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Review the Preview: Hitters

by Geoff Young on Oct 04, 2007 (82) Comments

Back in April, I wrote my annual “Looking Forward to…” piece on the Padres over at Baseball Think Factory. In the interest of holding myself accountable, and maybe learning something in the process, I thought we should do a quick review. We’ll cover the position players today and the pitchers on Monday. Marcus Giles, 2B [...]

Jake the Efficient

by Geoff Young on Sep 27, 2007 (246) Comments

What to say about Wednesday night’s win (box score)… Huge? Yeah, a little. Fun? You bet. Jake Peavy struck out just one batter over seven solid innings en route to his 19th win. First time since August 2003 he’s registered fewer than two strikeouts in a game. Matt and Mud speculated that maybe Peavy had [...]

I Love It When a Plan Comes Together

by Geoff Young on Sep 12, 2007 (29) Comments

If Tuesday night’s opener provides any indication, this series in Los Angeles is going to be tough. Sure, the final score was 9-4, but the Dodgers just would not go away. The Padres even had to get Trevor Hoffman up and warming at the end. Jake Gets It Done Jake Peavy came back strong after [...]

IGD: Padres @ Dodgers (11 Sep 07)

by Geoff Young on Sep 11, 2007 (135) Comments

Game #143 time: 7:10 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Jake Peavy (16-6, 2.43) vs Esteban Loaiza (2-0, 2.49) pre: Padres.com, B-R.com The Padres need Jake Peavy to be a pitcher, not a hero. They need him to come back strong from last week’s debacle in the desert. A few Dodgers with decent sample sizes — [...]

Padres Beat Snakes, Peavy Breaks Record

by Geoff Young on Aug 28, 2007 (60) Comments

Gee, it’s a shame the Padres can’t come back late in games. You know, like they did Monday night (box score). First off, congratulations to Jake Peavy on breaking Andy Benes’ club record for career strikeouts. Peavy caught Orlando Hudson looking on an inside fastball in the first inning to take over the top spot: [...]

Monthly Roundtable: June 2007

by Geoff Young on Jul 04, 2007 (20) Comments

Welcome to the latest edition of the Ducksnorts monthly roundtable. Participants this time include Anthony Trifiletti (Friar Watch), Peter Friberg (various; currently covering prospects here at Ducksnorts under the title “Padres Prospect Report”), Jim Higgins (FriarBall), John Conniff and Denis Savage (MadFriars.com, a webzine that covers the Padres’ minor leagues), Larry Brown (AOL FanHouse), and [...]

IGD: Padres vs Red Sox (24 Jun 07)

by Geoff Young on Jun 24, 2007 (154) Comments

Game #74 time: 1:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Jake Peavy (9-1, 1.98) vs Josh Beckett (10-1, 3.14) pre: Padres.com, SI.com I think it’s safe to say that the first two games of this series have lived up to the hype. Sure, the Padres could’ve done more damage against Daisuke Matsuzaka in the first inning [...]

Grin and Barrett

by Geoff Young on Jun 21, 2007 (52) Comments

Wednesday night’s game (recap | boxscore) was a dog, and I don’t have much to say about it. Instead, I’ve been thinking about Michael Barrett, and what his presence means to the Padres. First off, according to Padres.com, San Diego is on the hook for $1 million of his remaining salary. Even for a team [...]

Ducksnorts Glossary

by Geoff Young on Jun 16, 2007 (0) Comments

What the heck are we talking about, anyway? Batt Mush Matt Bush (pitcher, not shortstop) Branyan the Manyan Russell Branyan Claw Cla Meredith Crudge Left-field platoon of Jose Cruz Jr. and Terrmel Sledge DS Ducksnorts Girly Mouth Hiram Bocachica HVC Human Victory Cigar, currently Kevin Cameron IGD In-Game Discussion Jenga Milton Bradley Mashin’ Macedonian Kevin [...]

Friday Links (1 Jun 07)

by Geoff Young on Jun 01, 2007 (28) Comments

I can’t even begin to tell you how glad I am the Padres came back to win Thursday night. I’m not sure how much enthusiasm I could’ve faked if they’d lost to Shawn Chacon. Nice to see Khalil Greene render the umpires’ confusion regarding Josh Bard‘s 11th inning “double” irrelevant by driving home pinch-runner Rob [...]