Dodgers 4, Padres 0: Kershaw dominates Padres
After resting the regulars on Friday, the Dodgers inserted nearly all their starters into the lineup with ace Clayton Kershaw on the mound. The game followed the Kershaw script, as the NL Cy Young...
View ArticleDodgers 4, Padres 0: Kershaw Finally Figures Out Friars
The Padres have had the number of 2011 SBNation Cy Young Award Co-Winner Clayton Kershaw all season, but he finally figured them out tonight. The Dodger ace threw 7 shutout innings, giving up just 3...
View ArticleSept. 21: Dodgers 4, Padres 0
Clayton Kershaw pitched seven scoreless innings to lead the Dodgers to a shutout win over the Padres at Petco Park in San Diego.SAN DIEGO -- Though he is likely still the favorite for the National...
View ArticlePadres to shut down RHP Andrew Cashner after Sunday's start
The San Diego Padres plan to shut down starting pitcher Andrew Cashner following his start on Sunday, reports MLB.com's Corey Brock.More Padres coverage: Gaslamp BallCashner would have only one start...
View Article09/22 Padres Preview: Game 155 vs. Los Angeles
With the series now even at a game apiece, the Padres and Dodgers will decide the winner of the three -game set this afternoon in their final meeting of the season. Andrew Cashner is coming off the...
View ArticleDodgers 1, Padres 0: Offense Comes Up Short
Andrew Cashner threw yet another gem today, giving up 1 run on 4 hits in 7 innings while striking out 7. But it just wasn't enough, as the Dodger pitching staff shut down the Padres offense. The friars...
View ArticleSeries Preview #50: Arizona Diamondbacks @ San Diego Padres
HistoryIt'd be interesting to draw some kind of line-graph, charting how I've felt about our divisional rivals since I started seriously following baseball after coming out here in 2000. Initially, I...
View Article09/23 Padres Preview: Game 156 vs. Arizona
The Padres begin their final home series of the season tonight when the Diamondbacks come to Petco Park. Eric Stults will take the mound and try for back-to-back wins for the first time since July. In...
View ArticleBirthday Card: Jedd Gyorko Turns 25
Happy birthday to Jedd Gyorko, who turns 25 today. I hope the Padres do nearly as well on his twenty-fifth birthday as they did on mine.Today's birthday card is actually two different cards, but...
View ArticlePreview: Game #156, Diamondbacks @ Padres
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View ArticleGame #156, Diamondbacks 1, Padres 4
Brandon McCarthy gets the series underway for the Diamondbacks, as they open a four-game set against the Padres in San Diego. table.oldschool { border-width: 1px; border-spacing: 2px; border-style:...
View ArticleSept. 22: Dodgers 1, Padres 0
Zack Greinke pitched five scoreless innings and the Dodgers picked up their second straight shutout of the weekend over San Diego.When Zack Greinke takes the mound today against the Padres, he'll have...
View ArticleDiamondbacks 1, Padres 4
San Diego got on the board first, scoring with two outs in the opening inning, on an RBI single, but Arizona came back immediately. An Adam Eaton groundout leveled the score, though the Diamondbacks...
View ArticlePadres Win With Pitching And The Three Run Homer Thanks To Stults And Hundley
After enduring about a year and a half of some pretty suspect pitching, I think Padres fans could grow used to seeing more mound performances like we have seen lately. For those that love a good...
View ArticleDiamondbacks 1, Padres 4: The ennui is overpowering...
Record: 79-77. Pace: 82-80. Change: +1.I can't really speak in any great detail about the first four innings, because we were actually watching the series finale of Dexter. That has generated quite the...
View ArticleQuiz: Name the 18 starting first basemen in Padres history
Today's quiz is a lot easier than the last couple I've made recently. I have faith that the most of you will get the majority of these answers. There might even be somebody or somebodies who gets them...
View ArticleWe went to the game as fans to be appreciated during Fan Appreciation Week.
Jon and I went to the game last night at the start of Fan Appreciation Week. We hadn't been for several weeks, since sometime in the last home stand before Labor Day. We got a late start, but we both...
View Article09/24 Padres Preview: Game 157 vs. Arizona
The Padres opened up the four-game series against the Diamondbacks with a solid 4-1 win last night. They'll try to secure at least a series split tonight as Tyson Ross takes on Wade Miley in game...
View ArticleA Baseball and a Duck Call: My Five Minutes With Cashner
Andrew Cashner came out to Camp Pendleton today to show some military appreciation and meet with fans. My mom works on base and let me know about the meet and greet, so I headed out there to meet him....
View ArticleGame #157, Diamondbacks @ Padres
Wade Miley looks to even the series for the Diamondbacks, as he takes the mound against the Padres in San Diego, for the second contest in this four-game series. table.oldschool { border-width: 1px;...
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