first pitch: 5:10 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Tim Stauffer (1-2, 3.93 ERA) vs Carlos Silva (5-3, 3.15 ERA) previews: CBS | Padres.com Wow, Silva has walked just 4 batters in 80 innings this year! And he’s striking out fewer than three batters per 9 innings. Bizarre. Okay, my wife is “anxious” to leave [...]
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Niagara Falls, and So Do the Padres
The bus ride from Toronto to Niagara Falls takes a little over an hour and a half. You pass through towns such as Mississauga, Burlington, and St. Catherine’s (hometown of Rush’s Neil Peart) before reaching Niagara. I was expecting to be disappointed, but no such luck. Sure, the place is touristy, but I’m from SoCal, [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres @ Tigers (16 Jun 2005)
first pitch: 10:05 a.m., PT television: none matchup: Woody Williams (2-4, 4.56 ERA) vs Jeremy Bonderman (7-4, 4.05 ERA) The city of Toronto continues to impress. Excellent dim sum in the afternoon, exquisite sushi in the evening. Another ballgame, this time with the roof open for the first couple of innings. Rogers Centre is a [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres @ Tigers (15 Jun 2005)
first pitch: 4:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Adam Eaton (9-1, 3.18 ERA) vs Mike Maroth (4-7, 4.54 ERA) previews: CBS | Padres.com Jake Peavy got part of the way out of his mini-funk Tuesday night but his defense let him down and the Padres’ June swoon continues, as the club is now 3-9 [...]
Baseball Under the Concrete and Steel
The day began with bland Japanese food for lunch. Japanese food can be many things, but seldom is it bland. Today, it was. From there I strolled to the Hockey Hall of Fame, which is in the middle of a shopping center. While there, I learned or rediscovered a few things: Mario Lemieux was inducted [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres @ Tigers (14 Jun 2005)
first pitch: 4:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Jake Peavy (5-1, 2.67 ERA) vs Jason Johnson (4-5, 3.33 ERA) previews: ESPN | Padres.com | CBS In a rematch of the 1984 World Series, the Padres head to the Motor City for three games with Los Tigres. Current Friars skipper Bruce Bochy (.228/.250/.435) was the [...]
Notes and Links
Greetings from Toronto. It was warm and rainy last night when we arrived, very much like Hawai’i, of all places. After settling into our room, we wandered around what I believe was the Financial District before eventually stumbling onto an open restaurant. After spending the entire plane trip scouring various tour books, we ended up [...]
From the Vault: Brad Wilkerson, Hank Blalock
[The Padres completed their longest homestand of the year a disappointing 5-8 but remain in first place, 2 1/2 games ahead of the Dodgers. With an off day, and because I am currently en route to Toronto for a little R&R, we take a trip in the wayback machine. The below was originally posted July [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres vs White Sox (12 Jun 2005)
first pitch: 1:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Brian Lawrence (3-6, 4.78 ERA) vs Freddy Garcia (6-3, 3.51 ERA) Great comeback win Saturday night against the White Sox. Rookie Tim Stauffer allowed a first inning run but otherwise matched Mark Buehrle pitch for pitch. But with one out in the bottom of the ninth, [...]
Four Years of Blogging
Ducksnorts has been around since 1997, but the first blog entry was made on June 12, 2001. Did I think I would still be blogging today? To be honest, I wasn’t sure I would still be blogging on June 13, 2001. I’m glad I decided to stick around.
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