It’s what the Pads are doing, and it’s what I’m doing as well. We’re going to cover a lot of ground today, so get comfortable. First off, the Padres completed their sweep of Arizona on Sunday, behind more great pitching from Jake Peavy. The young right-hander allowed one run in six innings and now needs [...]
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And Now Things Get Interesting
Apologies for the lack of recent updates. I’ve been busy contemplating some disturbing musical questions, such as whether it is possible to apply McCoy Tyner‘s use of quartal harmony to AC/DC songs. (Answer: In theory, yes; in practice, don’t go there.) Anyway, we made it out to Petco Park last night and saw the best [...]
Good Eaton
The Padres needed Adam Eaton to step up, and he did. Three out of four in LA is real nice. Now it’s off to San Francisco. Damn Brewers didn’t cough up Barry Bonds’ 700th homer so most likely we’ll have to suffer through that. My strategy is to plate 6 or 7 runs in the [...]
Two Down, One to Go
After the obligatory fifth starter thrashing, the Padres came back to win the third game at Dodger Stadium. Brian Lawrence allowed the first five batters to reach base but settled down and held the Dodgers to three runs in six innings, becoming the first Padre 15-game winner since 1998. The bad news is that it [...]
Game Blog
What the heck, haven’t done one of these in a while. 7:08 PM Checking out ESPN’s Stat Pack. Great feature. Surprised to see that the Pads are running four lefties against southpaw Odalis Perez. Getting excited at the prospect of watching Terrence Long hit grounders back to the mound. 7:11 PM So much for Stat [...]
Out of Denver, Into the Fire
Splitting a series against a non-contender this late in the season doesn’t really get it done, but I suppose after Saturday’s thrashing at the hands of rookie Jeff Francis, things could have been worse. Fortunately, Jake Peavy and a 12-run ninth did some nice damage control on Sunday, sending the Pads out of Coors on [...]
Cal League Tour 2004: Phase V
Monday marked the 7-year anniversary of Ducksnorts. We kicked things off here back in 1997 with a look at the Hideki Irabu fiasco. The writing is probably a bit more heavy-handed than I’d feel comfortable with these days but overall I think it was a worthy first effort. It got me started at least. And [...]
Championship Baseball: You’re Soaking in It
The St. Louis Cardinals right now are playing about as well as a team can play. They have the horses, they execute, they’re making the right moves, and they’re not shooting themselves in the foot. The Padres, on the other hand, are showing once again that they can hang with the best but not actually [...]
Bullpen Blunder?
I didn’t get to watch much of last night’s game. By the time I got home, Jim Edmonds was just singling home Scott Rolen in the fifth to give the Cards a 5-1 lead. The Padres had their chances to get back into the game and managed to cut the defecit to 5-3 thanks to [...]
Three with the Redbirds
Padres begin their three-game series in St. Louis tonight. The pitching matchups slightly favor the Pads, but the Cards have scored 87 more runs this year than the Friars in the same number of games. St. Louis is averaging 5.35 runs per game. Can the Padres’ bats keep up with the Cards’ offense? The 4.68 [...]
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