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IGD: Padres vs Mariners (29 Jun 08)

Padres vs Mariners 1:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD, DIRECTV 738 AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 183 MLB, B-R

Padres Farm Report (29 Jun 08)

Note that these reports will be on hiatus while I’m driving around California and Oregon. I’ll be at the Beavers game on Monday and the Emeralds game on Tuesday. My schedule is very aggressive, but I’ll try to sneak in some info, pix, and/or videos from the road. If not, they’ll have to wait till [...]

IGD: Padres vs Mariners (28 Jun 08)

Padres (32-49) vs M’s (29-50) Cha Seung Baek vs Carlos Silva 7:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD DIRECTV: 741 AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 183 MLB, B-R The Padres have re-signed Brett Tomko, whose sizable contribution to 2007′s collapse often gets overlooked by folks more interested in placing all the blame on Trevor Hoffman. Why was [...]

Padres Farm Report (28 Jun 08)

Triple-A — Colorado Springs 12, Portland 2 Matt Antonelli: 1-for-3, BB, E Luis Rodriguez: 0-for-4 Chip Ambres: 1-for-4, 2B Brian Myrow: 0-for-3, BB Will Venable: 1-for-2, BB Nick Hundley: 0-for-3, BB Vince Sinisi: 1-for-4 Cesar Ramos: 3.2 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 0 HR, 3 BB, 3 SO, 2 HBP Adam Bass: 2.1 IP, 4 [...]

IGD: Padres vs Mariners (27 Jun 08)

Padres (32-48) vs M’s (28-50) Randy Wolf vs Jarrod Washburn 7:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 183 MLB, B-R Resistible force, meet movable object. Seems to me something has to cease yielding…

Air Supply or Suicide?

Reader Didi and I had an excellent time in Section 214 (prime foul ball territory) on Thursday afternoon… well, except for the whole losing thing. It was good to be reminded that hanging out at the ballpark and enjoying a big-league game with friends is way more fun than just whining about the team all [...]

Padres Farm Report (27 Jun 08)

This whole Allan Dykstra thing has me a bit puzzled. I’m glad that the Padres are investigating whether Dykstra’s pre-existing medical condition might cause further problems, but I wonder why this is becoming an issue during contract negotiations. Maybe before drafting him would have been a better time to resolve any lingering concerns? With the [...]

IGD: Padres vs Twins (26 Jun 08)

Padres (32-47) vs Twins (42-36) Josh Banks vs Scott Baker 12:35 p.m. PT no television AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 183 MLB, B-R

Padres Farm Report (26 Jun 08)

I’ve got a new article up at Hardball Times on everyone’s favorite first baseman from Eastlake High… Triple-A No games scheduled in the Pacific Coast League. Double-A — South All-Stars 7, North All-Stars 3 Kyle Blanks, Chad Huffman, and Craig Cooper combined to go 0-for-9 with a walk. The other Missions representative, Matt Buschmann, worked [...]

IGD: Padres vs Twins (25 Jun 08)

Padres (32-46) vs Twins (41-36) Greg Maddux vs Glen Perkins 7:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 183 MLB, B-R Glen Perkins? I’m not sure we could score three runs off Marlin Perkins right now.