first pitch: 12:10 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Darrell May (1-2, 5.40 ERA) vs Jeff Weaver (6-7, 4.75) previews: ESPN | CBS | Padres.com I love it when Hee Seop Choi comes to the plate at Dodger Stadium and the crowd starts chanting “Beat LA.” Very odd game Tuesday night. Pads won, 8-3, but [...]
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In-Game Discussion: Padres vs Mariners (25 Jun 2005)
first pitch: 1:10 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Jake Peavy (6-2, 2.56 ERA) vs Aaron Sele (6-5, 3.73 ERA) previews: ESPN | CBS | Padres.com So much for the Padres snapping out of their June gloom. Not only did they drop the opener against “natural rival” Seattle, but leadoff hitter Dave Roberts hurt his [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres vs Dodgers (21 Jun 2005)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Woody Williams (2-5, 4.47 ERA) vs Derek Lowe (5-7, 3.69 ERA) previews: ESPN | CBS | Padres.com Now that was a dominant pitching performance. Brad Penny was outstanding, but Jake Peavy pitched about as well as a guy can pitch (dig the photo; it’s even better [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres vs White Sox (10 Jun 2005)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Woody Williams (2-3, 4.46 ERA) vs Jon Garland (9-2, 3.40 ERA) The Padres salvaged the finale of a three-game series against the Indians behind seven shutout innings from Adam Eaton, who also drove in a run at the plate. The emergence of Eaton this year has [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres vs Indians (8 Jun 2005)
[Update: Some folks may have missed this, so I'm putting it right at the top of the entry: Ducksnorts on "Outta Left Field" on Channel 4 before Wednesday night's game (i.e., tonight) Time: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Loc: Hall of Fame Bar & Grill, Fifth Floor of Western Metal Supply Co. Bldg.] first pitch: 7:05 [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres vs Cubs (5 Jun 2005)
first pitch: 1:35 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Woody Williams (2-2, 4.84 ERA) vs Carlos Zambrano (3-3, 3.62 ERA) previews: ESPN | CBS| SI | Padres.com Several Padres are sick right now, including today’s original starter, Jake Peavy, who has lost nine pounds since contracting an upper respiratory infection earlier in the week. Others [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres vs Cubs (4 Jun 2005)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Darrell May (0-0, 4.96 ERA) vs Greg Maddux (3-3, 4.08 ERA) previews: ESPN | CBS| SI | Padres.com Huge game from Adam Eaton Friday night. After a sluggish start, he completely shut down the Cubbies, most notably Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez. Eaton also singled, tripled, [...]
Prospects from 1996, Revisited – Part 3
3. A Tale of Two Prospects In the first installment, we set out the motivation for this series and why it was worth exhuming, three years after the initial study. In Part 2 we looked at pairs of players who had been ranked similarly as minor leaguers and who had turned out to be very [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres vs Cubs (2 Jun 2005)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Tim Stauffer (1-1, 4.01 ERA) vs Glendon Rusch (4-1, 2.35 ERA) previews: ESPN | CBS | Padres.com The Padres couldn’t quite mount another late-inning comeback Wednesday night, as Geoff Blum‘s bid for a walk-off grand slam fell just shy. Still, there’s something to be said for [...]
Stuff I Was Going to Whine About before We Came Back to Win
Okay, so the Pads pulled that one off but at the risk of seeming ungrateful, I have to get a few things off my chest: Guys Hacking First Pitch with RISP 1st inning Dave Roberts: Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, D Roberts walked Geoff Blum: Ball, Ball, Ball, D Roberts stole second, Strike (looking), [...]
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