first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Jake Peavy (10-6, 3.14 ERA) vs Roger Clemens (11-5, 1.53 ERA) The Padres lost the opener against Houston Monday night. Roy Oswalt wasn’t at his sharpest, but then, neither were the Friars. The good news, if you want to call it that, is that the Snakes [...]

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Woody Williams (6-9, 5.17 ERA) vs Roy Oswalt (14-10, 2.67 ERA) preview: ESPN | Padres.com Coulda been a sweep in Atlanta, but two out of three ain’t bad. And the Pads ended up splitting a road trip against two tough NL East teams. I’ll take it. [...]

first pitch: 5:00 p.m., PT television: ESPN matchup: Brian Lawrence (7-12, 4.70 ERA) vs John Smoltz (12-6, 2.89 ERA) preview: ESPN | Padres.com Yesterday my wife and I went to the Maxfield Parrish exhibit at the San Diego Museum of Art. By no means am I a connoisseur of art, but I do like a [...]

first pitch: 10:20 a.m., PT television: Fox matchup: Pedro Astacio (3-10, 5.51 ERA) vs Horacio Ramirez (10-7, 4.73 ERA) preview: ESPN | Padres.com Okay, who saw that coming? You lie. There were more runs scored in Friday night’s game at Atlanta than there were in the entire Marlins series. Check it out: SD 4 18 [...]

first pitch: 4:35 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Chan Ho Park (9-6, 5.89 ERA) vs Mike Hampton (5-2, 2.73 ERA) preview: Padres.com So. How do we fix this?

first pitch: 4:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Jake Peavy vs Josh Beckett preview: Padres.com Well, the Padres lost the one they were “supposed” to lose Wednesday night. Ran into a train named Dontrelle Willis, who shut out the Friars on five hits. Game was over in less than two hours. That’s not baseball, [...]

first pitch: 4:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Woody Williams (6-8, 4.92 ERA) vs Dontrelle Willis (15-8, 2.79 ERA) preview: Padres.com I’m working on a research project, so we’ll go a little light on the analysis for the rest of this week. Obviously, the win against the Fish Tuesday night was huge. Quick observations [...]

first pitch: 4:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Brian Lawrence (6-12, 4.80 ERA) vs Jason Vargas (3-0, 2.38 ERA) preview: ESPN | Padres.com If the Marlins played in the NL West, they would be 3 games ahead of the Padres. In terms of wins and losses, the gap between the Fish and the Friars [...]

first pitch: 1:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Chan Ho Park (9-5, 5.72 ERA) vs Robinson Tejeda (2-2, 2.86) previews: ESPN | Padres.com Padres fall back to .500 after Saturday night’s meltdown. Everyone else in the division lost also, so they didn’t lose any ground. Sunday the Friars try to avoid being swept by [...]

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Pedro Astacio (3-10, 5.85 ERA) vs Vicente Padilla (5-11, 5.00 ERA) preview: Padres.com For the second straight game, the Padres face a pitcher with an ERA of exactly 5.00. Unfortunately, unlike Friday night the Friars aren’t sending a better pitcher out there. No offense (pun intended), [...]