July 18, 1969, Atlanta: Braves 6, Padres 2 (box score); Braves 6, Padres 3 (box score) The Padres traded outfielder Tony Gonzalez to Atlanta on June 13, 1969. This day, however, Gonzalez made the expansion club from San Diego regret its decision. In the first game, Al Santorini hooked up with Ron Reed. The game [...]
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IGD: Padres vs Mets (17 Jul 07)
Game #92 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Jake Peavy (9-3, 2.19) vs Orlando Hernandez (5-4, 3.20) pre: Padres.com, SI.com I cannot begin to tell you how glad I am that the Diamondbacks traded Orlando Hernandez for Jorge Julio in May 2006. Sure, it made sense at the time, but Arizona could use Hernandez [...]
Coffee, Jazz, Victory
Got me some coffee in a mug, some Lionel Hampton on the radio, and a Padres win (box score) on my mind. Not bad for a Tuesday morning. Hall of Fame Meetup Tony Gwynn’s induction into Cooperstown is nigh upon us. As a reminder, we’re brainstorming ideas for a Hall of Fame meetup. Any and [...]
IGD: Padres vs Mets (16 Jul 07)
Game #91 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: David Wells (4-5, 4.31) vs Jorge Sosa (7-3, 3.92) pre: Padres.com, SI.com As a team, the Mets do most of their damage during the game’s second act. They’re batting .294/.352/.477 in innings 4-6 this year. Unfortunately for the Padres, David Wells tends to implode in the [...]
Weekend in the Desert
Shutting out the Diamondbacks on Sunday took some sting out of the weekend series. Saturday night’s game was particularly frustrating, but what can you do other than hope the bullpen holds next time out, which it did. Some positives: Adrian Gonzalez is starting to get his stroke back. The single and double on Sunday were [...]
1969: Bonds Powers Giants Past Padres
July 16, 1969, San Francisco: Giants 4, Padres 3 (box score) Dave Roberts couldn’t find the strike zone for the Padres, Gaylord Perry survived some shaky defense, and Bobby Bonds dealt the big blow in this one. The Giants scored in the first without the benefit of a hit. Roberts retired the first two batters [...]
IGD: Padres @ Diamondbacks (15 Jul 07)
Game #90 time: 1:40 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Justin Germano (5-3, 3.90) vs Brandon Webb (8-6, 3.37) pre: Padres.com, SI.com Brandon Webb’s GB/FB ratio is down a bit this year (3.18). That’s still extremely good, but it’s not as freakish as it was in ’05 (4.34) or ’06 (4.06). Webb is no less effective [...]
1969: Padres Capitalize on Fuentes Error, Rout Giants
July 15, 1969, San Francisco: Padres 10, Giants 3 (
IGD: Padres @ Diamondbacks (14 Jul 07)
Game #89 time: 6:40 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Chris Young (8-3, 2.00) vs Livan Hernandez (5-5, 4.54) pre: Padres.com, SI.com I can’t stand watching Livan Hernandez pitch, but I have tremendous admiration for the guy. He has successfully taken Muhammad Ali’s rope-a-dope strategy and applied it to baseball. The results may be “aesthetically challenged,” [...]
IGD: Padres @ Diamondbacks (13 Jul 07)
Game #88 time: 6:40 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Greg Maddux (7-6, 4.19) vs Doug Davis (5-10, 4.26) pre: Padres.com, SI.com Over the All-Star break, between episodes of Enterprise, I visited the Museum of San Diego History on Free Tuesday. I didn’t spend a lot of time there (a few too many busloads of kids), [...]
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