For the second straight start, Jake Peavy worked extremely hard in the first inning and then settled down to pitch a good game. I’m mostly encouraged by this. It’s great that Peavy is showing the ability to pitch to contact; maybe next he can figure out how to do that out of the gate: Jake [...]
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1969: Padres Blanked Again by Selma
May 23, 1969, San Diego: Cubs 6, Padres 0 (box score) If the Padres didn’t yet regret dealing Dick Selma to the Cubs, the right-hander was about to give his former team another reason to think about it. In his first start against the Padres, at Wrigley Field, Selma went the distance and led the [...]
IGD: Padres vs Cubs (22 May 07)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Jake Peavy (5-1, 1.64 ERA) vs Rich Hill (4-3, 2.91 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com So far in ’07, the Padres haven’t made opposing pitchers pay for falling behind in the count as much as in recent years: Padres Batters after 2-0 Count Year PA/G BA [...]
When Cubs Come to Town
The Cubs spent nearly $300 million this past winter on free agents, brought in a high-profile manager, and put the club on the market. Somehow I doubt anyone was hoping for a sub-.500 record in MLB’s weakest division a quarter of the way through the season. Ex-Padre Derrek Lee is back and hitting again, though [...]
1969: Blass Blows Away Reeling Padres
May 22, 1969, San Diego: Pirates 7, Padres 1 (box score) Losers of four straight games, the Padres looked to turn their fortunes against Pittsburgh’s Steve Blass. The Pirates had other ideas, scoring two runs off Clay Kirby in the first inning. The Padres answered with a run of their own in the fourth, when [...]
Padres Take Round One Against Rivals
Real-world stuff kept me from watching all but a few innings of this weekend’s heated series against our archrivals in Seattle, but it’s good that the Padres were able to take two out of three. No matter what else happens this season, if we can beat the Mariners, it will have been a success. Right. [...]
1969: Padres Beaten by Moose
May 21, 1969, San Diego: Pirates 11, Padres 1 (box score) The Padres ran into a Moose on Wednesday — right-hander Bob Moose. After winning eight games as a rookie the previous season, the 21-year-old Pennsylvania native had gotten off to a slow start in 1969. On this day, however, Moose was in complete control [...]
IGD: Padres @ Mariners (20 May 07)
first pitch: 1:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Justin Germano (1-0, 0.69 ERA) vs Felix Hernandez (2-1, 2.57 ERA) preview: Padres.com King Felix. Felix of Kingness. The Kingenator. Feliz Cumplekingos. King-a-long-a-ding-dong. Kinky Felinsky. Kizzy Fizzy. Kingalopolous Felipolous. Sorry, what was the question? Go Padres!
1969: Niekro Pounded in Fourth, Padres Lose Third Straight
May 20, 1969, San Diego: Pirates 6, Padres 3 (box score) Losers of five straight, including a three-game sweep at Dodger Stadium, the Pirates came to town with an 18-18 record that placed them a distant second in the National League East, six games back of Chicago. The club from Pittsburgh featured some outstanding hitters, [...]
IGD: Padres @ Mariners (19 May 07)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Greg Maddux (3-2, 3.20 ERA) vs Horacio Ramirez (3-2, 6.40 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com Why would a team trade Rafael Soriano for Horacio Ramirez? On an unrelated but impressive note, LynchMob pointed out in the comments that Class-A Lake Elsinore beat Lancaster, 30-0, on Friday [...]
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