first pitch: 7:15 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Woody Williams (1-1, 5.16 ERA) vs Noah Lowry (1-1, 4.58 ERA) game previews: ESPN | CBS SportsLine | SI AB BA OBP SLG Williams vs current Giants 211 .270 .339 .422 Lowry vs current Padres 41 .341 .438 .561 Beware the middle infielders. Omar Vizquel is [...]
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Minor Monday
Let’s take a quick look at how BA’s top 30 prospects are doing so far. Stats are from Baseball America and are through games of Apr. 24. Thanks also to LynchMob for providing periodic updates in the comments to various posts early this season. Lvl AB BA OBP SLG BB SO #1 Barfield,Jo AAA 64 [...]
Like Tumbleweeds
Padres swept in the desert by the Diamondbacks. The Snakes are much improved this year, but still, that was not a good series. The good news is, it’s early. The bad news is, the games count in the standings. Losses in April will still be there in September. It was nice to see the Padres [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres @ Diamondbacks
first pitch: 1:40 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Brian Lawrence (1-2, 5.60 ERA) vs Shawn Estes (1-1, 4.00 ERA) game previews: ESPN | CBS SportsLine | SI Padres try to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Snakes this afternoon. Saturday night’s loss was frustrating but not entirely surprising given the Pads’ lack [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres @ Diamondbacks
first pitch: 6:40 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Jake Peavy (2-0, 1.31 ERA) vs Brandon Webb (3-0, 3.26 ERA) game previews: CBS SportsLine | SI AB BA OBP SLG Peavy vs current D’backs 102 .275 .336 .500 Webb vs current Padres 98 .173 .214 .214 Luis Gonzalez owns Peavy: .529/.600/1.176 in 17 at-bats, with [...]
Notes and Links
Brain dump today. Thoughts on Sandy Alderson, Ken Caminiti, Ramon Hernandez, Xavier Nady, Tim Redding, and others. I had a lot of links today, so I grouped them by subject; hope that works for you… Sandy Alderson Alderson’s jump to Padres a major loss for MLB (USA Today). Hal Bodley’s piece is pretty fluffy but [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres @ Diamondbacks
first pitch: 6:40 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Tim Redding vs Brad Halsey Redding makes his third start as a Padre, Halsey makes his 10th as a big leaguer. Jesse Garcia (.215/.234/.289 for his career) gets the start at short, so the rest of the lineup needs to pick up the slack. AB BA [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres vs Dodgers
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Adam Eaton vs Scott Erickson My band has a gig coming up soon and I need to do some work on my guitars, so my participation in this evening’s festivities will be limited. As Smitty says, “Beat LA!” Preview at CBS SportsLine
Runs Would Be Nice
Now that was an irritating way to lose a game (box score). Quick bullet points, because I simply don’t have the time to launch into the full-on assault I’d prefer. Derek Lowe is a good pitcher, but he’s not as good as the Padres are making him look. This is not Kevin Brown, okay? Difference [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres vs Dodgers
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Woody Williams vs Derek Lowe Good to see the Pads complete the sweep of SF. In case you missed it, they beat the Giants, 5-2 behind Brian Lawrence‘s strong pitching. Richard, Lance, and I had a solid chat going throughout the game. Where were you? So [...]
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