Following the lead of Jim McLennan at AZ Snakepit, here are the Padres 2005-06 Elias player rankings: Hitters Brian Giles 83.333 A Mike Piazza 76.923 A Mike Cameron 71.333 A Todd Walker 70.996 A Dave Roberts 66.000 A Khalil Greene 62.434 B Josh Bard 54.762 B Ryan Klesko 53.778 B Josh Barfield 49.134 C Adrian [...]
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San Diego Padres Organizational Tree
How the current Padres got here. Idea blatantly ripped off from Will Young (no relation). More details here. m Key: Italics = acquired via trade. Bold = drafted by Padres. General manager who acquired player denoted by initials in parentheses (where no initials are provided, Kevin Towers is the GM): RS = Randy Smith, JMI [...]
First-Half Grades: Starting Pitchers
For here Am I sitting in a tin can Far above the world Planet earth is blue And there’s nothing I can do Old school, baby. We’re gonna blog like it’s 1999 — at least until we get this thing fixed. Unfortunately there is no commenting, but maybe we can get some food for thought [...]
IGD: Padres @ Cubs (13 May 06)
first pitch: 11:20 a.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Chris Young (3-2, 3.61 ERA) vs Greg Maddux (5-2, 3.64 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN This post was supposed to be full of optimism and hope. I was going to mention that the Padres had climbed into a first-place tie with Colorado and provide [...]
IGD: Padres @ Marlins (11 Apr 06)
first pitch: 1:05 p.m., PT television: none matchup: Woody Williams (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs Sergio Mitre (1-0, 0.00 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN.com The Padres hit the road following a season-opening home stand that can charitably be described as disastrous. In the five games at Petco Park, they were outhit, .306/.362/.544 to .229/.298/.357, [...]
IGD: Padres vs Rockies (8 Apr 06)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Dewon Brazelton (1-8, 7.61 ERA) vs Zach Day (1-3, 6.85 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN.com During Friday night’s 10-4 loss to the Rockies, the opening to Rush’s “Twilight Zone” played as the television broadcast went to commercial following the top of the ninth. This [...]
Short Attention Span Analysis
Frustrating loss Wednesday night. Shawn Estes actually looked better than I’d expected. More aggressive. I was thinking he’d be Darrell May, Part II, but Estes has okay stuff. I liked the way he pitched to Barry Bonds, not afraid to work him inside. First baseman Adrian Gonzalez’ opposite field homer accounted for the Padres’ only [...]
IGD: Padres vs Giants (5 Apr 06)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Shawn Estes (7-8, 4.80 ERA) vs Matt Morris (14-10, 4.11 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com Call me an optimist. We broke down tonight’s matchup yesterday. Check it out if you’re so inclined. Otherwise, hang out and chat about the game or, if the weather has other [...]
Rain, Like Life, Postpones Inevitable
I’m speaking, of course, about Shawn Estes’ much-anticipated Padres debut. Did you know that his next victory will be #100 for the career? So, you may have noticed that the Padres and Giants were rained out Tuesday night. This marks the first rainout at Petco Park, and the first for the Pads at home since [...]
IGD: Padres vs Giants (4 Apr 06)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Shawn Estes (7-8, 4.80 ERA) vs Matt Morris (14-10, 4.11 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com And now, reality check time. This is what the rest of the Padres rotation looks like. It’s only the second game of the season, and I’m trying to maintain optimism, especially [...]
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