Game #76 time: 12:35 p.m. PT tv: none sp: Greg Maddux (6-4, 3.84) vs Matt Cain (2-8, 3.46) pre: Padres.com, SI.com How did David Wells and Greg Maddux end up back-to-back in the rotation again? I thought we agreed that the bullpen can’t afford that. The good news is that the Padres are off Thursday, [...]
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IGD: Padres vs Red Sox (22 Jun 07)
Game #72 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Greg Maddux (6-3, 3.90) vs Daisuke Matsuzaka (8-5, 4.18) pre: Padres.com, SI.com Welcome to the (hype) machine. The Red Sox are in town for the weekend. Daisuke Matsuzaka gets the call on Friday night. Matsuzaka has been solid, if unspectacular, in his first season in North [...]
IGD: Padres @ Cubs (17 Jun 07)
Game #68 time: 11:20 a.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Greg Maddux (5-3, 3.86) vs Rich Hill (5-4, 2.81) pre: Padres.com, SI.com I’m messing around with a Ducksnorts Glossary. People are jumping onboard all the time, and I thought it might be good to give ‘em an easy way to get up to speed. This is [...]
IGD: Padres @ Devil Rays (12 Jun 07)
Game #63 time: 4:10 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Greg Maddux (5-3, 3.82) vs Scott Kazmir (4-3, 3.92) pre: Padres.com, SI.com A few things stand out to me when looking at Scott Kazmir’s splits: he is much more effective at home (.234/.319/.354 for his career) than on the road (.260/.349/.418), he does better work with [...]
Blum, Bocachica, and a Slice of History
Eight series wins in a row? Really, I had no idea. Greg Maddux brought his A-game on Wednesday night (recap | boxscore), and Geoff Blum and Hiram Bocachica led the offense en route to a — Say what? Blum and Boca-who-ca? Yep. Blum drove in four runs on the evening, doubling his season total. All [...]
IGD: Padres @ Pirates (31 May 07)
first pitch: 4:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Greg Maddux (4-3, 4.20 ERA) vs Shawn Chacon (1-0, 3.38 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com Greg Maddux has been terrible over his last two starts: Greg Maddux, May 19 and 25, 2007 IP H R ER HR BB SO Stats courtesy of Baseball-Reference. 9.1 21 10 [...]
Opportunity Knocks, but It Can’t Come In
Not a lot to say this morning that hasn’t already been beaten to death. The Padres had opportunities Tuesday evening (recap | boxscore) but failed to cash in on them. Loading the bases and making a guy throw 34 pitches in the first inning is great; leaving all three runners stranded, not so much. David [...]
IGD: Padres vs Brewers (25 May 07)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Greg Maddux (3-3, 4.14 ERA) vs Dave Bush (3-4, 5.56 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com Here come the Brewers. Anthony Gwynn makes his San Diego professional debut. Prince Fielder and J.J. Hardy are tied for the league lead with 14 homers. Rickie Weeks has committed only [...]
IGD: Padres @ Mariners (19 May 07)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Greg Maddux (3-2, 3.20 ERA) vs Horacio Ramirez (3-2, 6.40 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com Why would a team trade Rafael Soriano for Horacio Ramirez? On an unrelated but impressive note, LynchMob pointed out in the comments that Class-A Lake Elsinore beat Lancaster, 30-0, on Friday [...]
Maddux Forgets He’s Old, Spins Complete Game Against Reds
Vintage Maddux? I didn’t watch enough of Greg Maddux during his prime, but I can’t imgaine him (or anyone else) pitching much better than he did on Monday night against the Reds (recap | box score). How good was The Professor? According to the U-T, Jake Peavy, who charted the game, said that Maddux “missed [...]
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