first pitch: 9:35 a.m., PT television: none matchup: Tim Stauffer (big-league debut) vs Paul Wilson (1-3, 7.25 ERA) Brian Lawrence‘s road struggles continued Tuesday, as the Pads were unable to overcome their second straight 5-1 defecit in the ninth. More poor baserunning and lack of clutch hitting were contributing factors, as were the decisions to [...]
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Padres Off-Season: Relief Pitchers
Trying very, very hard to keep politics out of this site. A few quick notes, then we’ll get on with life: Geologically speaking, 4 years isn’t a long time. The Earth was here well before we arrived, and it will be here well after we’re gone. God bless the Earth. Not that any other state [...]
Thoughts on the Giants Series
Wow, did anyone expect Jason Schmidt and the Giants to be able overcome Mike Bynum and the Pads? Bynum has allowed 13 homers now in just under 28 innings. That, my friends, is amazing. Right-handed hitters are slugging .741 against him this year. Southpaws, meantime, have a 563 OPS. Can you say, "situational lefty"? Random [...]
Back from Ashland
I’m back from a week on the road. Drove up to Ashland, saw some plays (Shakespeare’s Winter’s Tale and Michael Frayn’s Noises Off for the curious), hung with the ‘rents. It was great to get away and relax for a bit. Vacations are always a little depressing, though. I mean, wouldn’t it be cool if [...]
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