December 17, 2008 – 5:11 am
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 took Davis [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in History
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Also tagged Baseball, deivi cruz, geoff jenkins, john sickels, kerry wood, mariners, mike lieberthal, padres, rancho cucamonga, roy halladay, steve chilcott, todd helton
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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. If Jose Cruz Sr. doesn’t have [...]
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 of [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in Game Recaps
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Also tagged baseball game, batting practice, chris young, ducksnorts, finger foods, marcus giles, nervous tics, opening day, petco park, scotch ale, swill
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