discussion around the Bay Area mounted a number of theories as to why the Giants chose not to retaliate.
By itself, said some, that was justification for a retaliatory pitch the next time San Francisco saw him. Giants starter Jonathan Sanchez can hardly be faulted for his desire to minimize the damage each inning, rather than extend it.
When Padilla came up in the seventh, however, the Dodgers led Giants reliever Santiago Casilla apparently attempted to send a message, throwing a fastball behind Padilla that failed to hit him. Padilla skated unscathed, eventually striking out. If there was a message sent, it was a mild one.
After the game, Rowand refused to discuss anything that had to do with Padilla. Interestingly, this exchange signaled a pattern—not with the Giants, but with Padilla himself. It was Padilla, after all, who instigated the series of events that led to White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen berating rookie pitcher Sean Tracey on the Comisky Park mound in Pierzynski during a game. That was the plan, anyway.
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