first pitch: 12:10 p.m., PT television: none matchup: Jake Peavy (4-10, 5.10 ERA) vs Brad Penny (4-11, 3.99 ERA) buy tickets Since striking out 16 Braves on May 22, Jake Peavy is 1-5 with a 7.01 ERA over nine starts. I don’t have any easy answers for his struggles, and I doubt anyone else does [...]
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IGD: Padres @ Dodgers (25 Jul 06)
first pitch: 7:10 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Chan Ho Park (6-6, 4.64 ERA) vs Mark Hendrickson (4-11, 3.99 ERA) preview: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN buy tickets Padres won the opener at Chavez Ravine, 7-6 in 11 innings. Should’ve been over in regulation, but for the second straight game, the defense let down [...]
Third Base Reset
A while back we looked at third basemen who might be coming to San Diego. Some of the names have changed, but it’s what we all want to talk about, so speculate and debate to your heart’s content. And buy a T-shirt. Potentially Available Third Basemen Name Team Age AB BA OBP SLG AB/HR BB/PA [...]
IGD: Padres @ Dodgers (24 Jul 06)
first pitch: 7:10 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Chris Young (8-4, 3.59 ERA) vs Derek Lowe (7-7, 4.19 ERA) preview: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN buy tickets I’ve got nothing this morning, so we’ll get the IGD fired up a little early today. Thank goodness the Padres didn’t get swept in San Francisco. If [...]
IGD: Padres @ Giants (23 Jul 06)
first pitch: 1:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Clay Hensley (6-7, 4.61 ERA) vs Jamey Wright (6-8, 4.95 ERA) preview: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN buy tickets How about this heat? It reached 103 F in Clairemont on Saturday, with 65% humidity! That may not seem like much to folks in many parts of [...]
Padres Acquire Williamson to Help Shore Up Bullpen
The Padres have acquired reliever Scott Williamson from the Cubs for a couple of pitchers in Low-A ball. Williamson isn’t having a great year — his ERA is over 5.00 but he still has pretty nice peripherals. He has a career ERA of 3.22 in over 400 big-league innings but has had trouble staying healthy [...]
IGD: Padres @ Giants (22 Jul 06)
first pitch: 6:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Woody Williams (4-1, 3.38 ERA) vs Jason Schmidt (6-6, 3.06 ERA) preview: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN buy tickets Padres are 2-6 since the All-Star break, having been outscored, 70-47. Opponents are hitting .324/.396/.612 in those eight games, with 19 home runs. Hooray for exhibition games [...]
IGD: Padres @ Giants (21 Jul 06)
first pitch: 7:15 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Jake Peavy (4-9, 4.78 ERA) vs Matt Cain (6-6, 4.90 ERA) preview: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN buy tickets Round 1 in the battle for supremacy in the NL West goes to the Giants, as they dropped the Padres, 9-3, in the opener at Phone Company [...]
Friday Links (21 Jul 06)
I’ll be flying my freak flag at Comic-Con this weekend, so forgive me if I’m not able to participate in the festivities as much as usual. Meantime, bring on the links! July Trade Rumors (of course) (Brew Crew Ball). One of the alleged possibilites to replace the recently departed Vinny Castilla is Milwaukee’s Bill Hall. [...]
IGD: Padres @ Giants (20 Jul 06)
first pitch: 7:15 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Chan Ho Park (6-5, 4.49 ERA) vs Noah Lowry (4-6, 4.58 ERA) preview: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN buy tickets The Padres fell three outs shy of the sweep against the Phillies on Wednesday, dropping the contest, 5-4, and the homestand. The good news is, the [...]
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