Padres @ Pirates 4:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD, DIRECTV 727 AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 185 MLB, B-R Clay Hensley makes his first big-league start since August 25, 2007… Freddy Sanchez is Pittsburgh’s answer to Khalil Greene: Sanchez ’07: 103 OPS+ Sanchez ’08: 59 OPS+ Greene ’07: 100 OPS+ Greene ’08: 62 OPS+ Stuff happens…
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Padres Farm Report: Spotlight on Fort Wayne
Let’s take a quick look at what’s going on down at the Padres’ lowest full-season affiliate, shall we? Fort Wayne Wizards in a Box: Record: 52-50 Runs Scored: 472 Runs Allowed: 449 BA/OBP/SLG: .258/.347/.373 (Midwest League: .251/.323/.373) ERA: 3.90 (MWL: 3.69) DER: .630 (MWL: .650) Source: Baseball-Reference. This is a team that does a good [...]
IGD: Padres @ Reds (23 Jul 08)
Padres @ Reds 9:35 a.m. PT no television AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 183 MLB, B-R Wake up and play ball. In case you missed it, the Padres traded left-hander Randy Wolf to Houston for right-hander Chad “I’m Not Going to Pay a Lot for This Pitcher” Reineke. Pretty exciting stuff, eh? Paul DePodesta gives [...]
IGD: Padres @ Reds (22 Jul 08)
Padres @ Reds 4:10 p.m. PT Channel 4SD, DIRECTV 724 AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 183 MLB, B-R
IGD: Padres @ Reds (21 Jul 08)
Padres @ Reds 4:10 p.m. PT Channel 4SD, DIRECTV 724 AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 183 MLB, B-R
Whatever Happened to Controlling the Strike Zone?
Baseball revolves around control of the strike zone. – Bill James, Baseball Abstract 1988, p. 72 On pages 179-181 of the Ducksnorts 2007 Baseball Annual, we examined how the Oakland A’s and Minnesota Twins parlayed their dominance of the strike zone into wins. The A’s excelled at getting on base, while Minnesota specialized in keeping [...]
IGD: Padres @ Cardinals (20 Jul 08)
Padres @ Cardinals 11:15 a.m. PT Channel 4SD, DIRECTV 733 AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 184 MLB, B-R
IGD: Padres @ Cardinals (18 Jul 08)
Padres @ Cardinals 5:15 p.m. PT Channel 4SD, DIRECTV 732 AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 184 MLB, B-R
There Goes a Really Slow Man
The Padres have dealt first baseman Tony Clark to Arizona for minor-league right-hander Evan Scribner. That’s two trades between the teams in the past 12 months after a decade of nothing, in case you’re wondering. Most fans in San Diego will remember Clark for his dramatic homer against the Mets’ Billy Wagner on June 8, [...]
Cleaning Up the Comments
by Geoff Young on Jul 21, 2008 (1) Comments
Ever since I added the commenting feature to Ducksnorts several years ago, I’ve enjoyed hearing what other folks have to say. I’ve learned a lot from debating topics of mutual interest in a constructive and respectful manner. Lately, though, we’ve lost our focus thanks in large part to my laxity in enforcing the Ducksnorts Comments [...]