The Padres went 13-15 in the month of August. Despite outhitting the opposition, .248/.326/.385 to .246/.305/.377, and again outhomering them, 26 to 23, the Pads managed to be outscored, 107 to 105. Adrian Gonzalez (.248/.333/.386 in 101 AB), Josh Barfield (.220/.273/.374 in 91 AB), and Mike Piazza (.203/.268/.344 in 64 AB) all scuffled, and Mark [...]
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Where Do Padres Come From?
Nice win Sunday afternoon against the Nationals to take the series and remain in first place by two games over the Dodgers and Diamondbacks. I still don’t understand why a guy with Jake Peavy’s stuff has to get so cute when he’s ahead in the count, but oh well. The Padres are off Monday before [...]
IGD: Padres vs Braves (15 Jul 06)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Chan Ho Park (6-4, 4.29 ERA) vs John Smoltz (6-5, 3.60 ERA) preview: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN buy tickets Tough loss Friday night. I kept bouncing back between the game and the season premieres of Stargate: SG1 and Stargate: Atlantis. I really thought once Scott [...]
Friday Links (5 May 06)
Man, if you needed an excuse to get behind Clay Hensley, I’d say that Thursday night’s start against the Dodgers is as good as any. Dude gets hit in the back of the head by a broken bat in the second inning, and after a few minutes’ delay to stop the bleeding, goes out there [...]
No Relief in Sight?
Remember that little chat we had a while back about this year’s Padres bullpen? Four weeks later to the day, it’s obsolete. Jason Anderson has been outrighted to Portland, Steve Andrade has been claimed off waivers by Kansas City, Doug Brocail has had an angioplasty, Seth Etherton has been reassigned to the minors, and Brian [...]
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Friday Links
A little bit of this, a little bit of that… Etherton back in the game (Padres.com). Darkhorse candidate for the Padres pitching staff has rediscovered his curveball, a pitch that abandoned him after 2001 shoulder surgery. Agent: Brocail optimistic about ’06 (San Diego Union-Tribune). I know I said who cares if Doug Brocail comes back [...]
Replaceability, Contingency, and Get Well Soon
Contingency Plan – An alternative for action if things don’t go as planned or if an expected result fails to materialize. [The Ohio State University] When the Padres signed right-hander Doug Brocail this winter, I lumped the transaction in with several other moves, writing that I didn’t want to waste an entire entry on the [...]
So, About That Bullpen
Channel 4 rebroadcast the 2005 game of the year last night. The grand slam by Khalil Greene with two out in the ninth to tie it was unbelieveable. Equally unlikely were the events leading up to Greene’s heroics, propelled at least in part by Frank Robinson’s curious use of his bullpen. This got me to [...]
Piazza Comes to San Diego
The Padres have signed catcher Mike Piazza. The Friars’ willingness to let him catch reportedly played a key role in Piazza’s decision to choose San Diego over his hometown of Philadelphia. On the one hand, the Padres are at least five years late to the Piazza train. On the other hand, this limits the amount [...]
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