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IGD: Padres vs Cardinals (20 May 08)

Padres (16-30) vs Cards (27-20) Greg Maddux vs Joel Pineiro 7:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 187 MLB, B-R If the Padres win tonight, and the Rockies can beat San Francisco, we’ll be tied for fourth place in the NL West. Woo-hoo!

Shadow Puppets

For those of you who might have “missed” Monday night’s game, here is a quick recap: The Cardinals scored their first runs of the game on a fly ball to deep left that Scott Hairston dropped into the stands for a two-run homer. They scored their next run on a bases-loaded HBP to Yadier Molina [...]

Padres Farm Report (20 May 08)

Triple-A — Tucson 5, Portland 2 Craig Stansberry (SS): 1-for-3, BB, E Chase Headley: 1-for-4 Brian Myrow: 0-for-4 Michael Barrett: 1-for-2 Chip Ambres (CF): 1-for-4, HR Matt Antonelli: 0-for-3, E Nick Hundley: 0-for-2 (didn’t start) Josh Banks: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, 8 SO Clay Hensley: 1 IP, 0 H, [...]

IGD: Padres vs Cardinals (19 May 08)

Padres (16-29) vs Cards (26-20) Wil Ledezma vs Todd Wellemeyer 7:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 187 MLB, B-R It is difficult to remain optimistic when there is no obvious reason for hope. Even if I continue to believe that the Padres’ true level of ability is 85 wins, that gives [...]

Series Preview: Larry Borowsky Talks Cardinals

After a long and miserable road trip, the Padres return home and try to remain relevant in 2008. Their first opponent is the St. Louis Cardinals, who visit Petco Park for three games starting Monday night. To learn a little more about the Cards, I chatted with Larry Borowsky of the excellent Viva El Birdos. [...]

Padres Farm Report (19 May 08)

For the draft hounds among you, Baseball America has released its first mock draft. It has the Padres taking Arizona State first baseman Ike Davis at #23… because if there’s one organizational weakness, it’s at first base. Sigh. Nothing against Davis, but I hope this is very, very wrong. Triple-A — Portland 11, Las Vegas [...]

IGD: Padres @ Mariners (18 May 08)

Padres (16-28) @ Mariners (17-27) Shawn Estes vs Felix Hernandez 1:10 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 181 MLB, B-R Seven useless facts about Estes: His first name is Aaron. He shares a birthday with Jerry Morales, a member of the 1969 Padres. The Mariners selected him with the 11th pick overall [...]

Padres Farm Report (18 May 08)

Triple-A — Las Vegas 10, Portland 3 Craig Stansberry (SS): 1-for-3, SF Chase Headley: 0-for-4 Brian Myrow: 2-for-4 Chip Ambres: 1-for-4, SB Will Venable: 1-for-4 Matt Antonelli: 2-for-4 Wade LeBlanc: 2.1 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 1 HR, 2 BB, 1 SO Dirk Hayhurst: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 HR, 1 BB, 4 [...]

IGD: Padres @ Mariners (17 May 08)

Padres (16-27) @ Mariners (16-27) Randy Wolf vs Erik Bedard 7:10 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 181 MLB, B-R Nice job by Trevor Hoffman on Friday night. For those who remain unclear on the dangers of judging a man based on an eight-game sample, here’s a clue: Trevor Hoffman’s Last 24 [...]

Padres Farm Report (17 May 08)

Triple-A — Portland 3, Las Vegas 2 Craig Stansberry (SS): 0-for-4 (.221/.336/.369, 21 BB, 23 SO) Chase Headley: 1-for-4, HR (.288/.355/.484, 15 BB, 42 SO) Brian Myrow: 1-for-3, 2B, BB (.346/.473/.569, 31 BB, 31 SO) Chip Ambres: 1-for-4, 3B (.273/.366/.515, 19 BB, 30 SO, 4 SB) Will Venable: 0-for-3, BB (.286/.330/.495, 5 BB, 17 SO) [...]