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Jake the Efficient

Thursday, September 27, 2007
by Geoff Young

What to say about Wednesday night's win (box score)... Huge? Yeah, a little. Fun? You bet. Jake Peavy struck out just one batter over seven solid innings en route to his 19th win. First time since August 2003 he's registered fewer than two strikeouts in a game. Matt and Mud speculated that maybe Peavy had purposely changed his approach to save some bullets for Sunday in Milwaukee if needed. In the post-game interview, Peavy confirmed as much. Bob Scanlan in the wrap-up show wondered why Peavy worked the seventh with ...

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Friday Links (21 Sep 07)

Friday, September 21, 2007
by Geoff Young

I love a pennant race. We made it out to all four games against the Pirates this week -- even got to sit in Toyota Terrace on Thursday. I try to do that once a year because they keep all the riff-raff out of that level. Hey, wait, I'm the riff-raff. Anyway, the Padres are a half game back with 10 to go. They need to win half of those to finish with 90 wins for the fourth time in franchise history. But you know what? I'm a greedy SOB, and I want 'em all. Finish the season on a 17-game winning streak. Actually, make that a 28-game streak. While we're all waiting for Hades to cool off just a tad, here is an extra large helping ...

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Somebody’s Got a Case of the Thursdays

Thursday, September 13, 2007
by Geoff Young

If you thought Wednesday night's loss (box score) was dreadful, here's something even verse: Once was a boy, age fifteen years, Hiram Helsel was his name, And he was sick two years or so; He has left this world of pain; His friends they miss this lovely boy, That was patient, kind and brave. He left them all for him to mourn -- He is sleeping in his grave. -- From "Hiram Helsel" by the inimitable Julia A. Moore. On the bright side, Kevin Kouzmanoff finally got ...

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I Love It When a Plan Comes Together

Wednesday, September 12, 2007
by Geoff Young

If Tuesday night's opener provides any indication, this series in Los Angeles is going to be tough. Sure, the final score was 9-4, but the Dodgers just would not go away. The Padres even had to get Trevor Hoffman up and warming at the end. Jake Gets It Done Jake Peavy came back strong after last week's disastrous start in Phoenix. He served up a two-out solo homer to James Loney in the third, and worked out of a couple tough jams. In the second, with a 4-0 lead, Peavy allowed a leadoff single to Jeff Kent. Then, after jumping ahead in the count, 0-2, Peavy walked nemesis Luis Gonzalez on seven pitches. After a Russell Martin groundout to first moved runners to second and third, ...

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Hey, I Can See First Place from Here

Wednesday, August 29, 2007
by Geoff Young

Fun win Tuesday night (box score). They're all fun, though, aren't they? Justin Germano wasn't brilliant, but he didn't have to be because the offense came through against defending Cy Young award winner Brandon Webb. Geoff at Ballhype Elsewhere in reality, I've started writing for Ballhype. My first article -- "Barry Zito Is the New Mike Hampton" -- is available for you perusal. Check it out when you have a moment, and "hype it up" if you deem it worthy. (You can "hype up" Ducksnorts articles, too, using that little doohickey at the end of each post. Not that I'm begging, but okay, I'm begging. Anyway... Again. Germano just had to keep the Padres in the game, ...

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IGD: Padres vs Marlins (5 Jul 07)

Thursday, July 5, 2007
by Geoff Young

Game #84 time:12:35 p.m. PT tv:none sp:Jake Peavy (9-2, 2.09) vs Byung-Hyun Kim (2-2, 4.50) pre:Padres.com, SI.com You already know this, but Kevin Kouzmanoff is quietly putting together a nice little season. His overall numbers are masked by a miserable start, but since May 1, he's been hanging with some pretty decent company: Select Third Baseman, May 1 - July 4, 2007 PlayerABBAOBPSLGISOXB/HAB/HR Stats are courtesy of Baseball-Reference. Mike Lowell198.288.339.500.212.40422.0 Troy Glaus174.264.359.471.207.43521.8 Kevin Kouzmanoff150.273.335.473.200.41525.0 Garrett Atkins212.259.331.472.213.41819.3 Adrian Beltre187.267.313.471.204.48026.7 Ryan Zimmerman232.254.303.478.224.45819.3 Eric Chavez209.239.311.445.206.48023.2 Scott Rolen167.281.360.389.108.27783.5 I still like Lowell as a long-term offensive comp for Kouz. I also like a win today. Go Padres!

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Kouz Control

Thursday, May 24, 2007
by Geoff Young

Let's start with the obvious: The Padres were lucky to win on Wednesday night (recap | boxscore). In a reversal of two recent losses in Atlanta, the Padres came away with a victory when they probably shouldn't have. David Wells pitched another fine game at home (2.67 ERA in five starts at Petco Park this year), but for six innings, Chicago's Sean Marshall had the upper hand. The young southpaw, just up from the minors and making his first start of the season, held the Padres scoreless for the first two-thirds of the contest. Then came the pivotal seventh inning. Both managers left their starting pitcher ...

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