Baseball: Sandy Alderson Father Alderson on Mission to Help Padres (Padres RunDown). Peter offers his thoughts on the Alderson signing. Alderson makes quick impact (Padres.com). Catcher Ramon Hernandez, whose already slim chances of signing a long-term deal with the Padres would appear to have taken a major hit with the addition of the cost-conscious Alderson, [...]
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Pads Hire Alderson
For the kids out there who think Billy Beane invented sliced bread, Sandy Alderson was Beane’s predecessor as Oakland GM and groomed the latter to be his replacement. This is an intriguing move. We’ll have to see what exact role Alderson ends up playing for the Pads, but he’s a smart baseball man and a [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres vs Giants
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Brian Lawrence vs Jerome Williams Geez, could I have waited any longer to get this posted? I defer to Richard for the details on tonight’s contest. I’m not seeing a lot of success on the Padres side against Williams. For the Giants, Michael Tucker and Ray [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres vs Giants
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Jake Peavy vs Brett Tomko Having been shut down by the likes of Derek Lowe, Scott Erickson, and Jeff Weaver in a weekend sweep at the hands of the Dodgers, the Pads return home and hope to rebound behind Peavy. They’ll try to do it without [...]
Storm Watch
We trekked up the I-15 to watch the Storm host the San Jose Giants. Unfortunately, while the parent Padres club was getting shut down by Jeff Weaver and the Dodgers, The Elsinore contingent wasn’t faring much better. Thanks in large part to a 7-run fifth, the SJ Giants won the game, 14-5. Dave Roberts made [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres @ Dodgers
first pitch: 1:10 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Tim Redding vs Jeff Weaver Pads dropped Saturday night’s game, 8-3. The usual culprits: sloppy defense, poor clutch hitting. And now the club has lost shortstop Khalil Greene to a broken right ring finger. Of all the guys the Pads couldn’t afford to lose… Anyway, today [...]
Greene Breaks Finger
Damn, damn, damn. Looks like Damian Jackson will get the call from Portland, with Geoff Blum and possibly Jesse Garcia making the bulk of the starts. Damn, damn, damn.
In-Game Discussion: Padres @ Dodgers
So there’s your first shutout of the year. Three hits and a walk against Derek Lowe, another lackluster performance from Woody Williams. Tonight’s matchup looks a little better for the Pads. first pitch: 7:10 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Adam Eaton vs Scott Erickson I’ll be honest: Prior to this series, I didn’t realize [...]
Ducksnorts Unofficial Guide to San Diego Taco Shops
Someday, when you least expect it, you might get hungry. Where better to eat in San Diego than at a taco shop? Here are a few of our favorites. Got some of your own? Leave ‘em in the comments. ¡Buen provecho! [Updated 10 Apr 2008.] Name Location Submittor Comments El Asadero 6866 El Cajon Blvd. [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres @ Dodgers
first pitch: 7:40 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Woody Williams vs Derek Lowe ESPN still has Elmer Dessens listed as tonight’s starter for Los Angeles (sorry, the team in Anaheim doesn’t get that name in my book), but the U-T has Lowe, so we’ll go with him. Among Dodger regulars, Jeff Kent has had [...]
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