Game #100 time: 12:05 p.m. PT tv: none sp: Justin Germano vs Aaron Cook You really do not see a lot of guys with Aaron Cook’s abysmal strikeout rates stick around in the big leagues these days. It’s a credit to Cook that he’s able to make it work, but kids, don’t try this at [...]
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IGD: Padres vs Phillies (20 Jul 07)
Game #95 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Justin Germano (6-3, 3.55) vs Adam Eaton (8-6, 5.98) pre: Padres.com, SI.com Adam Eaton returns to San Diego for his first start against the old uniform. Once a perpetual breakout candidate, Eaton has enjoyed very little success since leaving the Padres in January 2006. Admittedly, he [...]
IGD: Padres @ Diamondbacks (15 Jul 07)
Game #90 time: 1:40 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Justin Germano (5-3, 3.90) vs Brandon Webb (8-6, 3.37) pre: Padres.com, SI.com Brandon Webb’s GB/FB ratio is down a bit this year (3.18). That’s still extremely good, but it’s not as freakish as it was in ’05 (4.34) or ’06 (4.06). Webb is no less effective [...]
IGD: Padres vs Braves (6 Jul 07)
Game #85 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Justin Germano (5-2, 3.12) vs Buddy Carlyle (2-2, 4.74) pre: Padres.com, SI.com The last time Buddy Carlyle started a game in San Diego, it was at Qualcomm Stadium and he wore a Padres uniform. Since leaving here, Carlyle has spent time pitching in Hanshin, Japan; Wichita; [...]
IGD: Padres @ Dodgers (1 Jul 07)
Game #80 time: 1:10 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Justin Germano (5-1, 2.67) vs Chad Billingsley (4-0, 4.01) pre: Padres.com, SI.com I’ve got no real angle for this one other than a sweep would be nice. The Padres have won seven straight road series and are 24-17 away from Petco Park this season. They also [...]
IGD: Padres @ Giants (25 Jun 07)
Game #75 time: 7:15 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Justin Germano (5-1, 2.63) vs Tim Lincecum (2-2, 5.88) pre: Padres.com, SI.com Before we get to the game, I’d like to offer my condolences to Rod Beck’s family and friends. Beck died on Saturday at the chillingly young age of 38. I was hoping to say [...]
IGD: Padres vs Orioles (20 Jun 07)
Game #70 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Justin Germano (5-0, 2.36) vs Jeremy Guthrie (3-1, 2.57) pre: Padres.com, SI.com At some point, Justin Germano‘s complete inability to miss bats has to catch up to him, right? Here’s hoping that it doesn’t happen tonight. Go Padres!
Friday Links (15 Jun 07)
Ah, it’s nice to win a series again. This calls for some links… Germano’s savvy outing baffles Rays (North County Times). I’m finding my skepticism of Justin Germano increasingly difficult to justify. I love this quote from Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon: Just get the Padres pitchers out of town. They can go wherever they [...]
IGD: Padres @ Devil Rays (14 Jun 07)
Game #65 time: 9:10 a.m. PT tv: none sp: Justin Germano (4-0, 2.75) vs J.P. Howell (1-0, 4.85) pre: Padres.com, SI.com Wake up, fall out of bed, drag a comb across your head. There’s a game on this morning, and the Padres have a chance to take another series. Nobody likes a four-game losing streak, [...]
IGD: Padres vs Mariners (8 Jun 07)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Justin Germano (4-0, 1.74 ERA) vs Miguel Batista (6-4, 5.43 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com Not much more to say about this “rivalry” that hasn’t already been said, so I’ll turn instead to something a reader alerted me to the other day. So far under Bud [...]
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