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Brutal Is As Brutal Does
The Padres are boring. That’s the word on the street… a street apparently filled with people who don’t like baseball.
Just give me a game to watch and the rest will take care of itself. There is no pressure with this team, no expectation of success. Every win is a surprise, a gift.
Sometimes I believe this. [...]
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June 15, 2009
Discuss
IGD: Padres @ Marlins (2 May 08)
Padres (11-18) vs Marlins (15-13)
Justin Germano vs Mark Hendrickson
4:10 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 184
MLB, B-R
The Padres continue to have a terrible approach when leading off an inning. Unfortunately, one of the worst offenders is leadoff hitter Brian Giles, who is hitting .108/.19...
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May 03, 2008
Everything in Its Right Place
I couldn’t sit still on Monday. I can’t sit still a lot of the time, but on Opening Day it’s always worse. My nervous tics develop nervous tics.
I arrived downtown just after 4 p.m., wearing my Chris Young jersey, and toting my digital camera and scorebook. Mrs. Ducksnorts and I wan...
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April 24, 2008
Padres Farm Report (14 Apr 08)
Triple-A — Salt Lake 13, Portland 6
Matt Antonelli: 1-for-5, HR, E
Jody Gerut (RF): 2-for-5
Chase Headley: 2-for-5
Brian Myrow: 2-for-5
Will Venable: 1-for-4, BB, SB
Chip Ambres (CF): 1-for-5
Craig Stansberry (3B): 2-for-4, 2B, 2 E
Nick Hundley: 2-for-4
Luis Rodriguez: 4-for-4
Dirk Hayhurst: 3.1 IP...
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April 23, 2008
Padres Farm Report (22 Apr 08)
Triple-A — Salt Lake 9, Portland 4
Matt Antonelli: 1-for-5, 2B
Oscar Robles (DH): 1-for-4, 2B
Jody Gerut: 2-for-4, HR
Brian Myrow: 1-for-3, BB
Nick Hundley: 0-for-4
Chase Headley: 1-for-3, HBP
Chip Ambres (CF): 1-for-3, BB
Luis Rodriguez: 0-for-4
Craig Stansberry: 0-for-3, BB
Shawn Estes: 5 IP, 7 H...
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April 22, 2008
Padres Farm Report (21 Apr 08)
Triple-A — Salt Lake 5, Portland 0
Matt Antonelli: 2-for-5
Edgar Gonzalez (1B): 1-for-4
Jody Gerut: 0-for-4
Brian Myrow (DH): 0-for-2, 2 BB
Nick Hundley, 1-for-4
Chase Headley: 0-for-4
Chip Ambres (CF): 1-for-4, E
Craig Stansberry: 0-for-1, 3 BB, SB
Josh Geer: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 1 HR, 1 BB, 2 SO
Mau...
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April 22, 2008
Your Predictions for 2008?
From esteemed reader LynchMob comes this excellent idea for a post on the eve of Opening Day: “provide us with a list of questions which you want us, the commenters, to go ‘on the record’ with”; he then poses several questions, which you will find below.
This might be fun to p...
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April 21, 2008
Storm Retire Peavy's Number
After watching the Padres defeat Houston at Petco on Thursday afternoon (thanks to reader Lance for hooking us up with tickets), Mrs. Ducksnorts and I drove to Lake Elsinore to see the Storm’s opener for 2008. Before the game, the Storm retired Jake Peavy’s number 22.
Peavy was presented...
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April 20, 2008
IGD: Padres @ Giants (8 Apr 08)
Padres (5-3) @ Giants (1-6)
Randy Wolf vs Tim Lincecum
7:15 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 184
MLB, B-R
The Padres have outscored opponents, 17-6, over the first three innings of games this year. They've beeen outscored by the exact same number over the final three. The club also is hittin...
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April 20, 2008
Singles Night
Aggravating. Annoying. Bilious. Discouraging. Disheartening. Dispiriting. Exasperating. Frustrating. Infuriating. Irritating.
But enough about me, let's talk about the game. [rim shot]
I finally saw the team that everyone else seems to think the Padres are, the one that should be grateful to the Gian...
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April 20, 2008
The Year Jake Peavy Turned Hitters into Matt Walbeck
I recently picked up the Bill James Gold Mine 2008. There’s tons of great stuff in here, as you’d expect, but two items in particular have captured my imagination (so far): the “record of opposing batters” James presents for certain pitchers, and the “comps” he off...
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April 20, 2008
Padres Farm Report (11 Apr 08)
I figure I'll throw in some stats once a week. I don't want to bombard you with info, but I want to give you enough…
Triple-A — Sacramento 6, Portland 3
Matt Antonelli: 0-for-4, BB (.238/.429/.524)
Edgar Gonzalez (3B): 2-for-4 (.500/.526/.667)
Chase Headley: 0-for-4 (.185/.241/.222)
Brian Myrow: ...
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April 20, 2008
MLB08: The Show (Video Game Review)
Sony PlayStation 3, $59.99
Sony PlayStation 2, $39.99 (reviewed on this system)
Sony PSP, $39.99
Before we get started, you need to know my bias: I grew up on Intellivision and Atari 2600. As such, all else being equal, I prefer simplicity in my video games. Also, I don't play nearly as many of them...
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April 20, 2008
Padres Farm Report (13 Apr 08)
Triple-A — Salt Lake 11, Portland 10
Oscar Robles (2B): 1-for-5
Jody Gerut (RF): 0-for-5
Chase Headley: 1-for-4, HR, BB
Brian Myrow: 1-for-3, HR, 2 BB
Edgar Gonzalez (DH): 0-for-3, 2 BB
Will Venable: 4-for-5, 2 2B, 3B
Craig Stansberry (3B): 1-for-4, BB
Nick Hundley: 1-for-5
Luis Rodriguez: 3-for-4,...
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April 20, 2008
Padres Farm Report (5 Apr 08)
I’m still figuring out the best way to present this stuff. Suggestions welcome…
Triple-A
Portland 6, Fresno 1
Matt Antonelli: 1-for-3, 3B, BB
Edgar Gonzalez (RF): 3-for-4, HR
Chase Headley (LF): 1-for-4
Will Venable (PH): 0-for-1
Shawn Estes: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 BB, 4 SO (11 GO)
Mauro...
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April 20, 2008
IGD: Padres @ Dodgers (12 Apr 08)
Padres (6-5) vs Dodgers (4-6)
Chris Young vs Derek Lowe
7:10 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 185
MLB, B-R
Should we abandon our hope that Young will ever learn to work more efficiently and just accept him for what he is — a flawed, but damn good pitcher?
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April 20, 2008
IGD: Padres @ Dodgers (11 Apr 08)
Padres (5-5) @ Dodgers (4-5)
Jake Peavy vs Brad Penny
7:40 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 185
MLB, B-R
Jake dominated the Dodgers last weekend in San Diego. Perhaps more importantly, he seems to have gotten into their heads with Smudgegate. Here's hoping he can work that to his advantage.
...
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April 20, 2008
IGD: Padres vs Dodgers (5 Apr 08)
Padres (3-2) vs Dodgers (3-1)
Jake Peavy vs Brad Penny
12:55 p.m. PT
FOX
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 185
MLB, B-R
I’m pleased with what I’ve seen so far from Randy Wolf and Justin Germano. Small sample? Yep. Petco Park? Yep. Hey, I said “pleased,” not “deliriously happy.”...
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April 20, 2008
Padres Farm Report (12 Apr 08)
Triple-A — Portland 11, Salt Lake 9
Matt Antonelli: 1-for-6, HR
Jody Gerut (DH): 1-for-6, 3B
Chase Headley: 2-for-4, BB
Brian Myrow: 3-for-4, 2B, 3B, BB, E
Chip Ambres: 1-for-4, BB
Will Venable: 2-for-5, 2B
Craig Stansberry (3B): 2-for-4, HR, BB
Oscar Robles: 2-for-4, 2B, BB
Cesar Ramos: 5.2 IP, 7 ...
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April 20, 2008
Random Roster Notes
Brian Giles saw his first action this spring on Monday. He went 0-for-2 against the Diamondbacks in Tucscon, but who cares? The important thing is, he was in the lineup and able to play right field. Quoth Giles:
This was a pretty good test. I know it was only three innings, but the conditions weren&#...
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April 20, 2008
IGD: Padres @ Diamondbacks (18 Apr 08)
Padres (8-8) @ D'backs (11-4)
Greg Maddux vs Dan Haren
6:40 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 183
MLB, B-R
We're three weeks into the season; is it too early to panic? More importantly, is it too early for me to complain about people who are panicking? On a related note, drop me a line if you...
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April 18, 2008
IGD: Padres vs Rockies (17 Apr 08)
Padres (8-7) vs Rockies (6-8)
Jake Peavy vs Jeff Francis
7:05 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 189
MLB, B-R
The evolution of teams running wild against the Padres:
Year
Inn
SBA/9
CS%
Statistics are courtesy of Baseball-Reference.
2004
1441
0.59
.266
2005
1455
0.74
.210
2006
...
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April 18, 2008
IGD: Padres vs Rockies (16 Apr 08)
Padres (8-6) vs Rockies (5-8)
Justin Germano vs Mark Redman
7:05 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 189
MLB, B-R
How is Redman only 34 years old? More importantly, how is he in the rotation of a team that played in the World Series six months ago?
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April 17, 2008
IGD: Padres @ Giants (7 Apr 08)
Padres (4-3) @ Giants (1-5)
Greg Maddux vs Matt Cain
1:35 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 184
MLB, B-R
The Padres were outscored, 23-22, over their opening homestand despite outhitting the opposition by a wide margin:
Offense at Petco Park, Early 2008
BA
OBP
SLG
Statistics are cour...
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April 17, 2008
IGD: Padres vs Rockies (15 Apr 08)
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 fortun...
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April 16, 2008
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