Inspired by the Padres’ 7-0 victory over the Dodgers at Chavez Ravine on Sunday, reader LynchMob offers the following suggestion: Hey, GY, dust off some of the “May” stories from a couple of years ago when the Padres were unbeatable in May … let’s do that again! To refresh your memory, the Padres owned the [...]
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One-Hit Wonders: Randy Myers to Dennys Reyes
This is Part 10 of a 13-part series examining the 65 men who have collected exactly one hit as a member of the San Diego Padres. The current installment features a man involved in Kevin Towers’ worst trade as Padres GM, two members of the inaugural 1969 squad, a man once traded for Randy Wolf, [...]
Writing the Book (6 Oct 08)
I’m happy to report that the first week of serious work on the Ducksnorts 2009 Baseball Annual went well. I made progress on several fronts: I had some good discussions with my editorial advisory board, which is just a fancy name for folks who are helping guide me as we move forward with the project. [...]
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San Diego Padres Organizational Tree
How the current Padres got here. Idea blatantly ripped off from Will Young (no relation). More details here. m Key: Italics = acquired via trade. Bold = drafted by Padres. General manager who acquired player denoted by initials in parentheses (where no initials are provided, Kevin Towers is the GM): RS = Randy Smith, JMI [...]
Padres Month in Review: June 2006
The Padres had a 14-12 record in June. That may not sound great, but it sure beats their 10-17 record during the same month last year. You may remember June 2005. The Pads scored 91 runs in 27 games and allowed 123. Brian Falkenborg, Darrell May, Tim Redding, and Dennys Reyes worked 45 innings between [...]
IGD: Padres @ Astros (6 Jul 2005)
first pitch: 5:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Jake Peavy (7-2, 2.89 ERA) vs Andy Pettitte (5-7, 3.15 ERA) previews: CBS | Padres.com Fugly game Tuesday. Shut down by Brandon Backe? Lit up by a team with the worst slugging percentage in all of baseball? Like I said, fugly. I changed the channel after [...]
IGD: Padres vs Giants (2 Jul 2005)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Woody Williams (3-5, 4.24 ERA) vs Jeff Fassero (1-5, 4.02 ERA) previews: ESPN | CBS | Padres.com The games are becoming increasingly difficult to watch. Brian Giles thrown out trying to steal third with nobody out and a lefty at the plate? Sean Burroughs again being [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres vs Indians (9 Jun 2005)
first pitch: 12:35 p.m., PT television: none matchup: Adam Eaton (8-1, 3.48 ERA) vs Jake Westbrook (2-8, 5.30 ERA) previews: ESPN | CBS | SI | Padres.com The Padres, who are now 1-6 in May June, try to avoid being swept by the Indians this afternoon. It’s hardly panic time, but with the Dodgers surging, [...]
Stuff I Was Going to Whine About before We Came Back to Win
Okay, so the Pads pulled that one off but at the risk of seeming ungrateful, I have to get a few things off my chest: Guys Hacking First Pitch with RISP 1st inning Dave Roberts: Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, D Roberts walked Geoff Blum: Ball, Ball, Ball, D Roberts stole second, Strike (looking), [...]
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