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How Not to Bury a Pirate

August 12, 2010 – 7:25 am

It’s amazing the sense of entitlement one acquires when one’s team succeeds beyond anyone’s wildest imagination. I don’t mean to sound ungrateful — after all, the Padres did beat the Pirates on Wednesday — but whatever happened to playing a full nine innings?
In case you missed it, the Padres held a 6-0 lead headed into [...]

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Padres Drop Series to Marlins; On the Bright Side, People Actually Saw It

August 2, 2010 – 7:03 am

Too bad nothing happened over the weekend, eh? This time of the year is so boring.
Well, except for the Padres acquiring Miguel Tejada and Ryan Ludwick for three minor-league pitchers of minimal concern… and playing meaningful games against the Marlins in front of packed houses at Petco Park. Funny, I don’t remember any of this [...]

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Once Upon My Mind: Fire Sales and Other Things That Didn’t Quite Happen

July 29, 2010 – 7:04 am

No time for original content, so grab a companion and hop in the Tardis as we travel back through time…

Did Somebody Report a Fire Sale? (July 25, 1999)
The bottom line is this: The 1999 Padres aren’t as good as the 1998 club (which was better than it “should” have been), but it’s doubtful that the [...]

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Welcome to the Broomtown

July 26, 2010 – 6:08 am

The weekend sweep in Pittsburgh sure was nice. On the heels of a series loss in Atlanta, and with the Giants kicking around the Arizona Rollovers, the Padres needed those wins.
Mat Latos, fully recovered from his sneeze, worked six strong innings in Saturday’s 9-2 victory. His fastball came in at its usual 92-95 mph, and [...]

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Pitching, Payroll, and… I Need a Third Thing That Begins with ‘P’

June 28, 2010 – 7:23 am

The Padres somehow extended their National League West lead by 3 1/2 games in the nine days I was out on the road. Like everything else this season, it’s kind of stunning. Not that I’m complaining, but shouldn’t the pitching falter at some point? The list of top ERA+ so far this year blows my [...]

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Mister Cunningham, I Presume

June 16, 2010 – 6:23 am

It went down like this on Tuesday:
Zach said in the comments: “Why does Buddy [Black] hate Aaron Cunningham? And I’m pretty sure the Will Venable experiment should be over. I’ll always treasure those two months in 2009 when he looked like a major leaguer.”
I replied: “Not that I mind seeing Cunningham get a look, but [...]

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I’d Like to Be You for a Day

May 27, 2010 – 6:43 am

What’s up with Jerry Hairston Jr.? The guy is hitting .225/.268/.271 with zero homers in 141 PA when the Cardinals come to town. Next thing you know, he’s got back-to-back game-winning jacks. I thought the other Hairston did that sort of thing. It’s like he borrowed Scott’s mojo:
Jerry: Hey bro, I’m kind of sucking right [...]

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Ledge? What Ledge?

May 18, 2010 – 6:46 am

Getting swept by the Dodgers over the weekend sucked almost as much as the fact that Petco Park has become a de facto second home for the team from Los Angeles. It’s a wonder that MLB doesn’t require them to bat last when they come to town.
On a brighter note, isn’t the National League West [...]

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Padres Take Two in Houston, Give Third Away

May 10, 2010 – 6:03 am

One of the hazards of watching a lot of games at Petco Park is a skewed sense of how hard a ball needs to be struck to leave the yard. I caught a few innings of a Mets-Phillies game on TV the other night, and baseballs were flying out of Citizens Bank Park. I had [...]

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Tuesday’s Win Deserves a Better Title Than This

May 5, 2010 – 7:16 am

The first seven innings of Tuesday night’s comeback victory over the Rockies provided an exercise in frustration for the home team and its fans. The Padres put runners on every inning, and got at least one man into scoring position in each of the fourth through seventh innings, yet plated just one run.
Colorado starter Greg [...]

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