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1969: Padres Blown Out in LA, Drop Fourth Straight

April 15, 1969, Los Angeles: Dodgers 14, Padres 0 (box score) Southpaws Claude Osteen and Johnny Podres matched scoreless frames through four innings. Then, in the bottom of the fifth, the proverbial wheels fell off for Podres. With one out, Tom Haller drew a walk. Ted Sizemore, Osteen, and Willie Crawford followed with singles to [...]

IGD: Padres @ Dodgers (14 Apr 07)

first pitch: 7:10 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Jake Peavy (1-0, 0.69 ERA) vs Jason Schmidt (1-1, 4.00 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com I would dissect Friday night’s game, but the Dodgers pretty well took care of that themselves. The bullpen scoreless streak is over. At least the guy who ended it, Mike Thompson, [...]

IGD: Padres @ Dodgers (13 Apr 07)

first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: David Wells (0-0, 2.70 ERA) vs Derek Lowe (0-1, 5.73 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com So, we were talking about Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica the other day. It’s Friday and I can’t help myself. Here are some quick scouting reports for a few characters from [...]

Friday Links (13 Apr 07)

Plenty to cover today. Let’s get right to it: Too Much Information (Baseball Prospectus). Joe Sheehan likes the Chris Young signing and has kind words for the young right-hander: I compared Young to Mike Mussina on the air in Indianapolis the other day, and I still like that comp. Both are smart pitchers from top-tier [...]

1969: Padres Swept by Giants, Fall to .500

April 13, 1969, San Diego: Giants 5, Padres 1 (box score) San Francisco’s Gaylord Perry toed the slab against Padres opening day winner, Dick Selma. Unfortunately for the home team, Selma never got into a groove. Willie McCovey led off the top of the second with a home run to right, and Hal Lanier singled [...]

Padres Take Third Straight Series

Don’t look now, but the Padres are 4-2 at home. What worked in Wednesday night’s 4-0 victory over the Giants (recap | box score)? Pretty much everything. Greg Maddux pitched brilliantly, winning his 334th game as a big leaguer and first as a Padre. He needed just 75 pitches to complete six shutout innings before [...]

1969: Padres Drop Second Straight to Giants

April 12, 1969, San Diego: Giants 5, Padres 1 (box score) In the first Saturday game at San Diego Stadium, the Padres and Giants drew just 20,356 people. I know this sounds like a terrible turnout, but consider that 12 big-league games were played that day. Of those, only the Reds at Braves and the [...]

IGD: Padres vs Giants (11 Apr 07)

first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Greg Maddux (0-1, 6.75 ERA) vs Noah Lowry (0-1, 1.29 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com The Padres go for their third straight series win to start the season Wednesday night. Greg Maddux gets the start. Maddux has allowed eight homers to Barry Bonds over the years [...]

Padres Fall Short in Comeback, Young Signs Long-Term Deal

Once again, there isn’t a lot of quit in this team and I like that. After spotting the Giants a 6-0 lead, the Padres darned near came back and won on Tuesday night (recap | box score). If not for a bizarre second inning that saw Marcus Giles muff a grounder, Mike Cameron lose a [...]

1969: Padres Suffer First Loss in Franchise History

April 11, 1969, San Diego: Giants 8, Padres 0 (box score) After a three-game sweep of Houston to open their inaugural season, the Padres welcomed the Giants to town. Led by future Hall of Famers Willie Mays and Willie McCovey, and rising young star Bobby Bonds, the Giants had won 88 games the previous season, [...]