first pitch: 12:35 p.m. PT television: none matchup: Jake Peavy (2-0, 0.90 ERA) vs Livan Hernandez (1-0, 1.80 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com It’s probably too early to call this a trend, but there’s reason to be encouraged by Jake Peavy‘s performance so far in ’07. Forget the ERA, and look at pitch efficiency: Date [...]
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A Lot Can Go Wrong in a Game
I don’t have the heart to watch this one a second time on TiVo, so we’ll have to rely on my impressions of Wednesday night’s game (recap | box score) as viewed from the upper deck. Scary proposition, I know, but there it is. David Wells pitched a beautiful game. Honestly, I don’t know that [...]
IGD: Padres vs Diamondbacks (18 Apr 07)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: David Wells (0-1, 7.00 ERA) vs Brandon Webb (1-1, 5.21 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com Not that you’ll hear anyone complain, but I’d like to know what the schedule makers were thinking here: Date Time (PT) Location Apr 15 5:05 p.m. Los Angeles Apr 16 5:05 [...]
Better Ways to Get There
Yeah, I’m happy that the Padres won on Tuesday (recap | box score). Actually, relieved is more like it (pun only partially intended). The bullpen coming through with nine innings of two-hit shutout baseball is huge. I still can’t believe the Mets had no use for Heath Bell. Still, this Mike Cameron losing fly balls [...]
1969: Santorini, Padres Stop Losing Streak
April 18, 1969, San Francisco: Padres 3, Giants 1 (box score) After dropping five straight, the Padres came out swinging in this one. With the help of two passed balls by Giants catcher Dick Dietz, San Diego scored two runs in the first. Roberto Pena scored the first run, with the second coming on a [...]
IGD: Padres @ Cubs (17 Apr 07)
first pitch: 11:20 a.m. PT television: none WGN matchup: Greg Maddux (1-1, 3.18 ERA) vs Wade Miller (0-1, 13.50 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com What a bizarre schedule. Night game in LA, followed by two in Chicago, followed by another back home. Seems like there should be an off-day somewhere — Monday would have been [...]
Eggplant
I hate eggplant. It’s like eating an old, purple sponge. Why would someone want to do that? Why would I want to do that? Sure, you can fry it up and slap some sauce on, but at the end of the day, it’s still just an old, purple sponge. Last night, after I’d lost my [...]
1969: Padres Lose Again to Marichal
April 17, 1969, San Francisco: Giants 5, Padres 4 (box score) Nine games into their existence as a big-league franchise, the Padres scored more than two runs in a game for the very first time. After pouncing on Juan Marichal for two runs in the top of the first inning and adding another in the [...]
IGD: Padres @ Cubs (16 Apr 07)
first pitch: 5:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Clay Hensley (0-2, 9.00 ERA) vs Jason Marquis (0-1, 3.27 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com After suffering their first series loss of 2007, the Padres head to Chicago for two with the Cubs. Clay Hensley starts for the Pads in the opener. Pay no attention to [...]
1969: Four Dodger Homers Too Much for Padres
April 16, 1969, Los Angeles: Dodgers 9, Padres 1 (box score) The Padres dropped their fifth straight in front of 12,180 at Dodger Stadium. Right-hander Bill Singer went the distance, holding the visitors to a single unearned run on just four hits. The 25-year-old Singer would go on to win 20 games for the first [...]
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