You're out of here

After a couple of crazy days, I come back only to see David Wells finally stick to his pitch limit - even though it was not of his own choice. At this stage of his career, Wells is definitely a guy who needs to - and feels he deserves to - get the borderline calls on the corners. And when he doesn't get those calls, he gets angry.

Which brings me to an interesting topic - the star treatment. Talk to anyone in Dallas - or outside of Miami for that matter - and they will claim Dwayne Wade got some questionable calls because he is one of the faces of the NBA. The same could probably be said for guys like Roger Clemens, John Smoltz or any other player that has had a long and illustrious career. Even Wells' teammate Greg Maddux probably gets the benefit of the doubt. I haven't done any additional official research - Anthony at Friarwatch would be a better source for official stats - but it's obvious not all players are created equal.

Do I have a problem with the star treatment? Probably only when the calls go against the Padres. But then again, what fan isn't upset when the calls go against their squad?

Great outing wasted

What more is there to say then I can't believe the pen blew up again. From what I saw on Baseball Tonight and Sportscenter, Greg Maddux did everything he could to help his cause - including picking up his first base hit of the season and throwing some nasty pitches - but the pen gave up the lead late. Which is a shame considering the Padres got to John Smoltz enough to let Maddux leave with the lead.

This second straight loss is depressing and I don't really know what else to say other than lets not make it three in a row.