My latest article at Hardball Times looks back at a 1989 game in which the Cleveland Indians collected six hits, all home runs. Joe Carter knocked three of them. Carter, you may recall, came to San Diego the following year and gave a convincing demonstration of how utterly useless the RBI statistic is. Ten men [...]
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IGD: Padres vs Brewers (14 Aug 08)
Padres vs Brewers 12:35 p.m. PT DIRECTV 729 (Brewers feed) AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 187 MLB, B-R Jake Peavy goes up against Ben Sheets on Thursday afternoon. Naturally the best pitching matchup of the series won’t be televised in San Diego. I guess it works out, though; folks around here are already gearing themselves [...]
IGD: Padres vs Brewers (13 Aug 08)
Padres vs Brewers 7:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD, DIRECTV 722 AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 183 MLB, B-R I woke up this morning with some random Cult song stuck in my head. It wasn’t their earlier stuff, either, but that late-model crap that sounds like a knock-off of a knock-off of AC/DC. Bleh…
IGD: Padres vs Brewers (12 Aug 08)
Padres vs Brewers 7:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD, DIRECTV 748 AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 183 MLB, B-R Cha Seung Baek? Jeff Suppan? If this is a dream, please don’t wake me…
Friday Links (18 Jan 08)
Listening to Jeff Buckley, Live at Olympia (thanks, Didi!). That and a pot of coffee should keep me going for a while. To the links (sit down, we’ve got a few)… This is old, but it bears mentioning. Mike Cameron has signed with the Brewers (hat tip to Marsh in the comments). As I mentioned [...]
Kings of the Road
I was hoping to have the next installment of our Operation Center Field series ready, but I’m still hacking through the data jungle. Instead, I’ll share a few items I found along the way that might help you win a bar bet or three: MLB Road Home Runs in 2007 Brewers: 110 Padres: 99 Phillies: [...]
IGD: Padres @ Brewers (30 Sep 07)
Game #162 time: 11:05 a.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Brett Tomko (4-11, 5.39) vs Jeff Suppan (11-12, 4.57) pre: Padres.com, B-R.com Q: Brett Tomko or Jake Peavy in the finale? A: As long as the Padres win, nobody will care.
IGD: Padres @ Brewers (29 Sep 07)
Game #161 time: 12:55 p.m. PT tv: FOX sp: Chris Young (9-8, 3.13) vs Dave Bush (12-10, 5.16) pre: B-R.com Now would be a fantastic time for the good Chris Young to make an appearance. Go Padres!
IGD: Padres @ Brewers (28 Sep 07)
Game #160 time: 5:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Greg Maddux (13-11, 4.10) vs Chris Capuano (5-12, 5.09) pre: Padres.com, B-R.com This talk of tiebreakers makes my head hurt. Win three and the rest will take care of itself. Here’s the plan: On offense, hit the ball toward Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder. On defense, [...]
IGD: Padres @ Brewers (27 Sep 07)
Game #159 time: 5:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Jack Cassel (1-1, 4.00) vs Yovani Gallardo (9-4, 3.59) pre: Padres.com, B-R.com Is there anything you wouldn’t do to get either Prince Fielder or Ryan Braun in your lineup? On the bright side, Yovani Gallardo is Milwaukee’s only good pitcher. If the Padres can steal one [...]
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