So the Padres took another series, this one against the Reds. I didn’t catch the first few innings, but I understand that the visitors squandered numerous opportunities against a less-than-stellar Jake Peavy. By the time I got home to watch the game, the Padres were in the process of tying it up in the fourth. [...]

Pads took two out of three in Atlanta. Very nice. Only the Astros and Dodgers have higher winning percentages in the NL. Brian Lawrence pitched seven strong innings, striking out eight against a depleted Braves lineup. Khalil Greene, batting leadoff, opened the game with a homer to right. Jay Payton homered. Another multihit game for [...]

Pads took two out of three in Atlanta. Very nice. Only the Astros and Dodgers have higher winning percentages in the NL. Brian Lawrence pitched seven strong innings, striking out eight against a depleted Braves lineup. Khalil Greene, batting leadoff, opened the game with a homer to right. Jay Payton homered. Another multihit game for [...]

So the Padres finished April with a 15-9 record. Granted, they played struggling clubs such as the Giants, the Expos, and the Mets. But unlike in some recent seasons, they dominated these struggling teams and in the end found themselves tied for the division lead. As Bialystock and Bloom would say, "Where did we go [...]

In what is becoming a theme of sorts, the Padres once again came back from a late inning defecit to win at home. I can tell it’s becoming a theme because with the Expos ahead 4-2 going to the bottom of the eighth, I just kind of expected the Pads to at least tie the [...]

Yeah, it’s the Expos and they can’t score runs. Yeah, he’s doing it with smoke and mirrors. But Ismael Valdez threw eight scoreless last night and is now 3-0 on the year. The 2.42 ERA is great, but don’t expect it to last. Of the 90 batters he’s faced so far, all but seven have [...]

Jim Brower working to Ramon Vazquez in the ninth inning of an 11-0 game misses for ball one. The Channel 4 mics pick up a guy screaming “pitch to him!” Beautiful. The Giants, of course, did to pitch to him and to everyone else in the lineup. The Pads, for their part, connected with a [...]

Pads win, 9-5. Brian Lawrence looked good early. That fastball he buried up and in on Michael Tucker for a strikeout to end the third was impressive. Surprised the heck out of Tucker, that’s for sure. Lawrence still worked behind in the count too often and had trouble with location. It’s early in the season, [...]

We left our seats after the eighth on Sunday, after numerous missed opportunities and an afternoon of frustration. The Diamondbacks led, 4-2, and there wasn’t much hope. Luis Gonzalez then hit a bomb off the increasingly-difficult-to-justify Eddie Oropesa to extend the lead to three runs. Adios. By the time Matt Mantei had entered the game, [...]

Yep. It’s finally here. Brian Lawrence and Hideo Nomo hook up at Dodger Stadium, 1 PM start. Throw out the high ERAs and hope everyone is ready. I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty giddy about the upcoming season. I know, I always feel that way on Opening Day. But somehow I can’t help [...]