Game #64 time: 4:10 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Jake Peavy (7-1, 1.97) vs Edwin Jackson (0-7, 7.39) pre: Padres.com, SI.com The good news is that despite losing four straight, the Padres still own a share of first place in the NL West. The better news is that Jake Peavy gets the start Wednesday evening. [...]
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Philosophy Makes My Head Hurt
My degree is in English (hey, it’s my native tongue), but I minored in philosophy. I finished six units shy of a double major. Then, just before my senior year, my head exploded. We’re speaking in metaphors here. I’m okay, thanks for asking. Philosophy isn’t without its uses. As a discipline, it can be a [...]
IGD: Padres @ Devil Rays (12 Jun 07)
Game #63 time: 4:10 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Greg Maddux (5-3, 3.82) vs Scott Kazmir (4-3, 3.92) pre: Padres.com, SI.com A few things stand out to me when looking at Scott Kazmir’s splits: he is much more effective at home (.234/.319/.354 for his career) than on the road (.260/.349/.418), he does better work with [...]
Do You Know the Way to Tampa Bay?
Burt Bacharach never wrote a song about Tampa, of course, but “What’s New, Pussycat?” might work for the Devil Rays as a team. There is some serious young talent down there: B.J. Upton, Carl Crawford, the troubled Elijah Dukes, Delmon Young, Scott Kazmir, James Shields, Raul Casanova. Six Years o’ Blogging Happy Anniversary to me. [...]
1969: Padres Falter Late, Drop Series to Expos
June 12, 1969, San Diego: Expos 4, Padres 1 (box score) After splitting the first two games at San Diego Stadium, the Expos and Padres remained deadlocked in a scoreless tie through six innings in the rubber match. Not until the bottom of the fifth had either team put a runner past first base. In [...]
Bumps in the Road
Quiet. Did you hear that? It’s the sound of people jumping off the Padres bandwagon. You know, because three games always provides an accurate representation of 162 games. I heard the jumpers. They were screaming the whole way down; it was kind of pathetic, really. Oh well, I’m sure they’ll crawl back onboard after the [...]
IGD: Padres vs Mariners (10 Jun 07)
first pitch: 1:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Chris Young (6-3, 2.19 ERA) vs Felix Hernandez (3-3, 4.40 ERA) In honor of “King” Felix Hernandez: God bless the mullet…
IGD: Padres vs Mariners (9 Jun 07)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: David Wells (4-3, 4.79 ERA) vs Jeff Weaver (0-6, 14.32 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com We’ve seen what happens when we talk smack about Geoff Blum. I’m not saying a word about Jeff Weaver. Go Padres!
As Urban Legends Go, This One Is Full of Kruk
My colleague TD at Rain Delay shot me an email the other day: Got a question for ya, and I figured you’d be the guy to go to. Right now I’m in the middle of reading John Kruk’s I Ain’t an Athlete, Lady, and he says in the book (and he’s said it on BBTN [...]
IGD: Padres vs Mariners (8 Jun 07)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Justin Germano (4-0, 1.74 ERA) vs Miguel Batista (6-4, 5.43 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com Not much more to say about this “rivalry” that hasn’t already been said, so I’ll turn instead to something a reader alerted me to the other day. So far under Bud [...]
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