first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Greg Maddux (15-14, 4.20 ERA) vs Jason Hirsh (10-15, 4.98 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com After taking the opening series in San Francisco, the Padres play their home opener Friday night. They’ll take on the Rockies, who have a strong nucleus of young hitting talent and [...]
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Friday Links (6 Apr 07)
Tough loss for the Padres on Thursday (recap | box score). A sweep at PhoneCo would have been nice, but winning the series is a good way to start the season. What’s crazy is that even despite the slapstick antics of Khalil Greene, Kevin Kouzmanoff, and Terrmel Sledge, as well as an inconsistent strike zone [...]
IGD: Padres @ Giants (5 Apr 07)
first pitch: 7:15 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Clay Hensley (11-12, 3.71 ERA) vs Matt Morris (10-15, 4.98 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com Sweep? Sure, that’d be nice. . . . Marcus Giles has swung at 58% of the pitches he’s seen over the Padres’ first two games this year. It’s a small sample, [...]
Padres Win Again at San Francisco
Hit the ball hard, play good defense, shut down the oppostion in the late innings. That was fun to watch. A few quick observations from Wednesday’s 5-3 victory over the Giants at PhoneCo (recap | box score): It’s only two games, but Marcus Giles (NOG) may be the most aggressive leadoff hitter I’ve ever seen. [...]
IGD: Padres @ Giants (4 Apr 07)
first pitch: 7:15 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Chris Young (11-5, 3.46 ERA) vs Matt Cain (13-12, 4.15 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com Not to bring anyone down after that excellent Opening Day shutout, but it was only one game. We’ve got a long way to go, and I, for one, will be loving [...]
It’s Opening Day, Baby!
I really wanted to prepare a cool little preview of the opening series, but I’m too excited to think straight. The Padres kick off their NL West title defense this afternoon in San Francisco against former manager Bruce Bochy (who still got front-page billing in the U-T on a day when the big news item [...]
Padres Ink Gonzalez to Long-Term Deal
As noted in the comments yesterday, the Padres have locked up first baseman Adrian Gonzalez to a 4-year deal worth $9.5 million with an option for 2011 that could kick the total value up to $15 million. Among other things, this means we can quit wringing our hands over a perceived lack of respect by [...]
Welcome, and Some Reminders
The regular season returns tonight. Cardinals and Mets, 5 p.m. PT, for those interested. Meanwhile, Ducksnorts has been getting some great MSM exposure lately — we’re mentioned on page 137 of the March 26, 2007, issue of Sports Illustrated and we’re also reviewed by Marc Figueroa in this morning’s North County Times. With Opening Day [...]
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