Frustrating homestand. Longest of the year, and the Pads finish 5-8. This is not how contenders play in August. Of course, if the Padres had been able to take care of business earlier in the year, this might not be such a problem. But that is water under the well-trodden bridge. After taking three of [...]
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Deadline Trades
Lots to cover today. We’ll get started with the moves that hit closest to home. Padres trade RHP Jon Huber to Mariners for 1B Dave Hansen Hansen is the one guy I was really disappointed to see go in this past winter’s exchange of bad contracts. Not only does he still wield a potent bat, [...]
Quasi-Random Thoughts
A lot on the plate right now, so this will be very brief. We managed to make it to last night’s game and it was a good one for Padre fans. A few thoughts: Like Jake Peavy Monday night, Brian Lawrence went out and held the Giants in check without his best stuff. Lawrence was [...]
Self-Delusion
I’m still recovering from Comic-Con (sorry MC, I missed Jessica Alba), so this will be real brief. Not a great series against the Dodgers this weekend, although it ended well thanks to Adam Eaton. And a 7-3 road trip is always a good thing. Speaking of Eaton, check this out: IP H ER HR BB [...]
Gettin’ Miggy with It
How ’bout that Padre offense? Miguel Ojeda and Rich Aurilia get in on the act, Mark Loretta keeps on hitting, and now Phil Nevin is back. Aurilia looks like he’s got a lot of good baseball left in him. This could turn out to be a steal for Kevin Towers. Without passing any judgment, here [...]
Help Is on the Way
Once again, the Padres gave up more homers than they hit. I’m getting sick and tired of this. So seems the attitude of many a fan. Honestly, if the Pads keep winning, I couldn’t care less how many home runs they hit. Last night was about cashing in runners on base and a nice performance [...]
Cal League Tour 2004: Phase IV
By now we had become intimately familiar with the drive up I-5 and SR-99, and its associated sights, sounds, and smells (helpful hint: don’t stop at the McDonald’s in McFarland). Our Saturday night game would be at Bakersfield, to watch the appropriately named Blaze take on the visiting San Jose Giants. The story so far… [...]
Themeless Entry
With no actual games to comment on, I don’t have a lot to say. Well, not about that anyway. Instead, I’ll share with you today a few items that have been sitting on the old desk for a while. Maybe you’ll find some of them interesting. A few months ago, I was approached by a [...]
Special Insomniac Edition
I know better than to complain about the weather in San Diego, but it’s really freakin’ hot here and I can’t sleep. Lucky you. Work has been hectic this week, and most of my free time right now is spent rehearsing for and/or promoting my band’s next gig. It’s Saturday, August 7, at Janie’s in [...]
Title, Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
World Series of Blog competition ends tomorrow, and we’re down, 283-218, to Blue Jay Way. I am keeping the faith, but it’s not looking real good right about now. I’m still recovering from Bakersfield and Visalia (thanks to the folks who sent in suggestions for Asian Buffet places; we ended up staying in Tulare and [...]
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