August 27, 2007 – 12:50 am
August 27, 1969, San Diego: Mets 4, Padres 1 (box score)
There’s domination, and then there’s DOMINATION. This game qualified as the latter.
Mets left-hander Jerry Koosman gave up a solo home run to Ollie Brown with two out in the first inning. The next batter, Al Ferrara, singled to left. From that point on, Koosman was [...]
August 26, 2007 – 12:29 am
August 26, 1969, San Diego: Mets 8, Padres 4 (box score); Mets 3, Padres 0 (box score)
Dick Kelley and Tom Seaver squared off in the opener. The Padres took a 2-0 lead in the second on a one-out Nate Colbert walk followed by a two-out Cito Gaston home run.
The Mets tied the score in the [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in 1969 Revisited
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Also tagged Baseball, cito_gaston, dick_kelley, gary_ross, jim_mcandrew, joe_niekro, mets, nate_colbert, padres, san_diego_padres, tommie_sisk, tommy_agee, tom_seaver
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August 24, 2007 – 7:54 am
Was that an insane series in New York or what? Thank goodness the Padres hung on to win on Thursday night (box score). Taking two out of three against the Mets in their home park is a pretty slick trick, and it couldn’t have come at a better time.
We’ll postpone the weekly link roundup because [...]
August 23, 2007 – 3:11 pm
Game #126
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4:10 p.m. PT
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4SD
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Justin Germano (6-7, 4.18) vs Tom Glavine (11-6, 4.12)
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Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com
It’s amazing to think that these two pitchers have combined to win 308 games in the big leagues. What’s that? Tom Glavine accounts for 301 of those? Yes, I know. I’m sorry, did you have a point?
August 23, 2007 – 7:32 am
Nice to hang on for the win Wednesday night (box score). Congrats to Jake Peavy for tying Andy Benes’ career mark for strikeouts by a Padres pitcher.
The game wasn’t without its white-knuckle moments, aka the ninth inning. Several folks have noted that the Padres are having difficulty closing out games, and I’m happy (or unhappy, [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in Game Recaps, Minors
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Also tagged adrian_gonzalez, Baseball, jake_peavy, khalil_greene, mets, mike_cameron, milton_bradley, mlb, padres, san_diego_padres
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August 22, 2007 – 3:11 pm
Game #125
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4:10 p.m. PT
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4SD
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Jake Peavy (13-5, 2.19) vs Brian Lawrence (1-0, 5.06)
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Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com
It’s great to see ex-Padre Brian Lawrence back in the big leagues. B-Law did some nice work here back toward the end of the pre-Petco dark ages. I wish him well, but on Wednesday night, I hope our guys beat the snot [...]
August 21, 2007 – 3:01 pm
Game #124
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4:10 p.m. PT
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4SD
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Chris Young (9-4, 1.93) vs John Maine (13-7, 3.59)
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Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com
Interesting matchup. Both of these pitchers were acquired for “name brand” pitchers that turned out to be loads of, pardon my French, steaming crap. Much as we marvel that the Padres were able to pry Chris Young and Adrian Gonzalez away from [...]
August 17, 2007 – 12:27 am
August 17, 1969, New York: Mets 3, Padres 2 (box score); Mets 3, Padres 2 (box score)
Researching and writing about the 1969 Padres is affecting me in a couple different ways. First, it’s depressing the heck out of me to realize just how terrible that inaugural team was. Second, it’s making me appreciate the current [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in 1969 Revisited
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Also tagged Baseball, bud_harrelson, chicago_cubs, cubs, don_cardwell, ed_kranepool, joe_niekro, mets, padres, san_diego_padres, tommy_dean
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August 16, 2007 – 12:05 am
August 16, 1969, New York: Mets 2, Padres 0 (box score); Mets 2, Padres 1 (box score)
What could be better than playing a doubleheader after two off days? Why, facing Tom Seaver in the first game, of course.
Tommie Sisk threw one of his better games for San Diego, allowing just two runs over six innings. [...]
The headline lies. What should have been a walk in the proverbial park almost turned into disaster. Thankfully the Padres managed to pull off the victory Wednesday night (box score) in spite of themselves.
Hall of Fame Meetup
Tony Gwynn’s induction into Cooperstown is nigh upon us. As a reminder, we’re brainstorming ideas for a Hall of [...]
