first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Chris Young (3-2, 3.58 ERA) vs John Thomson (1-3, 2.76 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN Some interesting splits for John Thomson. The first two batters in the lineup are doing a lot of damage against him this year: #1 is hitting .360/.429/.640, while #2 [...]
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Welcome to San Diego, Mr. Thompson
Pitching coach Darren Balsley (left) with Mike Thompson. Balsley was Thompson’s coach at Lake Elsinore in 2001. Right-hander Mike Thompson made his Petco Park debut Tuesday night and won his second big-league ballgame in as many tries. I have a soft spot for guys I saw play at Lake Elsinore, and Thompson is no exception. [...]
IGD: Padres vs Braves (23 May 06)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Mike Thompson (1-0, 5.40 ERA) vs Jorge Sosa (1-5, 5.55 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com Rookie Mike Thompson makes his second big-league start, after leveraging 14 Padres runs into a win his first time out against Arizona. The Braves counter with Jorge Sosa, who has been [...]
IGD: Padres @ Diamondbacks (17 May 06)
first pitch: 6:40 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Mike Thompson (MLB debut) vs Juan Cruz (1-1, 3.33 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN Right-hander Mike Thompson makes his big-league debut tonight as the Padres look to avoid the sweep at Arizona. Thompson, the Pads’ fifth-round pick in 1999 out of a Colorado high [...]
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 [...]
Friday Links
Happy Friday. You know the routine: Padres Minor League report: March 5 (Padres.com). Top prospects Cesar Carrillo, Jered Wells, George Kottaras, and Sean Thompson figure to start the season at Double-A Mobile. Joining them will be former A’s and Rangers left-hander Mario Ramos. Quoth Grady Fuson: “He’s an intelligent guy who knows what he’s doing [...]
Boatload o’ Links
Cautionary tale from La Casa de Joven… Wife: Get a haircut, you look like Leif Garrett. Me (busting out some crazy old school moves): Hey babe, I was made for dancing. Long, awkward silence. Really. Long. Really. Awkward. Silence. Wife: Get a haircut. Anyway, some of these links are kind of old, but not as [...]
Notes from the AFL
I had planned to take copious notes during my trip to the AFL. Unfortunately, I spent most of the time hopped up on flu medicine and found it hard to concentrate. But I am pretty good at remembering esoterica so I think we should be okay. With the caveat that I saw most of these [...]
Padres Top 20 Prospects for 2003: 11-20
I was checking out stats for my domains yesterday and discovered that one of them had 108,000+ hits the other day. I’m a little slow sometimes, so my initial reaction was "wow, cool." Understand that normal traffic for that site is in the 300-500 range. Upon further investigation, I’ve discovered that the vast majority of [...]
Happy Holidays
I meant to post this earlier, but I’m one of those people who doesn’t start Christmas shopping until December 22. Needless to say, it’s been a hectic week. This is probably my last entry for the year, so happy holidays to all. And be sure to come back and visit in January, when I’ll begin [...]
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