Haven’t done one of these in a while. They’ve been piling up over here, and now I give them to you: Laurence Simon at This Blog Is Full of Crap is keeping track of which bloggers are rooting for which team in the playoffs. He may also be sending folks over here to mock me [...]
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Second Verse, Same as the First
Wins needed for WS championship: 11 Give the Cardinals credit. They know what to do with opportunity. They see it, they pounce. They don’t screw around like some teams I know. Those of us who have followed the Padres all season know that what we’ve seen in the first two games of the NLDS is [...]
Playoff IGD: Padres @ Cardinals (6 Oct 2005)
first pitch: 10:05 a.m., PT television: ESPN2 matchup: Pedro Astacio vs Mark Mulder preview: Yahoo! Whatever else folks might say about the Padres, nobody can accuse them of quitting on themselves or their fans. As they have done all year, the Padres on Tuesday battled back after finding themselves in a precarious situation. They almost [...]
Hey Adam, Could You Spare a Rib?
Well. So much for the Padres sweeping the series, eh? Thank you. Stick around; the jokes get worse. Not quite the coming-out party that Jake Peavy and the Padres were hoping for Tuesday morning in St. Louis. On the other hand, folks who aren’t familiar with the Friars got a nice little 9-inning capsule of [...]
Playoff IGD: Padres @ Cardinals (4 Oct 2005)
first pitch: 10:05 a.m., PT television: ESPN matchup: Jake Peavy vs Chris Carpenter preview: Yahoo! The moment we have all been waiting for is finally upon us. For the first time since October 21, 1998, the Padres are playing a post-season game. And thanks to the brilliant minds that run our national pasttime, it will [...]
Playoff Preview: Padres vs Cardinals
So the Padres will play the Cardinals in the first round of the playoffs. Let’s take a little look at this here series. For those of you joining us who don’t follow the Pads, welcome and I’ll see if I can help introduce this team to you. For those of you who hang out here [...]
IGD: Padres vs Dodgers (2 Oct 2005)
first pitch: 1:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Adam Eaton (10-5, 4.51 ERA) vs Elmer Dessens (1-1, 3.65 ERA) preview: ESPN | Padres.com Very strange to be writing this and knowing that the Padres have more games after today, the final game of the season. We’re not used to that around here. This game [...]
IGD: Padres vs Dodgers (1 Oct 2005)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Chan Ho Park (12-7, 5.86 ERA) vs Edwin Jackson (2-2, 7.23 ERA) Sure, the games don’t mean much at this point, but it’s nice to see back-to-back good performances out of Brian Lawrence and Woody Williams. The Padres will need all the help they can get [...]
IGD: Padres vs Dodgers (30 Sep 2005)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Woody Williams (8-12, 5.01 ERA) vs Derek Lowe (12-14, 3.63 ERA) [I'm trying something a little different today. Chat about tonight's game here. And we also have a playoff roster thread going for folks who are more interested in looking forward.] Padres finish up with three [...]
Playoff Roster Decisions
In Thursday’s comments, dprat pointed to John Maffei’s take on the playoff roster. Here is his “best-guess scenario” along with my reactions: P: Jake Peavy, Adam Eaton, Woody Williams, Pedro Astacio, Brian Lawrence, Akinori Otsuka, Rudy Seanez, Scott Linebrink, Clay Hensley, Trevor Hoffman I think he has this about right. I would set up the [...]
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