Winning is so much more fun than losing, n’est ce pas? Every starter except Jim Edmonds and Chris Young collected at least one hit on Wednesday in the Padres’ 4-2 victory over Philadelphia at Citizens Bank Park. Tadahito Iguchi broke out of a season-long slump with four hits, while Adrian Gonzalez and Kevin Kouzmanoff each [...]
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Padres Farm Report (1 May 08)
Triple-A — Oklahoma 9, Portland 8 Matt Antonelli: 0-for-5, BB Jody Gerut (DH): 2-for-5, HR Chase Headley: 3-for-5, 2 2B Brian Myrow: 2-for-4, BB Edgar Gonzalez (RF): 0-for-5 Chip Ambres (CF): 1-for-1, 3 BB Craig Stansberry: 0-for-4 Will Venable (PH): 1-for-1 Wade LeBlanc: 3 IP, 10 H, 8 R, 2 HR, 3 BB, 0 SO [...]
IGD: Padres @ Phillies (30 Apr 08)
Padres (10-17) @ Phillies (15-12) Chris Young vs Jamie Moyer 4:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 185 MLB, B-R Is it May yet?
Padres Farm Report (30 Apr 08)
Triple-A — Portland 5, Oklahoma 4 Matt Antonelli: 0-for-3, BB Jody Gerut (CF/RF): 3-for-4 Chase Headley: 0-for-2 (pulled after three innings, no explanation given) Chip Ambres (CF): 1-for-1, HR, BB (didn’t start) Brian Myrow: 1-for-3, BB Edgar Gonzalez (RF/LF): 2-for-4, BB Will Venable (DH): 0-for-4 Nick Hundley: 1-for-3 Craig Stansberry: 0-for-3 Cesar Ramos: 3 IP, [...]
IGD: Padres @ Phillies (29 Apr 08)
Padres (10-16) @ Phillies (14-12) Greg Maddux vs Cole Hamels 4:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 185 MLB, B-R Last time Maddux faced the Phillies, he beat his old (and I do mean old) teammate, Jamie Moyer, 14-3 at Citizens Bank Park last August. Milton Bradley knocked two homers, drove in [...]
Series Preview: Tom Goyne Talks Phillies
The Padres head to Philly for three starting Tuesday evening. Among other things, this means I got to pick the brains of Tom Goyne, proprietor of the estimable Balls, Sticks, & Stuff, about his team. (We did this last year, too, and had more fun than you can shake a ball, stick, or stuff at.) [...]
Padres Farm Report (29 Apr 08)
Triple-A — Portland 5, Oklahoma 4 Craig Stansberry: 0-for-2, 2 BB Jody Gerut: 2-for-4, 2 HR Chase Headley: 1-for-3, HR, BB Brian Myrow: 2-for-4 Edgar Gonzalez (DH): 1-for-4 Nick Hundley: 0-for-3 Chip Ambres (CF): 1-for-3 Oscar Robles (SS): 0-for-2, BB Shawn Estes: 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 BB, 3 SO Paul [...]
Contest Winners
When I reviewed MLB08: The Show in mid-April, I also held a contest to give away several copies of the game. I asked folks to “leave a suggestion in the comments on how to improve Ducksnorts” and said that I would pick four winners from those. First off, thanks to everyone who entered. Your efforts [...]
One Way Teams Can Connect with Fans
In the middle of April, something pretty cool happened about 100 miles north of San Diego: The Dodgers invited several people who blog about the team to hang out in a luxury suite with staffers during a game. Reaching out to folks who talk about them constantly — almost obsessively — in a public forum [...]
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