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As Urban Legends Go, This One Is Full of Kruk

My colleague TD at Rain Delay shot me an email the other day: Got a question for ya, and I figured you’d be the guy to go to. Right now I’m in the middle of reading John Kruk’s I Ain’t an Athlete, Lady, and he says in the book (and he’s said it on BBTN [...]

IGD: Padres vs Mariners (8 Jun 07)

first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Justin Germano (4-0, 1.74 ERA) vs Miguel Batista (6-4, 5.43 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com Not much more to say about this “rivalry” that hasn’t already been said, so I’ll turn instead to something a reader alerted me to the other day. So far under Bud [...]

Friday Links (8 Jun 07)

What the heck was that? Between the draft and Thursday night’s comeback (recap | boxscore), I hardly know where to start. Lots o’ links today. Disclaimer: I hate to do this, but with the general craziness of the past few days, I haven’t read all of these in their entirety yet, ergo the lack of [...]

1969: Mets Come Back Late, Sweep Padres

June 8, 1969, San Diego: Mets 3, Padres 2 (box score) In their finale with the Mets at San Diego Stadium, the Padres faced young phenom Tom Seaver for the first time. Seaver entered the contest with a fine 8-3 record and 2.51 ERA. The Padres countered with Al Santorini, who came in with a [...]

IGD: Padres vs Dodgers (7 Jun 07)

first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Jake Peavy (7-1, 1.68 ERA) vs Hong-Chih Kuo (0-1, 7.71 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com I’m still recovering from the draft. Go Padres and all that…

Blum, Bocachica, and a Slice of History

Eight series wins in a row? Really, I had no idea. Greg Maddux brought his A-game on Wednesday night (recap | boxscore), and Geoff Blum and Hiram Bocachica led the offense en route to a — Say what? Blum and Boca-who-ca? Yep. Blum drove in four runs on the evening, doubling his season total. All [...]

1969: Koosman Dominates Padres Again

June 7, 1969, San Diego: Mets 4, Padres 1 (box score) As he had 10 days earlier at Shea Stadium, New York Mets left-hander Jerry Koosman dominated the Padres. This time, however, Koosman’s offense decided to participate. Johnny Podres made the start for San Diego. After working in and out of jams for much of [...]

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I’ll let the pictures tell the story…

Two-Hit Wonder

For the second time this season, the Padres won despite collecting just two hits. Tuesday night’s contest (recap | boxscore) might not have been pretty, but last I checked, there aren’t any bonus points for style. Although Chris Young wasn’t at his best, he battled for seven innings and kept his team in the game. [...]

1969: Padres Begin Long Spiral Downward with Loss at Home to Mets

June 6, 1969, San Diego: Mets 5, Padres 3 (box score) The Padres, fresh off a franchise-long six-game winning streak, returned home to face the New York Mets. Joe Niekro toed the slab for San Diego, while the visitors started rookie right-hander Gary Gentry. Taking advantage of Gentry’s wildness and his team’s shoddy defense, the [...]