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IGD: Padres vs Reds (16 May 07)

first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Jake Peavy (5-1, 1.52 ERA) vs Bronson Arroyo (2-3, 2.87 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com Gotta love Jake Peavy‘s last four starts: 28 IP, 12 H, 9 BB, 46 SO, 0.96 ERA. Whenever you’re striking out more than twice the number of baserunners you’re allowing, that’s [...]

IGD: Padres vs Cardinals (11 May 07)

first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Jake Peavy (4-1, 1.75 ERA) vs Kip Wells (1-6, 6.59 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com After a poor showing in Atlanta, the Padres return home for a three-game series against the Cardinals. Jake Peavy gets the start Friday night, which is great news for a San [...]

IGD: Padres @ Marlins (6 May 07)

first pitch: 10:05 a.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Jake Peavy (3-1, 2.06 ERA) vs Scott Olsen (3-1, 5.63 ERA) The Padres are 0-2 this season when Jake Peavy whiffs 10 or more batters in a game. After winning 9 of the first 10 games in which Peavy notched double-digit strikeouts, the Padres now have [...]

Get Luckier

The fact that we’re all frustrated by a 13-13 start speaks volumes about how far this franchise has come in a very short time. That doesn’t make us feel any better after another stupid loss (recap | box score), of course, but it’s something. I don’t have the stomach to sit through the game again, [...]

IGD: Padres vs Nationals (30 Apr 07)

first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Jake Peavy (3-0, 1.67 ERA) vs John Patterson (0-4, 7.71 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com Reasons to Be Positive The Nationals are in town. Jake Peavy is on the mound. Regardless the outcome of Monday night’s game, the Pads will have a better April record than [...]

When Is Zero Greater Than Sixteen?

The story was supposed to be Jake Peavy‘s 16 strikeouts and complete dominance. The story was supposed to be Terrmel Sledge‘s opposite field home run off sinkerballer Brandon Webb. The story was supposed to be anything but what it became. It’s a credit to the Padres’ bullpen that a two-run lead headed to the eighth [...]

IGD: Padres @ Diamondbacks (25 Apr 07)

first pitch: 6:40 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Jake Peavy (3-0, 2.13 ERA) vs Brandon Webb (1-1, 4.00 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com What am I supposed to do with four games worth of data from Jake Peavy? I want to analyze something, but it’s hard to tell which of these numbers are real. [...]

Snakes on a Baseball Diamond

After a much-needed off day on Monday, the Padres head to Phoenix for a midweek series. We’ll see three potentially excellent pitching matchups: David Wells vs Randy Johnson on Tuesday, Jake Peavy vs Brandon Webb on Wednesday, and Chris Young vs Livan Hernandez on Thursday. Speaking of pitchers, the Padres are back down to a [...]

IGD: Padres vs Diamondbacks (19 Apr 07)

first pitch: 12:35 p.m. PT television: none matchup: Jake Peavy (2-0, 0.90 ERA) vs Livan Hernandez (1-0, 1.80 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com It’s probably too early to call this a trend, but there’s reason to be encouraged by Jake Peavy‘s performance so far in ’07. Forget the ERA, and look at pitch efficiency: Date [...]

IGD: Padres @ Dodgers (14 Apr 07)

first pitch: 7:10 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Jake Peavy (1-0, 0.69 ERA) vs Jason Schmidt (1-1, 4.00 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com I would dissect Friday night’s game, but the Dodgers pretty well took care of that themselves. The bullpen scoreless streak is over. At least the guy who ended it, Mike Thompson, [...]