April 30, 2004 – 12:00 am
Maybe extending a pun across three languages isn’t the best idea, but these are the Expos and this was the third straight night Trevor Hoffman came in to close out the game, so what the heck. Let’s get a little crazy.
The Padres completed a four-game sweep of MLB’s problem child, the Montreal/San Juan Expos. MLB’s [...]
April 29, 2004 – 12:00 am
In what is becoming a theme of sorts, the Padres once again came back from a late inning defecit to win at home. I can tell it’s becoming a theme because with the Expos ahead 4-2 going to the bottom of the eighth, I just kind of expected the Pads to at least tie the [...]
April 28, 2004 – 12:00 am
Yeah, it’s the Expos and they can’t score runs. Yeah, he’s doing it with smoke and mirrors. But Ismael Valdez threw eight scoreless last night and is now 3-0 on the year.
The 2.42 ERA is great, but don’t expect it to last. Of the 90 batters he’s faced so far, all but seven have put [...]
April 26, 2004 – 12:00 am
Disappointing series in Phoenix. Those pitching match-ups sure looked favorable on paper. But that’s why they play the games.
I was talking to a friend the other day who noted that people tend analyze things more closely when they’re not going well. He thought it might be instructive to take a closer look during good times [...]
April 23, 2004 – 12:00 am
Another day, another win at SBC. Ho-hum. Seriously, you think there are a bunch of confused Giant fans right about now trying to figure out who that team was that came to town this week in place of their favorite doormats?
The tone of the series was set in the first game, when the Padres nearly [...]
April 22, 2004 – 12:00 am
Jim Brower working to Ramon Vazquez in the ninth inning of an 11-0 game misses for ball one. The Channel 4 mics pick up a guy screaming “pitch to him!” Beautiful.
The Giants, of course, did to pitch to him and to everyone else in the lineup. The Pads, for their part, connected with a hefty [...]
April 21, 2004 – 12:00 am
Pads win, 9-5. Brian Lawrence looked good early. That fastball he buried up and in on Michael Tucker for a strikeout to end the third was impressive. Surprised the heck out of Tucker, that’s for sure.
Lawrence still worked behind in the count too often and had trouble with location. It’s early in the season, but [...]
April 20, 2004 – 12:00 am
Frustrating loss at SBC, yes, but also some signs of hope. Still, it would be good to see the Pads get their act together soon.
We could dwell on the negatives from last night’s game:
David Wells caught too much of the plate too often, spotting the Giants a 4-0 lead after three.
Ramon Hernandez didn’t block the [...]
April 19, 2004 – 12:00 am
We left our seats after the eighth on Sunday, after numerous missed opportunities and an afternoon of frustration. The Diamondbacks led, 4-2, and there wasn’t much hope. Luis Gonzalez then hit a bomb off the increasingly-difficult-to-justify Eddie Oropesa to extend the lead to three runs. Adios.
By the time Matt Mantei had entered the game, we [...]
April 16, 2004 – 12:00 am
That was a winnable series against the Dodgers. Poor starting pitching and not enough timely hitting. Not a good combination.
There were bright moments last night. Mark Loretta and Phil Nevin hit the first two Padre homers at Petco. Loretta and Sean Burroughs extended their hitting streaks to nine. Aki Otsuka pitched brilliantly again (I’m pretty [...]
