first pitch: 11:15 a.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Adam Eaton (3-1, 3.48 ERA) vs Chris Carpenter (4-1, 3.86 ERA) game preview: CBS SportsLine AB BA OBP SLG Eaton vs current Cardinals 97 .247 .362 .546 Carpenter vs current Padres 84 .226 .261 .298 Anybody notice the Pads have won five straight? Sure, those first [...]
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400 Saves
Trevor Hoffman gets So Taguchi on a called third strike to seal the Pads 6-5 victory at St. Louis Friday night. Hoffman becomes the third player in MLB history to record 400 saves, joining Lee Smith and John Franco. All but two of Hoffman’s saves have come as a member of the San Diego Padres. [...]
ERA Leaders and Cy Young Award Votes
The Baseball Crank has two articles showing DIPS ERA leaders from the 2004 All-Star Break through Tuesday. Some names of interest to Padre fans: Pitcher IP DIPS ERA Jake Peavy 139 3.00 Ben Sheets 141 3.21 Jason Schmidt 141.1 3.36 David Wells 129 4.20 Brian Lawrence 120 4.24 Adam Eaton 122 4.26 Woody Williams 121.2 [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres @ Cardinals (6 May 2005)
first pitch: 5:10 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Darrell May (0-0, 4.26 ERA) vs Jeff Suppan (2-3, 3.23 ERA) The preseason favorite to win the #5 spot in the rotation makes his first start as a Padre. Unfortunately, he’ll be making it against a team full of guys who beat him like a rug. [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres @ Cardinals (5 May 2005)
first pitch: 5:10 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Brian Lawrence (2-3, 5.46 ERA) vs Matt Morris (2-0, 2.12 ERA) game preview: Padres.com AB BA OBP SLG Lawrence vs current Cardinals 102 .353 .450 .627 Morris vs current Padres 154 .266 .323 .409 Mark Grudzielanek (.158/.158/.158 in 19 AB) and Albert Pujols (.231/.375/.308 in 13 [...]
Notes and Links
Here’s what’s been piling up on the old plate of late (some of these have been sitting out there a while; my apologies)… Padres’ rotation in flux (Padres.com). Woody Williams to the DL with a strained oblique, Randy Williams up from Portland to take his spot on the roster, Darrell May in from the mopup [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres vs Rockies (4 May 2005)
first pitch: 12:35 p.m., PT television: none matchup: Jake Peavy (2-0, 1.77 ERA) vs Jason Jennings (1-3, 4.55 ERA) game previews: CBS SportsLine Afternoon start, no television. Peavy tries to nail down the sweep against the Rox. AB BA OBP SLG Peavy vs current Rockies 43 .256 .289 .419 Jennings vs current Padres 222 .324 [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres vs Rockies (3 May 2005)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Tim Redding (0-4, 7.94 ERA) vs Jamey Wright (1-2, 6.85 ERA) game previews: ESPN | CBS SportsLine Damian Jackson, recalled to replace last night’s hero Adam Hyzdu, who has been DFA’d, gets the start at shortstop. Call it the Ducksnorts curse. I’ll try not to put [...]
Who Do? Hyzdu!
Sorry ’bout that headline, but it was better than the alternatives. Trust me. So the Pads, with their bizarre new lineup and without their skipper for most of the night, beat the Rockies, 5-4, at Petco Monday night. Adam Hyzdu, with his bases-clearing double in the second, was the hero. A few observations from the [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres vs Rockies (2 May 2005)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Adam Eaton (2-1, 2.93 ERA) vs Jeff Francis (1-0, 4.37 ERA) game previews: ESPN | CBS SportsLine | SI | Padres.com And in come the Rockies. SI shows the Padres starting an outfield of Miguel Ojeda in LF, Adam Hyzdu in CF, and Xavier Nady in [...]
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