Streamer Report: Streaming Options for Thursday
Ray offers some starting pitcher options that you should consider streaming on Thursday, including Jose Quintana and Odrisamer Despaigne. The Streamer Report provides you with daily startng pitcher...
View ArticlePadres GM Search: Mike Hazen
The 6th candidate interviewed comes from a familiar source.With their next interview, the Padres went back to a familiar source: the Boston Red Sox. The last time the Padres interviewed for GM...
View Article07/09 Padres Preview: Game 91 @ Rockies
Tyson Ross kept the Rockies to just two runs in last night's game, which amounts to a pretty good outing at the run-friendly Coors Field. Unfortunately those two runs were just enough to beat our...
View ArticleClayton Kershaw, Dodgers get to face historically bad Padres offense
The Dodgers return home, hopefully after rendering all garments worn in the two-day Detroit debacle, to finish their pre-All-Star break schedule with four games at Dodger Stadium against the...
View ArticleFriars Struck 6-3 by Homers Away from Home
Friars gave fans an early homerun derby, but the Rocks did what they do best.Well, it's exactly what one would expect. The series finale against the Rockies ended in a home run parade, with seven home...
View ArticlePadres history: Hit leaders by position
I was looking at Chase Headley's numbers and it occurred to me that he was likely the hit leader amongst Padres third basemen. I used the Baseball-Reference Play Index Split Finder tool to see the...
View ArticleCub Tracks Is Out Of Sorts
Gee, the mood switched quick! The big league club is floundering. Dreamy Kris gets kicked out. ADDISON IS BUST!!!! AA is promoted, but is (probably) heading back. Other players have one eye on the...
View ArticleThe Career-Long-Padres team
Tony Gwynn is by far the most successful career-long Padre, but other, lesser, players have also played all of their major league games in a Padres uniform. Unlike Tony, the vast majority of guys on...
View ArticleQuiz: Players who finished second to Tony Gwynn in batting average
I made this quiz a while ago, but never posted it because it seemed like more of a guessing game than a test of knowledge. But some people like guessing games, and any correct answers that anyone would...
View ArticleThursday Rockpile: Rockies win a series, CarGo returns, #VoteMorneau
The Rockies won their first series in nearly a month yesterday and expect the return of Carlos Gonzalez tomorrow. Also, Justin Morneau's push for the All-Star final vote ends today,5 homers - 2 from...
View ArticleThe Orioles Should Trade for Troy Tulowitzki
Troy Tulowitzki has been one of the best players in baseball this season, though it might signal that this is the end of his run in Colorado. If the Rockies did decide to move the superstar shortstop,...
View ArticleClayton Kershaw, Padres a perfect combo for more zeroes
LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers will try to snap a two-game losing streak as they open a four-game weekend series against the Padres, but most of the focus on Thursday night at Dodger Stadium will be on...
View ArticleMatt Kemp starts in LF, Hanley Ramirez & Yasiel Puig flip spots in batting order
LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers plan to activate outfielder Carl Crawford for this weekend's series against the Padres - the announcement hasn't been made officially just yet - but Crawford won't be in the...
View Article07/10 Padres Preview: Game 92 @ Dodgers
Padres travel to Chavez Ravine for the first time this season. Tonight they kick off the final series before the All-Star Break, a four-game set against the NL West rival Dodgers.After dropping...
View ArticleJuly 10: Dodgers vs. Padres
The Dodgers open a four-game series against the Padres on Thursday night at Dodger Stadium, with Clayton Kershaw on the mound for Los Angeles and Odrisamer Despaigne pitching for San Diego.The Dodgers...
View ArticleClayton Kershaw gives up a run, still beats Padres
LOS ANGELES -- Clayton Kershaw saw his historic scoreless inning streak come to an end, but he still turned in a typical brilliant performance in a 2-1 win over the Padres on Thursday night at Dodger...
View ArticleClayton Kershaw on All-Star Game start: 'Whatever Mike decides is fine with me'
LOS ANGELES -- Clayton Kershaw was stellar, again, in his final start before the All-Star break, pitching his third complete game of the year, striking out 11 in a win over the Padres on Thursday night...
View ArticlePadres prospects Hunter Renfroe and Yeison Asencio mash in Missions' loss
The San Antonio Missions, San Diego's AA affiliate, scored six runs Thursday evening on 11 hits, four of which were doubles and one that went out of the park. Unfortunately, the Midland RockHounds...
View ArticleDan Haren hurt by power, speed this season
LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers go for a second straight win on Friday night, with Dan Haren hoping to head into the All-Star break on a high note, turning around a two-month slide.Haren had his best start...
View ArticlePadres history: Home run leaders by position
I guess I'm on some Marshall Eriksen kick, because I'm really feeling charts and graphs lately. Yesterday I did up one of the Padres' hit leaders by position; the next logical thing was to follow that...
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