June 21, 1969, Houston: Astros 4, Padres 0 (box score) Toward the end of June, the Padres embarked on a most unwelcome trip to Shutout City. The first stop on their tour involved a 12-strikeout performance by Astros rookie right-hander Tom Griffin. Griffin, Houston’s first-round pick in 1966, was making just the 13th start of [...]
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IGD: Padres vs Orioles (20 Jun 07)
Game #70 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Justin Germano (5-0, 2.36) vs Jeremy Guthrie (3-1, 2.57) pre: Padres.com, SI.com At some point, Justin Germano‘s complete inability to miss bats has to catch up to him, right? Here’s hoping that it doesn’t happen tonight. Go Padres!
1969: Padres Drop Another Doubleheader
June 20, 1969, Houston: Astros 6, Padres 1 (box score); Astros 3, Padres 1 (box score) For the second time in four days, the Padres played two. For the second time, they found themselves overmatched. The opener pitted Clay Kirby against Larry Dierker. The Padres struck first, with Nate Colbert homering to lead off the [...]
IGD: Padres vs Orioles (19 Jun 07)
Game #69 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Jake Peavy (8-1, 1.82) vs Steve Trachsel (5-4, 3.94) pre: Padres.com, SI.com You can find stats anywhere. Describing and analyzing those stats adds value. Presenting them in a graphical format that gives a quick overview of key indicators potentially provides further value. The concept of a [...]
Bring on the Birds
The Orioles are coming to town and they are in a state of considerable disarray, which frightens me. It’s hard to say how a team will respond after its manager is fired, but with Sam Perlozzo no longer part of the picture ostensibly because his players failed to produce for him, these guys just might [...]
1969: Wilson Shuts Down Padres
June 19, 1969, Houston: Astros 4, Padres 2 (box score) The Astros, returning home after a six-game jaunt to St. Louis and Atlanta, got to Al Santorini early in this one. In the second inning, Santorini served up singles to the first three batters he faced, resulting in a 1-0 lead for the home team. [...]
Another City, Another Series Win
Good to see the boys wrap up the road trip with a couple of wins in Chicago. Even better to see Mike Cameron playing well again. Since May 1, he’s batting .288/.341/.532. That’s more like it. The fight on Saturday? I’ll be honest; I hate that aspect of professional sports — nobody walks away from [...]
1969: Dodgers Pound Padres in Finale
June 18, 1969, Los Angeles: Dodgers 10, Padres 1 (box score) A day after being outscored, 18-3, in a doubleheader at Dodger Stadium, the Padres looked to salvage a split of the four-game series against their neighbors to the north. The Dodgers, it seems, had other ideas. Los Angeles struck early and often against southpaw [...]
IGD: Padres @ Cubs (17 Jun 07)
Game #68 time: 11:20 a.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Greg Maddux (5-3, 3.86) vs Rich Hill (5-4, 2.81) pre: Padres.com, SI.com I’m messing around with a Ducksnorts Glossary. People are jumping onboard all the time, and I thought it might be good to give ‘em an easy way to get up to speed. This is [...]
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