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Some Pictures Are Bigger Than Others

Knowing that a Red Sox convention had descended on downtown and that our usual parking option was unavailable, we left our car about 2 1/2 miles from the ballpark. After machaca and black coffee at Jimmy Carter’s Cafe, we slipped over to Sixth and walked along the perimeter of Balboa Park, with its impromptu soccer [...]

IGD: Padres vs Red Sox (24 Jun 07)

Game #74 time: 1:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Jake Peavy (9-1, 1.98) vs Josh Beckett (10-1, 3.14) pre: Padres.com, SI.com I think it’s safe to say that the first two games of this series have lived up to the hype. Sure, the Padres could’ve done more damage against Daisuke Matsuzaka in the first inning [...]

IGD: Padres vs Red Sox (23 Jun 07)

Game #73 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Chris Young (6-3, 2.26) vs Tim Wakefield (7-7, 4.18) pre: Padres.com, SI.com Tough loss Friday night. If you’re looking for a bright spot, it’s that the Padres’ #3 starter was able to largely neutralize a very powerful offense. No, that doesn’t make me feel much better [...]

IGD: Padres vs Red Sox (22 Jun 07)

Game #72 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Greg Maddux (6-3, 3.90) vs Daisuke Matsuzaka (8-5, 4.18) pre: Padres.com, SI.com Welcome to the (hype) machine. The Red Sox are in town for the weekend. Daisuke Matsuzaka gets the call on Friday night. Matsuzaka has been solid, if unspectacular, in his first season in North [...]