If you open Wednesday’s San Diego Union-Tribune and turn to the sports section, you’ll see that the top 80+% of the front page is devoted to Barry Bonds’ passing of Hank Aaron on the all-time home-run list. Although Bonds’ achievement — regardless of how he may have gotten there — is impressive and newsworthy, the [...]
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IGD: Padres vs Giants (5 Aug 07)
by Geoff Young on Aug 05, 2007 (52) Comments
Game #110 time: 1:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Justin Germano (6-6, 4.38) vs Noah Lowry (12-7, 3.32) pre: Padres.com, SI.com Barry Bonds hit home run #755 off Clay Hensley on Saturday night in support of San Francisco’s 3-2 loss to the Padres. I used to defend Bonds back in the day; now I just [...]
Padres Take Third Straight Series
by Geoff Young on Apr 12, 2007 (36) Comments
Don’t look now, but the Padres are 4-2 at home. What worked in Wednesday night’s 4-0 victory over the Giants (recap | box score)? Pretty much everything. Greg Maddux pitched brilliantly, winning his 334th game as a big leaguer and first as a Padre. He needed just 75 pitches to complete six shutout innings before [...]
Peavy, Padres Roll in Opener
by Geoff Young on Apr 04, 2007 (33) Comments
Nice way to start the season, eh? First Opening Day shutout in club history (recap | box score). Sure, that works. Jake Peavy had a strong outing, spinning six scoreless innings against the Giants at PhoneCo. One of the things we’ve harped on here in the past is the need for Peavy to pitch with [...]
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