first pitch: 11:20 a.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Jake Peavy vs Mark Prior The matchup we’ve all been waiting for is here. Career numbers: Age IP P/GS H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 ERA Peavy 24 465.1 96.0 8.30 1.10 3.29 8.30 3.48 Prior 24 446.2 107.1 7.92 0.87 2.74 10.70 3.08 Brian Giles is hitting [...]
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Game Recap and Upcoming Series
Tim Redding looked okay in his first start for the Padres. Scoreboard had his fastball at 88-92 mph. Secondary pitches were nothing to write home about but generally he was effective. Defense, the one aspect of the Pads’ game that has been lacking so far this season, is the one that bit them on Sunday [...]
Fun with Numbers: Jake Peavy
Since 1980, a pitcher under the age of 25 has recorded a sub-3.00 ERA over 162 or more innings 29 times. Of those 29 occurrences, 15 have been accompanied by strikeout rates of better than 7 per 9 innings. Here is a complete list of those, ranked in descending order by SO/9: Player Yr Age [...]
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I should be putting new strings on my guitar right now, but I’m in more of a cherry pie and coffee mood, so the strings will have to wait. One of the more glamorous aspects of playing in a semi-working band, right up there with hauling heavy stuff all over the place, is watching what [...]
Padres Off-Season: Starting Pitchers
Today kicks off our look at how the Padres might be able to improve themselves for next year. But first, a public service announcement. Tomorrow is Election Day. As a reformed apathist (didn’t vote between 1988 and 2003; not proud of it, but what’s done is done), I’d like to encourage everyone out there to [...]
More Phil Nevin, Less Cowbell
The Cubs have tied up the series and taken a two-game lead over the Padres in the wild card race. We figured the first game was up for grabs, with Mark Prior and Adam Eaton going. Sterling Hitchcock vs Carlos Zambrano looked like a mismatch in the Cubs’ favor, and it was. This afternoon it’s [...]
You Just Keep Me Hangin’ On
So the Pads managed to hang on in the opener at Wrigley, 8-6. By the time I got home from work, Mark Prior was already out of the game and Adam Eaton wasn’t far behind. I don’t know what Prior’s problem was, but I do know that when you knock him out of the game [...]
Quasi-Random Thoughts
A lot on the plate right now, so this will be very brief. We managed to make it to last night’s game and it was a good one for Padre fans. A few thoughts: Like Jake Peavy Monday night, Brian Lawrence went out and held the Giants in check without his best stuff. Lawrence was [...]
Cal League Tour 2004: Phase III
You may have noticed that Ducksnorts won the NL West in the World Series of Blogs. To all of you who got me to the NL finals, I say thanks. Now I need your help again. We’re getting spanked pretty hard by the Cardinals (’96 flashback, anyone?), so spread the word and help get Ducksnorts [...]
Blindsided
The first day of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft is complete. We didn’t talk about Matt Bush at all in the days leading up to the draft, because we didn’t realize he was on the radar. All eyes were focused on the triumverate of Stephen Drew, Jeff Niemann, and Jered Weaver. After last year’s draft, [...]
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