by Geoff Young on Aug 04, 2007
What I listened to while driving from San Diego to Cooperstown and back:
- Nickel Creek, This Side
- New Pornographers, Twin Cinema
- Incubus, A Crow Left of the Murder
- Peggy Coolidge, Spirituals in Sunshine and Shadow
- Jason Falkner, Author Unknown
- Jimmy Eat World, Bleed American
- Jeff Buckley, Grace
- Rush, Snakes and Arrows
- Mozart, Symphony No. 25 in G Minor
- Hapa, Maui
- Cocteau Twins, Heaven or Las Vegas
- Morcheeba, Big Calm
- Andy Summers, Peggy’s Blue Skylight
- Tom Waits, Heart of Saturday Night
- Neko Case, Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
- k.d lang, Ingenue
- Cowboy Bebop soundtrack
- Mozart, Symphony No. 40 in G Minor
- Heavy Vegetable, Frisbie
- Elliot Smith, Roman Candle
- Wilco, A.M.
- White Stripes, Elephant
- Tragically Hip, Live Between Us
- Thievery Corporation, The Cosmic Game
- Lots and lots and lots of NPR
Clay Hensley makes his first start for the Padres since May 2 against Washington. Wouldn’t it be nice if he could provide the club with a shot in the arm the way Justin Germano did when Hensley landed on the DL back in May.
Also, someone is chasing a record in this game. I haven’t heard much about it, so I can’t confirm, but it might have to do with home runs? Go Padres!
by Geoff Young on Aug 04, 2007
I am happy to report that we made it back to San Diego in one piece. I’d also submit that 6,417 miles of driving in 12 days probably is too much for one person and that actually doing it isn’t necessarily the best way to discover said fact.
Reader LaMar asked the other day for a “step back away from the cliff” post so here it is…
Wednesday morning, just east of Joplin, Mo., we were struck on the interstate by a big rig at 65 mph and forced into a grassy strip along the median. The right side of our vehicle was pretty well trashed:
Thankfully nobody was hurt (in our vehicle; all I can say about the other guy is that we didn’t slow him down any) and we were able to keep going. As the guy at the auto parts store said, “yeah, that happens a lot.”
That night, several people were killed when a bridge in Minneapolis collapsed. Kinda makes complaining about a busted door seem more than a little petty.
Baseball is the greatest sport in the world, folks; enjoy it no matter how the Padres might be doing at any given moment. Hell, enjoy everything. Peace…
by Geoff Young on Aug 03, 2007
Game #108
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Go Padres!
by Geoff Young on Aug 03, 2007
Greetings from the Grand Canyon…
by Geoff Young on Aug 03, 2007
August 3, 1969, Chicago: Cubs 4, Padres 3 (box score)
The Padres faced their former teammate, Dick Selma, in the finale at Chicago. Joe Niekro, for whom Selma was traded, got the call for San Diego.
The Cubs scored first. In the second inning, they parlayed three straight one-out singles into a 1-0 lead.
The Padres tied the game two innings later on doubles by Nate Colbert and Al Ferrara. In the bottom of the fourth, Chicago had a golden opportunity but couldn’t score. With the bases loaded and one out, Jim Hickman bounced into a 6-4-3 double play to end the frame.
San Diego took the lead in the sixth. Colbert walked to start the inning. After Selma fanned Ferrara, Cito Gaston stepped to the plate and drove a homer to left, pushing the Padres ahead, 3-1.
The visitors held their lead until the eighth. Then, with two on and one out, Niekro served up a home run to Billy Williams, putting the Cubs back on top, 4-3.
Phil Regan came on in the ninth to retire the Padres in order and seal the victory for Chicago in front of 32,566. The Padres had dropped their second straight series and eighth straight game; their record had fallen to 34-74 on the season.
by Geoff Young on Aug 02, 2007
Game #107
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Go Padres!
by Geoff Young on Aug 02, 2007
August 2, 1969, Chicago: Cubs 4, Padres 1 (box score)
It’s hard to win when you have more errors than hits in a game. The Padres gave an excellent demonstration of that fact on a Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field.
The Cubs scored two unearned runs in the second inning off Al Santorini. They extended their lead to 3-0 in the third on one-out homer to left off the bat of Ron Santo.
Chicago southpaw Ken Holtzman, meanwhile, held the Padres hitless for 5 2/3 innings. Then Nate Colbert doubled to center, scoring Ollie Brown, who had walked directly ahead of him.
Ivan Murrell doubled to lead off the next inning, but he never advanced past second. His and Colbert’s two-baggers were the Padres’ only two hits of the game.
Santo knocked his second solo homer with two out in the seventh to make the score 4-1. Holtzman finished the start and won his 13th game of the season.
by Geoff Young on Aug 01, 2007
Game #106
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Go Padres!
by Geoff Young on Aug 01, 2007
Top 10 Second Basemen in Padres History
This is a work-in-progress:
- Mark Loretta
- Roberto Alomar
- Quilvio Veras
- Bip Roberts
- Tim Flannery
- Alan Wiggins
- Jody Reed
- Juan Bonilla
- Tito Fuentes
- Josh Barfield
I’m very confident about those first three, but 4-9 are a jumbled mess. Others you could make a case for include Dave Campbell, Derrel Thomas, Tim Teufel, Bret Boone, Damian Jackson, and Ramon Vazquez…
by Geoff Young on Aug 01, 2007
August 1, 1969, Chicago: Cubs 5, Padres 2 (box score)
The Padres, after being swept in St. Louis by the Cardinals, headed to Chicago hoping to change their fortunes. Unfortunately, the Cubs, who owned first place in the NL East at the time, had their own ideas.
Clay Kirby and Bill Hands hooked up in the opener on a Friday afternoon. The Cubs jumped on Kirby early with a two-out rally in the first. Billy Williams singled to center and Ron Santo walked. After a wild pitch moved both runners up 90 feet, Ernie Banks singled them home to give the home team a 2-0 lead.
The Padres scored their first run in the fifth. With one out, Ivan Murrell blooped a single to center. After Chris Cannizzaro popped out to his counterpart behind the plate, John Sipin doubled to left, scoring Murrell.
The Cubs scored another run in the sixth, and it could have been worse. With runners at first and second, and one out, Gary Ross relieved Kirby and retired Hands on a foul popup bunt to third. After Don Kessinger walked to load the bases, Glenn Beckert grounded to third to end the inning. The Cubs now led, 3-1.
Nate Colbert started the seventh with a homer to left, his 15th on the season. Hands, however, quickly recovered and kept his club in front.
The Cubs capped the scoring in the bottom half. Three walks, a hit batsman, and a single resulted in two runs, making the final score 5-2.
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