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IGD: Padres @ Cardinals (6 Aug 07)

Monday, August 6, 2007
by Geoff Young

Game #111 time:4:05 p.m. PT tv:4SD, ESPN sp:David Wells (5-7, 5.18) vs Braden Looper (8-9, 5.23) pre:Padres.com, SI.com I would totally rip on Cardinals starter Braden Looper here, but the truth is, David Wells has been even worse. Looper actually has decent numbers at home (3.51 ERA, .251/.309/.374). He also gets lit up pretty well after 50 pitches (.333/.392/.527), which raises the question of why he's not in the bullpen, where he's been all his career, but I digress. Wells? I dunno, it's probably the plate umpire's fault. Go Padres!

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IGD: Padres vs Cardinals (12 May 07)

Saturday, May 12, 2007
by Geoff Young

first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Chris Young (4-2, 3.29 ERA) vs Braden Looper (4-2, 2.66 ERA) preview: Padres.com Braden Looper's transition from reliever to starter fascinates me. After 572 consecutive relief appearances to begin his big-league career, the 32-year-old right-hander has made seven starts this season and pitched remarkably well. He's only had one bad outing, at Milwaukee on May 1. Considering that the Brewers are beating up on everyone, we'll cut him some slack there. If you're the Cardinals, the concern is that Looper already has worked more than half as many innings as he's ever worked in an entire season. From the Padres' standpoint, there isn't much of a sample ...

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