Nice to hang on for the win Wednesday night (box score). Congrats to Jake Peavy for tying Andy Benes’ career mark for strikeouts by a Padres pitcher. The game wasn’t without its white-knuckle moments, aka the ninth inning. Several folks have noted that the Padres are having difficulty closing out games, and I’m happy (or [...]
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1969: Padres Lose Late in Philly
August 23, 1969, Philadelphia: Phillies 7, Padres 6 (box score) The Padres drew first blood in this one, thanks mostly to the wildness of Philadelphia right-hander Bill Champion. Two walks, a wild pitch, and a passed ball in the first set up an RBI single by Nate Colbert. The Phillies scored a run of their [...]
IGD: Padres @ Mets (22 Aug 07)
Game #125 time: 4:10 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Jake Peavy (13-5, 2.19) vs Brian Lawrence (1-0, 5.06) pre: Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com It’s great to see ex-Padre Brian Lawrence back in the big leagues. B-Law did some nice work here back toward the end of the pre-Petco dark ages. I wish him well, but on [...]
It’s Not You, It’s Me
There’s too much blame to go around for Tuesday night’s loss (box score) to focus on any one person or play. I should talk about it, but I’m not sure where to start. Perhaps more troubling, the general negativity toward this team among “average fans” is starting to wear on me. It causes me to [...]
1969: Wise, Phillies Overpower Padres
August 22, 1969, Philadelphia: Phillies 10, Padres 0 (box score) After winning their first series since the All-Star break in Montreal, the Padres headed to Philadelphia to take on the next worst team in the league. If the Padres were going to gain ground on the Expos, now would be as good a time as [...]
IGD: Padres @ Mets (21 Aug 07)
Game #124 time: 4:10 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Chris Young (9-4, 1.93) vs John Maine (13-7, 3.59) pre: Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com Interesting matchup. Both of these pitchers were acquired for “name brand” pitchers that turned out to be loads of, pardon my French, steaming crap. Much as we marvel that the Padres were able [...]
Why Bother?
Things just keep getting worse around here: Padres’ Record as of August 21 (1999 – 2007) Year W L Pct GB Statistics are courtesy of Baseball-Reference. 1999 55 68 .447 16.0 2000 60 65 .480 12.0 2001 62 62 .500 10.0 2002 53 73 .421 27.0 2003 49 79 .383 28.0 2004 65 57 .533 [...]
1969: Niekro Does It All in Extra-Inning Affair at Montreal
August 21, 1969, Montreal: Padres 1, Expos 0 (box score) Joe Niekro, Jerry Robertson, and a whole lot of zeroes. That was the story on a late-August Thursday in Montreal. The Expos had an early opportunity in the second, when Coco Laboy reached third with one out on an error by left fielder Al Ferrara, [...]
Parsing Peavy
You’ve read Jake Peavy‘s comments in Sunday’s San Diego Union Tribune. My first thought was to embark on a full-on rant, but talk radio does that much better than I ever could, so instead, I’ll call upon skills learned way back in college and do a detailed textual analysis of Peavy’s words: Text: I’m not [...]
1969: Padres Lose Slugfest at Jarry Park
August 20, 1969, Montreal: Expos 11, Padres 10 (box score) If you like offense, this was the game for you. Even though the Padres ended up losing, they made a valiant comeback attempt. The Expos jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first on four singles and a walk off San Diego starter [...]
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