Quiet. Did you hear that? It’s the sound of people jumping off the Padres bandwagon. You know, because three games always provides an accurate representation of 162 games.
I heard the jumpers. They were screaming the whole way down; it was kind of pathetic, really. Oh well, I’m sure they’ll crawl back onboard after the next [...]
first pitch: 1:05 p.m. PT
television: Channel 4SD
matchup: Chris Young (6-3, 2.19 ERA) vs Felix Hernandez (3-3, 4.40 ERA)
In honor of “King” Felix Hernandez:
God bless the mullet…
first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT
television: Channel 4SD
matchup: David Wells (4-3, 4.79 ERA) vs Jeff Weaver (0-6, 14.32 ERA)
previews: Padres.com | SI.com
We’ve seen what happens when we talk smack about Geoff Blum. I’m not saying a word about Jeff Weaver. Go Padres!
first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT
television: Channel 4SD
matchup: Justin Germano (4-0, 1.74 ERA) vs Miguel Batista (6-4, 5.43 ERA)
previews: Padres.com | SI.com
Not much more to say about this “rivalry” that hasn’t already been said, so I’ll turn instead to something a reader alerted me to the other day. So far under Bud Black’s watch, the Padres [...]
Real-world stuff kept me from watching all but a few innings of this weekend’s heated series against our archrivals in Seattle, but it’s good that the Padres were able to take two out of three. No matter what else happens this season, if we can beat the Mariners, it will have been a success.
Right.
At the [...]
first pitch: 1:05 p.m. PT
television: Channel 4SD
matchup: Justin Germano (1-0, 0.69 ERA) vs Felix Hernandez (2-1, 2.57 ERA)
preview: Padres.com
King Felix. Felix of Kingness. The Kingenator. Feliz Cumplekingos. King-a-long-a-ding-dong. Kinky Felinsky. Kizzy Fizzy. Kingalopolous Felipolous.
Sorry, what was the question? Go Padres!
first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT
television: Channel 4SD
matchup: Greg Maddux (3-2, 3.20 ERA) vs Horacio Ramirez (3-2, 6.40 ERA)
previews: Padres.com | SI.com
Why would a team trade Rafael Soriano for Horacio Ramirez? On an unrelated but impressive note, LynchMob pointed out in the comments that Class-A Lake Elsinore beat Lancaster, 30-0, on Friday night. Three players had [...]
first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT
television: Channel 4SD
matchup: Chris Young (4-3, 3.11 ERA) vs Miguel Batista (3-3, 6.98 ERA)
previews: Padres.com | SI.com
What can I say about this storied and sometimes bitter rivalry that hasn’t already been said? The history, the drama, the passion, the intrigue, the intensity, the sushi, the double soy lattes — I hardly [...]
