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Singles Night

by Geoff Young on Apr 09, 2008 (75) Comments

Aggravating. Annoying. Bilious. Discouraging. Disheartening. Dispiriting. Exasperating. Frustrating. Infuriating. Irritating. But enough about me, let’s talk about the game. [rim shot] I finally saw the team that everyone else seems to think the Padres are, the one that should be grateful to the Giants for granting them a spot in fourth place. The Padres have [...]

Padres Farm Report (9 Apr 08)

by Geoff Young on Apr 09, 2008 (15) Comments

Triple-A — Sacramento 7, Portland 1 Edgar Gonzalez (2B): 2-for-5 Craig Stansberry (3B): 0-for-3, BB Chase Headley: 2-for-4 Brian Myrow: 0-for-3, BB Jody Gerut (RF): 0-for-4 Will Venable: 0-for-4 Mauro Zarate: 1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 1 HR, 1 BB, 2 SO Kevin Cameron: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 1 BB, [...]

IGD: Padres @ Giants (8 Apr 08)

by Geoff Young on Apr 08, 2008 (287) Comments

Padres (5-3) @ Giants (1-6) Randy Wolf vs Tim Lincecum 7:15 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 184 MLB, B-R The Padres have outscored opponents, 17-6, over the first three innings of games this year. They’ve beeen outscored by the exact same number over the final three. The club also is hitting [...]

That Strange Feeling We Sometimes Get

by Geoff Young on Apr 08, 2008 (39) Comments

Two quick observations about Jim Edmonds and Tadahito Iguchi: Mike Cameron looked lost in center field last April. Marcus Giles hit .327/.376/.459 that same month. What we’re seeing from Edmonds and Iguchi right now may not mean much in August in September. In other words, we still don’t know what we’ve got…

Padres Farm Report (8 Apr 08)

by Geoff Young on Apr 08, 2008 (21) Comments

Tom Krasovic at the U-T reports that Michael Barrett has been placed on the 15-day disabled list (h/t Baseball in Fort Wayne) due to a “strained throwing elbow” suffered during Monday afternoon’s 8-4 win over the Giants. Much is unknown at this point, but it doesn’t sound good. Meanwhile, Colt Morton will come up from [...]

IGD: Padres @ Giants (7 Apr 08)

by Geoff Young on Apr 07, 2008 (192) Comments

Padres (4-3) @ Giants (1-5) Greg Maddux vs Matt Cain 1:35 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 184 MLB, B-R The Padres were outscored, 23-22, over their opening homestand despite outhitting the opposition by a wide margin: Offense at Petco Park, Early 2008   BA OBP SLG Statistics are courtesy of ESPN [...]

Series Preview: El Lefty Malo Talks Giants

by Geoff Young on Apr 07, 2008 (28) Comments

The Padres embark on their inaugural road trip of 2008. First stop is San Francisco, where long-time Padres skipper Bruce Bochy calls the shots but long-time Padres nemesis Barry Bonds no longer calls home. We caught up with veteran Giants blogger El Lefty Malo to chat about the upcoming series between these two NL West [...]

Padres Farm Report (7 Apr 08)

by Geoff Young on Apr 07, 2008 (0) Comments

Before we get to the minor leagues, a few ruminations on the weekend’s activities at Petco: Jake Peavy spun a masterpiece on Saturday. Bugs and Cranks thinks he may be doctoring the baseball. With any luck, word will get back to opposing hitters, and they can have one more thing on their minds when they [...]

IGD: Padres vs Dodgers (6 Apr 08)

by Geoff Young on Apr 06, 2008 (67) Comments

Padres (4-2) vs Dodgers (3-2) Chris Young vs Derek Lowe 1:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 189 MLB, B-R So, I’m thinking Jake Peavy should have his number retired more often.

Padres Farm Report (6 Apr 08)

by Geoff Young on Apr 06, 2008 (9) Comments

Triple-A — Fresno @ Portland, postponed According to the Portland Beavers Blog, the game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on August 13. Also, LHP Cesar Ramos is scheduled to make his Triple-A debut on Sunday. Meanwhile, RHP Dirk Hayhurst is pulling double duty working out of the bullpen and writing for [...]