The Pads beat Chicago, 8-3, Monday night for their first ever four-game sweep of the Cubs. They did it by working the count against Greg Maddux and driving the ball back through the middle, an approach favored by Tony Gwynn, who hit Maddux well during his career. The first four batters in the San Diego [...]
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Five Players to Watch
Jake Peavy The line from Peavy’s start Saturday night looks okay, but it doesn’t tell the whole story. Although he allowed just one run over six innings, Peavy was working out of jams most of the game. He didn’t dominate the way he has much of the past two seasons. In fact, we haven’t really [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres vs Cubs (5 Jun 2005)
first pitch: 1:35 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Woody Williams (2-2, 4.84 ERA) vs Carlos Zambrano (3-3, 3.62 ERA) previews: ESPN | CBS| SI | Padres.com Several Padres are sick right now, including today’s original starter, Jake Peavy, who has lost nine pounds since contracting an upper respiratory infection earlier in the week. Others [...]
Back from Ashland
I’m back from a week on the road. Drove up to Ashland, saw some plays (Shakespeare’s Winter’s Tale and Michael Frayn’s Noises Off for the curious), hung with the ‘rents. It was great to get away and relax for a bit. Vacations are always a little depressing, though. I mean, wouldn’t it be cool if [...]
Padres First 22 Picks of 2002 Draft
Here are the Padres’ first 22 picks from yesterday (comments abstracted from Baseball America and MLB.com): Khalil Greene, ss, Clemson U., R/R, 5-10, 190, 10/21/79. Good power for a middle infielder; solid plate discipline. May move to second base due to lack of range. Michael/William Johnson, 1b, Clemson U., L/R, 6-2, 220, 6/25/80. Short stroke; [...]
Tankersley Subdues Vlad
Okay, I’ve listened to the Rush CD a dozen or so times now, and it rocks. "Earthshine" is as good a song as they’ve recorded in 28 years. Rich and heavy. And real good. Rich, heavy, and real good also describes the pint of Guinness I enjoyed during last night’s game (still working on the [...]
Bozied, Barfield, and Other Prospects
If the Mariners lose one more great player, nobody will ever be able to beat them. Is that an incredible team or what? Take away their best remaining player, and they just get better. They’re 10-0 on the road this year. Amazing. Much of the buzz right now centers around the play of the Montreal [...]
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