Off-day today, and I don’t really have much to say about the debacle against the Cubs this weekend so it’s just links. Peter at San Diego Spotlight talks a little about the results from John Sickels’ mock draft. Seems like everybody and their mother has the Pads taking Tulane left-hander Brian Bogusevic at #18. An [...]
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In-Game Discussion: Padres vs Cubs (5 Jun 2005)
first pitch: 1:35 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Woody Williams (2-2, 4.84 ERA) vs Carlos Zambrano (3-3, 3.62 ERA) previews: ESPN | CBS| SI | Padres.com Several Padres are sick right now, including today’s original starter, Jake Peavy, who has lost nine pounds since contracting an upper respiratory infection earlier in the week. Others [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres vs Cubs (4 Jun 2005)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Darrell May (0-0, 4.96 ERA) vs Greg Maddux (3-3, 4.08 ERA) previews: ESPN | CBS| SI | Padres.com Huge game from Adam Eaton Friday night. After a sluggish start, he completely shut down the Cubbies, most notably Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez. Eaton also singled, tripled, [...]
Ducksnorts on Television
As those of you who read the comments already know, I will be appearing on Channel 4′s Outta Left Field this week. Here’s the dirt: Date: Wed., Jun 8 Time: 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Loc: Hall of Fame Bar & Grill, Fifth Floor of Western Metal Supply Co. Bldg. If you’re going to the game, [...]
Five Reasons to Love Aki
his delivery his approach at the plate his theme song suraida yossha!
In-Game Discussion: Padres vs Cubs (3 Jun 2005)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Adam Eaton (7-1, 3.58 ERA) vs Sergio Mitre (0-0, 5.84 ERA) It’d be nice to see the Pads jump out to an early lead so we don’t have to hear the so-called home crowd chant “Klesko sucks” again. Don’t get me wrong, I love Cubs fans, [...]
Prospects from 1996, Revisited – Part 3
3. A Tale of Two Prospects In the first installment, we set out the motivation for this series and why it was worth exhuming, three years after the initial study. In Part 2 we looked at pairs of players who had been ranked similarly as minor leaguers and who had turned out to be very [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres vs Cubs (2 Jun 2005)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Tim Stauffer (1-1, 4.01 ERA) vs Glendon Rusch (4-1, 2.35 ERA) previews: ESPN | CBS | Padres.com The Padres couldn’t quite mount another late-inning comeback Wednesday night, as Geoff Blum‘s bid for a walk-off grand slam fell just shy. Still, there’s something to be said for [...]
Places to Go, Things to Read
Unfortunately, the long weekend kind of threw my schedule so our next installment in the “Prospects from 1996, Revisited” series will have to wait. In the interim, here are some items of potential interest. Enjoy! Some Graphs About the Padres (Hardball Times). The first one will look familiar to readers of Future Friars. Studes also [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres vs Brewers (1 Jun 2005)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Brian Lawrence (3-5, 5.11 ERA) vs Doug Davis (6-5, 3.89 ERA) The Padres finish the month of May with a 22-6 record and are 33-19 overall. Everyone is contributing. Somebody gets hurt? Not a problem. Somebody goes into a slump? Not a problem. This is a [...]
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