June 1, 1969, Montreal: Padres 5, Expos 2 (box score) In the inaugural meeting between first-year expansion teams, the Padres had gotten the early upper hand, winning two in a row at Jarry Park. In the finale, the Expos sent rookie right-hander Jerry Robertson to the mound against Johnny Podres. Nate Colbert got the party [...]
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IGD: Padres @ Pirates (31 May 07)
first pitch: 4:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Greg Maddux (4-3, 4.20 ERA) vs Shawn Chacon (1-0, 3.38 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com Greg Maddux has been terrible over his last two starts: Greg Maddux, May 19 and 25, 2007 IP H R ER HR BB SO Stats courtesy of Baseball-Reference. 9.1 21 10 [...]
Padres Sign Latos, Beat Bucs
It’s not often that a 9-0 victory takes a backseat to a draft signing. Then again, it’s not often that the Padres sign a guy like Matt Latos. In case you missed it, the Pads and Latos agreed to terms late Wednesday evening. Jim Callis at BA has the bonus at $1.25 million, well off [...]
1969: Padres Take Second Straight at Montreal
May 31, 1969, Montreal: Padres 6, Expos 2 (box score) Joe Niekro and the Padres were in command of this game from first pitch. San Diego jumped out to a quick lead when Ollie Brown knocked a solo homer to left off southpaw Larry Jaster in the first. In the fourth inning, Nate Colbert led [...]
IGD: Padres @ Pirates (30 May 07)
first pitch: 4:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Chris Young (5-3, 2.70 ERA) vs Paul Maholm (2-6, 5.43 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com As expected, the NL West is turning into a three-team race. Spurred by a suggestion in Tuesday’s IGD that the Padres are unable to dominate sub-.500 teams, I checked to see [...]
Opportunity Knocks, but It Can’t Come In
Not a lot to say this morning that hasn’t already been beaten to death. The Padres had opportunities Tuesday evening (recap | boxscore) but failed to cash in on them. Loading the bases and making a guy throw 34 pitches in the first inning is great; leaving all three runners stranded, not so much. David [...]
1969: Padres Beat Expos in First Ever Meeting
May 30, 1969, Montreal: Padres 3, Expos 2 (box score) Long before MLB embarked upon the nasty little task of destroying its Montreal franchise, the Expos had entered the National League alongside the San Diego Padres with hope and little else. The first game between the new expansion teams saw Dick Kelley face rookie right-hander [...]
IGD: Padres @ Pirates (29 May 07)
first pitch: 4:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: David Wells (2-2, 4.85 ERA) vs Tom Gorzelanny (5-3, 2.51 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com The road has been unkind to David Wells so far this season. Opponents are batting .388/.449/.688 against him away from Petco Park. That’s sort of like 1942 Ted Williams. But hey, [...]
Padres Visit Steel City
Fun weekend against the Brewers, eh? Nice to get that first series sweep of the season. Meanwhile, the Padres’ dominance in May continues: April Showers Bring May Flowers Year W L Pct RS RA Stats are through May 28, 2007, and courtesy of Baseball-Reference. 2005 22 6 .786 160 117 2006 19 10 .655 154 [...]
June 9 Doubleheader Meetup Reminder
In case you missed it, we’ll be meeting up for the June 9 doubleheader at Petco Park. We’ve got about 20 folks confirmed, and a few tickets are still available. Here’s the dirt: Date: Saturday, June 9, 2007 Time: 2:30 p.m. PT Place: duh Price: $17 per person For the first game (High-A Lake Elsinore [...]
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