September 12, 1969, Los Angeles: Dodgers 5, Padres 3 (box score) San Diego jumped out to an early 2-0 lead against Bill Singer. With one out in the second, Van Kelly drew a walk. Jerry Morales followed with a double to center that scored the Padres’ first run. Morales advanced to third on a Ted [...]
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Storm Watch: Elsinore Takes Lead in Series against Lancaster
We arrived at the Diamond just after 6 p.m. (and just after the obligatory stop at In ‘n’ Out). Got seats in our favorite spot behind home plate, but a little closer than usual — first row, right next to the radar gun that fed the scoreboard silly numbers like 47 and 52. Attendance for [...]
1969: Padres Can’t Come Back in Cincy
September 11, 1969, Cincinnati: Reds 6, Padres 4 (box score) The Padres dug themselves into a serious hole early in this one, and couldn’t quite get back out of it. After mounting a minor threat in the second inning, the Reds touched up San Diego starter Tommie Sisk in the third. Pitcher Gary Nolan led [...]
Twelve Things I Hate
Eggplant Sewage spills Gratuitous guitar solos Weak coffee Insomnia Apathy Steve Urkel Getting hit by a truck Indecision Patchouli Mowing the lawn The way the Padres are playing right now Padres Prospect Report by Peter Friberg You will not see the Frisco Roughriders or the Inland Empire 66ers play again in 2007. Friday, September 7, [...]
1969: Kirby Sucks Up Reds
September 10, 1969, Cincinnati: Padres 2, Reds 1 (box score) This Wednesday affair at Crosley Field turned out to be quite the pitchers duel. Through the first three innings, there were a total of three baserunners: all walks by the Padres against Cincinnati starter Tony Cloninger. In the fourth, San Diego scored the game’s first [...]
IGD: Padres @ Rockies (9 Sep 07)
Game #142 time: 12:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Chris Young (9-6, 2.63) vs Josh Fogg (8-9, 5.01) pre: Padres.com, B-R.com I liked this pitching matchup a lot better in July. Now would be a good time for Chris Young to remember that he’s a dominant big-league pitcher and not some guy who can’t find [...]
1969: Wynn, Dierker Dominate Padres
September 9, 1969, Houston: Astros 9, Padres 2 (box score) First, the good news: Ivan Murrell hit his third home run of the season with two out in the ninth to avoid the shutout. The bad news? Pretty much everything else. Joe Niekro started for San Diego and coughed up six runs in 4+ innings. [...]
IGD: Padres @ Rockies (8 Sep 07)
Game #141 time: 5:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Greg Maddux (11-9, 3.75) vs Jeff Francis (15-6, 4.12) pre: Padres.com, B-R.com Jeff Francis has been terrific again this year, proving that his 2006 breakout season was no fluke. On the bright side, he’s been terrible against the Padres of late. Francis has allowed at least [...]
Missions, Storm Advance
Congrats to the San Antonio Missions and Lake Elsinore Storm for advancing in their league playoffs. The Missions beat the Frisco Rough Riders, 5-0, on Friday at home (recap | box) to sweep their three-game series, while the Storm topped the Inland Empire 66ers, 8-2, at The Diamond in Elsinore (recap | box). One of [...]
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