first pitch: 5:05 p.m., PT television: FOX matchup: Woody Williams (12-5, 3.65 ERA) vs Chris Carpenter (15-8, 3.09 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN buy tickets Do I like the Padres chances in this one? Depends on the context, I suppose. I like them better than, say, the Dodgers’ or the Yankees’ chances. Maybe [...]
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Playoff IGD: Padres @ Cardinals (7 Oct 06)
first pitch: 10:09 a.m., PT television: ESPN2 matchup: Chris Young (11-5, 3.46 ERA) vs Jeff Suppan (12-7, 4.12 ERA) previews: Padres.com buy tickets I’ve got a nice, big pot of coffee going. Fall is in the air, and it feels good. (Folks who haven’t lived in these parts very long can’t tell when seasons change [...]
Might As Well Jump
Hey, if it’s good enough for David Lee Roth, it’s good enough for me. Oh, wait, I’m the guy who’s supposed to be talking everyone down from the ledge. But then, I’d be the only one jumping. Ah, who am I kidding. It’s only baseball. Analysis? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Analysis Not much to [...]
Playoff IGD: Padres vs Cardinals (5 Oct 06)
first pitch: 1:09 p.m., PT television: ESPN matchup: David Wells (3-5, 4.42 ERA) vs Jeff Weaver (8-14, 5.76 ERA) previews: Padres.com | ESPN buy tickets Two in-season acquisitions hook up this afternoon at Petco Park, as fans of both teams try to figure out how to accommodate MLB’s decision to schedule NLDS games during the [...]
We Acknowledge, We Move On
Very frustrating loss in the opener Tuesday afternoon at Petco Park. The Padres, on the national stage for the second straight post-season and commanding more positive attention than perhaps they are accustomed to, came out flat against the Cardinals and never really were in this one. Jake Peavy matched Chris Carpenter pitch for pitch through [...]
Playoff IGD: Padres vs Cardinals (3 Oct 06)
first pitch: 1 p.m., PT television: ESPN matchup: Jake Peavy (11-14, 4.09 ERA) vs Chris Carpenter (15-8, 3.08 ERA) preview: Padres.com buy tickets Playoffs are upon us. We’ve already analyzed this series to death (pitchers and position players), but I’d just like to point out that Jake Peavy finished the season very strong and Chris [...]
NLDS: Padres – Cardinals Series Preview, Position Players
Okay, this took a little longer than I’d anticipated. Having first examined the pitchers, we now turn our attention to the position players. Catcher There are two huge positional mismatches in this series, and catcher is the first. Padres catchers led the NL with 31 homers and were second to the Atlanta Braves with 107 [...]
NLDS: Padres – Cardinals Series Preview, Pitchers
For just the second time in club history (1984 World Series being the first), the San Diego Padres have home field advantage in a post-season series. In a rematch of the 2005 National League Division Series matchup, the Pads take on the St. Louis Cardinals. This year’s version of the Padres would appear better equipped [...]
Padres Win NL West
Oh, man, that was a lot more difficult than it needed to be. Am I talking about Sunday’s clincher or the season as a whole, and does it matter? Well, a little of each, I suppose. And no, it doesn’t matter, because for the second straight season, the Pads have won the NL West. You [...]
IGD: Padres @ Diamondbacks (1 Oct 06)
first pitch: 1:40 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Woody Williams (11-5, 3.57 ERA) vs Brandon Webb (16-7, 2.88 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com buy tickets The Padres are in the playoffs, and that’s awesome. But on Sunday they have a chance to take the NL West. Regardless of post-season matchups (they’re all good teams, [...]
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