Technical difficulties prevented me from posting this earlier, but I am on the latest and greatest episode of The Writers Radio. Big thanks to Ed and Brian for being so kind as to have me on the show! Give it a listen: Ducksnorts on The Writers Radio (July 19) And to anyone who is just [...]
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IGD: Padres vs Phillies (19 Jul 06)
first pitch: 12:35 p.m., PT television: none matchup: Mike Thompson (3-2, 4.30 ERA) vs Jon Lieber (3-7, 5.56 ERA) preview: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN buy tickets The Padres go for a sweep of the Phillies Wednesday afternoon and try to salvage a split of the current homestand. Four more home runs were hit in [...]
IGD: Padres vs Phillies (18 Jul 06)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Clay Hensley (5-7, 4.70 ERA) vs Ryan Madson (8-6, 5.91 ERA) preview: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN buy tickets With the way balls have been flying out of Petco Park lately, this should be a fun matchup. Right-handers are batting .350/.411/.520 against Ryan Madson this year. [...]
Hez Dispenser
With 30 home dates remaining on the schedule, three more home runs need to be hit to surpass last season’s total at Petco Park. With that in mind, I’ve added a “Launching Pad” tracker to the sidebar. If only we could do something about the fact that 57% of homers at Petco have been hit [...]
IGD: Padres vs Phillies (17 Jul 06)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Woody Williams (4-1, 3.08 ERA) vs Cole Hamels (2-4, 5.44 ERA) preview: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN buy tickets Padres are now 23-27 at home after being swept by the Braves over the weekend. Raise your hand if you think that’s going to get it done.
What Has Merv Done with the Kids?
When Merv Rettenmund was hired to replace Dave Magadan as hitting coach of the Padres, one of the hopes was that he would be able to get more out of the kids in the lineup. Rettenmund has been back in San Diego for one month now; what is he doing with the future of this [...]
Hank
Just wanted to drop a quick note to let everyone know that longtime reader and fellow Padres blogger Hank passed away in his sleep July 1. I’m sorry that I never got to meet him in person, and we’ll all miss his contributions to Ducksnorts and the Padres community at large. Rest in peace, friend.
Chipper Swings, Dreckman and Hickox Miss
In case you didn’t catch it, Sunday’s game between the Padres and Braves at Petco Park featured four ejections due to the umpiring crew’s inability to do its job with any kind of reliability or consistency. Home plate umpire Bruce Dreckman ran Padres manager Bruce Bochy and bench coach Tony Muser in the sixth after [...]
IGD: Padres vs Braves (16 Jul 06)
first pitch: 1:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Jake Peavy (4-8, 4.46 ERA) vs Chuck James (3-0, 2.87 ERA) preview: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN buy tickets Welcome to the bandbox, we’ve got fun ‘n’ games: Andruw Jones and Andy Adam LaRoche have hit some serious shots this weekend, but I still cannot believe [...]
IGD: Padres vs Braves (15 Jul 06)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Chan Ho Park (6-4, 4.29 ERA) vs John Smoltz (6-5, 3.60 ERA) preview: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN buy tickets Tough loss Friday night. I kept bouncing back between the game and the season premieres of Stargate: SG1 and Stargate: Atlantis. I really thought once Scott [...]
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