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Retrosnort: In the Merry Merry Month of May

by Geoff Young on May 02, 2011 (12) Comments

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 [...]

IVIE 2009: Relief Pitchers

by Geoff Young on Mar 19, 2009 (10) Comments

You may have heard me on the radio during your Monday morning commute… if you happen to live in Montreal. Big thanks to Elliott, Shaun, and Denis at The Team 990 for having me on to talk Padres baseball. IVIE community projections catchers infielders outfielders starting pitchers I’ve also got a guest post up at [...]

OBG08 Revisited: Pitchers

by Geoff Young on Oct 10, 2008 (12) Comments

We’re looking back at our pre-season community projections. On Wednesday we covered the hitters; today we turn to the pitchers. Left-Handers Justin Hampson, 2008   IP ERA Projected 48 4.21 Actual 30.2 2.93 Our most optimistic projection had Hampson at a 3.50 ERA. Joe Thatcher, 2008   IP ERA Projected 58 2.86 Actual 25.2 8.42 [...]

Padres Farm Report (20 May 08)

by Geoff Young on May 20, 2008 (27) Comments

Triple-A — Tucson 5, Portland 2 Craig Stansberry (SS): 1-for-3, BB, E Chase Headley: 1-for-4 Brian Myrow: 0-for-4 Michael Barrett: 1-for-2 Chip Ambres (CF): 1-for-4, HR Matt Antonelli: 0-for-3, E Nick Hundley: 0-for-2 (didn’t start) Josh Banks: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, 8 SO Clay Hensley: 1 IP, 0 H, [...]

Random Roster Notes

by Geoff Young on Mar 18, 2008 (41) Comments

Brian Giles saw his first action this spring on Monday. He went 0-for-2 against the Diamondbacks in Tucscon, but who cares? The important thing is, he was in the lineup and able to play right field. Quoth Giles: This was a pretty good test. I know it was only three innings, but the conditions weren’t [...]

OBG08 Projections for Padres Pitchers

by Geoff Young on Feb 17, 2008 (8) Comments

Yesterday we ran the hitters, today it’s time for the moundsmen: OBG08 Projections for Select Padres Pitchers Player No. IP ERA Range Key: No., number of people who submitted guesses; IP, innings pitched, ERA, duh; range, lower and upper guesses for ERA. Left-Handers Hampson, Justin 11 48 4.21 3.50 – 5.05 Thatcher, Joe 11 58 [...]

OBG08: Cameron, Hampson, and Others

by Geoff Young on Feb 12, 2008 (27) Comments

OBG08: Le Menu Josh Bard/Michael Barrett Adrian Gonzalez Tadahito Iguchi Kevin Kouzmanoff Khalil Greene Scott Hairston Chase Headley Jim Edmonds Brian Giles Jake Peavy Chris Young Greg Maddux Trevor Hoffman Heath Bell Cla Meredith Welcome to the back end of the bullpen. It’s hard to say who, exactly, will be here. I’m assuming that Kevin [...]