IGD: Padres vs Twins (26 Jun 08)
Thursday, June 26, 2008by Geoff Young
Padres (32-47) vs Twins (42-36)
Josh Banks vs Scott Baker
12:35 p.m. PT
no television
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 183
MLB, B-R
by Geoff Young
IGD: Padres vs Twins (25 Jun 08)
Wednesday, June 25, 2008by Geoff Young
Padres (32-46) vs Twins (41-36)
Greg Maddux vs Glen Perkins
7:05 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 183
MLB, B-R
Glen Perkins? I'm not sure we could score three runs off Marlin Perkins right now.
IGD: Padres vs Twins (24 Jun 08)
Tuesday, June 24, 2008by Geoff Young
Padres (32-45) vs Twins (40-36)
Jake Peavy vs Kevin Slowey
7:05 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 185
MLB, B-R
Kotsay for Hernandez
Wednesday, November 19, 2003by Geoff Young
Hadn't planned to be away from the blog for so long this time. I started to scratch something together the other day when the Giants went out and picked up A.J. Pierzynski, because I figured that move might impact the Padres. And it did.
When last we met, I mentioned that I expected Kevin Towers to grab one of Pierzynski or Ramon Hernandez to be his catcher in 2004. When the Twins-Giants trade went down, I suspected it was only a matter of time before the rumored Hernandez for Mark Kotsay deal would happen.
Now that it (apparently) has happened, what do I think of the trade? That's a complex question. I'll start by ...
2002 Playoffs: Twins vs A’s
Monday, October 7, 2002by Geoff Young
Wow. That Twins-A's game yesterday was about as good as it gets. I actually managed to watch the entire game virtually uninterrupted (except for a brief spot in the top of the fourth when Fox Family Channel disappeared for about two minutes). I'll make a few quick observations, as someone who doesn't follow either team (i.e., take them with the appropriate mountains of salt).
Cristian Guzman, Torii Hunter, and Doug Mientkiewicz all have reputations as stellar defenders, and from what I can tell, they're all well deserved. That play Guzman made on the ball hit by Randy Velarde was spectacular. Hunter made a nice diving play earlier in the game. And I haven't seen a right-handed thrower look as good at first base as ...
