Padres send Ian Kennedy to close out season series against Dodgers
Our Padres snapped a six-game losing streak last night with a solid backing for starter Andrew Cashner. They'll go for more of the same tonight as they try to win the series at Dodger Stadium.Ian...
View ArticleCarl Crawford, Dan Haren lead the way for Dodgers over Padres
The Dan Haren and Carl Crawford trains just kept rolling on Wednesday night, leaving the Padres in the dust in a 4-0 victory for the Dodgers on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium.The Dodgers ended their...
View ArticleRevisiting Chris Young's only complete game to date
Former Padres starter Chris Young has done his best phoenix impression this season, posting a 12-7 record and 3.35 ERA with Seattle after over a year away from the majors. It's also his first season...
View ArticleSporting jerseys of obscure former players: remembering Justin Huber
Do you wear the jersey of an obscure former player? If so, what's the story behind the jersey?I glanced down from the press box at a minor league game in Omaha last week and saw a man wearing a No. 35...
View ArticlePadres two-game wonder: Sam Perlozzo
Last November I took a look at the six players who played only one game with the Padres, and just last week profiled the two pitchers who joined their ranks this season. Less barroom-trivia-worthy but...
View ArticleQuiz: Hall of Famers who were Padres at one point
Right now you're thinking "Hey, didn't they already do that quiz?" and for once you're right. But it was so long ago that there's a new set of data. Of course, me mentioning that got you thinking about...
View ArticlePadres shutout rate puts them within striking distance of franchise record
The Padres were shutout twicein Colorado in the prior series. Now they've been shutout 8 times of the 178 games they've played at Coors Field, increasing their shutout percentage from 3.4% to 4%....
View ArticleSan Diego Padres Top 20 2014 PRE-SEASON Prospects in Review
We continue our farm system review project today with the San Diego Padres. The next team we will examine will be the Los Angeles Angels. Remember, this is the PRE-SEASON LIST. This is not a new list....
View ArticleBirthday Cards: Mickey Lolich turns 74
Best known for earning the 1968 World Series MVP with the Tigers by pitching three complete games and winning all of them, Mickey Lolich finished his career with two seasons, 1978 and '79 in the...
View ArticleLos Angeles Angels Top 20 2014 PRE-SEASON Prospects in Review
Moving forward with our farm system reviews, we turn to the Los Angeles Angels. Remember, this is the PRE-SEASON LIST. This is not a new list. These are pre-season grades and rankings. This is a review...
View ArticleGame #147: Diamondbacks vs. Padres
The Diamondbacks will be hoping home field advantage allows them to end their six-game losing streak. And maybe even get Vidal Nuño his first win for us. But let's not get TOO far ahead of ourselves,...
View ArticleDiamondbacks 5, Padres 6
His 12th attempt at a win with the Diamondbacks proved no more successful than the previous 11 for Vidal Nuno, though at least this time, it was mostly his own fault. Things started promisingly for...
View ArticleSD 6, ARI 5: Friars have fun in Phoenix
Hot hitting in the Arizona desert kept the Padres on top after some bites from the Diamondbacks.Going into the final series against the Arizona Diamondbacks a few Padres have been showing a little...
View ArticleDiamondbacks 5, Padres 6: Bikini Chainsaw Armageddon
Vidal Nuno received unprecedented levels of run support from the offense tonight. Unfortunately, it was accompanied by unprecedented levels of suck from him, and the Diamondbacks dropped their seventh...
View ArticleSnakeBytes 9/13: Is this season over yet?
Videl Nuno struggled against the Padres, as the D'backs lost their seventh straight. Quotes"I know he has a lot of ability," Gibson said. "He hasn't been able to put his tools to good use so far, but...
View ArticleGame #148: Diamondbacks vs. Padres
Will the Diamondbacks ever win again? Sure. This season? I'll get back to you on that...Tyson RossRHP, 13-13, 2.66Chase AndersonRHP, 8-6, 3.71Yangervis Solarte - 3BEnder Inciarte - LFSeth Smith -...
View Article09/13 Padres at Diamondbacks preview: Tyson Ross vs. Chase Anderson
The Padres got back in the win column last night with a 6-5 win in the first game of a three-game series in Arizona. They'll go for the series win tonight with their All-Star on the mound. The...
View ArticleDiamondbacks 10, Padres 4
Arizona scored three in the first, three more in the second, and cruised to their biggest blowout win in over a month.The Diamondbacks took advantage of some early wildness from Padres' starter Tyson...
View ArticleDiamondbacks 10, Padres 4: Sometimes you're the kerb, sometimes you're the...
There will be no beercap, Turambar having taken to the first part of the equation rather too much, presumably in anticipation of an eighth successive loss. He had the chance to beercap a winning...
View ArticleSD 4, ARI 10: No fun for Padres tonight
No amount of clawing back would help the Padres tonight as they're blown out a crapillion to four.An unusually short outing for Tyson Ross created a deficit that the Padres simply couldn't recover...
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