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IGD: Padres vs Giants (15 Sep 07)

by Geoff Young on Sep 15, 2007 (87) Comments

Game #147 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Brett Tomko (2-11, 5.70) vs Matt Cain (7-14, 3.78) pre: Padres.com, B-R.com Great win Friday night (box score). Don’t believe me? Look at Saturday’s pitching matchup. Five things: Certain promotions notwithstanding, the ’90s are not “retro,” although one day they will be. Chris Young is slowly [...]

IGD: Padres vs Giants (14 Sep 07)

by Geoff Young on Sep 14, 2007 (87) Comments

Game #146 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Chris Young (9-7, 2.72) vs Barry Zito (9-12, 4.46) pre: Padres.com, B-R.com From the Baseball America 2004 Prospect Handbook (aff link), here’s a quick look back at two Montreal Expos prospects: #9: Terrmel Sledge, OF: Sledge needs to add more power in order to start on [...]

IGD: Padres vs Giants (5 Aug 07)

by Geoff Young on Aug 05, 2007 (52) Comments

Game #110 time: 1:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Justin Germano (6-6, 4.38) vs Noah Lowry (12-7, 3.32) pre: Padres.com, SI.com Barry Bonds hit home run #755 off Clay Hensley on Saturday night in support of San Francisco’s 3-2 loss to the Padres. I used to defend Bonds back in the day; now I just [...]

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: Bonds Powers Giants Past Padres

by Geoff Young on Jul 16, 2007 (0) Comments

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 [...]

1969: Padres Capitalize on Fuentes Error, Rout Giants

by Geoff Young on Jul 15, 2007 (0) Comments

July 15, 1969, San Francisco: Padres 10, Giants 3 (

1969: Marichal Marches Giants Past Niekro, Padres

by Geoff Young on Jul 02, 2007 (2) Comments

July 2, 1969, San Diego: Giants 6, Padres 3 (box score) I hope that if nothing else, this look back at the Padres’ inaugural season has given everyone a greater appreciation for where the franchise is now. Honestly, if the club hadn’t been doing so well over the past few seasons, I’m not sure I [...]

1969: July Starts the Way June Ended, with a Loss

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

July 1, 1969, San Diego: Giants 5, Padres 4 (box score) The good news is that the Padres managed to collect 10 hits and score four runs. The bad news is that shoddy defense cost San Diego three runs and, ultimately, the game. The Giants got to starter Dick Kelley right away. Bobby Bonds and [...]

1969: Falling? We Haven’t Even Started

by Geoff Young on Jun 30, 2007 (1) Comments

June 30, 1969, San Diego: Giants 6, Padres 1 (box score) The scary thing isn’t that the Padres went 7-22 in June to bring their season record to 27-52, it’s that they went 25-58 the rest of the way. As a relative newcomer to the party who has had to “suffer” through the ’93 Fire [...]