first pitch: 12:35 p.m., PT television: none matchup: Tim Stauffer (3-5, 4.81 ERA) vs Chris Carpenter (14-4, 2.26 ERA) The Padres are now 51-50. That’s insane. Or maybe just awesome and innovative. Don’t worry, I don’t know what I’m talking about either. Breaking an eight-game losing streak will do that to a guy. It’s like [...]
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Streak Struck, Fick F…
…lared a base hit into right-center with one out in the ninth, scoring Damian Jackson to break the eight game losing streak Wednesday night. A few quick thoughts from the ballpark: Jake Peavy looked awesome. Haven’t seen him pitch like that in a long time. Ten punchouts. Very nice. I hear the umpires blew the [...]
IGD: Padres vs Cardinals (27 Jul 2005)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Jake Peavy (8-4, 3.42 ERA) vs Jason Marquis (9-7, 3.88 ERA) I’m tired of analyzing stuff. I’ll be out at the game tonight. Later…
IGD: Padres vs Cardinals (26 Jul 2005)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Woody Williams (5-6, 4.57 ERA) vs Mark Mulder (11-5, 3.98 ERA) preview: Padres.com Phil Nevin remains a Padre for now and takes a seat on the bench. First base? Should belong to Xavier Nady, IMHO, but Mark Sweeney probably will see a lot of time there [...]
Exasperated
Many years ago I worked with a guy who had been fired from a supervisor position. He sued the company for wrongful termination and ended up getting rehired at a much lower level. He hated the new job, hated the company, and was generally a pretty miserable fellow. I found myself irritated at his attitude [...]
Interview: Jonathan @ PDX Beavers
PDX Beavers bills itself as the “Unofficial Portland Beavers Web Page”; several talented and dedicated writers keep tabs on everything that’s going on with the Padres’ Triple-A affiliate. Recently I had a chance to chat with Jonathan from PDX Beavers. We talked about everything from top prospects that have passed through Portland, to Portland’s chances [...]
IGD: Padres @ Phillies (24 Jul 2005)
first pitch: 10:35 a.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Brian Lawrence (5-9, 4.13 ERA) vs Brett Myers (7-5, 3.32 ERA) preview: Padres.com Padres have lost six straight, including all five on their current road trip. Still no news on the rumored Phil Nevin for Sidney Ponson deal. I’ll open a new thread if and when [...]
Padres Acquire Randa
Padres have acquired third baseman Joe Randa from the Reds for minor-league pitchers Travis Chick and Justin Germano. To make room for Randa, the struggling Sean Burroughs has been optioned to Triple-A Portland. Randa has hit .286/.342/.429 over 10+ seasons. He is having a career year so far in 2005, hitting .289/.356/.491, with 13 homers. [...]
IGD: Padres @ Phillies (23 Jul 2005)
first pitch: 12:15 p.m., PT television: Fox matchup: Pedro Astacio (2-8, 6.08 ERA) vs Robinson Tejeda (1-2, 3.30 ERA) preview: Padres.com Five straight losses? Astacio pitching in a bandbox? Fox TV? Gee, I think I’ll sit this one out. Have fun…
IGD: Padres @ Phillies (22 Jul 2005)
first pitch: 4:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Tim Stauffer (3-5, 4.42 ERA) vs Vicente Padilla (5-8, 5.61 ERA) preview: Padres.com This is a composite of a few shots I took of Stauffer warming up before his last start at Petco against the Diamondbacks. I hadn’t been that close to a big-league pitcher in [...]
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