We were walking west along J Street, just past Fire Station 4, when the crowd erupted. Cardinals fans seem to travel with their team, so we assumed that the visiting team had extended its seemingly insurmountable 2-0 lead.
I was in a lousy mood before we even got to the ballpark — I forget why, but [...]
By Geoff Young
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Also tagged adam kennedy, adrian gonzalez, fire station, j street, jeff kent, jody gerut, kevin kouzmanoff, khalil greene, padres, ryan ludwick, scott hairston, third baseman, troy glaus, yadier molina
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Thanks to reader Lance for hooking us up with seats two rows behind the visitors dugout on Wednesday night. First time I’ve been anywhere near that close at Petco Park, and it’s a whole different experience. For a guy like me who lives in nosebleed, just, wow.
Also, belated welcome to all the folks at Gaslamp [...]
By Geoff Young
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Also tagged adrian gonzalez, brian giles, dugout, jim edmonds, josh bard, matt cain, nosebleed, padres, paul mcanulty, petco park, piano man, political debate, scott hairston, trevor hoffman
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Randy Wolf’s final line looks fantastic, and he pitched a beautiful game, but it didn’t seem dominant while I was watching. The Rockies hitters probably have a different opinion.
Because my job is to pick nits, I found myself wondering why Wolf needed to throw so many pitches. He walked four and fanned nine, which explains [...]
By Geoff Young
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Also tagged brad hawpe, fifth inning, khalil greene, kip wells, left fielder, matt holliday, randy wolf, rod serling, sacrifice bunt, scorecard, second baseman, third baseman, ubaldo jimenez
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Padres (5-4) vs Giants (2-6)
Justin Germano vs Jonathan Sanchez
7:15 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 189
MLB, B-R
I was so busy whining about sloppy baserunning and the 12-man pitching staff this morning that I forgot to mention Adrian Gonzalez’s spectacular 3-5 double play in Tuesday’s contest. It was a thing of beauty.
You know what else [...]