IGD: Padres @ Astros (22 Apr 08)
Tuesday, April 22, 2008by Geoff Young
Padres (9-11) vs Astros (8-12)
Jake Peavy vs Brandon Backe
5:05 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 188
MLB, B-R
Whatever...
by Geoff Young
You Say It’s Your Birthday?
Tuesday, April 22, 2008by Geoff Young
Two men with Padres ties celebrate their birthday today. Catcher George Williams, who appeared in 11 games for the Pads in 2000, turns 38. In the fifth inning of a September 2 contest against the Pirates, Williams hit the last of his 10 big-league home runs, a blast to right-center off right-hander Todd Ritchie that plated the late Mike Darr and kept the Padres close in a game they eventually lost, 6-3.
Preston Gomez managed the inaugural Padres squad in 1969 and stuck around through the first 11 games of 1972. He finished his Padres managerial career with a 180-316 record, and later managed the Astros and ...
IGD: Padres @ Astros (21 Apr 08)
Monday, April 21, 2008by Geoff Young
Padres (9-10) @ Astros (7-12)
Justin Germano vs Roy Oswalt
5:05 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 188
MLB, B-R
Oswalt is off to a terrible start, although he did well in his last start (which made Lisa happy). Me? I could use more of the terrible version right about now...
I Brake for Money
Monday, April 21, 2008by Geoff Young
Posting will be light this week, as I've got to overhaul a client web site. It's a small site, but they need a quick turnaround. More importantly, the gig pays actual money (for the actual mortgage on my actual house), which comes in handy when your primary source of income is a book that nobody buys.
The farm reports and IGDs will run every day, but we'll be doing open threads most of the rest of the time. I'll try to come up with halfway decent prompts that you can discuss or ignore.
Meanwhile, I've got some other cool stuff going on behind the scenes. I can't say anything about those just yet, but expect to hear more in the coming weeks. You'll know when they ...
Series Preview: Jim McLennan Talks Diamondbacks
Friday, April 18, 2008by Geoff Young
Yeah, it's Friday, but we've got something way cooler than links. We've got Jim McLennan, of AZ Snakepit fame, with us, and he's going to give us the dirt on this year's Diamondbacks.
Ducksnorts: I picked Arizona to win the NL West in 2007 on the strength of its good young position players. The team took the division, but without much help from said players. Now that these kids have a year of experience under their belts, what are your expectations for the Diamondbacks in 2008?
McLennan: For obvious reasons, the experience is certainly going to help. This time last year, Chris Young had just made his major-league debut, Mark Reynolds was in Double-A and Justin Upton was all the way down in High-A. Now, ...
Storm Retire Peavy’s Number
Friday, April 4, 2008by Geoff Young
After watching the Padres defeat Houston at Petco on Thursday afternoon (thanks to reader Lance for hooking us up with tickets), Mrs. Ducksnorts and I drove to Lake Elsinore to see the Storm's opener for 2008. Before the game, the Storm retired Jake Peavy's number 22.
Peavy was presented with a key to the city; had April 3, 2008, proclaimed Jake Peavy day; and got to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. Future Hall of Famers Greg Maddux and Trevor Hoffman offered video congratulations, as did Darren Balsley and Craig Colbert, both of whom worked with Peavy at Elsinore and work with him now in San ...
IGD: Padres vs Astros (3 Apr 08)
Thursday, April 3, 2008by Geoff Young
Padres (2-1) vs Astros (1-2)
Randy Wolf vs Shawn Chacon
12:35 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 186
MLB, B-R
If Adrian Gonzalez catches Hunter Pence's line drive, the game is over before Lance Berkman ever steps to the plate. If Jose Cruz Jr. doesn't draw a two-out walk, Pence never bats. If Jose Cruz Sr. doesn't have a kid, Cruz Jr. never bats.
On the bright side, at least now people can jump back on the "Trevor Hoffman is done" bandwagon. I was almost starting to miss ...
