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Birthday Cards: "Alexia" Amarista
Everybody's favorite ninja Alexi Amarista put his name in the annals of Padres history today by hitting a go-ahead three-run pinch-hit homer on his twenty-fifth birthday, but there was a day when even...
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The 2014 Miami Marlins are real
The Miami Marlins finished the first week of the 2014 regular season at a staggering 5-2 record, and there is one side of the coin that says this latest Fish group is here to stay competitive.Editor's...
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Miami Marlins' Adeiny Hechavarria benefiting from offseason adjustments
Marlins shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria struggled offensively in 2013, but is off to a hot offensive start this year. Hitting coach Frank Menechino worked on Hechavarria's approach during Spring Training....
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Cleveland Indians Series Preview: San Diego Padres, April 7-9
The Indians conclude their opening homestand with a visit from their first interleague opponent of the season, the San Diego Padres. The Tribe finish off their first homestand with a three game set...
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The 2014 Miami Marlins are not real
Thw Miami Marlins have started 5-2 in the first week of the 2014 regular season. There is an argument to say that this week was all a mirage, however.Editor's note: The Miami Marlins finished up the...
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Constructing a team of players who have been both Padres and Indians
With the Padres in Cleveland to take on the Indians, I thought I'd revisit an old theme and mash together a team out of guys who played for both clubs. I've done this before with the Marlins, Brewers,...
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Indians Monday game postponed, meaning another doubleheader is on the way
The Indans will play another doubleheader on Wednesday, which throws off the starting rotation and means Tomlin or Bauer will be brought up.Tonight's game between the Indians and Padres has been...
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Austin Hedges could be the next catcher-defense hero
As the importance of pitch-framing and overall backstop defense become better understood, the Padres' Austin Hedges may be the next catcher to be perceived as having great value regardless of what he...
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Miami Marlins on even keel heading into Washington series
Having just won their first two series at home against the Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres to start the 2014 season, the Miami Marlins are not planning on letting the outcome of the upcoming road...
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04/08 Padres Preview: Game 8 vs. Indians
Ross and Kluber kick off the interleague matchup in Cleveland.After yesterday's rain-out, Robbie Erlin will have to wait until tomorrow morning to make his first start of the season. Today, Tyson Ross...
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Miami Marlins' Jose Fernandez named co-NL Player of the Week
Miami Marlins starter Jose Fernandez was named the co-NL player of the week on Monday. Fernandez went 2-0 to begin the season and was effective in both starts. Miami Marlins' starter Jose Fernandez,...
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Number of Padres Doubleheaders decreasing throughout history
It's increasingly rare that Major League Baseball schedules a doubleheader. In the 70's it was a pretty common occurrence for all teams. In the 1971 season the Padres played 20 doubleheaders, the most...
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Doubleheader Brings Expanded Roster Possibility
Due to a caveat in the MLB's CBA, the Padres and Indians can roster an extra player for their doubleheader.Rain on Monday gave the Padres and Indians a surprise off day. Because the rain was supposed...
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Indians lead big early, hold on late, and beat Padres 8-6 in Tuesday's series...
Waiting an extra day for the Indians isn't so bad if they'll play like this.Game 7: Indians 8, Padres 6First, the bad news: Vinnie Pestano doesn't look like he's capable of helping the team right now....
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Indians 8, Padres 6: Friars Beat Themselves
Let's start with some good news. The Padres picked up a season high 15 hits and 6 runs tonight. Eight of those hits were for extra bases, with a whopping 6 doubles, a triple, and a home run (off the...
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Detroit Tigers Links: All the reasons Miguel Cabrera is amazing & the man...
Miguel Cabrera is amazing ... let me count the ways, a look at the man behind Detroit's instant replay system, and Henry Aaron is NOT the home run king. Tigers links:What makes Detroit Tigers' Miguel...
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MLB naming relief awards after Mariano Rivera, Trevor Hoffman
The two closing legends will have the relief award of their respective, career-long leagues named after them.Major League Baseball already had relief awards annually, but they never caught on in the...
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MLB Names New Award After Trevor Hoffman
The best reliever in the National League will receive a shiny new award named after the Padres legend.Rolaids Relief Award. Delivery Man of the Year. These are awards you might have heard of. They're...
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Miami Marlins' Giancarlo Stanton looking to maximize productivity
Miami Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton was notably effective during the first week of the season, and is confident he can continue to be successful moving forward. Stanton posted 12 RBIs against...
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Zach McAllister cruises as Indians win Wednesday's first game 2-0
It was like the Battle of Resaca de la Palma all over again, as Old Rough and Ready dominated the Padres.Game 8: Indians 2, Padres 0Zach McAllister sure knows how to make a guy feel better about him....
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