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IGD: Padres vs Rockies (23 Sep 07)

Game #155 time: 1:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Greg Maddux (13-10, 3.95) vs Jeff Francis (16-8, 4.25) pre: B-R.com Welcome to the final home game of the 2007 regular season. Let’s make it a good one…

1969: Padres Squander Early Lead, Come Back Late to Win

September 23, 1969, San Diego: Padres 5, Giants 4 (box score) The Padres wasted no time in getting to San Francisco starter Frank McCormick. After Jose Arcia led off the first with a single, Roberto Pena doubled him home and took third on an error. One out later, Al Ferrara singled to left, plating Pena. [...]

IGD: Padres vs Rockies (22 Sep 07)

Game #154 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Jack Cassel (1-0, 2.87) vs Mark Redman (1-4, 9.28) pre: B-R.com Mark Redman is the best pitcher ever. Not really, but if I tell you what I really think, he’ll throw a no-hitter. Go Padres!

1969: Mays Powers Giants Past Padres

September 22, 1969, San Diego: Giants 4, Padres 2 (box score) Endure the present, and watch for better things. — Virgil (not Ozzie) In the Padres’ case, they would have to watch for a very long time. Then again, Virgil had been dead for 2,000 years, so length is a relative concept. The Giants scored [...]

IGD: Padres vs Rockies (21 Sep 07)

Game #153 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Jake Peavy (18-6, 2.39) vs Franklin Morales (2-2, 3.81) pre: Padres.com, B-R.com Big series this weekend against the Rockies. Yeah, you think? The Padres have won seven in a row, while Colorado has taken its last five. With one more win in their final 10 games, [...]

Friday Links (21 Sep 07)

I love a pennant race. We made it out to all four games against the Pirates this week — even got to sit in Toyota Terrace on Thursday. I try to do that once a year because they keep all the riff-raff out of that level. Hey, wait, I’m the riff-raff. Anyway, the Padres are [...]

1969: Padres Lose Another Laugher at Home

September 21, 1969, San Diego: Braves 8, Padres 2 (box score) The Braves scored twice in the third off Joe Niekro, and that was, effectively, the game. They added five more in the seventh — the final run coming on Hank Aaron’s 43rd home run of the season — to pad their lead to 7-0. [...]

IGD: Padres vs Pirates (20 Sep 07)

Game #152 time: 12:35 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Brett Tomko (3-11, 5.40) vs Matt Morris (9-10, 4.84) pre: Padres.com, B-R.com Dear Diamondbacks, Thanks much for Scott Hairston. He’s pretty good. Regards, The Padres

1969: Defense Collapses, Padres Blow Late Lead

September 20, 1969, San Diego: Braves 3, Padres 2 (box score) Tommie Sisk deserved better in this one, he really did. Sisk and the Padres carried a 2-1 lead into the bottom of the eighth. Then things got weird. Felipe Alou led off the frame with a grounder that second baseman Jose Arcia couldn’t handle. [...]

IGD: Padres vs Pirates (19 Sep 07)

Game #151 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Chris Young (9-7, 2.77) vs Ian Snell (9-12, 3.92) pre: Padres.com, B-R.com Chris Young is 1-4 with a 4.30 ERA in 10 starts since the All-Star break. Opponents are hitting just .161/.273/.294 against him during that stretch. Wait, do you smell something? I think it’s a [...]