Most times, I’d be happy with two out of three from the Giants. But this time, the Pads had every opportunity to sweep. Once again, the starting pitching was outstanding. Once again, the bullpen faltered. It’s early, and there is plenty of time for things to change, but right now the relief corps is the [...]
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If It Hadn’t Been for Those Meddling Kids…
…The Giants might have gotten away with one last night. As it is, thanks to the contributions of youngsters Sean Burroughs and Khalil Greene, the Padres’ opener at their new digs was a success (if a bit more stressful than necessary). In case you missed it, the Pads beat Barry Bonds and company, 4-3, in [...]
Enough of LA, Bring on Petco
That was disappointing. Padres very easily could have swept the series up in LA, but instead they drop two out of three. On the bright side, we saw some brilliant starting pitching by Adam Eaton. Eight innings, one run. The Pads need more of that out of their starters. And how about the rocket Eaton [...]
A Tale of Two Games
I was going to lead in with a bit about Japanese koto music, but all the good feeling I derived from listening to that at work yesterday disappeared in a flash last night. This was a game the Padres should have won. The things that didn’t come back to bite them in the opener led [...]
Boomin’ Granny
I Need You, Boomin’ Granny I Said I Want You, Boomin’ Granny –Beastie Boys, "Boomin’ Granny" So that was a nice start to the season. Did you catch the LA fans booing their team as early as the third inning yesterday? Talk about harsh. Some random observations: The top three in the order look real [...]
Opening Day
Yep. It’s finally here. Brian Lawrence and Hideo Nomo hook up at Dodger Stadium, 1 PM start. Throw out the high ERAs and hope everyone is ready. I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty giddy about the upcoming season. I know, I always feel that way on Opening Day. But somehow I can’t help [...]
Spring Training Notes
Is it me, or did Friday seem like it would never come this week? Now we just have to hope the rain leaves before Thursday. Bullet points today… Padres break camp grateful to be intact (NC Times). Of the players expected to be on the Opening Day roster, only Rod Beck won’t be. Phil Nevin [...]
Mailbag
Hippies have bad acid flashbacks. Padre fans have bad catcher flashbacks. I mistakenly referred to Ramon Hernandez as Carlos Hernandez yesterday. Hope I didn’t freak anybody out with that one. Thanks to a couple of Jeffs for letting me know. Anyway, today’s letter comes from Bill Robens, who writes, in response to the March 9 [...]
Spring Training Notes
Short and sweet today. Some of this stuff is a little dated, but still relevant. Besides, if I didn’t include the old ones, I wouldn’t have anywhere to put my smart-ass comments. NC Times Low the way to go for hard-hit Lawrence Odalis Perez and Adrian Beltre (both free agents after 2004) for Sean Burroughs? [...]
Spring Training Notes
Just getting over a cold, so bullet points today. Backup catchers battling (NC Times). The job is still wide open. Adam Eaton talks about his most recent outing. I watched that game, and the two things that stood out to me were that he was working high in the zone a little much and that [...]
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