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Chicago Cubs @ San Diego Padres: 7:05 CT/8:05 ET
2009-05-13 23:31:00 Yeah well, I'm not thrilled with this conversation, either I've gone back and forth today over whether or not to write this diary. I mean, it's not like it hasn't been discussed; there isn't much left of the dead horse. But while I was out driving around today, I listened to Dan Bernstein (who I normally love) sniff derisively at a fan who called in to suggest exactly what many of us have been saying: that Lee should sit until Hoffpauir cools off. From there, the conversation devolved into Dan berating the caller over how anyone could be so stupid as to think that Hoffpauir is a better ballplayer than Lee, which included calling those who frequent baseball blogs "sock puppets" and a rather unfair imitation of what was presumably the way Dan imagined the caller making out a lineup card. I kind of feel like the caller got skewered for ALL of us who hold this point of view, so let's clear a few things up. No, I don't think whoever has the higher batting average on any given da...
Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego Padres: 7:05 CT/8:05 ET
2009-05-13 00:28:00 Sigh. That fastball is dreamy Welcome to LOHO's first EVER "Choose Your Own Adventure" game thread! 1) Adventure A (for the chicks--by cubbiejulie) Sweet Peavy High OhmygodohmygodomygodOHMYGOD, you guys! You know that guy on the basebal team that like, we've wanted, like, FOREVER???? He's TOTALLY going to be playing in a game tonight against OUR TEAM!!!!!! And like, I bet he'll look so totally cool and be all, like, good and stuff. And after the game, we'll like totally want him EVEN MORE!!!! And Oh my God! I totally forgot! Do you like even KNOW who he's pitching AGAINST?!?!?!? You know that new guy with the supercute, like, BUTT???? Totally him! Wouldn't it be awesome if like, that other guy decided he wanted to play on our team? And like, we found a way to get him???? And then like, we'd have BOTH the cool guy AND the guy with the supercute butt on our team? Would you die? I would DIE. Would you, like, DIE? I have to go home and like, re-crimp my hair before the game a...
San Diego Padres vs. Washington Nationals, Sep. 21st, 2008
2008-10-13 02:11:00 San Diego Padres vs. Washington Nationals, Sep. 21st, 2008
By: The Oriole Post
A Look At Randy Wolf
2008-06-10 17:27:00 In each of my leagues, it seems like Randy Wolf has been added and dropped about eight times. He really gets around. Let's look at the numbers - is Wolf worthy of a permanent spot? 77.6 IP 13 starts 5.97...
By: The RotoFeed
San Diego Padres Team Report (PA SportsTicker)
2008-06-07 09:52:00 The Padres matched their longest winning streak of the season with a third consecutive victory, 2-1, over the New York Mets on Friday. All three wins have come by that same score, the first time in franchise history the club has won three consecutive 2-1 games. The stretch marks the second time San Diego has ...
By: MLB News Blog
San Diego Padres Family Weekends
2008-04-02 14:56:00 If you're a Padres fan you're in luck. The Padres have teamed up with Coca-Cola and offer a great family package. Family weekend games provide an affordable family entertainment option. For any Saturday or Sunday home game (excluding Premium Games) get 4 Upper Reserved tickets, 4 hot dogs and 4 Cokes for only $55. You can purchase tickets by clicking here.
By: Daytrippingmom
San Diego Padres Opening Day
2008-03-29 00:00:00 Padres vs. Houston Astros on March 31, 2008 Can you believe it? The San Diego Padres' regular season begins on Monday, March 31, 2008 at 7:05pm. The Opening Day festivities promise to bring out a l
2008 San Diego Padres Preview
2008-03-20 21:52:00 (NOTE FROM GREY: Last week I sent out feelers to the top baseball team blogs to see if they would be generous enough to write a quick preview for their favorite team. So over the course of the next two weeks, mixed in with your daily fantasy info, you will get some of the most ...
By: The RotoFeed
Ledezma strengthens case for rotation spot as San Diego Padres beat Chicago
2008-03-19 01:08:00 Wilfredo Ledezma is making a strong pitch for a spot in the San Diego Padres’ rotation. Ledezma allowed two hits in four innings and the Padres concluded a three-day trip to Tucson with a 5-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday. Tony Clark and Michael Barrett delivered RBI doubles during a three-run first, ...
By: MLB News Blog
San Diego Padres go to the Great Wall to kick off series in Beijing with Do
2008-03-13 14:28:00 Perched on the Great Wall of China, Trevor Hoffman gazed over the slick cobblestones and through the watchtowers to survey a barrier to invading armies that once stretched 4,000 miles. This weekend, the Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers are playing two exhibition games in China. They will be Major League Baseball’s first games here, and ...
By: MLB News Blog
Preview 2008: San Diego Padres
2008-03-07 16:20:00 The Padres aren’t getting the same love as their main division rivals. But taking their pitching staff lightly could be a big mistake. Read the full story.
By: MLB News Blog
New LaDainian Tomlinson Action Figure
2008-01-21 18:19:00 Hey Chargers fans just because your team suffered another season ending loss at the hands of the New England Patriots doesn’t mean you have to forget about the highlights of their season. With that in mind ToyWiz.com has a brand new LaDainian Tomlinson action figure to help you through your off season or at least ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "New LaDainian Tomlinson Action Figure", url: "http://soxanddawgs.com/?p=3207-" });
By: Random Thoughts
San Diego Padres Top Ten 2008 Minor League Prospects
2007-12-19 14:22:00 There's two sides of the coin when it comes to trading Minor League Prospects. Everyone, I think, is well aware of what happens when a team trades most of its prospects in order to get a cheap fix on a veteran player, such as has been the norm up until recently with the New York Yankees. The other
By: A Wikia Wiki
2007 Sabermetric Year in Review: San Diego Padres
2007-12-04 03:55:00 I was looking forward to reviewing a playoff team. According to Pythagoras, the Padres were the second-best team in the National League last year. Unfortunately, Pythagoras has been dead for a few millennia. For what it’s worth, Friar fans, I consider the Padres to be a playoff team for 2007. Record: 89-74, 3rd in NL West. Pythagorean Projection (Patriot formula): 89.55 wins (741 runs scored, 666 runs allowed, but it was the last three that hurt the most). Team Statistical Pages: Baseball Reference Baseball Prospectus FanGraphs MVN Blog: San Diego Spotlight Other Padres Resources: Latest News Contract Status Trade Rumors Overview: It’s really not fair to reduce the Padres season down to the playoff against the Rockies. One game isn’t a big enough sample size to tell you much of anything. I’ll leave the analysis of that game to the poets and philosophers. A lot of other things happened in 2007 for the Padres. Trevor Hoffman recorded his 500th career s...
By: The RotoFeed
Hot Stove Daily: San Diego Padres (Yahoo! Sports)
2007-11-27 04:05:00 The Padres have needs in free agency but the market might dictate paying too much. Read the full story.
By: MLB News Blog
San Diego Padres ace Jake Peavy wins NL Cy Young Award in unanimous vote (A
2007-11-15 19:07:00 Jake Peavy was a unanimous winner of the NL Cy Young Award on Thursday after leading the league in wins, ERA and strikeouts — pitching’s version of a Triple Crown. The San Diego Padres ace received all 32 first-place votes and finished with 160 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Read the ...
By: MLB News Blog
Needs and Luxuries: San Diego Padres
2007-10-28 07:29:00 As promised, here is the Padres' entry in the Needs and Luxuries series. C - Josh Bard1B - Adrian Gonzalez2B - Matt AntonelliSS - Khalil Greene3B - Kevin KouzmanoffLF - Scott Hairston CF - Jason LaneRF - Brian Giles SP - Jake PeavySP - Chris YoungSP - Greg MadduxSP - Justin GermanoSP - Setup: Heath BellCloser: Trevor Hoffman Needs The 2007 Padres were 15th of 16 NL teams with a .322 OBP. They were 12th with a .411 SLG. Those numbers may be misleading - looking only at road games, the Padres were 6th in OBP and 3rd in SLG. Still, you'd like to have a few regulars top a .760 OPS at home next year (no one pulled it off in '07). Center field, left field, and second base are question marks heading into '08. There are viable in-house options. Antonelli was named "the best second base prospect in the game" by Kevin Goldstein after a breakout year. He played college ball; he'll be 23 in April. He's only got 49 games of Double A ...
By: The RotoFeed
Rockies Win With Sleight of Hand
2007-10-02 16:44:00 October 2, 2007, 8:38 am By Jeffrey Marcus It took extra innings in an extra game to fill out the National League playoff picture. And it was not without controversy. The Rockies defeated the Padres Monday to secure the second playoff berth in the team?s...(read more)
By: IT I SEE
Message Board Marauder
2007-10-02 16:32:00 It's time for our weekly look at the latest intellectual debates taking place on sports message boards.ChargersTalk: "The Official Sympathy for Norv Turner and the Chargers Thread. Guys, lets cut this guy some slack please. Give him another chance. Afterall, it takes more than a head coach to lose a game ... Lets hang in there and stop calling for our GM's head too because, he really try to do the best he could given the situation ... I wouldnt mind Norv pulling a motivational stunt and actually flying Marty in to give the players a speech. Hang in there guys, we still have a long way to go. Go BOLTS!" - benjamink15ESPN.com - MLB General: "Everybody knows the Cubs were the best team in 2003. If not for that idiot Steve Bartman we would have made the World Series and easily won it all." - Cubs2003WS_ChampsPhilafans.com:- ?Fire Andy Reid! His act and excuses are getting very tiresome.Reid had his chance and the window is closed.After this year a new coach can begin a new era with a n...
A Day of Great Expectations and Melancholy [J. Mark English]
2007-09-30 18:06:00 The only thing that I am certain of today is that by eight o'clock tonight, I will be sitting in my seat at Giants Stadium, awaiting the kickoff to a Sunday Night Football match up between the Eagles and the Giants. The Giants come in with a 1-2 record, as are the Eagles. The result of the game will likely determine which team has the hopes of turning around its season, and which team may want to start early preparation for the 2008 draft.The implications of the Sunday night match-up will pale in comparison to the events that would have already occurred in Queens, slightly north of Giants Stadium, as well as the events that would have transpired a hundred miles south on I 95 in Philadelphia.The Mets and the Phillies, as well as the Padres, will set the mood for Met fans at Giants Stadium tonight. Can the Mets stave off a complete disaster by finishing with a desperate finish in their finale? Will the Phillies actually surpass their expectations of always choking? Will there be...
By: American Legends
Updates to the Latest News In Baseball [Michael Vinciguerra]
2007-08-30 10:34:00 Greg Maddux aided the Padres to victory as they swept the Diamondbacks. Although Maddux did not record the win, this victory allowed the Padres, who were chasing the Diamondbacks for quite some time in their division, to take over first place.The Phillies beat the Mets on a bizarre ending play to pull to within three games behind the Mets in their division. Marlon Anderson was ruled out on a game ending interference call at second base in the ninth ending. This negated the possible tying run from scoring.Pedro Martinez is finally going to return to the MLB. He is scheduled to make a bullpen appearance when needed against the Braves on Friday before determining if he is ready to start his first full game after returning from rotator cuff surgery.Manager Cecil Cooper, who replaced former manager Phil Garner on Monday, earned his first victory as the Astros blank the Cards. Roy Oswalt struck out nine in seven dominant innings, sending the Cards back to third place in their division.Ben...
By: American Legends
Brandon Webb Finally Allows A Run [David Stefanini]
2007-08-23 16:40:00 In the first inning of last nights game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Arizona pitcher Brandon Webb, allowed one run. It was the first run allowed in 42 innings of work for Webb. The streak started all the way back on July 20th against the Chicago Cubs. In the sixth inning of that game Webb allowed two runs; from that point on he didn't allow a single run until last night. Over that stretch his ERA went from 3.38, which is still very good, to an amazing 2.63, where it currently stands. Put his great ERA alongside his 14-8 record, and we have a Cy Young candidate. Webb's 42 consecutive innings without giving up a run left him 17 innings shy of the all-time record held by, Orel Hershiser. Since 1940, only four guys have had longer scoreless inning streaks. Though Webb did give up a run, he still won the game which is his sixth straight. He pitched seven innings, gave up two runs, and only allowed five hits. His next start will be on the 28th against the San Diego Padres, who curre...
By: American Legends
Plumber and San Diego Padres fan catches Barry Bonds? record-tying home run
2007-08-05 10:09:00 A self-proclaimed San Diego Padres fan scooped up Barry Bonds’ record-tying home run ball by standing behind the scrum of fans diving for a piece of history. “I’m pretty ecstatic,” said Adam Hughes, a 33-year-old plumber from suburban La Jolla. “I just happened to be in the right place at the right time.” Did he ...
By: MLB News Blog
Danger Zone: San Diego Padres
2007-08-03 22:21:00 The danger zone for an increase in a pitcher's innings year-to-year is said to be 30. Team by team, let's identify those starters. Next up is the Padres. Each Padres starter should make about 11 more starts. Jake Peavy is on pace for about 218 innings, roughly a ten-inning increase if the Padres don't make the playoffs this year. He had some minor biceps soreness in July after dealing with some WBC-related injuries in 2006. Peavy always seems to manage his 200 innings each year. I'll label him Safe. Chris Young's oblique injury and inability to go deep into games should result in no increase this year; he's Safe. David Wells should reach around 175 innings after tossing 85 in 2006. A massive increase no doubt, but Boomer knows his limitations out there. His age would make him Risky for 2008 regardless. Greg Maddux, well, he's always Safe. I have Justin Germano throwing around 182 innings after throwing 162 last year. ...
By: The RotoFeed
Trade Rumors - Eric Gagne, Mike Piazza, San Diego padres, Philadelphia Phil
2007-07-14 21:48:00 On Thursday, Joel Zumaya played catch with fellow DL resident, Fernando Rodney. If reports continue to be positive, the Rangers may lose a potential suitor for Eric Gagne, who will want to close as he re-enters free agency this winter after taking a one-year deal with the Rangers. Gagne has a limited no-trade clause that gives him veto power over trades to 18 teams, and he would be wise to execute it if he is going to be dealt to a team that isn't going to put him in the closers role. Detroit would be one of those if Zumaya looks like he will be back before or soon after the July 31st trading deadline. San Francisco Chronicle reports DH Mike Piazza will spend the next week-to-ten days rehabbing in AAA Sacramento and Class A Stockton. That is a long time, and the A's have been dragging their feet on activating Piazza thanks to the success of DH Jack Cust and 1B Dan Johnson. Piazza' agent says the A's and Piazza have a gentleman's agreement that Piaz...
By: The RotoFeed
Photo Gallery: San Diego Padres vs. Washington Nationals...
2007-06-04 03:17:00 Padres and Nationals - June 3. 2007I went to the game at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington D.C. this afternoon, and soaked in a game in conditions that we more conducive for football rather than baseball. The San Diego Padres took on the Washington Nationals on this rainy Sunday on the East Coast.It was wild, wet and sloppy, but I hope you like the pictures from today.
By: The Oriole Post
After a down year, San Diego Padres? Jake Peavy dominating again (AP)
2007-04-26 22:00:00 A year ago, Jake Peavy pitched with a sore shoulder and went 11-14 with a 4.09 ERA. The shoulder is no longer giving him trouble. And that’s trouble for NL hitters. San Diego’s 25-year-old ace is 3-0 with a 1.60 ERA — and he earned no decision in perhaps the finest game of his five-year ...
By: MLB News Blog
BAPR Plus: San Diego Padres
2007-04-02 03:05:00 As we move on to the National League, we’ll once again start with the West Division. Who’s Hot: Kevin Kouzmanoff has been everything the Padres expected this spring, he’s hit for power (nine extra-base hits), hit for average (.339/.412/.576 in 59 at-bats), and shown better defense than expected. Righthander Kevin Cameron, a Rule 5 pick from the Twins, earned a spot in the bullpen with a solid spring. He went 0-0, 3.68 with 16 strikeouts (but also eight walks) in 15 innings. “He has great stuff,” pitching coach Bud Black said. “And he has great natural control. He deserves an opportunity to pitch at this level.” Outfielder Will Venable is still quite a ways from San Diego, but he didn’t look lost in big league camp, hitting .360/.407/.440. Who’s Not: Righthander Andrew Brown has enticed three teams with his plus fastball and slider, but he’s never shown the ability to command either pitch well enough to pitch effectively in ...
By: The RotoFeed
San Diego Padres Opening Day 2007
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Season Opener Against Colorado Rockies The San Diego Padres (aka The "Pads") open the 2007 season at Petco Park Downtown on Friday, April 6th at 7:05pm. The Padres usually have good promotions t
San Diego Padres Spring Training Begins
0000-00-00 00:00:00 San Diego Padres Begin Their Spring Training Tomorrow Can you believe it is time for the San Diego Padres to dust off their uniforms and oil up their mitts? Starting February 14th, the San Diego Pa |
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