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Cheeseburger in Purgatory

Jake Peavy isn’t going to the Cubs… for now. And just when I was starting to like the names being mentioned. Did you notice how the rumored packages went from being awful, to decent, to pretty good? At the very least, Kevin Towers deserves credit for not jumping on any old deal, like some folks [...]

Potential Fire Sale FAQ

Nothing has happened yet, but all indications are that life is about to get real interesting around these parts. With that in mind, here’s a little something to help you through as we move forward into the unknown… Q: What the heck is going on with the Padres? A: Principle owners John and Becky Moores [...]

Light Posting This Week

Posting will be light this week. Nothing much is happening with the Padres right now (aside from the signings of Allan Dykstra and James Darnell, I suppose), and a few other projects are demanding my time: I’m working on a quick survey of compensatory draft picks through history — We’ve already touched on Rafael Palmeiro [...]

Random Friday Stupidity

I was hoping to have some original content today, but it’s been a long week at work and I haven’t been able to formulate my thoughts on various topics as well as I’d have liked. Here are a few things I’m wondering right now: Why did Chase Headley suddenly discover plate discipline on June 12 [...]

IGD: Padres vs Cubs (4 Jun 08)

Padres (23-37) vs Cubs (38-21) Greg Maddux vs Ted Lilly 7:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 186 MLB, B-R It’s hard to stay focused on the draft when these darned games keep getting in the way…

IGD: Padres vs Cubs (3 Jun 08)

Padres (23-36) vs Cubs (37-21) Wil Ledezma vs Jason Marquis 7:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 186 MLB, B-R Ruh-roh: You Hit Like a Pitcher   PA BA OBP SLG 2B 3B HR BB SO Statistics are courtesy of Baseball-Reference and are through games of June 2, 2008. Russ Ortiz, career [...]

Peace, Love, and Delusion

Sometimes you can get away with making stupid mistakes against lousy teams. Unfortunately the Cubs aren’t a lousy team, and they saw to it that the Padres paid for their transgressions. Carlos Zambrano is a terrific pitcher when he’s on his game. He wasn’t at his best Monday night, but the Padres let him off [...]

IGD: Padres vs Cubs (2 Jun 08)

Padres (23-35) vs Cubs (36-21) Cha Seung Baek vs Carlos Zambrano 7:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 186 MLB, B-R

IGD: Padres @ Cubs (15 May 08)

Padres (15-26) @ Cubs (24-16) Greg Maddux vs Ryan Dempster 11:20 a.m. PT no television AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 183 MLB, B-R The Padres showed some good fight at the end of Wednesday evening’s game. Unfortunately they spent much of the early part digging themselves into a deep, dark hole. Still, I liked the [...]

IGD: Padres @ Cubs (14 May 08)

Padres (15-25) @ Cubs (23-16) Jake Peavy vs Ted Lilly 5:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 183 MLB, B-R I never noticed how severe Peavy’s lefty-righty splits are:     vs RHB vs LHB   BA OBP SLG BA OBP SLG Statistics are courtesy of Baseball-Reference and are through games of [...]