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!
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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 [...]
1969: Padres Drop Another Doubleheader
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 [...]
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. [...]
1969: Four-Run Fourth Dooms Padres
August 13, 1969, San Diego: Cubs 4, Padres 2 (box score) The Padres scored first in this Wednesday evening affair, but they could have done even more damage. In the second inning, with Bill Hands on the mound for Chicago, Nate Colbert led off with a single to left. Al Ferrara walked and Ivan Murrell [...]
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 [...]
1969: Jenkins, Cubs Dominate Padres
August 12, 1969, San Diego: Cubs 4, Padres 0 (box score) Ferguson Jenkins had faced the Padres once before, on May 12, in Chicago. He had tossed a five-hit shutout, fanning 10 batters, en route to a 2-0 victory that day. Now, exactly three months later, Jenkins and the Padres met again, with similar results. [...]
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