first pitch: 5:05 p.m., PT television: FOX matchup: Jeff Weaver (8-14, 5.76 ERA) vs Tom Glavine (15-7, 3.82 ERA) buy tickets While the Tigers were busy beating the A’s again in Oakland, the first game of the NLCS was postponed due to rain. They’ll try it again tonight, with the same scheduled starters. Former Padres [...]

first pitch: 5:00 p.m., PT television: FOX ALCS matchup: Justin Verlander (17-9, 3.63 ERA) vs Esteban Loaiza (11-9, 4.89 ERA) NLCS matchup: Jeff Weaver (8-14, 5.76 ERA) vs Tom Glavine (15-7, 3.82 ERA) buy tickets Inexplicably, MLB has scheduled both games at the same time. San Diego native Esteban Loaiza gets the call for the [...]

first pitch: 5:00 p.m., PT television: FOX matchup: Nate Robertson (13-13, 3.84 ERA) vs Barry Zito (16-10, 3.83 ERA) buy tickets Two lefties hook up in the opener at Oakland. Barry Zito will be a free agent at season’s end, and every now and then you hear rumblings about the Padres being interested in his [...]

first pitch: 5:05 p.m., PT television: FOX matchup: Woody Williams (12-5, 3.65 ERA) vs Chris Carpenter (15-8, 3.09 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN buy tickets Do I like the Padres chances in this one? Depends on the context, I suppose. I like them better than, say, the Dodgers’ or the Yankees’ chances. Maybe [...]

first pitch: 10:09 a.m., PT television: ESPN2 matchup: Chris Young (11-5, 3.46 ERA) vs Jeff Suppan (12-7, 4.12 ERA) previews: Padres.com buy tickets I’ve got a nice, big pot of coffee going. Fall is in the air, and it feels good. (Folks who haven’t lived in these parts very long can’t tell when seasons change [...]

first pitch: 1:09 p.m., PT television: ESPN matchup: David Wells (3-5, 4.42 ERA) vs Jeff Weaver (8-14, 5.76 ERA) previews: Padres.com | ESPN buy tickets Two in-season acquisitions hook up this afternoon at Petco Park, as fans of both teams try to figure out how to accommodate MLB’s decision to schedule NLDS games during the [...]

first pitch: 1 p.m., PT television: ESPN matchup: Jake Peavy (11-14, 4.09 ERA) vs Chris Carpenter (15-8, 3.08 ERA) preview: Padres.com buy tickets Playoffs are upon us. We’ve already analyzed this series to death (pitchers and position players), but I’d just like to point out that Jake Peavy finished the season very strong and Chris [...]