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Ken Caminiti had "Juice Power"
It's fun to look down our noses at Melky Cabrera and the hated Giants because he was caught with elevated levels of testosterone and will serve a 50 game suspension. The Giants are once again branded...
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2,700 Hits For Chipper, Medlen Dominates As Braves Roll Over Padres 6-0
Every day should be Chipper Jones Bobblehead Day. Chipper homered twice and recorded his 2,700th career hit and Jason Heyward added a home run of his own. Oh yeah, Kris Medlen did something...
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Don't Be Sleepin' On Jedd Gyorko, Y'all
He's back, everybody. Jedd Gyorko was on the DL for a week with a cranky ankle but picked up right where he left off in his first game back on Thursday. Gyorko started at his unnatural position of...
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Roto Roundup: Kris Medlen, Matt Harvey, Josh Hamilton and Others
Just a reminder, in case you missed my Thursday morning post, all of our fantasy football coverage will be posted on the SB Nation Fantasy page going forward. Mike Gallagher and I are posting our...
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Padres vs. Giants Series Preview
It'd be easy for me to say something along the lines of "the Padres we all know and hate returned," or "the real slim (offensive) Padres stood back up." But I'm not going to say those things no matter...
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Atlanta Braves vs. San Diego Padres Series Recap
This four-game series certainly didn't start on a positive note, but it certainly ended that way. The Braves went yicketty on the Padres, winning three of the four games and hitting six home runs;...
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A response to Jaffe's advice for new Padres owners
Sports Illustrated's Jay Jaffe offers some advice for the new Padres owners. My responses to his advice are below. 1. Trade Chase Headley this winter The Padres are open to trading Chase Headley. A...
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Game Preview: Game 121 vs. San Francisco Giants
After going 3-4 on their road trip, our Padres are back home to take on the Giants, and tonight they'll start by facing Matt Cain. He is going for his second straight victory and 12th win of the...
View ArticleThe Arizona Diamondbacks Will Utilize A 6-Man Rotation, But Probably Not For...
With a combination of lefties and righties, young players and veterans, the Arizona Diamondbacks have a pitching rotation both now and for the future that many other MLB teams should covet. They have...
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Game Preview: Game 129 @ Arizona Diamondbacks
Another sweep at Chase Field is on the line today. Edinson Volquez will try to keep us undefeated in Arizona and build off his last start. He gave up one earned run and scattered five hits in 6 2/3...
View ArticleMagic Johnson thinks that Padres fans will root for the Dodgers because of...
Marty Caswell interviewed Dodger owner Magic Johnson right after the blockbuster trade happened between the Dodgers and the Red Sox that sent former Padre Adrian Gonzalez to LA. Magic suggested that...
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Padres vs. Braves Series Preview
The Padres have won seven in a row. They are 11 games under .500, a better record than the following teams; the Blue Jays, the Indians, the Royals, the Marlins, the Twins, and the Rockies. It's the...
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Padres RHP Casey Kelly Set for Major League Debut
The San Diego Padres have announced that they will call up top pitching prospect Casey Kelly to make his major league debut Monday night against the Atlanta Braves, reports Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com:...
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This Date in Mets History: August 27 — Ayala Homers in First At-Bat, Brian...
It took Benny Ayala all of one at-bat in the bigs to do something no New York Mets rookie had done before. Making his debut on this date in 1974, Ayala drove a 3-1 pitch from Tom Griffin of the Astros...
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Series Preview: Atlanta Braves at San Diego Padres
A split with the San Francisco Giants combined with four straight losses by the Washington Nationals puts Atlanta 4.5 games back in the National League East as the Braves venture to San Diego for a...
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The San Diego Padres are the New Colossus
Did you know that Casey Kelly is what's immediately left of the Adrian Gonzalez trade? It's true. Rizzo is gone. Andrew Cashner is stashed. The others are secondary. Casey Kelly is the big deal. And...
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Game Preview: Game 130 vs. Atlanta Braves
Our Padres swept the Pirates. Then, they swept the Diamondbacks. Now, they'll get another chance to ruin some more playoff hopes as the Atlanta Braves come to town to take on our boys at Petco Park....
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Chase Headley is National League Player of the Month, also speaks 11...
As if single-handedly attempting justify Kevin Towers' draft strategy for the Padres, Chase Headley used his magical powers and harnessed his Player of the Week honors into National League Player of...
View ArticleColorado Product Chase Headley Named NL Player of the Month for August
Fountain, Colo., native and San Diego Padres third baseman Chase Headley was named the National League Player of the Month on Tuesday for his performance in August. Headley posted a .306 batting...
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Game Preview: Game 137 @ Los Angeles Dodgers
It's time to end our losing streak and even up the series tonight as Eric Stults takes the mound opposite last year's co-SBNation-Cy-Young-Award-winner, Clayton Kershaw. Stults has become a...
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