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IGD: Padres vs Astros (17 Aug 07)

Game #121 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Jake Peavy (13-5, 2.23) vs Woody Williams (6-12, 5.09) pre: Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com Ladies and gentlemen, the people have spoken. It is their will that Boston’s “More Than a Feeling” shall be the cheesy ’70s song to lead the Padres onward in their quest for supremacy [...]

Friday Links (17 Aug 07)

Happy Friday, and welcome to an extra special “you did all the work” edition of our weekly link roundup. Enjoy! Meredith keeps chin up despite Year 2 struggles (North County Times). In addition to the stuff on Cla Meredith, we learn that Milton Bradley “might not be ready to start until Tuesday in New York.” [...]

IGD: Padres vs Rockies (16 Aug 07)

Game #120 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Clay Hensley (1-3, 6.18) vs Elmer Dessens (1-1, 6.60) pre: Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com Clay and Elmer… Sounds more like a pre-school art class than a big-league ballgame, but whatever. Go Padres!

Tweaking the Padres Draft Process

I don’t have much to say about Wednesday night’s loss, so maybe instead we can continue our earlier discussion on the 2007 draft. Among other things, we now know that third-rounder Tommy Toledo and 10th-rounder Christian Colon didn’t sign. Rich at Baseball Analysts has a full breakdown of the first round, including bonuses. One thing [...]

IGD: Padres vs Rockies (15 Aug 07)

Game #119 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Chris Young (9-4, 2.02) vs Ubaldo Jimenez (1-2, 6.57) pre: Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com In case you haven’t voted in the poll, we need to come up with a song from the late-’70s or early-’80s that the Padres can adopt as their theme. Remember how the White [...]

Slugging Shortstops and Home-Field Advantage

Not to beat a dead horse, but it’s worth noting that since reaching the big leagues in September 2003, Khalil Greene has hit more home runs on the road (42) than any other shortstop in baseball. Baltimore’s Miguel Tejada comes in second, with 40 in about 300 more at-bats. Greene also has the best ISO. [...]

IGD: Padres vs Rockies (14 Aug 07)

Game #118 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Greg Maddux (7-9, 4.15) vs Jeff Francis (13-5, 4.06) pre: Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com I understand that it is customary to panic when a team is three games out of first place with 45 remaining on the schedule. According to Wikipedia, “the word panic derives from the [...]

Here Come the Rockies

I’d hoped to interview a Rockies blogger for this segment, but no such luck, so you’re stuck with me. Colorado is probably the single most surprising team in the big leagues right now (you could make a case for Seattle in the American League); how are they doing it? Mostly by having a balanced attack. [...]

IGD: Padres @ Reds (12 Aug 07)

Game #117 time: 10:15 a.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Jake Peavy (12-5, 2.21) vs Bronson Arroyo (5-12, 4.51) pre: Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com Went and watched Rush Hour 3 on Saturday. Wait till it comes out on cable. As Morrissey says, “that joke isn’t funny anymore.” On another note, the Padres have played 116 games this [...]

IGD: Padres @ Reds (11 Aug 07)

Game #116 time: 12:55 p.m. PT tv: none sp: Justin Germano (6-6, 4.30) vs Bobby Livingston (2-2, 4.46) pre: Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com Here’s an exercise for those who would jump off the Padres bandwagon during times of adversity (and for anyone else who might be curious). Which of the following describes San Diego’s last 10 [...]