The Padres returned to their winning ways on Sunday, beating the Colorado Rockies, 2-1, in 10 innings. Jake Peavy held the visitors mostly in check for seven of those innings while waiting for the offense to break through against Aaron Cook, whose nasty sinker baffled the Padres for most of the afternoon. With two out [...]
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1969: Padres Beat Astros Again
April 9, 1969, San Diego: Padres 2, Astros 0 (box score) After winning the first game in franchise history, the Padres made it two in a row against Houston. The Padres scored two early runs, more than enough for Johnny Podres and Tommy Sisk. In the bottom of the first inning, Roberto Pena drew a [...]
IGD: Padres vs Rockies (8 Apr 07)
first pitch: 1:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Jake Peavy (1-0, 0.00 ERA) vs Aaron Cook (0-0, 7.50 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com Good to see the Padres get back on the winning track behind a strong effort from David Wells in his 2007 debut, more great bullpen work, and some timely hitting late [...]
1969: Padres Nip Astros in Franchise Opener
April 8, 1969, San Diego: Padres 2, Astros 1 (box score) In their first ever National League game, the San Diego Padres sent right-hander Dick Selma to the mound against Houston’s Don Wilson. A crowd of 23,370 gathered to watch the expansion Padres debut at what was known then as San Diego Stadium. The 25-year-old [...]
IGD: Padres vs Rockies (7 Apr 07)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: David Wells (3-5, 4.42 ERA) vs Josh Fogg (11-9, 5.49 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com Analysis? Naw, it’s a Saturday. Let me just say that I’ll always have a soft spot in my heart for Josh Fogg due to his involvement in last season’s game of [...]
Padres Drop 2007 Home Opener
After Friday night’s 4-3 loss to the Rockies (recap | box score), I’m reminded of two things: First, losing stinks. Second, it’s a long season, and thank goodness for that. Pregame: Sushi and Flag Raising I met my wife downtown around 4:30 p.m. After a sushi dinner at Ra (don’t be fooled by the trendy [...]
IGD: Padres vs Rockies (6 Apr 07)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Greg Maddux (15-14, 4.20 ERA) vs Jason Hirsh (10-15, 4.98 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com After taking the opening series in San Francisco, the Padres play their home opener Friday night. They’ll take on the Rockies, who have a strong nucleus of young hitting talent and [...]
Friday Links (6 Apr 07)
Tough loss for the Padres on Thursday (recap | box score). A sweep at PhoneCo would have been nice, but winning the series is a good way to start the season. What’s crazy is that even despite the slapstick antics of Khalil Greene, Kevin Kouzmanoff, and Terrmel Sledge, as well as an inconsistent strike zone [...]
IGD: Padres @ Giants (5 Apr 07)
first pitch: 7:15 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Clay Hensley (11-12, 3.71 ERA) vs Matt Morris (10-15, 4.98 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com Sweep? Sure, that’d be nice. . . . Marcus Giles has swung at 58% of the pitches he’s seen over the Padres’ first two games this year. It’s a small sample, [...]
Padres Win Again at San Francisco
Hit the ball hard, play good defense, shut down the oppostion in the late innings. That was fun to watch. A few quick observations from Wednesday’s 5-3 victory over the Giants at PhoneCo (recap | box score): It’s only two games, but Marcus Giles (NOG) may be the most aggressive leadoff hitter I’ve ever seen. [...]
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