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Playoff Preview: Padres vs Cardinals

So the Padres will play the Cardinals in the first round of the playoffs. Let’s take a little look at this here series. For those of you joining us who don’t follow the Pads, welcome and I’ll see if I can help introduce this team to you. For those of you who hang out here [...]

Playoff Roster Decisions

In Thursday’s comments, dprat pointed to John Maffei’s take on the playoff roster. Here is his “best-guess scenario” along with my reactions: P: Jake Peavy, Adam Eaton, Woody Williams, Pedro Astacio, Brian Lawrence, Akinori Otsuka, Rudy Seanez, Scott Linebrink, Clay Hensley, Trevor Hoffman I think he has this about right. I would set up the [...]

IGD: Padres vs Giants (28 Sep 2005)

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Pedro Astacio (5-10, 4.85 ERA) vs Jason Schmidt (12-6, 4.29 ERA) Sure, the Giants have Barry Bonds. But they don’t have Ramon Hernandez. They don’t have Clay Hensley or Scott Linebrink, either, although many moons ago they did. And for once, J.T. Snow‘s glove actually helped [...]

IGD: Padres @ Diamondbacks (25 Sep 2005)

first pitch: 1:40 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Woody Williams (8-12, 5.07 ERA) vs Javier Vazquez (11-15, 4.57 ERA) preview: ESPN | Padres.com You know what would be a ballsy move that won’t happen? Stick Clay Hensley in the playoff rotation behind Jake Peavy and Pedro Astacio. Here’s how Hensley and the guys who [...]

IGD: Padres @ Dodgers (10 Sep 2005)

first pitch: 1:10 p.m., PT television: FOX matchup: Clay Hensley (0-0, 2.25 ERA) vs Derek Lowe (9-13, 3.77 ERA) preview: Padres.com magic number: 16 No, he’s not Jake Peavy, but Hensley has done a terrific job since being recalled from Portland. After 16 relief appearances for the Pads, the 25-year-old right-hander makes his first big-league [...]

IGD: Padres @ Dodgers (9 Sep 2005)

first pitch: 7:40 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Woody Williams (7-11, 4.85 ERA) vs D.J. Houlton (5-8, 5.23 ERA) Hey, welcome to analysis-free Friday. As Rich Campbell points out over at San Diego Spotlight, the Padres’ magic number is at 17. Even the thought of having to face D.J. Houlton again can’t bring me [...]

IGD: Padres vs Astros (24 Aug 2005)

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Chan Ho Park (10-6, 6.07 ERA) vs Ezequiel Astacio (2-6, 6.21 ERA) preview: Padres.com After Tuesday night’s epic matchup, Wednesday promises to be a bit of a letdown. Still, the Padres have put themselves in position to win a series against a good team. And the [...]

IGD: Padres @ Marlins (16 Aug 2005)

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 [...]

IGD: Padres @ Pirates (4 Aug 2005)

first pitch: 9:35 a.m., PT television: none matchup: Brian Lawrence (5-11, 4.50 ERA) vs Mark Redman (5-11, 4.30 ERA) preview: ESPN | Padres.com Tables, we’ve got tables… Padres Aggregate Starting Pitching Before and Since June 1, 2005 Period GS W L ERA H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 4/4 – 5/31 52 18 14 4.33 9.28 0.97 [...]

Interview: Jonathan @ PDX Beavers

PDX Beavers bills itself as the “Unofficial Portland Beavers Web Page”; several talented and dedicated writers keep tabs on everything that’s going on with the Padres’ Triple-A affiliate. Recently I had a chance to chat with Jonathan from PDX Beavers. We talked about everything from top prospects that have passed through Portland, to Portland’s chances [...]