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IGD: Padres @ Reds (10 Aug 07)

Game #115 time: 4:10 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Wil Ledezma (3-3, 5.06) vs Matt Belisle (6-8, 5.26) pre: Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com The latest contestant in “Who Wants to Pitch Like Cy Young” is Matt Belisle. Friday night actually marks the fifth straight game the Padres will face a starting pitcher who entered the game [...]

IGD: Padres @ Cardinals (9 Aug 07)

Game #114 time: 5:10 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Chris Young (9-3, 1.82) vs Joel Pineiro (1-2, 5.31) pre: Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com I’m still floored that Joel Pineiro didn’t work out as Boston’s closer. With his track record, who could have seen that coming? Oh, wait; I think the answer is everyone. Naturally he will [...]

IGD: Padres @ Cardinals (8 Aug 07)

Game #112 time: 5:10 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Greg Maddux (7-8, 4.20) vs Kip Wells (4-13, 5.58) pre: Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com I’m fighting a battle with Excel that I cannot win. This chart was supposed to be useful; instead, it’s just… colorful? Kinda reminds me of a Dead show I once saw in Vegas. [...]

IGD: Padres @ Cardinals (7 Aug 07)

Game #112 time: 5:10 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Jake Peavy (11-5, 2.38) vs Anthony Reyes (1-10, 6.07) pre: Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com If you want to see what a “mismatch on paper” looks like, try this on for size: Runs Allowed by Start for Jake Peavy and Anthony Reyes in 2007 RA Peavy Reyes Statistics [...]

IGD: Padres @ Cardinals (6 Aug 07)

Game #111 time: 4:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD, ESPN sp: David Wells (5-7, 5.18) vs Braden Looper (8-9, 5.23) pre: Padres.com, SI.com I would totally rip on Cardinals starter Braden Looper here, but the truth is, David Wells has been even worse. Looper actually has decent numbers at home (3.51 ERA, .251/.309/.374). He also gets [...]

IGD: Padres vs Giants (5 Aug 07)

Game #110 time: 1:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Justin Germano (6-6, 4.38) vs Noah Lowry (12-7, 3.32) pre: Padres.com, SI.com Barry Bonds hit home run #755 off Clay Hensley on Saturday night in support of San Francisco’s 3-2 loss to the Padres. I used to defend Bonds back in the day; now I just [...]

IGD: Padres vs Giants (4 Aug 07)

Game #109 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Clay Hensley (1-3, 6.49) vs Patrick Misch (0-1, 4.91) pre: Padres.com, SI.com What I listened to while driving from San Diego to Cooperstown and back: Nickel Creek, This Side New Pornographers, Twin Cinema Incubus, A Crow Left of the Murder Peggy Coolidge, Spirituals in Sunshine and [...]

IGD: Padres vs Giants (3 Aug 07)

Game #108 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD Go Padres!

IGD: Padres vs Diamondbacks (2 Aug 07)

Game #107 time: 12:35 p.m. PT tv: none Go Padres!

IGD: Padres vs Diamondbacks (1 Aug 07)

Game #106 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD Go Padres!