Game #67 time: 10:05 a.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Chris Young (6-3, 2.34) vs Carlos Zambrano (7-5, 4.89) pre: Padres.com, SI.com Don’t look now, but Chris Young is becoming more efficient with his pitches and working deeper into games. The home run rate is just an added bonus: Chris Young, Now More Efficient Than Ever [...]
Tag Archive for ‘padres’ 
1969: Padres Top Dodgers in Lucky Thirteen
June 16, 1969, Los Angeles: Padres 3, Dodgers 2 (box score) After a miserable 1-8 homestand, the Padres trekked north to Los Angeles for a four-game set with the Dodgers. Southpaws Dick Kelley and Claude Osteen locked horns in the opener. San Diego wasted no time in getting on the scoreboard. With two down in [...]
IGD: Padres @ Cubs (15 Jun 07)
Game #66 time: 11:20 a.m. PT tv: WGN sp: David Wells (3-3, 4.76) vs Ted Lilly (4-4, 3.96) pre: Padres.com, SI.com The Cubs are a strange team. On the one hand, their current record and occasional love spats have to be viewed as disappointments in light of the nearly $300 million they spent on free [...]
Friday Links (15 Jun 07)
Ah, it’s nice to win a series again. This calls for some links… Germano’s savvy outing baffles Rays (North County Times). I’m finding my skepticism of Justin Germano increasingly difficult to justify. I love this quote from Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon: Just get the Padres pitchers out of town. They can go wherever they [...]
1969: Phillies Complete Sweep of Padres
June 15, 1969, San Diego: Phillies 5, Padres 4 (box score) Clay Kirby and southpaw Woodie Fryman hooked up in the series finale in front of 7,311 at San Diego Stadium. The Padres drew first blood in this one. With one on and one out in the first, Ollie Brown singled to right. Al Ferrara [...]
IGD: Padres @ Devil Rays (14 Jun 07)
Game #65 time: 9:10 a.m. PT tv: none sp: Justin Germano (4-0, 2.75) vs J.P. Howell (1-0, 4.85) pre: Padres.com, SI.com Wake up, fall out of bed, drag a comb across your head. There’s a game on this morning, and the Padres have a chance to take another series. Nobody likes a four-game losing streak, [...]
1969: Allen, Johnson Power Phillies Past Padres
June 14, 1969, San Diego: Phillies 7, Padres 5 (box score) Al Santorini faced right-hander Jerry Johnson in the second of three games at San Diego Stadium. The Phillies jumped out to an early lead courtesy of a two-out solo homer to right-center off the bat of Dick Allen in the first. The Padres wasted [...]
IGD: Padres @ Devil Rays (13 Jun 07)
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. [...]
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 [...]
1969: Everyone Hits as Phillies Pound Padres
June 13, 1969, San Diego: Phillies 6, Padres 1 (box score) The Padres looked to rebound from a series loss to Montreal. The Phillies, winners of two straight against the Dodgers after losing nine in a row, had other ideas. Right-hander Rick Wise got the start for Philadelphia, while Johnny Podres toed the slab for [...]
Recent Comments