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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Padres (Finally) Recapture First Place
It was a long time coming, but worth the wait. Not that this is the end, mind you. As the fortune cookie from last night’s Chinese dinner informed me, “Winning starts with beginning.” I don’t really understand it either, but it seems vaguely applicable to the situation and I doubt I’ll get another chance to [...]
Wells’ Triumphant Return
You couldn’t have asked for more than what David Wells gave in his return to the San Diego Padres. On Sunday at Petco Park he kept Reds hitters off-balance with an assortment of pitches and his trademark command of all of them. Wells tantalized with just enough mid-60s curve balls that batters had trouble catching [...]
IGD: Padres vs Reds (1 Sep 06)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Clay Hensley (8-10, 3.94 ERA) vs Bronson Arroyo (10-9, 3.52 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com buy tickets Clay Hensley bounced back from a difficult July with his best month since moving into the rotation. The 1.82 ERA is nice, but what I really like are the [...]
Seanez Set to Return, Could Wells Be Next?
Rudy Seanez, one of last year’s bullpen anchors, is expected to rejoin the Padres before Friday’s game against the Reds at Petco Park. The Boston Red Sox, who signed Seanez to a hefty contract following his career year, designated the veteran right-hander for assignment last week, clearing the way for his return to San Diego. [...]
Friday Links (19 May 06)
Nice job picking up the slack for me yesterday and getting some good discussion going. One of the things I had on my plate Thursday was an appearance on AOL’s Sports Bloggers Live with Jamie Kottram and friends. I come on about 15 minutes in — here’s a direct link to my segment — but [...]
IGD: Padres @ Rockies (17 Apr 06)
first pitch: 5:35 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Chris Young (1-0, 3.18 ERA) vs Jeff Francis (0-1, 7.20 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN.com The Padres open a three-game series at Coors Field Monday afternoon in the last stop on their current road trip. After avoiding the sweep in Atlanta thanks to some [...]
IGD: Padres @ Braves (15 Apr 06)
first pitch: 4:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Jake Peavy (1-1, 7.36 ERA) vs John Smoltz (0-1, 6.75 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN.com Tough loss Friday. The Padres had plenty of opportunities to win the game and they let it slip away. You really have to score at least one run when [...]
IGD: Padres @ Marlins (13 Apr 06)
first pitch: 10:05 a.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Dewon Brazelton (0-1, 34.71 ERA) vs Jason Vargas (0-1, 9.00 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN.com The Padres look for the sweep on Thursday against a Marlins team that fields a lot of players that probably don’t belong in the big leagues yet. With a [...]
IGD: Padres @ Cubs (1 Apr 06)
first pitch: 12:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Dewon Brazelton (1-8, 7.61 ERA) vs Greg Maddux (13-15, 4.24 ERA) The Padres’ final exhibition game of the spring sees the surprising #4 starter Brazelton go up against Future Hall of Famer Maddux at Cashman Field in Las Vegas. Adrian Gonzalez, taking over for the injured [...]
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