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IGD: Padres vs Dodgers (14 Jun 06)

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Mike Thompson (2-2, 4.67 ERA) vs Brad Penny (7-1, 2.34 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com Ten quasi-random observations from Monday night’s victory over the Dodgers: For a guy who is supposed to stink, Chan Ho Park sure doesn’t pitch like it. As has been the case [...]

Series Preview: Padres vs Dodgers

The team just up I-5 from San Diego is in first place, and I’m starting to have some concerns. Aside from the fact that the Dodgers easily have the best run differential in the NL West (+67, well ahead of second-place Arizona’s +25), what bothers me is that each time a hole opens, they are [...]

2006 Draft, Day 1 Recap

Special to Ducksnorts by Peter Friberg Last night I wrote “Padres Poised to Pop Pitcher” for Ducksnorts.com. I had the Padres preference backwards. The Padres left Missouri St. right-hander Brett Sinkbeil on the table and tabbed Wake Forest third baseman Matt Antonelli with their first-round selection (#17 overall). Antonelli is not a huge power bat [...]

Padres Poised to Pop Pitcher

Special to Ducksnorts by Peter Friberg [Note: As I went to publish Peter's article, he e-mailed me to let me know that Kansas City could be taking right-hander Brad Lincoln with the first pick overall, which would throw the draft back into flux.] A week before the draft, the Padres draft group huddled together in [...]