Putting ‘Em On, Letting ‘Em In

Wednesday, June 11, 2008
by Geoff Young
One area where Padres pitchers have struggled so far in 2008 is with runners in scoring position. Opponents are hitting .270/.371/.434 against them in those situations. Only four teams -- the Marlins (823), Tigers (837), Rockies (859), and Rangers (916) -- have allowed a higher OPS. Unfortunately, Padres pitchers also rank seventh in MLB in plate appearances with RISP. Bad combination, that. Last year, opponents hit .266/.343/.391 against Padres pitchers with RISP. The OPS of 733 (rounding error) was good for sixth best in MLB. Here's a more detailed look: Opponent OPS with RISP  MLB YearPadresTotalLowHigh Statistics are courtesy of Baseball-Reference and are through games of June 10, 2008. 2007733780711874 2008805756654916 We're not concluding anything here, just observing... * * * Quick programming ...
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IGD: Padres vs Rangers (10 Mar 08)

Monday, March 10, 2008
by Geoff Young
First night telecast of the year. Game starts at 7:05 p.m. PT. Channel 4SD, of course.

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Gary Gygax and Spring Training TV Schedule

Wednesday, March 5, 2008
by Geoff Young
Gary Gygax died on Tuesday. Along with Bill James and the folks who created Intellivision, Gygax was an unwitting participant in my misspent youth. He probably also helped me survive said youth, but that's another story. Seriously, we had plenty of ways to waste time before this here Internet thing. My humblest thanks to Mr. Gygax for helping me realize that. . . . So, baseball. They're playing games but I haven't watched any, so I don't have much to say. Thankfully that's about to change. Here's the Padres spring training TV schedule (times are PT, games on Channel 4SD): Sun, Mar 9 vs White Sox, 1:05 ...
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Padres Lose Bradley to Rangers

Sunday, December 9, 2007
by Geoff Young
Milton Bradley is gone. On Thursday, the Padres were optimistic that they'd retain his services, but now it appears that the Texas Rangers have swooped in and grabbed him. Because the Padres didn't offer Bradley arbitration, they won't receive a compensatory draft pick. (We didn't re-sign Bradley, and all we got was this lousy T-shirt.) Congrats to the Rangers, who have made the bargain signing of the winter. Bradley comes with considerable baggage, but he is a difference maker in the lineup, the likes of which the Padres hadn't seen since the days of Ken Caminiti, Tony Gwynn, and Greg Vaughn in '96, '97, and '98, respectively. Here's hoping for better news on the Kosuke Fukudome ...
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Friday Links (12 Oct 07)

Friday, October 12, 2007
by Geoff Young
I saw Brian Giles last night. There should be more to this story, but there isn't. All I can say is that presumably he likes pizza. To the links: MB at Friar Forecast is ready for some hot-stove action (that sounded better in my head): hitters | pitchers. The back end of the rotation needs serious work. Why do I fear we haven't seen the last of Shawn Estes? Holliday Never Touched the Plate (via Masticore317 in the comments). This is an excuse to pimp my T-shirts. ;-)...
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