first pitch: 12:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Mike Thompson (3-2, 4.30 ERA) vs Matt Cain (6-6, 5.20 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN More on Friday night’s Pizza Feed later, but for now I’d like to thank Dave Pease, Joe Sheehan, Paul Swydan, and everyone at Baseball Prospectus, as well as Sandy [...]

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Chan Ho Park (5-4, 4.31 ERA) vs Jamey Wright (5-7, 4.85 ERA) preview: Padres.com Hello, anyone here? I think we may all be at the game tonight. Well, if you’re not, feel free to hang out and do the IGD thang. Put the whammy on the [...]

first pitch: 12:35 p.m., PT television: none matchup: Jake Peavy (4-8, 4.50 ERA) vs Dan Haren (6-6, 3.56 ERA) preview: Padres.com Quasi-random observations from Wednesday night’s 8-1 victory over the A’s: Mike Cameron is on fire. After hitting just one homer in his first 142 at-bats with the Padres, he’s knocked eight in his last [...]

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Clay Hensley (4-6, 4.38 ERA) vs Joe Blanton (7-6, 4.67 ERA) previews: Padres.com | ESPN I still can’t find appropriate lyrics, so these will have to do: My daddy took a look On the day that I was born And said he looks like corn And [...]

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Chris Young (6-3, 3.16 ERA) vs Barry Zito (8-3, 3.36 ERA) previews:

first pitch: 1:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Mike Thompson (3-2, 4.62 ERA) vs Joel Pineiro (6-7, 5.34 ERA) previews:

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Chan Ho Park (5-4, 4.15 ERA) vs Jamie Moyer (4-6, 3.58 ERA) previews:

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Gil Meche (7-4, 4.10 ERA) vs Jake Peavy (4-8, 4.81 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com After a successful, if brief, road trip, the Padres return home for a weekend series against the Mariners. Jake Peavy gets the start tonight. Peavy is 0-3 with a 7.56 ERA [...]

first pitch: 11:05 a.m., PT television: none matchup: Clay Hensley (4-5, 4.05 ERA) vs John Rheinecker (2-1, 3.60 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN Best of all possible outcomes Wednesday night: Padres get the win, we get to see Aki, and even though he takes the loss, no earned runs are charged to his [...]

first pitch: 5:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Chris Young (6-3, 3.27 ERA) vs Kevin Millwood (8-3, 4.47 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN Was it fair or foul? Looked foul to me and the umpires. I love this photo of Mark Teixeira. In his defense, it is very difficult to kick a [...]