I’m still recovering from the trip out to Arizona, but here’s a hodgepodge of reaction from various sources. Thanks again to my wife for getting the initial post out in a timely manner while I was away. Padres Blogs Lawrence sent to the Nationals for 38 year old Vinny Castilla (Gaslamp Ball) What The Fu-?!?!?!?! [...]
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2005 in Review – Second Base
The next stop in our review of the 2005 season is second base. As with most other positions for the Padres, due to injuries, the level of play wasn’t quite what was expected and the future is uncertain. [Previous entries in this series: catcher | first base] Offensive Capsule BA OBP SLG BB/PA ISO [...]
2005 in Review – First Base
We continue our look back at the 2005 season today with one of the most problematic positions for the Padres, first base. Nobody started more than 70 games there for the Friars, none of them fielded the position particularly well, and none of them hit well enough to justify the poor defense. Basically, the black [...]
World Series IGD: Astros @ White Sox, Game 1
first pitch: 4:30 p.m., PT television: Fox matchup: Roger Clemens (13-8, 1.87 ERA) vs Jose Contreras (15-7, 3.61 ERA) preview: MLB.com Feels weird doing one of these without the Padres in it, but if you’re watching the game and you want to hang out and chat, please feel free. I’m really looking forward to what [...]
Hacking on a 2-1 Count
Yesterday we talked about the Padres’ inability to hit on a 2-1 count. We speculated on reasons why this might be so. Reader Anthony suggested that some hard hit balls may have died on the warning track at Petco or that some players might be thinking walk first when they get ahead in the count. [...]
Padres Batting by Count, 2004-2005
I’ve alluded to this before, and I don’t know what to make of it, but the Padres really struggled hitting in 2-1 counts this year: Padres Batting by Count, 2005 Count AB BA OBP SLG OPS ISO XBH/H AB/HR Stats courtesy ESPN. 0-0 666 .309 .309 .459 .768 .150 .311 39.18 0-1 559 .351 .358 [...]
At Least They Kept Kicking Back
The rest of the world can be as smug as they want to be, but when all is said and done, I’m proud. The Padres got kicked around pretty good in the NLDS, but they kept kicking back. Yeah, they got swept in the first round of the playoffs (hey, at least they did it [...]
Impromptu Playoff Meetup
My wife and I are heading over to The Field before Saturday night’s game at Petco. If anyone wants to join us, we’ll be there about 5:30 p.m. and probably stick around till 6:30 or 7. I don’t care what the odds are; I haven’t been to a playoff game in 20 years and I [...]
Second Verse, Same as the First
Wins needed for WS championship: 11 Give the Cardinals credit. They know what to do with opportunity. They see it, they pounce. They don’t screw around like some teams I know. Those of us who have followed the Padres all season know that what we’ve seen in the first two games of the NLDS is [...]
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