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Padres two-game wonder: Sean Mulligan, 1996
Of the ten two-game wonders in Padres history, Sean Mulligan had the briefest career. While two others eventually joined him in spending the only two games of their major league career in San Diego, he...
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Remembering Jerry Coleman on his 90th birthday
Baseball legend Jerry Coleman would have turned 90 years old today. There's no better time to celebrate his decorated past.Earlier this year the baseball community lost one of its good eggs in Jerry...
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Game #149: Diamondbacks vs. Padres
Good news! We have a chance at winning a series! Bad news! It's a Trevor Cahill start!Odrisamer DespaigneRHP, 3-6, 3.55Trevor CahillRHP, 3-11, 5.23Cory Spangenberg - LFEnder Inciarte - LFYangervis...
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Diamondbacks 8, Padres 6
Arizona used two big innings and some impressively crappy San Diego play, to take the series finale against the Padres at Chase Field. This was a typically Cahillesque start from Trevor Cahill. He only...
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SD 6, ARI 8: Pads end road trip with loss
Instead of collecting a series win in our final showdown with the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Padres instead collect their 80th loss of the 2014 season. The Padres have been making the game difficult on...
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New York Yankees Top 20 2014 PRE-SEASON Prospects in Review
This morning we turn to the New York Yankees in our series of 2014 farm system reviews. Remember, this is the PRE-SEASON list. This is not a new list. These are pre-season rankings and grades. This is...
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Andrew Cashner kicks off series against Phillies and final homestand of 2014
Our Padres are back home for the final time this season. They'll kick off this last homestand with a four-game set against the Phillies, who have been a tough opponent at home. San Diego has dropped 19...
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Cashner does it all to shut out Phillies 1-0
Andrew Cashner blanked the Phils and helped drive in the only run in the Padres victory.The Padres' first game of their last homestand of the season paralleled their first game of their first homestand...
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Padres 1, Phillies 0: At least the Eagles won!
Relying equally on the Phillies' offensive ineptitude and the dominance of their starter, the Padres silenced the Phils in the first of a four-game late night west coast series.The Phillies' newfound...
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Padres manager Bud Black was traded from Cleveland to Toronto this date in 1990
I best remember Bud Black the player as a member of the Giants and Indians, although I do have some cards of him now from his days with the Royals which, like his two games for Seattle as a rookie,...
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Seattle Mariners Top 20 2014 PRE-SEASON Prospects in Review
This afternoon we continue with our farm system reviews with a look at the Seattle Mariners. Remember, this is the PRE-SEASON list. This is not a new list. These are pre-season grades and rankings....
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Ian Kennedy looks to bounce back against Phillies
Andrew Cashner pitched a pretty good game last night. If Ian Kennedy can be even a fraction as good tonight in game 2 against the Phillies, our Padres can clinch at least a series split and continue...
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Padres 5, Phillies 4: Too Little Too Late
But mostly just too late. The Phillies offense came alive, relatively speaking, but was tied down in the late innings, as the Padres "cruised" to a 5-4 win.A.J. Burnett pitched five strong innings,...
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Padres 5, Phillies 4: Little Ninja Comes Up Big
Ian Kennedy had a decent start, but for a while there it looked like it would all be for naught. But little Alexi Amarista came up big in the sixth inning to guarantee the Padres a series split against...
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Eric Stults takes the hill against SD native Cole Hamels in game 3 of 4
Coming off back-to-back victories, our Padres will try to secure the series win tonight in the third of four games against the visiting Phillies. They'll give the ball to Eric Stults, who hopes to...
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Padres mathematically eliminated from MLB playoffs
San Diego can turn its eyes toward 2015 after being mathematically eliminated from postseason contention. The San Diego Padres were officially eliminated from postseason contention on Wednesday night...
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Phillies 5, Padres 2: Giles Guiles
Solid pitching from Cole Hamels, Jake Diekman and Ken Giles, and an offense led by Freddy Galvis is enough to power the Phillies past the Padres in yet another West Coast Special.So, how about Cole...
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Phillies 5, Padres 2: Bye Bye Postseason
The Padres were eliminated from postseason contention today. While it would have been fitting if tonight's loss had come from an anemic offense, the real trouble came from Eric Stults. The southpaw...
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Whose glove is Bud Black wearing on this card?
A couple days ago I wrote about Bud Black being traded to Toronto back in 1990. I have one card picturing him with the Blue Jays, so I dug it out to scan and pair with that post, but two things stopped...
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Padres history: Roger Mason's crazy weekend
Today is former Padres outfielder Jody Gerut's thirty-seventh birthday, and since I was always a big fan of the guy, I thought I'd write a quick post about him. After I was about two paragraphs deep, I...
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