Game #95 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Justin Germano (6-3, 3.55) vs Adam Eaton (8-6, 5.98) pre: Padres.com, SI.com Adam Eaton returns to San Diego for his first start against the old uniform. Once a perpetual breakout candidate, Eaton has enjoyed very little success since leaving the Padres in January 2006. Admittedly, he [...]
Category Archive for ‘In-Game Discussion’ 
IGD: Padres vs Phillies (19 Jul 07)
Game #94 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Chris Young (8-3, 1.97) vs Cole Hamels (11-4, 3.83) pre: Padres.com, SI.com In 2002, the Padres were believed to be interested in local southpaw Cole Hamels with their first pick (#13 overall). Of course, they passed on Hamels (as well as Scott Kazmir) and instead selected [...]
IGD: Padres vs Mets (18 Jul 07)
Game #93 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Greg Maddux (7-7, 4.35) vs John Maine (10-5, 2.91) pre: Padres.com, SI.com If you want to feel bad for a team, how about the Baltimore Orioles. They traded John Maine and Jorge Julio to the Mets for Kris Benson. New York turned Julio into Orlando Hernandez, [...]
IGD: Padres vs Mets (17 Jul 07)
Game #92 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Jake Peavy (9-3, 2.19) vs Orlando Hernandez (5-4, 3.20) pre: Padres.com, SI.com I cannot begin to tell you how glad I am that the Diamondbacks traded Orlando Hernandez for Jorge Julio in May 2006. Sure, it made sense at the time, but Arizona could use Hernandez [...]
IGD: Padres vs Mets (16 Jul 07)
Game #91 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: David Wells (4-5, 4.31) vs Jorge Sosa (7-3, 3.92) pre: Padres.com, SI.com As a team, the Mets do most of their damage during the game’s second act. They’re batting .294/.352/.477 in innings 4-6 this year. Unfortunately for the Padres, David Wells tends to implode in the [...]
IGD: Padres @ Diamondbacks (15 Jul 07)
Game #90 time: 1:40 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Justin Germano (5-3, 3.90) vs Brandon Webb (8-6, 3.37) pre: Padres.com, SI.com Brandon Webb’s GB/FB ratio is down a bit this year (3.18). That’s still extremely good, but it’s not as freakish as it was in ’05 (4.34) or ’06 (4.06). Webb is no less effective [...]
IGD: Padres @ Diamondbacks (14 Jul 07)
Game #89 time: 6:40 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Chris Young (8-3, 2.00) vs Livan Hernandez (5-5, 4.54) pre: Padres.com, SI.com I can’t stand watching Livan Hernandez pitch, but I have tremendous admiration for the guy. He has successfully taken Muhammad Ali’s rope-a-dope strategy and applied it to baseball. The results may be “aesthetically challenged,” [...]
IGD: Padres @ Diamondbacks (13 Jul 07)
Game #88 time: 6:40 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Greg Maddux (7-6, 4.19) vs Doug Davis (5-10, 4.26) pre: Padres.com, SI.com Over the All-Star break, between episodes of Enterprise, I visited the Museum of San Diego History on Free Tuesday. I didn’t spend a lot of time there (a few too many busloads of kids), [...]
IGD: Padres vs Braves (8 Jul 07)
Game #87 time: 5:05 p.m. PT tv: ESPN sp: Greg Maddux (4-5, 4.16) vs Kyle Davies (3-7, 5.85) pre: Padres.com, SI.com The Padres are assured of entering the All-Star break with the NL West lead. Greg Maddux gets the final start of the first half for San Diego against his former team. Somebody set the [...]
IGD: Padres vs Braves (7 Jul 07)
Game #86 time: 12:55 p.m. PT tv: FOX sp: David Wells (4-5, 4.16) vs Jo-Jo Reyes (0-0, –) pre: Padres.com, SI.com Day game for the Padres. You know, so the big network can broadcast their game against the Braves, help those guys get a little national exposure… David Wells looks to continue his success at [...]
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