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IGD: Padres @ Yankees (18 Jun 08)

Padres (31-41) @ Yankees (38-33) Jake Peavy vs Darrell Rasner 4:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 176 MLB, B-R New rule: Only the fifth inning counts… SD: .248/.320/.394, 34 runs Opp: .209/.280/.291, 22 runs With a little extrapolation, Pythagoras puts us at 50-22. What an easy way to pick up 19 [...]

IGD: Padres @ Yankees (17 Jun 08)

Padres (31-40) @ Yankees (37-33) Randy Wolf vs Andy Pettitte 4:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 176 MLB, B-R I wonder if Johnny Damon has figured out who plays for San Diego. He’s had enough time… Meanwhile, this is ugly: Struggling Middle Infielders   PA BA OBP SLG OPS+ Statistics are [...]

IGD: Padres @ Indians (15 Jun 08)

Padres (31-39) @ Indians (32-37) Greg Maddux vs C.C. Sabathia 10:05 a.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 178 MLB, B-R Coffee… baseball… Coffeebaseball…

IGD: Padres @ Indians (14 Jun 08)

Padres (30-39) @ Indians (32-36) Cha Seung Baek vs Cliff Lee 4:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 178 MLB, B-R The Padres remain two games out of second place. Gotta love this year’s version of the NL West…

IGD: Padres @ Indians (13 Jun 08)

Padres (30-38) vs Indians (31-36) Josh Banks vs Jeremy Sowers 4:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 178 MLB, B-R Hello, Cleveland! Talk about two teams that aren’t where they expected to be come mid-June… The Indians are without several key players, including Fausto Carmona, Travis Hafner, Victor Martinez, and Jake Westbrook. [...]

IGD: Padres vs Dodgers (12 Jun 08)

Padres (29-38) vs Dodgers (31-34) Jake Peavy vs Hiroki Kuroda 12:35 p.m. PT no television AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 184 MLB, B-R My latest article at Hardball Times deals with the limits of our knowledge and understanding in a baseball context. It’s a bit esoteric, even by my standards, but maybe you’ll enjoy it… [...]

IGD: Padres vs Dodgers (11 Jun 08)

Padres (28-38) vs Dodgers (31-33) Randy Wolf vs Chad Billingsley 7:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7 MLB, B-R Billingsley has faced the Padres 11 times in his career and worked 44 innings, more than against any other team. He’s posted a 2.05 ERA and fanned 53 batters. As a team the Pads [...]

Putting ‘Em On, Letting ‘Em In

One area where Padres pitchers have struggled so far in 2008 is with runners in scoring position. Opponents are hitting .270/.371/.434 against them in those situations. Only four teams — the Marlins (823), Tigers (837), Rockies (859), and Rangers (916) — have allowed a higher OPS. Unfortunately, Padres pitchers also rank seventh in MLB in [...]

IGD: Padres vs Dodgers (10 Jun 08)

Padres (28-37) vs Dodgers (30-33) Greg Maddux vs Clayton Kershaw 7:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 183 MLB, B-R The 20-year-old Kershaw makes his fourth big-league start. The 42-year-old Maddux makes his 721st. Only three pitchers in history have started more games: Don Sutton (756), Nolan Ryan (773), and Cy Young [...]

IGD: Padres vs Mets (8 Jun 08)

Padres (27-37) vs Mets (30-31) Wil Ledezma vs Pedro Martinez 1:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 188 MLB, B-R Quick observations from Saturday’s win: I don’t enjoy watching Cha Seung Baek pitch. He nibbles a little too much for my taste. Where the heck was Justin Huber throwing the ball? I’m [...]