Edward Mujica is good at giving up homers. In honor of his latest, a walkoff job to the Mets’ Ike Davis on Tuesday that knocked the Padres out of first place in the National League West for the first time since — wait for it — April 19, here are the 10 most homerlicious Padres [...]
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Is Life Ever Good Enough?
I use baseball to mark the passage of time. The memory of specific events helps keep me grounded in a world that often makes less sense than I’d like it to make (forgive the fact that I grew up rooting for the Dodgers): 1981 — Fernandomania; Rick Monday’s homer off Steve Rogers in Montreal 1988 [...]
Observations from the Weekend
First off, if your #2 hitter lays down a sacrifice bunt in the first inning — as Luis Rodriguez did on Friday night — then you probably need to find another #2 hitter. Second, for as indifferent as I generally am to the stolen base, it disturbs me that Willy Taveras has more than twice [...]
IGD: Padres vs Twins (26 Jun 08)
Padres (32-47) vs Twins (42-36) Josh Banks vs Scott Baker 12:35 p.m. PT no television AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 183 MLB, B-R
IGD: Padres @ Yankees (19 Jun 08)
Padres (31-42) @ Yankees (39-33) Josh Banks vs Joba Chamberlain 10:05 a.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 176 MLB, B-R The fact that I’ve reached an age where I feel compelled to eat oatmeal every day for breakfast doesn’t bother me so much as the fact that I actually seem to enjoy [...]
Hit or Be Hit
I had some computer issues this morning, and I’m still wading through draft material, so I’ll save my thoughts on how the Padres did until Saturday or Monday — then we’ll have the entire draft to look at anyway. Based on the information at my disposal (which obviously is much, much less detailed than what [...]
IGD: Padres vs Mets (5 Jun 08)
Padres (24-37) vs Mets (30-28) Josh Banks vs Mike Pelfrey 7:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7 MLB, B-R Two teams that totally blew a playoff berth in 2007 square off in the first of four at Petco Park. The most successful member of the Padres patchwork rotation starts the opener.
IGD: Padres @ Giants (31 May 08)
Padres (22-34) @ Giants (23-32) Josh Banks vs Patrick Misch 1:05 p.m. PT no television AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 184 MLB, B-R Banks makes his second big-league start. Pads have won four out of five. Baby steps…
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