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Notes and Links: Special “Winning Is Fun” Edition

Today’s edition features recaps of the latest Padre victory, injury updates, changes at the hot corner, a couple of tasty interviews, and more of the best out on the web. Pads Win Again Despite The Geoff Jenkins Show (San Diego Spotlight). Rich gives a nice recap of Monday night’s 2-1 victory over the Brewers. Geoff [...]

In-Game Discussion: Padres @ Giants (28 May 2005)

first pitch: 1:05 p.m., PT television: Fox matchup: Tim Stauffer (1-1, 4.44 ERA) vs Noah Lowry (2-5, 5.75 ERA) previews: ESPN | CBS | SI | Padres.com Las Vegas is a place an existentialist could love. The notion that things don’t have any intrinsic meaning until we assign meaning to them is just so damned [...]

In-Game Discussion: Padres @ Cardinals (8 May 2005)

first pitch: 11:15 a.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Tim Redding (0-4, 6.00 ERA) vs Jason Marquis (4-1, 2.85 ERA) game previews: ESPN | CBS SportsLine | SI Padres look to complete a most unlikely four-game sweep at Busch Stadium. Seems highly improbable, but then, so did a win behind Darrell May. Can Redding put [...]

In-Game Discussion: Padres @ Cardinals (6 May 2005)

first pitch: 5:10 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Darrell May (0-0, 4.26 ERA) vs Jeff Suppan (2-3, 3.23 ERA) The preseason favorite to win the #5 spot in the rotation makes his first start as a Padre. Unfortunately, he’ll be making it against a team full of guys who beat him like a rug. [...]

In-Game Discussion: Padres vs Rockies (4 May 2005)

first pitch: 12:35 p.m., PT television: none matchup: Jake Peavy (2-0, 1.77 ERA) vs Jason Jennings (1-3, 4.55 ERA) game previews: CBS SportsLine Afternoon start, no television. Peavy tries to nail down the sweep against the Rox. AB BA OBP SLG Peavy vs current Rockies 43 .256 .289 .419 Jennings vs current Padres 222 .324 [...]

Padres Month in Review: April 2005

The Padres didn’t complete the sweep against the Diamondbacks, but they still took the series. Time now to take a look back at the first month of the Padres’ 2005 season. NL West Standings Actual Pythag* W L W L RS RA LA 15 8 14 9 126 99 Ari 14 10 11 13 104 [...]

Notes and Links

Updates on Freddy Guzman, Khalil Greene, Anna Kournikova, and “boom goes the dynamite”… Guzman out for season (Padres.com). Reconstructive surgery on his right elbow wipes out the Padres #2 prospect’s season before it begins. Defensive lapses bother Bochy most (NC Times). As well they should. Also, Khalil Greene is expected back in the next 7-10 [...]

In-Game Discussion: Padres vs Diamondbacks (29 Apr 2005)

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Jake Peavy (2-0, 1.30 ERA) vs Brandon Webb (3-0, 2.63 ERA) game previews: ESPN | CBS SportsLine | SI | Padres.com A rematch of the April 23 contest in Phoenix. AB BA OBP SLG Peavy vs current Diamondbacks 124 .258 .316 .460 Webb vs current Padres [...]

Woodmonster

Woody Williams pitched another gem last night in San Francisco. That’s two real good games in a row from Williams, for those scoring at home. For those who didn’t see the game, know that he pitched even better than his line. Several hits were of the bloop variety, and his defense didn’t do him any [...]

In-Game Discussion: Padres @ Diamondbacks

first pitch: 1:40 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Brian Lawrence (1-2, 5.60 ERA) vs Shawn Estes (1-1, 4.00 ERA) game previews: ESPN | CBS SportsLine | SI Padres try to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Snakes this afternoon. Saturday night’s loss was frustrating but not entirely surprising given the Pads’ lack [...]