A win is a win is a win. And Wednesday night’s performance was better than Tuesday’s sluggish effort, which was too reminiscent of the 2003 squad for comfort. But some concerns linger. Brian Lawrence had his second straight strong outing, but his final line looks better than he did. Although he issued just one walk, [...]
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Adam Eaton
The good news is the Padres managed to finish .500 on their six-game jaunt to Atlanta and Miami. And they didn’t go down without a fight in Sunday afternoon’s game against the Marlins. The bad news is Adam Eaton is scuffling. Some interesting splits: by inning, 2004 Inn AB R H 2B 3B HR BB [...]
Odds and Ends
Pads took two out of three in Atlanta. Very nice. Only the Astros and Dodgers have higher winning percentages in the NL. Brian Lawrence pitched seven strong innings, striking out eight against a depleted Braves lineup. Khalil Greene, batting leadoff, opened the game with a homer to right. Jay Payton homered. Another multihit game for [...]
Odds and Ends
Pads took two out of three in Atlanta. Very nice. Only the Astros and Dodgers have higher winning percentages in the NL. Brian Lawrence pitched seven strong innings, striking out eight against a depleted Braves lineup. Khalil Greene, batting leadoff, opened the game with a homer to right. Jay Payton homered. Another multihit game for [...]
Mailbag
I get home just in time to catch the ninth inning of East Coast games, so I can’t offer much commentary on last night’s contest. But I can say that seven innings of shutout ball after two straight losses is exactly what a #1 pitcher should give. Like the six punchouts. Today is the first [...]
Odds and Ends
Looks like we’re not the only ones impressed with the Padres this April: Greene is NL Rookie of the Month (MLB.com) Giles named NL Player of Week (MLB.com) Mets manager hopes protest means new delivery for Otsuka (NC Times). Ultimate respect: “Maybe we’ll get (Otsuka) to change his delivery,” Howe said Sunday. This is a [...]
April Recap
So the Padres finished April with a 15-9 record. Granted, they played struggling clubs such as the Giants, the Expos, and the Mets. But unlike in some recent seasons, they dominated these struggling teams and in the end found themselves tied for the division lead. As Bialystock and Bloom would say, "Where did we go [...]
Tres Belles: The Sound of Sweeping
Maybe extending a pun across three languages isn’t the best idea, but these are the Expos and this was the third straight night Trevor Hoffman came in to close out the game, so what the heck. Let’s get a little crazy. The Padres completed a four-game sweep of MLB’s problem child, the Montreal/San Juan Expos. [...]
Another Day, Another Comeback
In what is becoming a theme of sorts, the Padres once again came back from a late inning defecit to win at home. I can tell it’s becoming a theme because with the Expos ahead 4-2 going to the bottom of the eighth, I just kind of expected the Pads to at least tie the [...]
Call Him Ismael
Yeah, it’s the Expos and they can’t score runs. Yeah, he’s doing it with smoke and mirrors. But Ismael Valdez threw eight scoreless last night and is now 3-0 on the year. The 2.42 ERA is great, but don’t expect it to last. Of the 90 batters he’s faced so far, all but seven have [...]
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