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IGD: Padres vs Tigers (20 Jun 08)

Padres (31-43) vs Tigers (34-38) Greg Maddux vs Eddie Bonine 7:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 189 MLB, B-R October 10, 1984: The Padres played one of the greatest games — if not the greatest game — in franchise history. They beat the Tigers, 5-3, at what was then known as [...]

Series Preview: Tigers Roundtable Discussion

For whatever reason, I’ve come to know several Tigers bloggers over the years, so rather than do a Q&A with just one of them, I’ve decided to put together a little roundtable discussion. My guests today are Bill Ferris (Detroit Tigers Weblog, Baseblogging, Lee Panas (Tiger Tales), and Brian Borawski (TigerBlog). I’ve known all three [...]

Padres Farm Report (20 Jun 08)

Triple-A — Portland 3, Tucson 2 Matt Antonelli: 1-for-3, BB Peter Ciofrone (3B): 1-for-3, BB Chip Ambres (RF): 2-for-4, 2B Brian Myrow: 1-for-3, 2B, BB Will Venable (CF): 1-for-4 Nick Hundley: 2-for-4 Vince Sinisi (LF): 1-for-3, BB Justin Germano: 6.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 HR, 4 BB, 5 SO; 1-for-2, 2B Joe Thatcher: [...]

IGD: Padres @ Yankees (19 Jun 08)

Padres (31-42) @ Yankees (39-33) Josh Banks vs Joba Chamberlain 10:05 a.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 176 MLB, B-R The fact that I’ve reached an age where I feel compelled to eat oatmeal every day for breakfast doesn’t bother me so much as the fact that I actually seem to enjoy [...]

Padres Farm Report (19 Jun 08)

Before we get to the goods, one of our readers was at Monday’s Hall of Fame game (you know, the one between the Padres and Cubs that got rained out) and took some photos, as well as a video of Trevor Hoffman playing catch with one of his sons. Pretty cool… Triple-A — Portland 4, [...]

IGD: Padres @ Yankees (18 Jun 08)

Padres (31-41) @ Yankees (38-33) Jake Peavy vs Darrell Rasner 4:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 176 MLB, B-R New rule: Only the fifth inning counts… SD: .248/.320/.394, 34 runs Opp: .209/.280/.291, 22 runs With a little extrapolation, Pythagoras puts us at 50-22. What an easy way to pick up 19 [...]

Chatting with Sandy Alderson (Part 3)

This is the third of a three-part interview (Part 1 is here; Part 2 is here) with San Diego Padres CEO Sandy Alderson. Big thanks to Mr. Alderson for taking time out of his busy schedule to make himself available, and also to his assistant, Dayle Tedrow, for her indispensable assistance in making this happen. [...]

Padres Farm Report (18 Jun 08)

Triple-A — Tucson 7, Portland 3 Matt Antonelli: 1-for-4, 2B, BB Peter Ciofrone (3B): 0-for-5 Chip Ambres (RF): 0-for-5 Brian Myrow: 1-for-4, BB Will Venable (CF): 1-for-4, HR Nick Hundley: 2-for-2, HR, 2 BB Vince Sinisi (LF): 2-for-3, BB Luis Rodriguez: 0-for-3, BB Wade LeBlanc: 6 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 BB, [...]

IGD: Padres @ Yankees (17 Jun 08)

Padres (31-40) @ Yankees (37-33) Randy Wolf vs Andy Pettitte 4:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 176 MLB, B-R I wonder if Johnny Damon has figured out who plays for San Diego. He’s had enough time… Meanwhile, this is ugly: Struggling Middle Infielders   PA BA OBP SLG OPS+ Statistics are [...]

Chatting with Sandy Alderson (Part 2)

This is the second of a three-part interview (Part 1 is here) with San Diego Padres CEO Sandy Alderson. Big thanks to Mr. Alderson for taking time out of his busy schedule to make himself available, and also to his assistant, Dayle Tedrow, for her indispensable assistance in making this happen. Ducksnorts: What exactly are [...]