You may have noticed that Ducksnorts won the NL West in the World Series of Blogs. To all of you who got me to the NL finals, I say thanks. Now I need your help again. We’re getting spanked pretty hard by the Cardinals (’96 flashback, anyone?), so spread the word and help get Ducksnorts [...]
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Drafting a Plan, Planning a Draft
Four runs in three games against the Rockies doesn’t inspire a lot of confidence, but at least the Padres managed to avoid being swept. Brian Lawrence looked terrific. Unfortunately he made the mistake of surrendering a run, which cost him a shot at the win. Shawn Estes had no command (60 strikes, 57 balls; six [...]
La Calabaza
Ismael Valdez picked a fine time to turn into a pumpkin. You really need to win those games where your team scores six in the first. Jason Bay and Daryle Ward did the damage, each knocking two homers last night. Their four bombs came in as many innings (Bay’s were in the third and fifth [...]
Band Stories
The bad news is, the Pads were swept at home by the Cubs. The good news is, all the other NL West teams were swept at home this weekend except Colorado (and even the Rox dropped two out of three). Is it annoying that the Padres didn’t pick up any ground on the Dodgers? You [...]
Adam Eaton
The good news is the Padres managed to finish .500 on their six-game jaunt to Atlanta and Miami. And they didn’t go down without a fight in Sunday afternoon’s game against the Marlins. The bad news is Adam Eaton is scuffling. Some interesting splits: by inning, 2004 Inn AB R H 2B 3B HR BB [...]
Odds and Ends
Looks like we’re not the only ones impressed with the Padres this April: Greene is NL Rookie of the Month (MLB.com) Giles named NL Player of Week (MLB.com) Mets manager hopes protest means new delivery for Otsuka (NC Times). Ultimate respect: “Maybe we’ll get (Otsuka) to change his delivery,” Howe said Sunday. This is a [...]
Giant Series
Another day, another win at SBC. Ho-hum. Seriously, you think there are a bunch of confused Giant fans right about now trying to figure out who that team was that came to town this week in place of their favorite doormats? The tone of the series was set in the first game, when the Padres [...]
Treading Water
Frustrating loss at SBC, yes, but also some signs of hope. Still, it would be good to see the Pads get their act together soon. We could dwell on the negatives from last night’s game: David Wells caught too much of the plate too often, spotting the Giants a 4-0 lead after three. Ramon Hernandez [...]
Taxing Series
That was a winnable series against the Dodgers. Poor starting pitching and not enough timely hitting. Not a good combination. There were bright moments last night. Mark Loretta and Phil Nevin hit the first two Padre homers at Petco. Loretta and Sean Burroughs extended their hitting streaks to nine. Aki Otsuka pitched brilliantly again (I’m [...]
Cal League Tour 2004: Phase I
This season, my buddy Jeff and I have taken it upon ourselves to visit every park in the California League. We’re old and somewhat responsible these days, so the plan is to hit two towns a weekend, one weekend a month through August. The first phase of our journey saw us visit Lake Elsinore and [...]
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