May 28, 1969, New York: Mets 1, Padres 0 (box score) Mets left-hander Jerry Koosman dominated from the beginning, striking out two Padres in the first. He did the same in the second, fourth, and seventh. Heck, he struck out the side in order in the eighth. In fact, Koosman struck out at least one [...]
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IGD: Padres vs Brewers (27 May 07)
first pitch: 1:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Jake Peavy (6-1, 1.63 ERA) vs Jeff Suppan (6-4, 3.49 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com Free-agent acquisition Jeff Suppan got off to a surprisingly hot start (2.55 ERA in six April starts) that almost made his 4-year, $42 million contract palatable. Since then, however, his ERA [...]
1969: Santorini, Padres Survive Mets at Shea
May 27, 1969, New York: Padres 3, Mets 2 (box score) The Mets outhit the Padres in this one, 12-9. The home team also left 11 men on base, while the guests left only 6. New York scored almost immediately against Padres starter Al Santorini. With runners at the corners and two out in the [...]
IGD: Padres vs Brewers (26 May 07)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Justin Germano (2-0, 0.47 ERA) vs Claudio Vargas (3-0, 3.68 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com Lame dad-type thing to say: Love the participation, but as a reminder to everyone, please take a moment to review the Comments Policy. If you think I’m scolding you, I’m not; [...]
IGD: Padres vs Brewers (25 May 07)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Greg Maddux (3-3, 4.14 ERA) vs Dave Bush (3-4, 5.56 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com Here come the Brewers. Anthony Gwynn makes his San Diego professional debut. Prince Fielder and J.J. Hardy are tied for the league lead with 14 homers. Rickie Weeks has committed only [...]
1969: Padres, Cubs Split Doubleheader
May 25, 1969, San Diego: Padres 10, Cubs 2 (box score); Cubs 1, Padres 0 (box score) Ernie Banks was famous for saying “let’s play two.” On a Sunday afternoon in San Diego, that’s just what Banks’ Cubs and the Padres did. The first game featured Johnny Podres and Rich Nye. The Padres struck quickly [...]
IGD: Padres vs Cubs (24 May 07)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Chris Young (5-3, 2.89 ERA) vs Jason Marquis (5-1, 2.76 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com In light of the “only 17 percent of runners who steal bases eventually score” mantra we’ve been hearing, I thought it might be instructive to see how that stat is holding [...]
Kouz Control
Let’s start with the obvious: The Padres were lucky to win on Wednesday night (recap | boxscore). In a reversal of two recent losses in Atlanta, the Padres came away with a victory when they probably shouldn’t have. David Wells pitched another fine game at home (2.67 ERA in five starts at Petco Park this [...]
1969: Padres Roll Unlucky Seven
May 24, 1969, San Diego: Cubs 7, Padres 5 (box score) Saturday’s contest at San Diego Stadium featured southpaws Dick Kelley and Ken Holtzman in an afternoon affair. The Padres opened with a run in the first. In his first big-league at-bat, second baseman John Sipin tripled to left with one out and then scored [...]
IGD: Padres vs Cubs (23 May 07)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: David Wells (1-2, 5.40 ERA) vs Sean Marshall (0-0, –) previews: Padres.com | SI.com I’m tired of looking at numbers. I have no angle for this one. Another win would be good…
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