Yadda, yadda, yadda… Community College Baseball Player Has The Heart Of A Champion (BBTF). I really thought this was a joke, but nope… he exists. Aggregate Defensive Evaluations – 2009 LF (FanGraphs). Several methods agree: Chase Headley was not a good left fielder. PGE Park, and the Portland Beavers – I hardly knew you, but [...]
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The Gap Between Money and Mouth
Jonathan Sanchez: “San Diego has been winning series all year. But we’re going to play San Diego now, and we’re going to beat them three times.” San Diego Padres: “No. No, you’re not.” As conversations go, this had all the subtlety of a spatula to the forehead. Still, there is something to be said for [...]
LeBlanc and Kennedy
Wade LeBlanc pitched well again in Tuesday night’s victory over the Pirates. He’s done that a lot this year. At the ripe old age of 25, LeBlanc now has roughly a full season’s worth of work under his belt. To this point, he compares well with a more highly touted youngster who happens to pitch [...]
Padres Drop Series to Marlins; On the Bright Side, People Actually Saw It
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 [...]
Welcome to the Broomtown
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, [...]
Ledge? What Ledge?
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 [...]
Friday Links (14 May 10)
Before we get to the links, I should say something about Mat Latos’ near perfection on Thursday. Like everyone else in San Diego, I didn’t see the game. After his last two starts, we can all agree that Latos doesn’t need more seasoning at Triple-A. To maintain some perspective, those two starts came against teams [...]
What Happened in Phoenix, Stays in Phoenix
by Geoff Young on Aug 09, 2010 (4) Comments
Dropping two out of three to the Diamondbacks in Arizona over the weekend wasn’t part of the plan. On the bright side, the Giants did the same in Atlanta (and but for the left side of the Braves infield forgetting how to play defense in the ninth inning on Friday, the Giants would have been [...]