first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Oliver Perez vs Woody Williams Still doesn’t seem right to see Ollie in a Pirate uniform, but I’m glad he’s found his niche in Pittsburgh. Wonder where he gets his taco shop fix when he’s in town. Personally I’d be at Lolita’s on Clairemont Mesa. Where [...]
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Stuff’s been piling up on the virtual desk again. Here you go; now it’s your problem… Rain, Fogg and a loss at home (U-T). No run support for Brian Lawrence, as Pads lose, 3-2, to Pittsburgh. On the bright side, Ryan Klesko hit a bomb to the right-center on a damp night. He also had [...]
From the Vault: Be Careful What You Wish For
[In honor of Hideki Irabu's retirement announcement, I thought it would be appropriate to re-run the article that started it all here at Ducksnorts (we're talking pre-blog days). In a very minor and tangential way, Irabu helped pave the way to Petco Park. One of the players acquired in the deal that sent The Fat [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres vs Pirates
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Brian Lawrence vs Josh Fogg The Padres have drawn 24 walks in their first three games of the season, and issued just 9. Both of tonight’s starters are control artists, with Lawrence averaging 2.41 walks per 9 over 700+ career innings, and Fogg checking in at [...]
Did Somebody Finally Score?
The answer is yes, but it took 12 innings. Bases loaded walk to Xavier Nady, who wasn’t supposed to play due to strep throat. But a win is a win, and especially after the opening day loss in Denver, I don’t think anyone is complaining. Nice job, guys, on the in-game discussion yesterday. I’ll try [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres vs Pirates
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Jake Peavy vs Mark Redman AB H HR BB SO BA OBP SLG Peavy vs current Pirates: 65 18 1 4 28 .277 .347 .492 Redman vs current Padres: 32 12 1 3 1 .375 .429 .563 That looks real impressive till you realize that Geoff [...]
Bust Out the Whoopin’ Sticks
Pads beat the Rox, 14-6. Real nail biter. Rockies pitchers issued 11 walks, which we all know is a recipe for success at Coors. Obviously 14 runs is real good. So are three hits from Sean Burroughs and two from Brian Giles (including his second homer in as many days). The latter is swinging the [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres @ Rockies
first pitch: 5:35 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Adam Eaton vs Jason Jennings G IP H ER HR BB SO ERA BA OBP SLG Eaton vs Col ’04: 5 29.0 47 28 3 11 22 8.69 .382 .428 .577 Jennings vs SD ’04: 6 39.2 47 20 4 10 23 4.54 .299 .343 .433 [...]
Notes and Links
PRD interviews Baseball America’s Kevin Goldstein. Peter has a real nice talk with Goldstein about the Padres farm system. Greene a shortstop of a different color (Padres.com). Terrific article on Everyone’s Favorite Shortstop (TM). Great quote from Mark Loretta: “I’ve tried to describe him a lot of different ways, but he’s just kind of a [...]
Hoffman Blows Save, Coors Field Just Blows
That was ugly. And I’d say the same even if the Padres had ended up winning. Caught the first few innings on television. Some observations: Woody Williams had nothing. He was constantly falling behind in the count and having trouble locating his pitches. It was one game, and at Coors, so I’m not concerned about [...]
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