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 [...]
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IGD: Padres @ Giants (26 Sep 07)
Game #158 time: 7:15 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Jake Peavy (18-5, 2.36) vs Pat Misch (0-3, 2.75) pre: Padres.com, B-R.com This kid made a lot of Padres hitters schwing and Misch the last time he faced them. Thanks, you’re much too kind; please stop throwing vegetables.
Thank You, Mr. Giles
Analysis is cheap, season-saving home runs are not. Thank you, Brian Giles, for keeping our hope alive (box score). Thanks also to Joe Thatcher for getting out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh, to Brady Clark for dropping a bloop single down the right-field line in the ninth, to Oscar Robles for drawing a [...]
IGD: Padres @ Giants (25 Sep 07)
Game #157 time: 7:15 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Brett Tomko (4-11, 5.36) vs Matt Cain (7-16, 3.68) pre: Padres.com, B-R.com Brett Tomko is an anagram of Bottom Trek. Matt Cain is an anagram of Attic Man. I wish there were a super hero called Attic Man and he played for the Padres… Tunes: Joe [...]
False Expectation
For the working magician, the best tool in his toolbox is a little thing we like to call the false expectation. If played right, it can stun an audience into total submission. 1973 Draft Need a break from the current season? My article on the ’73 amateur draft is now up at Hardball Times. Where’s [...]
Jenga, Jenga, Jenga
Oh well, we knew it was only a matter of time… It is clear that Milton Bradley has problems. Still, just because you’re crazy doesn’t mean they’re not out to make you crazy. On a more practical note, here’s hoping that Bradley’s latest episode serves to galvanize the Padres. Oh, and in the above video, [...]
IGD: Padres vs Rockies (23 Sep 07)
Game #155 time: 1:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Greg Maddux (13-10, 3.95) vs Jeff Francis (16-8, 4.25) pre: B-R.com Welcome to the final home game of the 2007 regular season. Let’s make it a good one…
IGD: Padres vs Rockies (22 Sep 07)
Game #154 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Jack Cassel (1-0, 2.87) vs Mark Redman (1-4, 9.28) pre: B-R.com Mark Redman is the best pitcher ever. Not really, but if I tell you what I really think, he’ll throw a no-hitter. Go Padres!
IGD: Padres vs Rockies (21 Sep 07)
Game #153 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Jake Peavy (18-6, 2.39) vs Franklin Morales (2-2, 3.81) pre: Padres.com, B-R.com Big series this weekend against the Rockies. Yeah, you think? The Padres have won seven in a row, while Colorado has taken its last five. With one more win in their final 10 games, [...]
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