August 22, 1969, Philadelphia: Phillies 10, Padres 0 (box score) After winning their first series since the All-Star break in Montreal, the Padres headed to Philadelphia to take on the next worst team in the league. If the Padres were going to gain ground on the Expos, now would be as good a time as [...]
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IGD: Padres @ Mets (21 Aug 07)
Game #124 time: 4:10 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Chris Young (9-4, 1.93) vs John Maine (13-7, 3.59) pre: Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com Interesting matchup. Both of these pitchers were acquired for “name brand” pitchers that turned out to be loads of, pardon my French, steaming crap. Much as we marvel that the Padres were able [...]
Why Bother?
Things just keep getting worse around here: Padres’ Record as of August 21 (1999 – 2007) Year W L Pct GB Statistics are courtesy of Baseball-Reference. 1999 55 68 .447 16.0 2000 60 65 .480 12.0 2001 62 62 .500 10.0 2002 53 73 .421 27.0 2003 49 79 .383 28.0 2004 65 57 .533 [...]
1969: Niekro Does It All in Extra-Inning Affair at Montreal
August 21, 1969, Montreal: Padres 1, Expos 0 (box score) Joe Niekro, Jerry Robertson, and a whole lot of zeroes. That was the story on a late-August Thursday in Montreal. The Expos had an early opportunity in the second, when Coco Laboy reached third with one out on an error by left fielder Al Ferrara, [...]
Parsing Peavy
You’ve read Jake Peavy‘s comments in Sunday’s San Diego Union Tribune. My first thought was to embark on a full-on rant, but talk radio does that much better than I ever could, so instead, I’ll call upon skills learned way back in college and do a detailed textual analysis of Peavy’s words: Text: I’m not [...]
1969: Padres Lose Slugfest at Jarry Park
August 20, 1969, Montreal: Expos 11, Padres 10 (box score) If you like offense, this was the game for you. Even though the Padres ended up losing, they made a valiant comeback attempt. The Expos jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first on four singles and a walk off San Diego starter [...]
IGD: Padres vs Astros (19 Aug 07)
Game #123 time: 1:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Greg Maddux (8-9, 4.00) vs Matt Albers (3-5, 5.99) pre: Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com A little haiku for your dining and dancing pleasure… request to Padres: please don’t make me fall asleep again at Petco
1969: Padres Hold On to Squeak Past Montreal
August 19, 1969, Montreal: Padres 5, Expos 4 (box score) Way back before MLB systematically destroyed its Montreal franchise, when the commissioner wasn’t ownership’s puppet, there was an impressive demand for the sport in Quebec. How else would you explain 14,250 fans attending a contest between two teams that together had won barely 30% of [...]
IGD: Padres vs Astros (18 Aug 07)
Game #122 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Justin Germano (6-6, 4.16) vs Roy Oswalt (13-6, 3.32) pre: Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com Jake Peavy vs Woody Williams was supposed to be the gimme, but it didn’t work out that way. Maybe the Padres can return the favor on Saturday. San Diego has the worst ERA [...]
IGD: Padres vs Astros (17 Aug 07)
Game #121 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Jake Peavy (13-5, 2.23) vs Woody Williams (6-12, 5.09) pre: Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com Ladies and gentlemen, the people have spoken. It is their will that Boston’s “More Than a Feeling” shall be the cheesy ’70s song to lead the Padres onward in their quest for supremacy [...]
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