I love that it always comes as a surprise when this team drops a series — nice change from the old days, when you secretly expected the worst before anything even happened. Now the Red Sox are in town, which means that people in other parts of the country might be paying attention. This would [...]
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1969: Houston Lemasters Padres
June 22, 1969, Houston: Astros 2, Padres 0 (box score) Day two of the Padres’ jaunt to Shutout City saw Joe Niekro lock horns against left-hander Denny Lemaster. For six innings, the two hurlers put on quite a show. The Padres had runners at the corners with one out in the first but failed to [...]
IGD: Padres vs Orioles (21 Jun 07)
Game #71 time: 12:35 p.m. PT tv: none sp: David Wells (3-4, 4.86) vs Erik Bedard (4-4, 3.64) pre: Padres.com, SI.com David Wells pitched for the Orioles in 1996. Went 11-14 with a 5.14 ERA. Wells’ teammates on that club included Hall of Famers Cal Ripken and Eddie Murray; Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell; San [...]
1969: Griffin, Astros Blank Padres
June 21, 1969, Houston: Astros 4, Padres 0 (box score) Toward the end of June, the Padres embarked on a most unwelcome trip to Shutout City. The first stop on their tour involved a 12-strikeout performance by Astros rookie right-hander Tom Griffin. Griffin, Houston’s first-round pick in 1966, was making just the 13th start of [...]
IGD: Padres vs Orioles (20 Jun 07)
Game #70 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Justin Germano (5-0, 2.36) vs Jeremy Guthrie (3-1, 2.57) pre: Padres.com, SI.com At some point, Justin Germano‘s complete inability to miss bats has to catch up to him, right? Here’s hoping that it doesn’t happen tonight. Go Padres!
1969: Padres Drop Another Doubleheader
June 20, 1969, Houston: Astros 6, Padres 1 (box score); Astros 3, Padres 1 (box score) For the second time in four days, the Padres played two. For the second time, they found themselves overmatched. The opener pitted Clay Kirby against Larry Dierker. The Padres struck first, with Nate Colbert homering to lead off the [...]
IGD: Padres vs Orioles (19 Jun 07)
Game #69 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Jake Peavy (8-1, 1.82) vs Steve Trachsel (5-4, 3.94) pre: Padres.com, SI.com You can find stats anywhere. Describing and analyzing those stats adds value. Presenting them in a graphical format that gives a quick overview of key indicators potentially provides further value. The concept of a [...]
Bring on the Birds
The Orioles are coming to town and they are in a state of considerable disarray, which frightens me. It’s hard to say how a team will respond after its manager is fired, but with Sam Perlozzo no longer part of the picture ostensibly because his players failed to produce for him, these guys just might [...]
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