IGD: Padres @ Mariners (17 May 08)

Saturday, May 17, 2008
by Geoff Young
Padres (16-27) @ Mariners (16-27) Randy Wolf vs Erik Bedard 7:10 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 181 MLB, B-R Nice job by Trevor Hoffman on Friday night. For those who remain unclear on the dangers of judging a man based on an eight-game sample, here's a clue: Trevor Hoffman's Last 24 Games  GIPHHRBBSOERABAOBPSLG Statistics are courtesy of Baseball-Reference and are through games of May 15, 2008. 8/28/07 - 9/25/078860161.13.207.233.241 9/28/07 - 4/11/088712151012.86.375.447.688 4/13/08 - 5/16/0888511101.13.179.207.321 And, no, you don't want to go reaching any conclusions based solely on this most recent stretch either.

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Series Preview: Dave and DMZ Talk Mariners

Friday, May 16, 2008
by Geoff Young
The Padres head next to the Pacific Northwest to face their bitter natural rivals, the Seattle Mariners, in a battle to determine which end of I-5 (all 1381.29 miles of it) is most dominant. In preparation for this dramatic and important event, I chatted with Dave and DMZ of USS Mariner fame to get their take on the 2008 M's: Ducksnorts: This is a question I ask myself about the Padres: Are the Mariners a good team playing poorly or a bad team? How competitive did you think the M's would be in 2008, and have your expectations changed at all based on what you've seen in the first six weeks of the season? Dave: The Mariners aren't the worst team in baseball, so ...
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