Guess I broke out the Home Sweep Home headline one series too early. OTOH, if I hadn’t used it, the Pads wouldn’t have won the Atlanta series. See, bloggers can be superstitious too. Oh, and is it great to have Khalil Greene back and swinging the bat well again? Now if we can somehow get [...]
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First Place, Baby!
After yet another come-from-behind win, the Padres are now tied with the Diamondbacks for first place in the NL West. I’ll say it now: This is a better team than last year’s version. Deeper bullpen, deeper bench. Not that they didn’t battle last year, but they’re better equipped to put up a fight now. Fun [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres vs Marlins (15 May 2005)
first pitch: 1:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Brian Lawrence (2-4, 5.09 ERA) vs A.J. Burnett (3-3, 2.70 ERA) previews: ESPN | CBS | SI | Padres.com For the second straight game, the Pads got seven innings out of their starter on just 99 pitches. Saturday night was vintage Jake Peavy. Of those 99 [...]
Inconceivable!
Regardless of whether the word means what I think it does, that was an unlikely win. Down 5-1 in the ninth on the road? Great work by the bullpen again, although they’ve now logged 15 innings in two days. Brian Lawrence needs to bust out the old efficiency cap on Tuesday. (Efficiency cap? Really.) Game [...]
400 Saves
Trevor Hoffman gets So Taguchi on a called third strike to seal the Pads 6-5 victory at St. Louis Friday night. Hoffman becomes the third player in MLB history to record 400 saves, joining Lee Smith and John Franco. All but two of Hoffman’s saves have come as a member of the San Diego Padres. [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres @ Cardinals (6 May 2005)
first pitch: 5:10 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Darrell May (0-0, 4.26 ERA) vs Jeff Suppan (2-3, 3.23 ERA) The preseason favorite to win the #5 spot in the rotation makes his first start as a Padre. Unfortunately, he’ll be making it against a team full of guys who beat him like a rug. [...]
Who Do? Hyzdu!
Sorry ’bout that headline, but it was better than the alternatives. Trust me. So the Pads, with their bizarre new lineup and without their skipper for most of the night, beat the Rockies, 5-4, at Petco Monday night. Adam Hyzdu, with his bases-clearing double in the second, was the hero. A few observations from the [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres vs Diamondbacks (1 May 2005)
first pitch: 1:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Woody Williams (2-1, 4.85 ERA) vs Javier Vazquez (2-2, 6.11 ERA) game previews: ESPN | CBS SportsLine | SI After finishing April with two impressive wins against the Diamondbacks that may have helped allay some concerns (strong outings from Brian Lawrence and Trevor Hoffman, homer by [...]
Woodmonster
Woody Williams pitched another gem last night in San Francisco. That’s two real good games in a row from Williams, for those scoring at home. For those who didn’t see the game, know that he pitched even better than his line. Several hits were of the bloop variety, and his defense didn’t do him any [...]
Up and Adam
Some music I try not to think about at all, some I don’t care to hear but enjoy playing, some inspires me to play, and some just makes me want to stop playing altogether and do nothing but listen. Pretty much everything by the late Jeff Buckley falls into that last category. What a shame [...]
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