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 [...]
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IGD: Padres vs Rockies (8 Sep 2005)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Brian Lawrence (7-14, 4.83 ERA) vs Sunny Kim (4-2, 4.50 ERA) Random Thoughts Nice outing from Adam Eaton Wednesday night. He’s not quite back where he was before the injury, but he’s getting closer all the time. Padres seriously need him to step up down the [...]
Round Two, Advantage Padres
Great game Tuesday night at Petco. The Padres fell behind early but battled back. Neither Jake Peavy, who started the game, nor Trevor Hoffman, who finished it, had his best stuff, but both got the job done. A few observations from Section 309: The defensive shift against Khalil Greene was odd. In his first at-bat [...]
IGD: Padres vs Diamondbacks (30 Aug 2005)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Jake Peavy (11-6, 2.97 ERA) vs Javier Vazquez (10-13, 4.59 ERA) preview: Padres.com Monday Recap Frustrating loss in the opener Monday night. Shoddy defense and the home run ball put the Padres in an early hole. But in the ninth, the Friars did manage to get [...]
IGD: Padres vs Diamondbacks (29 Aug 2005)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Woody Williams (6-10, 5.14 ERA) vs Russ Ortiz (4-8, 6.95 ERA) previews: ESPN | Padres.com Padres averted a sweep at home by the Rockies Sunday afternoon. And a collective sigh of relief with news that Brian Giles suffered only a bruised right knee (article contains Monty [...]
IGD: Padres vs Rockies (28 Aug 2005)
first pitch: 1:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Pedro Astacio (3-10, 5.36 ERA) vs Jamey Wright (6-15, 5.70 ERA) After Saturday night’s loss, the Pads find themselves seeking to avoid a sweep at the hands of last place Colorado. Astacio hasn’t faced enough current Rockies to make it worth the effort, but Wright has [...]
Death by Paper Cuts
Arrived at our seats Saturday night about two minutes before first pitch. Cory Sullivan steps to the plate, fouls the second pitch of the game off to the third base side. Ball nearly hits me. It’s one of those nights. Later, I see myself on the giant video screen. I envy folks who genuinely believe [...]
IGD: Padres vs Rockies (27 Aug 2005)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Brian Lawrence (7-12, 4.58 ERA) vs Sunny Kim (2-2, 5.18 ERA) preview: ESPN | Padres.com Five observations from Friday night’s game: The Jake Peavy bobblehead they gave away bears an eerie resemblance to some generic white guy. Also, the head bobbles. Adam Eaton isn’t quite ready [...]
Peavy vs Clemens: One for the Ages
Wow. Just wow. That was vintage Jake Peavy. He got himself into a little trouble in the third and again in the sixth but worked his way out of both jams, and that was pretty much the game. I mostly have photos today, with very little analysis. Enjoy… In the Bullpen I was able to [...]
The Other Side of Nady
We talk about Xavier Nady a lot around here. Most of the time we whine about his lack of playing time. But last week, The Fathers made a real good point in the comments about the quality (or lack thereof) of pitchers against which Nady has homered this season. Because it’s lame to present only [...]
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