first pitch: 12:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Mike Thompson (3-2, 4.30 ERA) vs Matt Cain (6-6, 5.20 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN More on Friday night’s Pizza Feed later, but for now I’d like to thank Dave Pease, Joe Sheehan, Paul Swydan, and everyone at Baseball Prospectus, as well as Sandy [...]
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IGD: Padres vs Mariners (25 Jun 06)
first pitch: 1:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Mike Thompson (3-2, 4.62 ERA) vs Joel Pineiro (6-7, 5.34 ERA) previews:
IGD: Padres @ Rangers (20 Jun 06)
first pitch: 5:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Mike Thompson (2-2, 4.24 ERA) vs Vicente Padilla (6-4, 4.65 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com The highlight of my baseball experience this year probably was when Akinori Otsuka saved Japan’s two victories at Petco Park in the World Baseball Classic this past March. The Padres should [...]
IGD: Padres vs Dodgers (14 Jun 06)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Mike Thompson (2-2, 4.67 ERA) vs Brad Penny (7-1, 2.34 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com Ten quasi-random observations from Monday night’s victory over the Dodgers: For a guy who is supposed to stink, Chan Ho Park sure doesn’t pitch like it. As has been the case [...]
Series Preview: Padres vs Dodgers
The team just up I-5 from San Diego is in first place, and I’m starting to have some concerns. Aside from the fact that the Dodgers easily have the best run differential in the NL West (+67, well ahead of second-place Arizona’s +25), what bothers me is that each time a hole opens, they are [...]
IGD: Padres @ Brewers (8 Jun 06)
first pitch: 11:05 a.m., PT television: none matchup: Mike Thompson (2-2, 4.91 ERA) vs Doug Davis (3-4, 5.23 ERA) Car with a TEACH PEACE sticker on the bumper. Peace Racer intentionally runs a stop sign and then cuts right in front of me. Listen, pal, whoever you are, I dig the message, but the presentation [...]
Padres Month in Review: May 2006
Is it wrong to complain about winning more games in the month of May than any other team in the big leagues? It may not be wrong, but it’s probably in poor taste. The only ways in which the Padres’ 19-10 record can be viewed in an unfavorable light are when we compare it to [...]
IGD: Padres @ Pirates (4 Jun 06)
first pitch: 10:35 a.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup:
IGD: Padres @ Pirates (3 Jun 06)
first pitch: 4:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Mike Thompson (2-1, 3.50 ERA) vs Zach Duke (3-6, 4.27 ERA) Useless but true: No NL batters struck out more times (33) in the month of May than Mike Cameron. I don’t care what he hits; I’ll take his defense any day of the week.
IGD: Padres vs Rockies (29 May 06)
first pitch: 6:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Mike Thompson (2-0, 3.00 ERA) vs Jason Jennings (2-5, 5.18 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN Greetings from the family farm on Kaua’i. I have been a bit under the weather since arriving, but there is no better place to escape the bustle of everyday [...]
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