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. [...]
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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 [...]
This and That
Recovering from last week’s shows, getting ready for this week’s. Thinking of tie-ins for our band name. Like a drink, maybe. Anybody know of a drink that needs a name? I can’t promise you much. A t-shirt. And my gratitude. If you have a drink that you think could be called a “Chin Wagger” drop [...]
Just How Unfriendly Was Petco to Hitters?
One of the central themes in 2004 here in Padreland was the home club’s inability to take advantage of the spacious new downtown ballpark. But how much did Petco Park actually hurt hitters? The answer, at least using one season’s worth of data (and only of Padres), is that it didn’t have much of an [...]
Irritating
The NC Times has an article suggesting that the Padres aren’t going to be real active this winter. A few open questions: Wasn’t Petco supposed to bring additional revenue that would be re-invested in the team? Didn’t 3 million customers help reach the goal of #1? Whose fault is it that Jeff Cirillo is still [...]
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