September 12, 2008 – 6:25 am
That was a fun one Thursday night, eh? I’d make a crack about how it’s only the Giants, but seeing as how we have virtually no chance of overtaking them for fourth place, that hardly seems appropriate.
Seriously, though, it’s cool to see a bunch of these kids that I watched at Elsinore come up here [...]
Padres (21-34) @ Giants (23-31)
Greg Maddux vs Matt Cain
7:15 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 185
MLB, B-R
The Padres have moved into fourth place in the NL West, a half game ahead of the defending league champion Colorado Rockies. The Diamondbacks are the only team in the division with a record better than .500, and [...]
Thanks to reader Lance for hooking us up with seats two rows behind the visitors dugout on Wednesday night. First time I’ve been anywhere near that close at Petco Park, and it’s a whole different experience. For a guy like me who lives in nosebleed, just, wow.
Also, belated welcome to all the folks at Gaslamp [...]
By Geoff Young
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Also tagged adrian gonzalez, brian giles, double play, dugout, jim edmonds, josh bard, nosebleed, padres, paul mcanulty, petco park, piano man, political debate, scott hairston, trevor hoffman
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Padres (9-12) @ Giants (8-13)
Greg Maddux vs Matt Cain
7:05 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 189
MLB, B-R
In baseball, as in life, it’s wise to abandon your long-term plans at the first sign of trouble. Good luck with that.
Maddux goes for career win #350.
Padres (4-3) @ Giants (1-5)
Greg Maddux vs Matt Cain
1:35 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 184
MLB, B-R
The Padres were outscored, 23-22, over their opening homestand despite outhitting the opposition by a wide margin:
Offense at Petco Park, Early 2008
BA
OBP
SLG
Statistics are courtesy of ESPN and are through games of April 6, 2008.
Padres
.284
.331
.401
Opponents
.193
.275
.320
Maybe on the road they [...]