first pitch: 1:05 p.m., PT television: none matchup: Woody Williams (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs Sergio Mitre (1-0, 0.00 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN.com The Padres hit the road following a season-opening home stand that can charitably be described as disastrous. In the five games at Petco Park, they were outhit, .306/.362/.544 to .229/.298/.357, [...]
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IGD: Padres vs Giants (4 Apr 06)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Shawn Estes (7-8, 4.80 ERA) vs Matt Morris (14-10, 4.11 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com And now, reality check time. This is what the rest of the Padres rotation looks like. It’s only the second game of the season, and I’m trying to maintain optimism, especially [...]
Giants See Greene; Bonds Left in Shadows
Could we have asked for a better start to the season? I don’t think so. The Padres won their third straight home opener, dropping the Giants 6-1 at Petco Park Monday night before a sellout crowd. And the rain that threatened all day never quite materialized, unless you are a fan of the visiting club, [...]
Spare Outfielders
We know that Dave Roberts is in left, Mike Cameron is in center, and Brian Giles is in right. But what if Roberts or Cameron gets hurt (I don’t even want to think about the other possibility)? And even if everyone stays healthy, the starters will need a day off once in a while. What [...]
Because Someone Has to Bat Second
Last week in the discussion we were trying to figure out who would and/or should bat second for the Padres in 2006. Reader Steve pointed us to a projected batting order at Padres.com, which shows Mike Cameron in the #2 hole. A debate then ensued over whether Cameron strikes out too much to bat so [...]
Piazza Comes to San Diego
The Padres have signed catcher Mike Piazza. The Friars’ willingness to let him catch reportedly played a key role in Piazza’s decision to choose San Diego over his hometown of Philadelphia. On the one hand, the Padres are at least five years late to the Piazza train. On the other hand, this limits the amount [...]
Padres Land a Big One
The Padres have claimed former Orioles “first baseman” Walter Young off waivers. Young is listed at 6’5″, 322 lbs. Yes, you read that right. According to the recently released Lahman Database v. 5.3 (hat tip to Baseball Musings for the reminder on that), Young is the heaviest man ever to play big-league baseball. For the [...]
Monday Links
What a great title. It’s like Friday Links, only Monday… Padres to host inaugural FriarFest (Padres.com). For $5, fans can set foot on the Petco Park playing field and “interact with their favorite Padres personalities.” Brian Giles, Eric Young, and Mike Cameron are mentioned among those scheduled to attend. Cactus League (via Baseball Musings). The [...]
Eaton to Rangers
The Padres have dealt Adam Eaton, Akinori Otsuka, and Billy Killian to the Rangers for Chris Young, Adrian Gonzalez, and Terrmel Sledge. [Update: Tip o' the cap to Nick G. for breaking this one in the comments to Tuesday morning's post.] Understand that Aki is one of my all-time favorite Padres. And I still think [...]
2005 in Review – Right Field
I stumbled across the Padres 2006 calendar at the mall the other night. Each month features a different player. Of the 12 players represented, only 6 are current Padres. I thought of offering half price, with an option to buy the 2007 calendar at full price if a certain percentage of players slated for inclusion [...]
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