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Gonzalez, Greene Ruin Big Unit’s Return

by Geoff Young on Apr 25, 2007 (10) Comments

That was fun. Two old guys serving up meat, and plenty of it? What’s not to love. Randy Johnson made his 2007 debut and looked a bit rusty. He had the good stuff, but his command wasn’t quite there and the Padres took advantage. Jose Cruz Jr., Adrian Gonzalez, and Khalil Greene all had field [...]

Checking In on the New Guys

by Geoff Young on Apr 23, 2007 (36) Comments

The Padres lost on Sunday, and I have surprisingly little to say about it. They didn’t really do anything wrong other than run into Jason Hirsh, who is pitching very well right now. I liked what I saw from Greg Maddux. Again. Actually, I like what I’m seeing from a lot of the new guys: [...]

A Lot Can Go Wrong in a Game

by Geoff Young on Apr 19, 2007 (15) Comments

I don’t have the heart to watch this one a second time on TiVo, so we’ll have to rely on my impressions of Wednesday night’s game (recap | box score) as viewed from the upper deck. Scary proposition, I know, but there it is. David Wells pitched a beautiful game. Honestly, I don’t know that [...]

Padres Take Third Straight Series

by Geoff Young on Apr 12, 2007 (36) Comments

Don’t look now, but the Padres are 4-2 at home. What worked in Wednesday night’s 4-0 victory over the Giants (recap | box score)? Pretty much everything. Greg Maddux pitched brilliantly, winning his 334th game as a big leaguer and first as a Padre. He needed just 75 pitches to complete six shutout innings before [...]

Padres Beat Cain, Giants

by Geoff Young on Apr 10, 2007 (25) Comments

Do you notice any themes emerging early in the season? Here’s one: Keep the game close and then let the bullpen take care of things. It happened again Monday night (recap | box score). San Francisco’s Matt Cain took a no-hitter into the seventh. That inning, Khalil Greene smashed a double down the left field [...]

Padres Take Second Straight Series, Face Giants Next

by Geoff Young on Apr 09, 2007 (28) Comments

The Padres returned to their winning ways on Sunday, beating the Colorado Rockies, 2-1, in 10 innings. Jake Peavy held the visitors mostly in check for seven of those innings while waiting for the offense to break through against Aaron Cook, whose nasty sinker baffled the Padres for most of the afternoon. With two out [...]

Peavy, Padres Roll in Opener

by Geoff Young on Apr 04, 2007 (33) Comments

Nice way to start the season, eh? First Opening Day shutout in club history (recap | box score). Sure, that works. Jake Peavy had a strong outing, spinning six scoreless innings against the Giants at PhoneCo. One of the things we’ve harped on here in the past is the need for Peavy to pitch with [...]

IGD: Padres @ Giants (3 Apr 07)

by Geoff Young on Apr 03, 2007 (246) Comments

first pitch: 1:35 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Jake Peavy (11-14, 4.09 ERA) vs Barry Zito (16-10, 3.83 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com Padres lineup: Marcus Giles, 2B Brian Giles, RF Mike Cameron, CF Adrian Gonzalez, 1B Josh Bard, C Khalil Greene, SS Kevin Kouzmanoff, 3B Jose Cruz Jr., LF Jake Peavy, P Giants [...]

Tuesday Links (6 Mar 07)

by Geoff Young on Mar 06, 2007 (19) Comments

Quick reminder to the folks here in San Diego that tonight’s game against the Diamondbacks will be televised on Channel 4 at 6 p.m. PT. Until then, here’s what’s going on: Left Field Who’s in left? Good question. The assumption has been Terrmel Sledge, but he’s really just the leading candidate headed into spring training. [...]

Spring Training Notes (26 Feb 07)

by Geoff Young on Feb 26, 2007 (31) Comments

Happy Monday. Lots going on today; let’s get to it. Cameron’s Preparation Padres center fielder Mike Cameron offers his thoughts on getting ready for the season, including this gem: Cameron takes more pitches than he takes swings early in spring, something he said he picked up from John Olerud when they both played for the [...]