I haven’t offered much analysis on Trevor Hoffman’s record-breaking achievement but there’s a good reason. I can’t offer anything cogent right now. The best I can give you is, “wow!” and share photos. I’m sure I’ll have more to say at some point, but for now I’m just going to point you to other folks. [...]
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All Trevor, All-Time
San Diego Padres closer Trevor Hoffman notched career save #479 at Petco Park on Sunday, sealing a second straight 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates and passing Lee Smith as the all-time saves leader in Major League history. As we did yesterday when Hoffman tied the record, we’ll let the photos do the talking. Big [...]
IGD: Padres vs Pirates (24 Sep 06)
first pitch: 1:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Clay Hensley (10-11, 3.81 ERA) vs Marty McLeary (1-0, 4.76 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN buy tickets Trevor Hoffman ties Lee Smith for the all-time big-league saves record (rumor has it even ESPN woke up for that one). Jake Peavy ties Andy Benes for [...]
Mr. Smith, You’ve Got Company
Sometimes a story just tells itself…
IGD: Padres vs Pirates (23 Sep 06)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Jake Peavy (9-14, 4.25 ERA) vs Zach Duke (10-13, 4.49 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN buy tickets Joe Freakin’ Randa? You’ve got to be kidding me. Even when he’s not donning a Padres uniform he hurts us. On the bright side, the Pads won [...]
IGD: Padres vs Pirates (22 Sep 06)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Chris Young (10-5, 3.63 ERA) vs Tom Gorzelanny (2-3, 3.62 ERA) buy tickets Running on fumes here. I’ll be out at the park tonight, tomorrow night, and Sunday afternoon. Tonight I’ll be sitting right on top of the Pittsburgh bullpen. Just got a new digital camera; [...]
Friday Links (22 Sep 06)
This will be brief, as I’m real short on time at the moment: The Game of the Century? (Hardball Times). Yes, this was tough to take but I guarantee you’ll never forget it. Dave Studeman at the Hardball Times charts the win probability play by play, with commentary from readers here at Ducksnorts and over [...]
IGD: Padres vs Diamondbacks (21 Sep 06)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Woody Williams (9-5, 3.69 ERA) vs Brandon Webb (16-6, 2.92 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN buy tickets We had a request for Chicago or Strawberry Alarm Clock lyrics today. I couldn’t find anything appropriate for the occasion, but I did learn that Lynyrd Skynyrd’s [...]
State of the NL West
What a flat performance Wednesday night at Petco Park. On the bright side, the Dodgers dropped their second straight to the Pirates, so the Padres remain a half game up in the NL West (and in the wild card, ahead of the surging Phillies). Monday night’s incredible comeback was supposed to be a turning point [...]
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