Game #90 time: 1:40 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Justin Germano (5-3, 3.90) vs Brandon Webb (8-6, 3.37) pre: Padres.com, SI.com Brandon Webb’s GB/FB ratio is down a bit this year (3.18). That’s still extremely good, but it’s not as freakish as it was in ’05 (4.34) or ’06 (4.06). Webb is no less effective [...]
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1969: Padres Capitalize on Fuentes Error, Rout Giants
July 15, 1969, San Francisco: Padres 10, Giants 3 (
IGD: Padres @ Diamondbacks (14 Jul 07)
Game #89 time: 6:40 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Chris Young (8-3, 2.00) vs Livan Hernandez (5-5, 4.54) pre: Padres.com, SI.com I can’t stand watching Livan Hernandez pitch, but I have tremendous admiration for the guy. He has successfully taken Muhammad Ali’s rope-a-dope strategy and applied it to baseball. The results may be “aesthetically challenged,” [...]
IGD: Padres @ Diamondbacks (13 Jul 07)
Game #88 time: 6:40 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Greg Maddux (7-6, 4.19) vs Doug Davis (5-10, 4.26) pre: Padres.com, SI.com Over the All-Star break, between episodes of Enterprise, I visited the Museum of San Diego History on Free Tuesday. I didn’t spend a lot of time there (a few too many busloads of kids), [...]
Friday Links (13 Jul 07)
Where were we? Ah, yes, talking about baseball. Okay, then… Q&A with Khalil Greene (San Diego Union-Tribune, via Phantom in the comments). Love this quote: I want to be as good as I can be. To me, a good play in practice is just as important as in the game because you should strive to [...]
1969: Niekro Beats Niekro, Padres Win
July 13, 1969, San Diego: Padres 1, Braves 0 (box score) One run. Not a lot of margin for error there. The last time the two Niekro brothers had faced each other, Joe won in relief for the Cubs at Wrigley despite older brother Phil’s three-run homer earlier in the contest. This time, the two [...]
Kevin Towers’ Trades of 1999
In the Ducksnorts 2007 Baseball Annual, we examined Kevin Towers’ best and worst trades. As it happens, two of his five best and two more “honorable mentions” were made in 1999. Here’s a quick review of Towers’ trades from that year: February 2, 1999 Traded Mark Sweeney and Greg Vaughn to the Cincinnati Reds for [...]
1969: Unlikely Sources Power Padres Past Braves
July 12, 1969, San Diego: Padres 7, Braves 5 (box score) Losers of five straight, the Padres wasted no time in scoring. John Sipin singled to lead off the first, and Roberto Pena reached on an error by Atlanta first baseman Orlando Cepeda. With Sipin and third and Pena at second, Ollie Brown laced a [...]
Fun with Win Shares
On page 970 of The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract (aff link), James uses win shares to compare several teams throughout history. He suggests many reasons for doing this, among which are “comparing groups of players” and “studying how pennants are won in one era as opposed to another.” With that in mind, here [...]
1969: Braves Score Late to Overcome Padres
July 11, 1969, San Diego: Braves 6, Padres 3 (box score) After the two teams traded zeros for the first two innings, San Diego broke through against right-hander Pat Jarvis in the third. Ivan Murrell walked and Chris Cannizzaro singled, with Murrell scoring and Cannizzaro advancing to second on an error by right fielder Felipe [...]
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