August 19, 1969, Montreal: Padres 5, Expos 4 (box score) Way back before MLB systematically destroyed its Montreal franchise, when the commissioner wasn’t ownership’s puppet, there was an impressive demand for the sport in Quebec. How else would you explain 14,250 fans attending a contest between two teams that together had won barely 30% of [...]
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IGD: Padres vs Astros (18 Aug 07)
Game #122 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Justin Germano (6-6, 4.16) vs Roy Oswalt (13-6, 3.32) pre: Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com Jake Peavy vs Woody Williams was supposed to be the gimme, but it didn’t work out that way. Maybe the Padres can return the favor on Saturday. San Diego has the worst ERA [...]
Friday Links (17 Aug 07)
Happy Friday, and welcome to an extra special “you did all the work” edition of our weekly link roundup. Enjoy! Meredith keeps chin up despite Year 2 struggles (North County Times). In addition to the stuff on Cla Meredith, we learn that Milton Bradley “might not be ready to start until Tuesday in New York.” [...]
1969: Another Day, Two More Losses
August 17, 1969, New York: Mets 3, Padres 2 (box score); Mets 3, Padres 2 (box score) Researching and writing about the 1969 Padres is affecting me in a couple different ways. First, it’s depressing the heck out of me to realize just how terrible that inaugural team was. Second, it’s making me appreciate the [...]
IGD: Padres vs Rockies (16 Aug 07)
Game #120 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Clay Hensley (1-3, 6.18) vs Elmer Dessens (1-1, 6.60) pre: Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com Clay and Elmer… Sounds more like a pre-school art class than a big-league ballgame, but whatever. Go Padres!
Tweaking the Padres Draft Process
I don’t have much to say about Wednesday night’s loss, so maybe instead we can continue our earlier discussion on the 2007 draft. Among other things, we now know that third-rounder Tommy Toledo and 10th-rounder Christian Colon didn’t sign. Rich at Baseball Analysts has a full breakdown of the first round, including bonuses. One thing [...]
1969: Padres Drop Another Doubleheader
August 16, 1969, New York: Mets 2, Padres 0 (box score); Mets 2, Padres 1 (box score) What could be better than playing a doubleheader after two off days? Why, facing Tom Seaver in the first game, of course. Tommie Sisk threw one of his better games for San Diego, allowing just two runs over [...]
IGD: Padres vs Rockies (15 Aug 07)
Game #119 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Chris Young (9-4, 2.02) vs Ubaldo Jimenez (1-2, 6.57) pre: Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com In case you haven’t voted in the poll, we need to come up with a song from the late-’70s or early-’80s that the Padres can adopt as their theme. Remember how the White [...]
Slugging Shortstops and Home-Field Advantage
Not to beat a dead horse, but it’s worth noting that since reaching the big leagues in September 2003, Khalil Greene has hit more home runs on the road (42) than any other shortstop in baseball. Baltimore’s Miguel Tejada comes in second, with 40 in about 300 more at-bats. Greene also has the best ISO. [...]
IGD: Padres vs Rockies (14 Aug 07)
Game #118 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Greg Maddux (7-9, 4.15) vs Jeff Francis (13-5, 4.06) pre: Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com I understand that it is customary to panic when a team is three games out of first place with 45 remaining on the schedule. According to Wikipedia, “the word panic derives from the [...]
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