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Review the Preview: Hitters

Back in April, I wrote my annual “Looking Forward to…” piece on the Padres over at Baseball Think Factory. In the interest of holding myself accountable, and maybe learning something in the process, I thought we should do a quick review. We’ll cover the position players today and the pitchers on Monday. Marcus Giles, 2B [...]

Decade of Ducksnorts

Yep, we’ve been here 10 years. That’s, like, 70 in Internet years. I was going to create a snazzy badge to commemorate the event, but what follows will be plenty self-indulgent on its own. Come, follow me… Old Incarnations I can’t find any versions earlier than 2000 (I probably have a few on a floppy [...]

IGD: Padres @ Phillies (26 Aug 07)

Game #129 time: 10:35 a.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Tim Stauffer (0-0, 17.18) vs Kyle Kendrick (6-3, 4.06) pre: Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com Four things: Glad to see Doug Brocail take care of business with Carlos Ruiz. Plunking the punk in the hip won’t hasten Marcus Giles‘ return from the DL, but it’s good to know [...]

IGD: Padres @ Phillies (25 Aug 07)

Game #128 time: 4:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Clay Hensley (2-3, 6.70) vs Kyle Lohse (7-12, 4.61) pre: Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com Three things: Carlos Ruiz is an idiot. Thanks for lighting a fire under the team’s collective posterior. Here’s hoping Marcus Giles is okay. Great response by the Padres. Embarrassing the opposition in its [...]

Friday Links (17 Aug 07)

Happy Friday, and welcome to an extra special “you did all the work” edition of our weekly link roundup. Enjoy! Meredith keeps chin up despite Year 2 struggles (North County Times). In addition to the stuff on Cla Meredith, we learn that Milton Bradley “might not be ready to start until Tuesday in New York.” [...]

A Win, By Definition, Cannot Be Ugly

The headline lies. What should have been a walk in the proverbial park almost turned into disaster. Thankfully the Padres managed to pull off the victory Wednesday night (box score) in spite of themselves. Hall of Fame Meetup Tony Gwynn’s induction into Cooperstown is nigh upon us. As a reminder, we’re brainstorming ideas for a [...]

Coffee, Jazz, Victory

Got me some coffee in a mug, some Lionel Hampton on the radio, and a Padres win (box score) on my mind. Not bad for a Tuesday morning. Hall of Fame Meetup Tony Gwynn’s induction into Cooperstown is nigh upon us. As a reminder, we’re brainstorming ideas for a Hall of Fame meetup. Any and [...]

Monthly Roundtable: June 2007

Welcome to the latest edition of the Ducksnorts monthly roundtable. Participants this time include Anthony Trifiletti (Friar Watch), Peter Friberg (various; currently covering prospects here at Ducksnorts under the title “Padres Prospect Report”), Jim Higgins (FriarBall), John Conniff and Denis Savage (MadFriars.com, a webzine that covers the Padres’ minor leagues), Larry Brown (AOL FanHouse), and [...]

Brian Guile

Seeing Brian Giles reach base three times in the leadoff spot and score two of the Padres’ three runs Monday night (recap | box score) is great. Seeing how he did it is even better. In the first inning, Marlins right-hander Sergio Mitre retired Giles on three pitches. Call it a mulligan. Next time up, [...]

Runs? Yeah, We Got Some — and a Catcher

Crazy offense on Tuesday night, eh (recap | boxscore)? Eighteen runs at Petco Park — it’s like I’ve been saying all along, they need to move the fences in to stimulate more scoring. Did I mention that the Padres own the National League’s best record? First off, props to the Orioles for not quitting at [...]