first pitch: 5:05 p.m., PT television: FOX matchup: Steve Trachsel (15-8, 4.97 ERA) vs Jeff Suppan (12-7, 4.12 ERA) buy tickets Holy run support, Steve Trachsel and Jeff Suppan hook up in Game 3 of the NLCS, as the series shifts to St. Louis, tied at one game apiece. The Mets scored 6.61 runs per [...]
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Playoff IGD: A’s @ Tigers (14 Oct 06)
first pitch: 1:35 p.m., PT television: FOX matchup: Dan Haren (14-13, 4.12 ERA) vs Jeremy Bonderman (14-8, 4.08 ERA) buy tickets Tigers go for the sweep at home against the A’s. Former Oakland farmhand Jeremy Bonderman (drafted under Grady Fuson’s watch and a focal point of Moneyball) faces Dan Haren, part of the package that [...]
Playoff IGD: Cardinals @ Mets (13 Oct 06)
first pitch: 5:05 p.m., PT television: FOX matchup: Chris Carpenter (15-8, 3.09 ERA) vs John Maine (6-5, 3.60 ERA) buy tickets Who is John Maine, and how did he put up such good numbers this season? He coughed up a few too many homers, but opponents hit just .212/.287/.399 against him; not too shabby.
Playoff IGD: A’s @ Tigers (13 Oct 06)
first pitch: 1:30 p.m., PT television: FOX matchup: Rich Harden (4-0, 4.24 ERA) vs Kenny Rogers (17-8, 3.84 ERA) buy tickets It snowed in Detroit on Thursday. Forecast for Friday afternoon calls for temperatures in the mid-40s and precipitation. Yuck.
Friday Links (13 Oct 06)
The day job is completely kicking my butt right now, so just a few links for you today without much commentary. Over at Padres RunDown, Peter’s posted the first few installments of his Top 25 Padres Minor League Players: 21-25, 16-20, 11-15, and 6-10. Eight years later, opportunity knocks for Hoffman (ESPN). Nice piece by [...]
Playoff IGD: Cardinals @ Mets (12 Oct 06)
first pitch: 5:05 p.m., PT television: FOX matchup: Jeff Weaver (8-14, 5.76 ERA) vs Tom Glavine (15-7, 3.82 ERA) buy tickets While the Tigers were busy beating the A’s again in Oakland, the first game of the NLCS was postponed due to rain. They’ll try it again tonight, with the same scheduled starters. Former Padres [...]
Playoff IGD: Tigers @ A’s, Cardinals @ Mets (11 Oct 06)
first pitch: 5:00 p.m., PT television: FOX ALCS matchup: Justin Verlander (17-9, 3.63 ERA) vs Esteban Loaiza (11-9, 4.89 ERA) NLCS matchup: Jeff Weaver (8-14, 5.76 ERA) vs Tom Glavine (15-7, 3.82 ERA) buy tickets Inexplicably, MLB has scheduled both games at the same time. San Diego native Esteban Loaiza gets the call for the [...]
Playoff IGD: Tigers @ A’s (10 Oct 06)
first pitch: 5:00 p.m., PT television: FOX matchup: Nate Robertson (13-13, 3.84 ERA) vs Barry Zito (16-10, 3.83 ERA) buy tickets Two lefties hook up in the opener at Oakland. Barry Zito will be a free agent at season’s end, and every now and then you hear rumblings about the Padres being interested in his [...]
Acknowledgments and Off-Season Schedule
First, I have to thank you all for your continued support of Ducksnorts over the years and particularly in 2006. Some days I don’t have quite the energy to keep it going and then I remember that you guys are out there, always ready to talk about the Padres. How can I resist? Seriously, I [...]
You’re as Good as Your Skills, but Only if You Use Them
My baseball career ended at age 15. Lack of identifiable talent, if you must know. But I did play tennis competitively throughout high school, and I was forever on the cusp of making the varsity squad. The way the tennis team worked was that in order to move up the ranks, you had to play [...]
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