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IGD: Padres vs Mets (8 Jun 08)

by Geoff Young on Jun 08, 2008 (72) Comments

Padres (27-37) vs Mets (30-31) Wil Ledezma vs Pedro Martinez 1:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 188 MLB, B-R Quick observations from Saturday’s win: I don’t enjoy watching Cha Seung Baek pitch. He nibbles a little too much for my taste. Where the heck was Justin Huber throwing the ball? I’m [...]

When Projections Go Bad

by Geoff Young on May 30, 2008 (42) Comments

What the heck, now is as good a time as any to revisit pre-season projections. I know, OPS and ERA aren’t the end-all and be-all, but they’re good enough for government work… Projections vs Reality: Hitters   OPS Player BJ CH MA MI ZI DS Act Statistics are courtesy of FanGraphs and are through games [...]

Reshaping the Padres: Let’s Make a Deal (or Three)

by Geoff Young on May 23, 2008 (173) Comments

On Thursday, we examined what the Padres have and what they need. Now we turn to the question of which teams might make good trade partners and then consider some possible scenarios. As of this writing, about half the teams in baseball appear to be in contention. Some will fall of the pace, although it’s [...]

Reshaping the Padres: What Have We Got?

by Geoff Young on May 22, 2008 (104) Comments

With hopes for 2008 all but gone, I’ve turned my focus to reshaping the Padres so that they can return to the competitive levels we’ve grown accustomed to since the club moved to Petco Park in 2004. I attacked the problem as follows: Take inventory of organizational strengths and weaknesses Identify potential trade partners based [...]

Shadow Puppets

by Geoff Young on May 20, 2008 (127) Comments

For those of you who might have “missed” Monday night’s game, here is a quick recap: The Cardinals scored their first runs of the game on a fly ball to deep left that Scott Hairston dropped into the stands for a two-run homer. They scored their next run on a bases-loaded HBP to Yadier Molina [...]

IGD: Padres vs Cardinals (19 May 08)

by Geoff Young on May 19, 2008 (69) Comments

Padres (16-29) vs Cards (26-20) Wil Ledezma vs Todd Wellemeyer 7:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 187 MLB, B-R It is difficult to remain optimistic when there is no obvious reason for hope. Even if I continue to believe that the Padres’ true level of ability is 85 wins, that gives [...]

IGD: Padres @ Cubs (14 May 08)

by Geoff Young on May 14, 2008 (61) Comments

Padres (15-25) @ Cubs (23-16) Jake Peavy vs Ted Lilly 5:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 183 MLB, B-R I never noticed how severe Peavy’s lefty-righty splits are:     vs RHB vs LHB   BA OBP SLG BA OBP SLG Statistics are courtesy of Baseball-Reference and are through games of [...]

IGD: Padres vs Rockies (9 May 08)

by Geoff Young on May 09, 2008 (99) Comments

Padres (12-23) vs Rockies (14-21) Jake Peavy vs Aaron Cook 7:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 188 MLB, B-R Depending on how you choose to view the world, you can look at the weekend series against Colorado in one of two ways: At least the Rockies made it to the World [...]

Friday Links (9 May 08)

by Geoff Young on May 09, 2008 (78) Comments

Don’t know how we ended up with so many of these, but here they are: Padres can’t pin hitting woes on Petco (ESPN, h/t parlo). Quoth Khalil Greene: I’m not going to consistently say it, but the ballpark plays a major factor in it — more than anybody lets on at times. That’s the reality [...]

IGD: Padres @ Marlins (3 May 08)

by Geoff Young on May 03, 2008 (69) Comments

Padres (11-19) vs Marlins (16-13) Jake Peavy vs Ricky Nolasco 4:10 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 184 MLB, B-R Highlight of Friday’s game? Watching Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson run around an empty stadium while filming some movie. That Wilson sure can shake it…