Game #102 time: 5:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Jake Peavy vs Woody Williams And then he resorted to quoting Loverboy lyrics… Burning up the miles, there’s a full moon out tonight I’ve got a high-heel Venus, doing twice the speed of light Crank it up through the gears — see what she can do [...]
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Friday Open Thread (27 Jul 07)
Says here I’m arriving in Oneonta, N.Y., home of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Mia Hamm will be inducted in August. That’s gotta sting a little if you’re Nomar…
1969: Bunning, Stargell, Clemente Lead Pirates Past Padres
July 27, 1969, Pittsburgh: Pirates 4, Padres 1 (box score) Clay Kirby and Jim Bunning kept the game scoreless until the fourth. Then, in the bottom half of the inning, Roberto Clemente knocked a one-out single to center, advancing to second on an error by Ivan Murrell. One out later, with Manny Sanguillen at the [...]
IGD: Padres @ Astros (26 Jul 07)
Game #101 time: 5:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: David Wells vs Wandy Rodriguez According to Wikipedia, there are Houstons in Scotland, Canada, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas. This isn’t remotely interesting, but I have to put something here…
Road Trip to Cooperstown: Oklahoma City to Knoxville
Two guys have been adrift at sea in a small boat for several days. One looks concerned. “What’s wrong,” asks the other, “did we spring a leak?” “No, it’s just that…” “What? What is it?” “Well, I thought the ocean would be larger.” * * * I couldn’t get to Knoxville in time for the [...]
1969: Padres Fall Just Short in Loss at Pittsburgh
July 26, 1969, Pittsburgh: Pirates 4, Padres 3 (box score) This was almost a brilliant comeback win for the Padres. Almost. The Pirates drew first blood. In the first inning, they parlayed a double, balk, and groundout into a 1-0 lead against rookie (and former Pittsburgh farmhand) Dave Roberts. They extended it to 2-0 in [...]
IGD: Padres @ Rockies (25 Jul 07)
Game #100 time: 12:05 p.m. PT tv: none sp: Justin Germano vs Aaron Cook You really do not see a lot of guys with Aaron Cook’s abysmal strikeout rates stick around in the big leagues these days. It’s a credit to Cook that he’s able to make it work, but kids, don’t try this at [...]
1969: Pirates’ Poor Play Propels Padres Past Pittsburgh
July 25, 1969, Pittsburgh: Padres 3, Pirates 2 (box score) The Padres wasted no time in this one. Jose Arcia led off the contest with a triple and Roberto Pena singled him home to give San Diego the early 1-0 lead. The Pirates tied the contest in the second on a solo homer off the [...]
IGD: Padres @ Rockies (24 Jul 07)
Game #99 time: 6:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Chris Young vs Rodrigo Lopez This day in Padres history: 1976: Rookie right-hander Butch Metzger, in relief of Randy Jones, strikes out the only batter he faces and picks up the win thanks to a Dave Winfield double with one out in the bottom of the [...]
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