first pitch: 5:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Jake Peavy (7-2, 2.89 ERA) vs Andy Pettitte (5-7, 3.15 ERA) previews: CBS | Padres.com Fugly game Tuesday. Shut down by Brandon Backe? Lit up by a team with the worst slugging percentage in all of baseball? Like I said, fugly. I changed the channel after [...]

first pitch: 5:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Dennys Reyes (3-1, 3.93 ERA) vs Brandon Backe (6-6, 5.29 ERA) previews: CBS | Padres.com I hope you all had an excellent Fourth. If you missed Monday morning’s game, it was basically a pitchers’ duel between Brian Lawrence and Roy Oswalt. Unfortunately Lawrence hung one to [...]

first pitch: 11:05 a.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Brian Lawrence (5-6, 4.28 ERA) vs Roy Oswalt (10-7, 2.54 ERA) preview: Padres.com Happy Independence Day to all! Analysis? Sorry, not today. Enjoy the fireworks. Other Stuff The Fog is Lifting (Dan Agonistes). The study of baseball using statistics is a constantly evolving process. Bill James [...]

first pitch: 1:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Tim Stauffer (1-4, 4.78 ERA) vs Jason Schmidt (6-3, 4.81 ERA) previews: ESPN | CBS | Padres.com Great Rickey Henderson moment at Saturday night’s Surf Dawgs game. You need to remember that Henderson is the all-time Major League leader in runs scored and stolen bases, has [...]

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Woody Williams (3-5, 4.24 ERA) vs Jeff Fassero (1-5, 4.02 ERA) previews: ESPN | CBS | Padres.com The games are becoming increasingly difficult to watch. Brian Giles thrown out trying to steal third with nobody out and a lefty at the plate? Sean Burroughs again being [...]

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Jake Peavy (7-2, 2.88 ERA) vs Kevin Correia (0-0, –) previews: CBS | Padres.com We’re hip, we’re happening, we’re using three-letter acronyms. Welcome to July. Let’s hope it’s better than June. I try to defend the NL West, but here’s how the division looked last month: [...]

first pitch: 12:10 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Darrell May (1-2, 5.40 ERA) vs Jeff Weaver (6-7, 4.75) previews: ESPN | CBS | Padres.com I love it when Hee Seop Choi comes to the plate at Dodger Stadium and the crowd starts chanting “Beat LA.” Very odd game Tuesday night. Pads won, 8-3, but [...]

first pitch: 7:10 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Brian Lawrence (4-6, 4.42 ERA) vs Elmer Dessens (0-0, 3.32 ERA) previews: ESPN | CBS | Padres.com You are trying to establish yourself as a credible playoff contender. Which of the following do you do? Lose twice in the same month to a Rule V draftee. [...]

first pitch: 7:10 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Tim Stauffer (1-3, 4.44 ERA) vs D.J. Houlton (3-1, 5.72 ERA) previews: ESPN | CBS | Padres.com The much anticipated Stauffer/Houlton rematch takes place tonight in the hills of Los Angeles. Thanks to a lack of timely hitting and a surprisingly poor performance by the bullpen, [...]

first pitch: 1:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Woody Williams (3-5, 4.13 ERA) vs Joel Pineiro (2-4, 5.57 ERA) previews: ESPN | CBS | Padres.com I was running around town yesterday so I only got to listen to Saturday’s 8-5 victory over the Rainiers on the car radio. Now that I’ve seen highlights on [...]