One factor in determining a player’s worth is his “marquee value.” On page 95 of his book Diamond Dollars: The Economics of Winning in Baseball (aff link), Vince Gennaro calls marquee value “the point where the baseball department and the marketing department intersect” and notes that “players with marquee value contribute not only to their [...]
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1969: Padres Lose Fourth Straight at Home
July 10, 1969, San Diego: Braves 3, Padres 1 (box score) Dave Roberts, making his second big-league start for the Padres, lasted just four batters into this game. Felipe Alou singled, Felix Millan walked, Hank Aaron doubled, Rico Carty walked, and Roberts was yanked. Gary Ross came in and slammed the door, but the Braves’ [...]
Who Is Taxing the Bullpen?
One thing I’m tracking this season is reliever usage. We know the Padres bullpen has been outstanding all year, but are the two fortysomethings in the rotation putting a strain on the relievers? With five guys in the bullpen who pitch on a regular basis plus two others who are along for the ride, it’s [...]
1969: Padres Swept by Reds
July 9, 1969, San Diego: Reds 4, Padres 3 (box score) Another day, another home loss to the Reds. Clay Kirby and left-hander Jim Merritt hooked up in this one, and although neither pitched particularly well, both kept their team in the game. Cincinnati struck first. Pete Rose led off the game with a single [...]
IGD: Padres vs Braves (8 Jul 07)
Game #87 time: 5:05 p.m. PT tv: ESPN sp: Greg Maddux (4-5, 4.16) vs Kyle Davies (3-7, 5.85) pre: Padres.com, SI.com The Padres are assured of entering the All-Star break with the NL West lead. Greg Maddux gets the final start of the first half for San Diego against his former team. Somebody set the [...]
1969: Cloninger Dominates Padres
July 8, 1969, San Diego: Reds 8, Padres 2 (box score) Cincinnati jumped to an early 1-0 lead, and it could have been much worse. The Reds had the bases loaded and one out in the first, but couldn’t score any additional runs. No such troubles in the third inning. A Lee May double to [...]
IGD: Padres vs Braves (7 Jul 07)
Game #86 time: 12:55 p.m. PT tv: FOX sp: David Wells (4-5, 4.16) vs Jo-Jo Reyes (0-0, –) pre: Padres.com, SI.com Day game for the Padres. You know, so the big network can broadcast their game against the Braves, help those guys get a little national exposure… David Wells looks to continue his success at [...]
1969: Padres Fall to Reds
July 7, 1969, San Diego: Reds 5, Padres 3 (box score) This game started off with a bang when Pete Rose popped a leadoff homer to right off Joe Niekro. Johnny Bench added an RBI single later in the first inning to put the Reds up, 2-0. San Diego got one of the runs back [...]
IGD: Padres vs Braves (6 Jul 07)
Game #85 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Justin Germano (5-2, 3.12) vs Buddy Carlyle (2-2, 4.74) pre: Padres.com, SI.com The last time Buddy Carlyle started a game in San Diego, it was at Qualcomm Stadium and he wore a Padres uniform. Since leaving here, Carlyle has spent time pitching in Hanshin, Japan; Wichita; [...]
Friday Links (6 Jul 07)
Adrian Gonzalez is very much ready for the All-Star break, and so am I. Light on the links today. Enjoy… On day Padres’ Young becomes All-Star, pitcher decides to start suspension (ESPN, via Steve C in the comments). Pretty self-explanatory. Glad to see Chris Young make the All-Star team. I don’t care one whit about [...]
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