My wife and I went to Del Mar on Thursday. First time I’d been to the track in years. I studied the horses, jockeys, and trainers to the best of my limited ability and proceeded to lose every race I bet on.
My wife hit a 30-1 longshot in the third race. She liked the name [...]
Fun win Tuesday night (box score). They’re all fun, though, aren’t they? Justin Germano wasn’t brilliant, but he didn’t have to be because the offense came through against defending Cy Young award winner Brandon Webb.
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Game #131
time:
7:05 p.m. PT
tv:
4SD
sp:
Justin Germano (6-7, 4.24) vs Brandon Webb (14-8, 2.63)
pre:
Padres.com, B-R.com
It is March and black dust falls out of the books
Soon I will be gone
– W.S. Merwin
Actually, it is August and if the Padres can get any production out of the back end of their rotation, soon they will be headed to the [...]
Game #105
time:
7:05 p.m. PT
tv:
4SD
sp:
Justin Germano (6-5, 4.20) vs Brandon Webb (9-8, 3.23)
pre:
Padres.com
Remember when Justin Germano was pitching well? Yeah, that was great. Go Padres!
Game #90
time:
1:40 p.m. PT
tv:
4SD
sp:
Justin Germano (5-3, 3.90) vs Brandon Webb (8-6, 3.37)
pre:
Padres.com, SI.com
Brandon Webb’s GB/FB ratio is down a bit this year (3.18). That’s still extremely good, but it’s not as freakish as it was in ‘05 (4.34) or ‘06 (4.06).
Webb is no less effective now than he has been the past couple seasons, so [...]
The story was supposed to be Jake Peavy’s 16 strikeouts and complete dominance. The story was supposed to be Terrmel Sledge’s opposite field home run off sinkerballer Brandon Webb. The story was supposed to be anything but what it became.
It’s a credit to the Padres’ bullpen that a two-run lead headed to the eighth is [...]
first pitch: 6:40 p.m. PT
television: Channel 4SD
matchup: Jake Peavy (3-0, 2.13 ERA) vs Brandon Webb (1-1, 4.00 ERA)
previews: Padres.com | SI.com
What am I supposed to do with four games worth of data from Jake Peavy? I want to analyze something, but it’s hard to tell which of these numbers are real. The closer I look, [...]
After a much-needed off day on Monday, the Padres head to Phoenix for a midweek series. We’ll see three potentially excellent pitching matchups: David Wells vs Randy Johnson on Tuesday, Jake Peavy vs Brandon Webb on Wednesday, and Chris Young vs Livan Hernandez on Thursday.
Speaking of pitchers, the Padres are back down to a 12-man [...]
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 he’s [...]
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 p.m.
Chicago
Apr 17
11:20 a.m.
Chicago
Apr 18
7:05 p.m.
San Diego
Apr 19
12:35 p.m.
San Diego
Apr 20
6:05 p.m.
Denver
Apr 21
5:05 [...]
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