The Padres are tied for first again after Wednesday night’s 3-1 victory over Arizona at Petco Park (box score). That’s nice, but let’s not get carried away just yet. Not to bring everyone down, but being in first place on August 30 isn’t the goal, it’s just a signpost along the highway. The Padres have [...]
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IGD: Padres vs Diamondbacks (29 Aug 07)
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 [...]
Hey, I Can See First Place from Here
Fun win Tuesday night (box score). They’re all fun, though, aren’t they? Justin Germano wasn’t brilliant, but he didn’t have to be because the offense came through against defending Cy Young award winner Brandon Webb. Geoff at Ballhype Elsewhere in reality, I’ve started writing for Ballhype. My first article — “Barry Zito Is the New [...]
IGD: Padres vs Diamondbacks (28 Aug 07)
Game #131 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Justin Germano (6-7, 4.24) vs Brandon Webb (14-8, 2.63) pre: Padres.com, B-R.com It is March and black dust falls out of the books Soon I will be gone – W.S. Merwin Actually, it is August and if the Padres can get any production out of the [...]
Tuesday Links (28 Jul 07)
Because I missed our regularly scheduled Friday Links this past week and the ’69 Padres have an off-day, I thought I’d fill some space here. I’m crazy that way, so don’t try to stop me. Right, whatever. Here are some links (a lot, actually, with minimal commentary): 2007 Scouting Report by the Fans for the [...]
IGD: Padres vs Diamondbacks (27 Aug 07)
Game #130 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Jake Peavy (14-5, 2.21) vs Livan Hernandez (9-8, 4.96) pre: Padres.com, B-R.com Jake Peavy‘s next strikeout will move him past Andy Benes and into first place all time among Padres pitchers. Peavy has recorded at least one strikeout in all but one — June 22, 2003, [...]
How the (NL) West Will Be Won
Fun weekend in Philadelphia. Fun road trip. Four out of six against two playoff contenders back east? Works for me. Now the boys return to Petco for a huge four-game series against Arizona. We can whine about the fact that the Diamondbacks are outperforming their Pythagorean record by 12 games or we can acknowledge the [...]
IGD: Padres @ Phillies (26 Aug 07)
Game #129 time: 10:35 a.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Tim Stauffer (0-0, 17.18) vs Kyle Kendrick (6-3, 4.06) pre: Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com Four things: Glad to see Doug Brocail take care of business with Carlos Ruiz. Plunking the punk in the hip won’t hasten Marcus Giles‘ return from the DL, but it’s good to know [...]
IGD: Padres @ Phillies (25 Aug 07)
Game #128 time: 4:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Clay Hensley (2-3, 6.70) vs Kyle Lohse (7-12, 4.61) pre: Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com Three things: Carlos Ruiz is an idiot. Thanks for lighting a fire under the team’s collective posterior. Here’s hoping Marcus Giles is okay. Great response by the Padres. Embarrassing the opposition in its [...]
IGD: Padres @ Phillies (24 Aug 07)
Game #127 time: 4:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Greg Maddux (9-9, 3.90) vs Jamie Moyer (11-6, 4.12) pre: Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com Greg Maddux and Jamie Moyer both made their big-league debuts in 1986 with the Chicago Cubs. Moyer’s first game came on June 16. He beat Steve Carlton and the Phillies, 7-5, at Wrigley [...]
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