first pitch: 12:35 p.m., PT television: none matchup: Jake Peavy (4-8, 4.50 ERA) vs Dan Haren (6-6, 3.56 ERA) preview: Padres.com Quasi-random observations from Wednesday night’s 8-1 victory over the A’s: Mike Cameron is on fire. After hitting just one homer in his first 142 at-bats with the Padres, he’s knocked eight in his last [...]
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Surprise, They’re Still Human
I don’t know where to start. Last night’s is a game that not only could have been won, but should have been won. Tough pill to swallow but there it is. He’s a Rookie? You’re Joshin’ Me It’s a credit to Josh Barfield’s level of play so far that you go for weeks at a [...]
IGD: Padres vs Diamondbacks (24 Apr 06)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Brandon Webb (2-0, 2.51 ERA) vs Chan Ho Park (1-0, 4.86 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com Snakes in town for three. This Arizona club is an interesting mix of old (Tony Clark, Luis Gonzalez, Shawn Green, Orlando Hernandez, Terry Mullholland (!)) and young (Conor Jackson, Chad [...]
Round Two, Advantage Padres
Great game Tuesday night at Petco. The Padres fell behind early but battled back. Neither Jake Peavy, who started the game, nor Trevor Hoffman, who finished it, had his best stuff, but both got the job done. A few observations from Section 309: The defensive shift against Khalil Greene was odd. In his first at-bat [...]
Interview: Ed Barnes
Ed Barnes is the head of research for the Padres telecasts on Channel 4 San Diego. He also works on Outta Left Field, which airs before each Padres night home game Monday through Saturday. Ed is an integral part of the engine that drives the machine at Channel 4. Recently Ducksnorts had the opportunity to [...]
Prospects from 1996, Revisited – Part 4
4. Best Prospects, Best Big Leaguers (or, Fun with Tables) One question I found myself asking was which guys of the 515 in John Sickels’ 1996 Minor League Scouting Notebook were considered the best prospects, and how have they fared as big leaguers. The flip side of this is which players have become the best [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres @ Diamondbacks (25 May 2005)
first pitch: 6:40 7:10 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Darrell May (0-0, 4.24 ERA) vs Brad Halsey (3-2, 3.54 ERA) The Friars beat Arizona in Tuesday night’s opener at the BOB. The final score was 9-5, but it shouldn’t have been that close. The Snakes’ starter, Russ Ortiz, worked behind in the count all [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres vs Diamondbacks (1 May 2005)
first pitch: 1:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Woody Williams (2-1, 4.85 ERA) vs Javier Vazquez (2-2, 6.11 ERA) game previews: ESPN | CBS SportsLine | SI After finishing April with two impressive wins against the Diamondbacks that may have helped allay some concerns (strong outings from Brian Lawrence and Trevor Hoffman, homer by [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres vs Diamondbacks (30 Apr 2005)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Brian Lawrence (1-3, 7.65 ERA) vs Shawn Estes (2-1, 3.96 ERA) game previews: ESPN | CBS SportsLine | SI | Padres.com AB BA OBP SLG Lawrence vs current Diamondbacks 196 .255 .308 .398 Estes vs current Padres 224 .259 .356 .379 Lawrence has done a good [...]
Position Players Drafted: 1995-2004
We’ve been lamenting how thin the Padres farm system is and how few impact players it’s produced over the years. But what are the hard numbers? Following is a list of every position player drafted and signed by the Padres from 1995 to 2004 who reached the big club. Stats are those compiled while in [...]
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