IGD: Padres vs Rockies (10 May 08)

Saturday, May 10, 2008
by Geoff Young
Padres (12-24) vs Rockies (15-21) Greg Maddux vs Ubaldo Jimenez 7:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 188 MLB, B-R The bad news is that we are putting on a lousy show for you. I apologize for it. I'm disgusted with it. This is the most stupid baseball playing I've ever seen! -- Ray Kroc, speaking over the public address system at the Padres 1974 home opener, as recounted on page 185 of his autobiography, Grinding It Out.

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Howlin’ Wolf and Friends Take the Fifth

Wednesday, April 16, 2008
by Geoff Young
Randy Wolf's final line looks fantastic, and he pitched a beautiful game, but it didn't seem dominant while I was watching. The Rockies hitters probably have a different opinion. Because my job is to pick nits, I found myself wondering why Wolf needed to throw so many pitches. He walked four and fanned nine, which explains some of it, but he also had a couple of plate appearances last a bit longer than they should have. Wolf jumped ahead of Rockies right fielder Brad Hawpe, 0-2, to start the second inning before issuing a walk. Then in the fourth, Wolf got to the same count against left fielder Matt Holliday, who eventually struck out swinging, but not until the 10th pitch of the at-bat. As I said, ...
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IGD: Padres vs Rockies (15 Apr 08)

Tuesday, April 15, 2008
by Geoff Young
Padres (7-6) @ Rockies (5-7) Randy Wolf vs Ubaldo Jimenez 7:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 189 MLB, B-R The Padres were outscored, 16-9, in Los Angeles over the weekend, but took two out of three against the Dodgers. Devotees of Pythagoras may call this "lucky," but the real good fortune is that all members of the Tremulous Trio met their weekly appearances quota in Saturday's game. Now the Padres can return to their functional nine-man pitching staff while Enrique Gonzalez, Wil Ledezma, and Glendon Rusch refill their gas cans and wait for ...
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