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IGD: Padres vs Mets (6 Jun 08)

Friday, June 6, 2008
by Geoff Young

Padres (25-37) vs Mets (30-29) Randy Wolf vs Johan Santana 7:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 188 MLB, B-R The last time Johan Santana faced the Padres, he served up a homer to Dave Roberts (the last time Roberts took a southpaw yard) and lost to Darrell May in what appears to be the final victory of the latter's big-league career. Baseball is a strange game... Fun fact: Brian Giles normally comes to the plate accompanied by the ...

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IGD: Padres @ Giants (1 Jun 08)

Sunday, June 1, 2008
by Geoff Young

Padres (23-34) @ Giants (23-33) Randy Wolf vs Tim Lincecum 1:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 184 MLB, B-R Padres look to sweep in San Francisco on Sunday. It'd be nice if someone other than Lincecum were standing in their way.

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When Projections Go Bad

Friday, May 30, 2008
by Geoff Young

What the heck, now is as good a time as any to revisit pre-season projections. I know, OPS and ERA aren't the end-all and be-all, but they're good enough for government work... Projections vs Reality: Hitters OPS PlayerBJ CH MA MI ZI DSAct Statistics are courtesy of FanGraphs and are through games of May 29, 2008. Click on column head for more info about projection system. Josh Bard785741791728767767540 Adrian Gonzalez839840842810862879894 Tadahito Iguchi760737756723751732657 Kevin Kouzmanoff882796789740837858741 Khalil Greene762764752747742773599 Scott Hairston833740769721722794714 Jim Edmonds830766782739784756498 Brian Giles820777783732773789815 Gonzalez and Giles are doing as well as or better than expected; Iguchi, Kouzmanoff, and Hairston are underperforming; and Bard, Greene, and Edmonds aren't even close. Projections vs Reality: Pitchers ERA PlayerBJ CH MA...

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Notes on a Victory

Wednesday, May 28, 2008
by Geoff Young

Satisfying win on Tuesday night. The last two games I've attended have followed the exact same pattern: Randy Wolf serves up a two-run homer in the first, settles down, and watches his teammates play long ball late. To the bullet points: Hard to complain about a victory, but I'll do it anyway. The Pads really should have put Shawn Hill away early. He had zero command. I love watching Adrian Gonzalez play first base. Aaron Boone hit a grounder down the line at third to start the sixth. Kevin Kouzmanoff made a nice backhanded grab, then fired across the diamond well ahead of Boone. The throw came ...

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IGD: Padres vs Nationals (27 May 08)

Tuesday, May 27, 2008
by Geoff Young

Padres (19-33) vs Nationals (22-30) Randy Wolf vs Shawn Hill 7:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 188 MLB, B-R Not back on it, Joe, still on it... Four teams in MLB that had winning records in 2007 have seen their home attendance fluctuate by more than 10% in 2008: Spoiled by Success? Winning PctAttendance Team20072008Diff (%)20072008Diff (%) Statistics are courtesy of Baseball-Reference and are through games of May 25, 2008. Mariners.543.353-35.032,99027,090-17.9 Indians.593.460-22.428,09823,919-14.9 Padres.546.365-33.234,23429,546-13.7 Rockies.552.400-27.529,15633,149+13.7 The Rockies have seen their numbers increase more than any other team except the Nationals, who have ...

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IGD: Padres vs Reds (22 May 08)

Thursday, May 22, 2008
by Geoff Young

Padres (17-31) vs Reds (21-26) Randy Wolf vs Aaron Harang 7:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 184 MLB, B-R I would point out that the Reds have gotten off to a poor start and are pulling up the rear in their division, looking up even at the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates, but the truth is, I'd kill to be in their position right now. Forget winning, just stay safe out there...

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IGD: Padres @ Mariners (17 May 08)

Saturday, May 17, 2008
by Geoff Young

Padres (16-27) @ Mariners (16-27) Randy Wolf vs Erik Bedard 7:10 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 181 MLB, B-R Nice job by Trevor Hoffman on Friday night. For those who remain unclear on the dangers of judging a man based on an eight-game sample, here's a clue: Trevor Hoffman's Last 24 Games GIPHHRBBSOERABAOBPSLG Statistics are courtesy of Baseball-Reference and are through games of May 15, 2008. 8/28/07 - 9/25/078860161.13.207.233.241 9/28/07 - 4/11/088712151012.86.375.447.688 4/13/08 - 5/16/0888511101.13.179.207.321 And, no, you don't want to go reaching any conclusions based solely on this most recent stretch either.

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