Nice outing by Cory Luebke on Monday night at Coors Field, eh? Luebke and Ernesto Frieri combined to spin the 25th one-hitter in Padres history. The only blemish was a two-run homer to dead center off the bat of Rockies second baseman Mark Ellis. Luebke fell behind in the count, 3-1, and then grooved a [...]
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Once Upon My Mind: It’s Just a Big Jumbled Mess
Ah, November… Of all the months between October and December, it is by far my favorite. It’s also the month in which I once wrote many things, some of which have not come back to embarrass me…
Friday Links (23 Jul 10)
Go, read stuff. It’ll be great… Great Moments In Padres Trade Deadline History: The Joe Randa Era (619 Sports). Guest author Avenger in Chief remembers everyone’s favorite non-descript third baseman. Radbourn’s immortal season July 10, 1884: Going to Carrie’s house (Edward Achorn). If you’re a fan of baseball history, you need to be reading Achorn’s [...]
Me, Elsewhere: Ducksnorts on Friarhood Radio
Steve Adler at Friarhood invited me to join him and a distinguished panel of guests in discussing the upcoming Padres season on his radio show. Steve, Mike from Avenging Jack Murphy, and Rick from RJ’s Fro talked all things Padres for an hour (it’s a scintillating hour; feels more like 60 minutes). Items covered include: [...]
Guys You Wish You’d Forgotten Were Padres
We’re still safe here; hope you are, too. If you’re looking for info on the fires, ways to help, etc., check this thread. Otherwise, by request, here is a stupid follow-up to last week’s stupid post: Player Year(s) Shawn Abner 1987-91 George Arias 1997-99 Mark Bellhorn 2006 Sean Bergman 1996-97 Dewon Brazelton 2006 Chris Brown [...]
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