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1969: Cardinals Score Late, Push Past Padres

by Geoff Young on Aug 05, 2007 (0) Comments

August 5, 1969, San Diego: Cardinals 2, Padres 1 (box score) The Padres returned to San Diego in desperate need of a win. Having lost eight straight, they sent Dick Kelley to the mound against Bob Gibson. The Cardinals scored first in the fourth. With one out, Curt Flood doubled to left. After a Vada [...]

IGD: Padres vs Giants (4 Aug 07)

by Geoff Young on Aug 04, 2007 (121) Comments

Game #109 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Clay Hensley (1-3, 6.49) vs Patrick Misch (0-1, 4.91) pre: Padres.com, SI.com What I listened to while driving from San Diego to Cooperstown and back: Nickel Creek, This Side New Pornographers, Twin Cinema Incubus, A Crow Left of the Murder Peggy Coolidge, Spirituals in Sunshine and [...]

IGD: Padres vs Giants (3 Aug 07)

by Geoff Young on Aug 03, 2007 (82) Comments

Game #108 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD Go Padres!

1969: Cubs Rally Late, Hand Padres Eighth Straight Loss

by Geoff Young on Aug 03, 2007 (0) Comments

August 3, 1969, Chicago: Cubs 4, Padres 3 (box score) The Padres faced their former teammate, Dick Selma, in the finale at Chicago. Joe Niekro, for whom Selma was traded, got the call for San Diego. The Cubs scored first. In the second inning, they parlayed three straight one-out singles into a 1-0 lead. The [...]

IGD: Padres vs Diamondbacks (2 Aug 07)

by Geoff Young on Aug 02, 2007 (197) Comments

Game #107 time: 12:35 p.m. PT tv: none Go Padres!

1969: Holtzman, Santo Lead Cubs Past Padres

by Geoff Young on Aug 02, 2007 (0) Comments

August 2, 1969, Chicago: Cubs 4, Padres 1 (box score) It’s hard to win when you have more errors than hits in a game. The Padres gave an excellent demonstration of that fact on a Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field. The Cubs scored two unearned runs in the second inning off Al Santorini. They extended [...]

IGD: Padres vs Diamondbacks (1 Aug 07)

by Geoff Young on Aug 01, 2007 (54) Comments

Game #106 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD Go Padres!

Wednesday Open Thread (1 Aug 07)

by Geoff Young on Aug 01, 2007 (58) Comments

Top 10 Second Basemen in Padres History This is a work-in-progress: Mark Loretta Roberto Alomar Quilvio Veras Bip Roberts Tim Flannery Alan Wiggins Jody Reed Juan Bonilla Tito Fuentes Josh Barfield I’m very confident about those first three, but 4-9 are a jumbled mess. Others you could make a case for include Dave Campbell, Derrel [...]

1969: Different City, Same Result

by Geoff Young on Aug 01, 2007 (0) Comments

August 1, 1969, Chicago: Cubs 5, Padres 2 (box score) The Padres, after being swept in St. Louis by the Cardinals, headed to Chicago hoping to change their fortunes. Unfortunately, the Cubs, who owned first place in the NL East at the time, had their own ideas. Clay Kirby and Bill Hands hooked up in [...]

IGD: Padres vs Diamondbacks (31 Jul 07)

by Geoff Young on Jul 31, 2007 (98) Comments

Game #105 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Justin Germano (6-5, 4.20) vs Brandon Webb (9-8, 3.23) pre: Padres.com Remember when Justin Germano was pitching well? Yeah, that was great. Go Padres!