Did you expect a big finish on Sunday? I didn’t, although after Saturday’s near miss, maybe I should have. If Hunter Pence doesn’t make that sprawling catch of pinch-hitter Nick Hundley’s drive to lead off the ninth, maybe the Padres come back against a shaky Brandon Lyon, who tried his best to cough up the [...]
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Padres Take Two in Houston, Give Third Away
One of the hazards of watching a lot of games at Petco Park is a skewed sense of how hard a ball needs to be struck to leave the yard. I caught a few innings of a Mets-Phillies game on TV the other night, and baseballs were flying out of Citizens Bank Park. I had [...]
Stupid Padre Tricks: Two Games or Fewer Pitched (1969-1999)
In their relatively brief history, the San Diego Padres have had 16 players pitch in two games or fewer for them. It’s a fascinating list… if you find these sorts of lists fascinating: Al McBean, 1969 Taken from the Pirates as the 50th player selected overall in the 1968 expansion draft, McBean started his only [...]
Whatever Happened to Controlling the Strike Zone?
Baseball revolves around control of the strike zone. – Bill James, Baseball Abstract 1988, p. 72 On pages 179-181 of the Ducksnorts 2007 Baseball Annual, we examined how the Oakland A’s and Minnesota Twins parlayed their dominance of the strike zone into wins. The A’s excelled at getting on base, while Minnesota specialized in keeping [...]
Padres Farm Report (11 Apr 08)
I figure I’ll throw in some stats once a week. I don’t want to bombard you with info, but I want to give you enough… Triple-A — Sacramento 6, Portland 3 Matt Antonelli: 0-for-4, BB (.238/.429/.524) Edgar Gonzalez (3B): 2-for-4 (.500/.526/.667) Chase Headley: 0-for-4 (.185/.241/.222) Brian Myrow: 1-for-4 (.174/.345/.304) Nick Hundley: 0-for-3, BB (.263/.333/.579) Jody [...]
Friday Links (28 Dec 07)
I don’t have a lot of links today, so before we get to those, let’s do a quick recap of this winter’s moves so far: Out Geoff Blum, INF: Signed with Houston Astros Hiram Bochachica, INF/OF: Signed with Seibu Lions (Japan) Milton Bradley, OF: Signed with Texas Rangers Doug Brocail, RHP: Signed with Houston Astros [...]
Cogs in a Machine
San Diego Fires Yeah, our city is going up in flames. I’m okay, but a lot of folks I know aren’t doing so great; I hope you’re not one of them. If you want to follow what’s going on or learn how to help, I’ve got a thread open for that; otherwise, and intending no [...]
World Series: Astros vs White Sox
Congrats to the Chicago White Sox and Houston Astros for reaching the World Series! It is great to see some new blood in there (and no teams from Boston or New York). I have a slight preference for the ChiSox because they don’t have Roger “I Don’t Know What That Thing I Threw at Mike [...]
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