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IGD: Padres @ Cardinals (9 Aug 07)

Thursday, August 9, 2007
by Geoff Young
Game #114 time:5:10 p.m. PT tv:4SD sp:Chris Young (9-3, 1.82) vs Joel Pineiro (1-2, 5.31) pre:Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com I'm still floored that Joel Pineiro didn't work out as Boston's closer. With his track record, who could have seen that coming? Oh, wait; I think the answer is everyone. Naturally he will dominate the Padres. In less cynical news, Chris Young returns to the mound Thursday evening. Here's hoping the oblique injury and subsequent layoff don't come with any lingering side effects. It would be real nice to leave St. Louis with a split. Go Padres!

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IGD: Padres @ Cardinals (8 Aug 07)

Wednesday, August 8, 2007
by Geoff Young
Game #112 time:5:10 p.m. PT tv:4SD sp:Greg Maddux (7-8, 4.20) vs Kip Wells (4-13, 5.58) pre:Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com I'm fighting a battle with Excel that I cannot win. This chart was supposed to be useful; instead, it's just... colorful? Kinda reminds me of a Dead show I once saw in Vegas. Santana opened; we slept in a tent at a rest stop on the way home. That probably wasn't the best idea. Go Padres!

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IGD: Padres @ Cardinals (7 Aug 07)

Tuesday, August 7, 2007
by Geoff Young
Game #112 time:5:10 p.m. PT tv:4SD sp:Jake Peavy (11-5, 2.38) vs Anthony Reyes (1-10, 6.07) pre:Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com If you want to see what a "mismatch on paper" looks like, try this on for size: Runs Allowed by Start for Jake Peavy and Anthony Reyes in 2007 RAPeavyReyes Statistics are through games of August 6, 2007, and are courtesy of Baseball-Reference. 060 160 213 364 423 513 600 701

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1969: Shannon, Torrez Lead Cardinals Past Padres

Tuesday, August 7, 2007
by Geoff Young
August 7, 1969, San Diego: Cardinals 2, Padres 1 (box score) The Padres, after a too-brief respite, saw their winning streak end at one. On a Thursday afternoon, in front of 8,088 at San Diego Stadium, Al Santorini squared off against rookie right-hander Mike Torrez. The Cardinals drew first blood. In the top of the second, with Bill White on second and one out, Mike Shannon tripled to right, giving St. Louis a 1-0 lead. The home team struck back in the bottom half when Al Ferrara knocked a one-out solo homer to tie the game. The Padres managed to put runners at the corners after Ferrara's blow, ...
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IGD: Padres @ Cardinals (6 Aug 07)

Monday, August 6, 2007
by Geoff Young
Game #111 time:4:05 p.m. PT tv:4SD, ESPN sp:David Wells (5-7, 5.18) vs Braden Looper (8-9, 5.23) pre:Padres.com, SI.com I would totally rip on Cardinals starter Braden Looper here, but the truth is, David Wells has been even worse. Looper actually has decent numbers at home (3.51 ERA, .251/.309/.374). He also gets lit up pretty well after 50 pitches (.333/.392/.527), which raises the question of why he's not in the bullpen, where he's been all his career, but I digress. Wells? I dunno, it's probably the plate umpire's fault. Go Padres!

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1969: Padres Break Nine-Game Skid

Monday, August 6, 2007
by Geoff Young
August 6, 1969, San Diego: Padres 3, Cardinals 2 (box score) A day after getting shut down by Bob Gibson, the Padres had to face left-hander Steve Carlton, who wasn't yet the dominant pitcher he would become. San Diego scored first on a homer off the bat of Al Ferrara with one out in the fifth. Ivan Murrell and Chris Cannizzaro followed with triples to extend the lead. The Padres, though, couldn't get Cannizzaro in from third and the score remained 2-0. The Cardinals responded immediately. Lou Brock tripled to lead off the sixth, and Curt Flood followed with a double to right. With one out, Bill ...
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1969: Cardinals Score Late, Push Past Padres

Sunday, August 5, 2007
by Geoff Young
August 5, 1969, San Diego: Cardinals 2, Padres 1 (box score) The Padres returned to San Diego in desperate need of a win. Having lost eight straight, they sent Dick Kelley to the mound against Bob Gibson. The Cardinals scored first in the fourth. With one out, Curt Flood doubled to left. After a Vada Pinson ground out, Joe Torre singled home Flood to give St. Louis an early 1-0 lead. San Diego answered in the bottom half. Nate Colbert led off with a triple to center and then came home on an Al Ferrara single. The Padres were unable to do further damage: Ivan Murrell grounded into ...
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