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Padres Farm Report (1 Jun 08)

Triple-A — Portland 5, Las Vegas 0 Craig Stansberry: 1-for-4, 2B, BB Peter Ciofrone (3B): 2-for-4 Chase Headley: 2-for-4 Brian Myrow: 2-for-3, BB Chip Ambres (CF): 1-for-4, 2B Vince Sinisi (RF): 2-for-4, 2B Matt Antonelli: 1-for-4 Clay Hensley: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, 2 SO (40 pitches, 20 strikes) Enrique [...]

IGD: Padres @ Giants (31 May 08)

Padres (22-34) @ Giants (23-32) Josh Banks vs Patrick Misch 1:05 p.m. PT no television AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 184 MLB, B-R Banks makes his second big-league start. Pads have won four out of five. Baby steps…

Padres Farm Report (31 May 08)

Triple-A — Sacramento 10, Portland 3 Will Venable (DH): 1-for-5 Peter Ciofrone (3B-RF): 3-for-4, BB Chase Headley: 3-for-5, 2B Brian Myrow: 0-for-3 Chip Ambres (CF): 1-for-3 Vince Sinisi (RF-1B): 0-for-4 Nick Hundley: 0-for-3, BB Craig Stansberry: 1-for-3, 2B, BB Matt Antonelli: 1-for-4, 2 E Cesar Ramos: 4 IP, 8 H, 9 R, 1 HR, 5 [...]

IGD: Padres @ Giants (30 May 08)

Padres (21-34) @ Giants (23-31) Greg Maddux vs Matt Cain 7:15 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 185 MLB, B-R The Padres have moved into fourth place in the NL West, a half game ahead of the defending league champion Colorado Rockies. The Diamondbacks are the only team in the division with [...]

When Projections Go Bad

What the heck, now is as good a time as any to revisit pre-season projections. I know, OPS and ERA aren’t the end-all and be-all, but they’re good enough for government work… Projections vs Reality: Hitters   OPS Player BJ CH MA MI ZI DS Act Statistics are courtesy of FanGraphs and are through games [...]

Padres Farm Report (30 May 08)

I’m listening to the new REM. If everything between Automatic for the People and now was intended to provide dramatic effect for their return to sounding like REM, then holy smokes it’s been a smashing success. I had no idea they were capable of making music like this anymore. No whining mid-tempo crap, just driving [...]

IGD: Padres vs Nationals (29 May 08)

Padres (20-34) vs Nats (23-31) Wil Ledezma vs John Lannan 12:35 p.m. PT no television AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 188 MLB, B-R Afternoon game in San Diego.

Padres Farm Report (29 May 08)

Before we get started, I’ve got a new article up at Hardball Times about a few stories I’ve been tracking this season. I’ve also been interviewed over at Friar Nation. Yes, my revised win projection for the Padres is 73. Seems kinda bleak, but they’d actually need to break even the rest of the way [...]

IGD: Padres vs Nationals (28 May 08)

Padres (20-33) vs Nats (22-31) Shawn Estes vs Odalis Perez 7:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 188 MLB, B-R The ability to throw left handed and breathe at the same time can make some men very rich… On a less facetious note, have you noticed how much Kevin Kouzmanoff has improved [...]

Notes on a Victory

Satisfying win on Tuesday night. The last two games I’ve attended have followed the exact same pattern: Randy Wolf serves up a two-run homer in the first, settles down, and watches his teammates play long ball late. To the bullet points: Hard to complain about a victory, but I’ll do it anyway. The Pads really [...]