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IGD: Padres vs Giants (14 Sep 07)

by Geoff Young on Sep 14, 2007 (87) Comments

Game #146 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Chris Young (9-7, 2.72) vs Barry Zito (9-12, 4.46) pre: Padres.com, B-R.com From the Baseball America 2004 Prospect Handbook (aff link), here’s a quick look back at two Montreal Expos prospects: #9: Terrmel Sledge, OF: Sledge needs to add more power in order to start on [...]

Friday Links (14 Sep 07)

by Geoff Young on Sep 14, 2007 (33) Comments

Yummy links… Full palette of skippers up for award (MLB.com). National Manager of the Year? My money is on Bob Melvin because most experts didn’t expect the Diamondbacks to win the NL West. They should have, but they didn’t. Hoffman heeds no call for career exit strategy (San Diego Union-Tribune). Fluff piece on everyone’s favorite [...]

IGD: Padres @ Dodgers (13 Sep 07)

by Geoff Young on Sep 13, 2007 (87) Comments

Game #145 time: 7:10 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Greg Maddux (12-9, 3.68) vs David Wells (7-8, 5.31) pre: Padres.com, B-R.com From The Scouting Report: 1990 (aff link): Finding a weakness in Greg Maddux is difficult. Whether he is at home or on the road, on turf or natural grass, during the day or at [...]

Somebody’s Got a Case of the Thursdays

by Geoff Young on Sep 13, 2007 (74) Comments

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,   [...]

IGD: Padres @ Dodgers (12 Sep 07)

by Geoff Young on Sep 12, 2007 (72) Comments

Game #144 time: 7:10 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Justin Germano (7-9, 4.38) vs Chad Billingsley (10-4, 3.22) pre: Padres.com, B-R.com Five years ago I was concerned about Jake Peavy‘s lefty/righty splits, optimistic about Adam Eaton’s recovery from surgery, and drinking Eureka Black and Tan and MacTarnahan’s Blackwatch Cream Porter. Two years ago I still [...]

I Love It When a Plan Comes Together

by Geoff Young on Sep 12, 2007 (29) Comments

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 [...]

IGD: Padres @ Dodgers (11 Sep 07)

by Geoff Young on Sep 11, 2007 (135) Comments

Game #143 time: 7:10 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Jake Peavy (16-6, 2.43) vs Esteban Loaiza (2-0, 2.49) pre: Padres.com, B-R.com The Padres need Jake Peavy to be a pitcher, not a hero. They need him to come back strong from last week’s debacle in the desert. A few Dodgers with decent sample sizes — [...]

IGD: Padres @ Rockies (9 Sep 07)

by Geoff Young on Sep 09, 2007 (36) Comments

Game #142 time: 12:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Chris Young (9-6, 2.63) vs Josh Fogg (8-9, 5.01) pre: Padres.com, B-R.com I liked this pitching matchup a lot better in July. Now would be a good time for Chris Young to remember that he’s a dominant big-league pitcher and not some guy who can’t find [...]

IGD: Padres @ Rockies (8 Sep 07)

by Geoff Young on Sep 08, 2007 (44) Comments

Game #141 time: 5:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Greg Maddux (11-9, 3.75) vs Jeff Francis (15-6, 4.12) pre: Padres.com, B-R.com Jeff Francis has been terrific again this year, proving that his 2006 breakout season was no fluke. On the bright side, he’s been terrible against the Padres of late. Francis has allowed at least [...]

IGD: Padres @ Rockies (7 Sep 07)

by Geoff Young on Sep 07, 2007 (55) Comments

Game #140 time: 6:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Justin Germano (7-8, 4.11) vs Elmer Dessens (2-2, 7.39) pre: Padres.com, B-R.com While rummaging through the MLB press notes for Friday night’s game I found this little nugget at the bottom of page 9: the Padres have lost a total of 241 games to the disabled [...]