Quiet. Did you hear that? It’s the sound of people jumping off the Padres bandwagon. You know, because three games always provides an accurate representation of 162 games. I heard the jumpers. They were screaming the whole way down; it was kind of pathetic, really. Oh well, I’m sure they’ll crawl back onboard after the [...]
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Spring Training Notes (26 Feb 07)
Happy Monday. Lots going on today; let’s get to it. Cameron’s Preparation Padres center fielder Mike Cameron offers his thoughts on getting ready for the season, including this gem: Cameron takes more pitches than he takes swings early in spring, something he said he picked up from John Olerud when they both played for the [...]
Friday Links (22 Dec 06)
Getting ready for the holidays, so this will be brief: Mailbag: Do Padres need a big bat? (Padres.com). Lyle Spencer frets about the Padres defense. One statement in particular fascinates me: But pitching and defense go hand in hand. And when the defense falters, it tends to wear on pitchers emotionally, causing erosion in their [...]
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 [...]
Padres Month in Review: July 2006
For the second straight month, the Padres found themselves treading water. The Friars followed a 14-12 June with a 13-13 July. Not great, but when you consider that this club was 18-35 over those two months in 2005, it’s hard to complain. Hit Me with Your Best Shot A closer look at July 2006 versus [...]
IGD: Padres @ Nationals (8 Jul 06)
first pitch: 4:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Chris Young (7-4, 3.13 ERA) vs Pedro Astacio (1-0, 1.80 ERA) preview: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN buy tickets You know what’s kind of freaking me out these days? All the kids wearing Iron Maiden shirts. Or Led Zeppelin. Geez, I’m not even old enough to [...]
Friday Links (30 Jun 06)
That has got to be just about the stupidest way to lose a game. If you walk a guy hitting .082/.167/.184 with the bases loaded in the 14th inning, you’re not seriously trying to win. On to the links: Mid-Season Blockbusters: June (Part Three: 1975-2005) (Hardball Times). The analysis of Gary Sheffield for Trevor Hoffman [...]
IGD: Padres vs Athletics (29 Jun 06)
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 [...]
Because Someone Has to Bat Second
Last week in the discussion we were trying to figure out who would and/or should bat second for the Padres in 2006. Reader Steve pointed us to a projected batting order at Padres.com, which shows Mike Cameron in the #2 hole. A debate then ensued over whether Cameron strikes out too much to bat so [...]
Friday Links
Clearing off the old desk. Before I forget, though, Baseball Prospectus’ Jonah Keri was good enough to stop by on Thursday and tip us off in the comments to a “Spring Training Feed and Padres/Mariners Game with Kevin Towers and Bill Bavasi” taking place Sunday, March 5, in Peoria. Due to a prior commitment, I [...]
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