Learning to Drive

Tuesday, September 4, 2007
by Geoff Young
Hard to offer meaningful commentary on a game that wasn't televised. I assume from the 10 runs and five homers that the offense performed well. Either that or Micah Owings pitched like... well, you get the idea. Padres at Ballhype As you know, I've been doing some work with Ballhype of late. Just wanted to give everyone the heads-up on something that I should have pimped a long time ago: a group for Padres fans. This is one more way to connect with folks who dig the Friars as much as we do. Give it a spin if you're so inclined... It seems weird that a guy with 10 home runs this late in the season could have three multiple-homer games, but that's ...

IGD: Padres @ Diamondbacks (3 Sep 07)

Monday, September 3, 2007
by Geoff Young
Game #137 time:1:40 p.m. PT tv:none sp:Greg Maddux (10-9, 3.79) vs Micah Owings (6-7, 4.51) pre:Padres.com, B-R.com Happy Labor Day, folks. The Padres and Diamondbacks enter their three-game series separated by mere percentage points at the top of the National League West with fewer than 30 games remaining. Could it get any better? Well, yeah. The game could be televised. Hello!
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IGD: Padres vs Diamondbacks (29 Aug 07)

Wednesday, August 29, 2007
by Geoff Young
Game #132 time:7:05 p.m. PT tv:4SD sp:Greg Maddux (10-9, 3.90) vs Micah Owings (6-7, 4.69) pre:Padres.com, B-R.com Greg Maddux hasn't issued a walk all month. He's issued just three over 210 plate appearances since the All-Star break. Two of those came in the same game. Maddux has walked zero or one batters in 22 of his 27 starts this year. In 1997, he did that in 28 of 32 starts. Maddux is averaging 1.17 walks per nine innings, best in baseball, and he's already walked more batters than he did in 71 more innings in '97. It's sick, is what it is. So is the fact that Micah Owings has outhomered ex-Padre Josh Barfield ...