If you open Wednesday’s San Diego Union-Tribune and turn to the sports section, you’ll see that the top 80+% of the front page is devoted to Barry Bonds’ passing of Hank Aaron on the all-time home-run list. Although Bonds’ achievement — regardless of how he may have gotten there — is impressive and newsworthy, the [...]
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1969: Pirates Score Early and Often, Beat Padres
August 8, 1969, San Diego: Pirates 7, Padres 1 (box score) Joe Niekro just didn’t have it in this one. He allowed a single, a walk, and a wild pitch in the first, but the Pirates didn’t score. The next inning, Niekro wasn’t so lucky. Manny Sanguillen led off with an infield single. Freddie Patek [...]
IGD: Padres @ Cardinals (7 Aug 07)
Game #112 time: 5:10 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Jake Peavy (11-5, 2.38) vs Anthony Reyes (1-10, 6.07) pre: Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com If you want to see what a “mismatch on paper” looks like, try this on for size: Runs Allowed by Start for Jake Peavy and Anthony Reyes in 2007 RA Peavy Reyes Statistics [...]
Road Trip to Cooperstown: Knoxville to Durham
I don’t want to talk about David Wells, do you? Good, let’s move on, then, and pretend we’re still on the road. After driving 873 miles on 4 1/2 hours of sleep and missing the Smokies game on Wednesday night, I ventured from the interstate and into the Smoky Mountains (ah, they take their name [...]
1969: Shannon, Torrez Lead Cardinals Past Padres
August 7, 1969, San Diego: Cardinals 2, Padres 1 (box score) The Padres, after a too-brief respite, saw their winning streak end at one. On a Thursday afternoon, in front of 8,088 at San Diego Stadium, Al Santorini squared off against rookie right-hander Mike Torrez. The Cardinals drew first blood. In the top of the [...]
IGD: Padres @ Cardinals (6 Aug 07)
Game #111 time: 4:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD, ESPN sp: David Wells (5-7, 5.18) vs Braden Looper (8-9, 5.23) pre: Padres.com, SI.com I would totally rip on Cardinals starter Braden Looper here, but the truth is, David Wells has been even worse. Looper actually has decent numbers at home (3.51 ERA, .251/.309/.374). He also gets [...]
Trade Deadline Post-Mortem
I was on the road while everything went down, so let’s take a look at what exactly happened… Tales from Cooperstown Okay, here’s the deal. My trip to Cooperstown totally kicked me in the posterior. Don’t get me wrong, it was the trip of a lifetime and I couldn’t be happier that I got to [...]
1969: Padres Break Nine-Game Skid
August 6, 1969, San Diego: Padres 3, Cardinals 2 (box score) A day after getting shut down by Bob Gibson, the Padres had to face left-hander Steve Carlton, who wasn’t yet the dominant pitcher he would become. San Diego scored first on a homer off the bat of Al Ferrara with one out in the [...]
1969: Cardinals Score Late, Push Past Padres
August 5, 1969, San Diego: Cardinals 2, Padres 1 (box score) The Padres returned to San Diego in desperate need of a win. Having lost eight straight, they sent Dick Kelley to the mound against Bob Gibson. The Cardinals scored first in the fourth. With one out, Curt Flood doubled to left. After a Vada [...]
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