Padres (29-38) vs Dodgers (31-34) Jake Peavy vs Hiroki Kuroda 12:35 p.m. PT no television AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 184 MLB, B-R My latest article at Hardball Times deals with the limits of our knowledge and understanding in a baseball context. It’s a bit esoteric, even by my standards, but maybe you’ll enjoy it… [...]
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Padres Farm Report (12 Jun 08)
Geez, I’ve been blogging for seven years? Here’s the first post, if anyone still cares… Triple-A — Portland 9, Las Vegas 3 Will Venable (CF): 1-for-4, BB Chase Headley (3B): 1-for-2, HR, 2 BB, E Brian Myrow: 3-for-3, 2B, 2 HR, 2 BB Chip Ambres (RF): 2-for-4, BB Vince Sinisi (LF): 3-for-5, 2B Matt Antonelli: [...]
IGD: Padres vs Dodgers (11 Jun 08)
Padres (28-38) vs Dodgers (31-33) Randy Wolf vs Chad Billingsley 7:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7 MLB, B-R Billingsley has faced the Padres 11 times in his career and worked 44 innings, more than against any other team. He’s posted a 2.05 ERA and fanned 53 batters. As a team the Pads [...]
Putting ‘Em On, Letting ‘Em In
One area where Padres pitchers have struggled so far in 2008 is with runners in scoring position. Opponents are hitting .270/.371/.434 against them in those situations. Only four teams — the Marlins (823), Tigers (837), Rockies (859), and Rangers (916) — have allowed a higher OPS. Unfortunately, Padres pitchers also rank seventh in MLB in [...]
Padres Farm Report (11 Jun 08)
Triple-A — Las Vegas 14, Portland 8 Peter Ciofrone (3B-RF): 3-for-4, 2B, BB Chase Headley: 1-for-3, 2B, 2 BB Brian Myrow: 2-for-3, 2 BB Chip Ambres (RF): 2-for-5, 2 HR Will Venable (CF): 2-for-5 Nick Hundley: 1-for-5 Matt Antonelli: 1-for-4, BB Clay Hensley: 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 BB, 2 SO [...]
IGD: Padres vs Dodgers (10 Jun 08)
Padres (28-37) vs Dodgers (30-33) Greg Maddux vs Clayton Kershaw 7:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 183 MLB, B-R The 20-year-old Kershaw makes his fourth big-league start. The 42-year-old Maddux makes his 721st. Only three pitchers in history have started more games: Don Sutton (756), Nolan Ryan (773), and Cy Young [...]
Series Preview: Jon Weisman Talks Dodgers
Jon Weisman has been blogging about the Los Angeles Dodgers (team of my youth, but let’s just sweep that under the rug) since July 2002 at Dodger Thoughts. He also writes about baseball in general at SI.com and the entertainment industry at Variety. Jon and I recently chatted via the mystical magic of email about [...]
Padres Farm Report (10 Jun 08)
Triple-A — Las Vegas 8, Portland 4 Peter Ciofrone (LF): 3-for-4, BB Chase Headley (3B): 2-for-5, 2 2B Brian Myrow: 2-for-3, 2 BB Chip Ambres (RF): 2-for-5 Will Venable (CF): 2-for-4 Nick Hundley: 0-for-4 Matt Antonelli: 0-for-4 Justin Germano: 6.1 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, 3 SO (12 GO), E Mauro [...]
Padres 2008 Draft Recap
A mistake is not something to be determined after the fact, but in light of the information until that point. –Nassim Nicholas Taleb Here’s the irritating truth about evaluating a draft: We won’t know for years how the story ends, and even when that happens, judging the draft solely on actual outcome (to the exclusion [...]
Padres Farm Report (9 Jun 08)
Triple-A — Portland 4, Sacramento 3 Chase Headley: 0-for-3, 2 BB Brian Myrow: 1-for-3, BB Chip Ambres (CF): 1-for-3, 2B, BB Will Venable (DH): 1-for-4 Vince Sinisi (RF): 0-for-2, BB, SF Matt Antonelli: 1-for-4, 2B Josh Geer: 8 IP, 7 H, 3 H, 2 HR, 1 BB, 6 SO, HBP Geer has worked 6+ innings [...]
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