Back in April, I wrote my annual “Looking Forward to…” piece on the Padres over at Baseball Think Factory. In the interest of holding myself accountable, and maybe learning something in the process, I thought we should do a quick review. We’ll cover the position players today and the pitchers on Monday. Marcus Giles, 2B [...]
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Thank You, and Winter Plans
So, now what? Before we get to that, I’d like to thank everyone for visiting, participating, and otherwise being a part of Ducksnorts again throughout the 2007 season. We laughed, we cried, we debated the great issues of our time. Or something like that. There are far too many folks to thank individually, so I’ll [...]
Reality: You’re Soaking in It
Where do I even begin? That this isn’t the way I’d wanted to see the season end seems so beyond doubt that it hardly bears mentioning, and yet I just mentioned it. Even though a thing is obvious, it still needs a voice. I hate writing this. I hate thinking this. Honestly? I hate everything [...]
IGD: Padres @ Rockies (1 Oct 07)
Game #163 time: 4:37 p.m. PT tv: TBS sp: Jake Peavy (19-6, 2.36) vs Josh Fogg (10-9, 4.79) pre: Padres.com, B-R.com Analyze this one however you’d like; it’s one game, and anything can happen. That is my greatest fear and also my greatest hope. Go Padres!
Where There’s a Game, There’s Hope
From October 1, 2004: Well, it’s October and technically the Padres still aren’t out of the race. Or, if you’re reading this later in the day, maybe they are. The Pads have already won 22 more games than they did all last year (and they still have three more to go against the worst team [...]
IGD: Padres @ Brewers (30 Sep 07)
Game #162 time: 11:05 a.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Brett Tomko (4-11, 5.39) vs Jeff Suppan (11-12, 4.57) pre: Padres.com, B-R.com Q: Brett Tomko or Jake Peavy in the finale? A: As long as the Padres win, nobody will care.
IGD: Padres @ Brewers (29 Sep 07)
Game #161 time: 12:55 p.m. PT tv: FOX sp: Chris Young (9-8, 3.13) vs Dave Bush (12-10, 5.16) pre: B-R.com Now would be a fantastic time for the good Chris Young to make an appearance. Go Padres!
IGD: Padres @ Brewers (28 Sep 07)
Game #160 time: 5:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Greg Maddux (13-11, 4.10) vs Chris Capuano (5-12, 5.09) pre: Padres.com, B-R.com This talk of tiebreakers makes my head hurt. Win three and the rest will take care of itself. Here’s the plan: On offense, hit the ball toward Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder. On defense, [...]
Friday Links (28 Sep 07)
Coffee in the bloodstream, jazz in the ears, baseball on the brain. Let’s get busy… Trade winds blow true (San Diego Union-Tribune). Tom Krasovic tells us what we already know: Kevin Towers is good at that trading thing. Here’s a passage that helps confirm some things we’ve long suspected: Padres statistical analysts deserve credit, Towers [...]
IGD: Padres @ Brewers (27 Sep 07)
Game #159 time: 5:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Jack Cassel (1-1, 4.00) vs Yovani Gallardo (9-4, 3.59) pre: Padres.com, B-R.com Is there anything you wouldn’t do to get either Prince Fielder or Ryan Braun in your lineup? On the bright side, Yovani Gallardo is Milwaukee’s only good pitcher. If the Padres can steal one [...]
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