Inspired by the Padres’ 7-0 victory over the Dodgers at Chavez Ravine on Sunday, reader LynchMob offers the following suggestion: Hey, GY, dust off some of the “May” stories from a couple of years ago when the Padres were unbeatable in May … let’s do that again! To refresh your memory, the Padres owned the [...]
Tag Archive for ‘jose cruz jr’ 
Wednesday Links (13 Apr 11)
While the Padres have been busy losing winnable games, I’ve been busy doing life stuff. In lieu of actual content, here are some links…
The Girls Ran Screaming Behind Him on the Beach
Do you remember where you were when the Ben Davis Era (TM) ended? Neither do I. Let’s face it, that’s not the sort of thing one remembers in a life full of Things That Matter (TM). (What’s up with all the TM’s, anyway? Or as I like to say, WUWATTA? (TM)) Quick refresher: The Padres [...]
IGD: Padres vs Astros (3 Apr 08)
Padres (2-1) vs Astros (1-2) Randy Wolf vs Shawn Chacon 12:35 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 186 MLB, B-R If Adrian Gonzalez catches Hunter Pence’s line drive, the game is over before Lance Berkman ever steps to the plate. If Jose Cruz Jr. doesn’t draw a two-out walk, Pence never bats. [...]
Everything in Its Right Place
I couldn’t sit still on Monday. I can’t sit still a lot of the time, but on Opening Day it’s always worse. My nervous tics develop nervous tics. I arrived downtown just after 4 p.m., wearing my Chris Young jersey, and toting my digital camera and scorebook. Mrs. Ducksnorts and I wandered over to one [...]
Missing Mark Loretta
by Geoff Young on Aug 29, 2011 (8) Comments
Although no single point of failure can explain this year’s Padres (the departure of Adrian Gonzalez makes for an easy target, but they lost 99 games with him in 2008), it’s worth noting that the team has gotten almost nothing out of the no. 2 hole. That is the usual spot for Jason Bartlett, who [...]