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Padres Assistant GM A.J. Hinch quits, effective immediately
A.J. Hinch gave his notice to Padres Chairman Ron Fowler that he'll be seeking employment elsewhere, effective immediately. He was left in a tough situation when the Padres fired General Manager Josh...
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A Tale of Two Jacobs: deGrom, Peavy battle it out
Jacob deGrom and Jake Peavy each took no-hit bids into the seventh inning Saturday, with Peavy retiring the first nineteen Met batters, but they each pitched very differently. More from our team sites...
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Padres look to take their hot streak on the road
Fresh from an off day that followed a three-game sweep of the Braves, our Padres hit the road, beginning with a quick two-game set in Minnesota. Jesse Hahn gets the start in game 1 as he tries to...
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Padres at Twins series preview: Q&A with Myjah of Twinkie Town
When the Padres played the Twins for a pair of games back in May, a handful of us Gaslamp Ballers headed over to Twinkie Town's open game thread just to check it out. What we found there were some of...
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A.J. Preller reportely hired as Padres GM
San Diego is set to hire the Rangers executive.The Padres' search for a general manager appears to have ended -- multiple reports have San Diego hiring Rangers executive A.J. Preller for the job. Ken...
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Twins 3, Padres 1: Vargas powers Twins victory with first career home run
He's got the power.They told us Kennys had power, and now Kennys showed us he has power. In his first home game at Target Field, rookie Kennys Vargas hit a three-run home run into right field, and it...
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SD1, MIN3: Pads Unable to Carry Hahn
A solo dinger wasn't enough to carry a stood-up offense, despite another great performance by Jesse Hahn. Just in time for today's mid-afternoon matchup against the Minnesota Twins, A.J. Preller was...
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Padres at Twins: Q&A with TheThinGwynn from Gaslamp Ball
The Twins are taking on the Padres this week in Minneapolis, and I realized I don't know anything about the Padres. Like, I'm not even sure if I could name two players currently on the Padres. So I did...
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Donn Roach and Jake Goebbert star in 4-2 El Paso Chihuahuas win
Tuesday was a good day down on the farm for Donn Roach and Jake Goebbert, both of whom have contributed to the big-league Padres this season. Roach allowed two runs, only one of which was earned, in...
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Padres runner faceplants, Rollerblading Raptor style
There was no tail, though. There was no tail. This is Tommy Medica running out a pop-up:This is the Rollerblading Raptor, widely believed to be the greatest animated GIF in the history of sports:Good...
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A.J. Preller introduced as Padres GM
The former AGM in Texas becomes the Padres 10th GM.While word leaked Tuesday night that the Padres had made their selection for General Manager of their franchise, they officially announced that A.J....
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SD5, MIN4: Thrilling Late Inning Heroics
A continuing rocky road for Odrisamer and an incredibly play from a certain little ninja set the Padres up for an awesome ten-inning victory. Some serious competition was in the air after ten innings...
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Cody Decker joins Keith Olbermann and tells story of a thwarted revenge
Cody Decker a player for the El Paso Chihuahuas has gained quite a bit of notoriety for playing pranks on his teammates. The difference between Decker and other clubhouse pranksters is that he makes...
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A.J. Preller interviewed by Darren Smith
Here are my notes from the interview. Padres GM A.J. Preller interviewed by Darren Smith (MP3)Preller couldn't figure out how to get into the ballpark this morning at 7:30 am.The welcoming press...
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The Shift Episode 13: Baseball Potpourri - August 7, 2014
Bryan and Stu talk about whatever baseball hot topics they feel like. And it turns out okay!On this episode of The Shift, Bryan and Stu hit some baseball hot topics. The Padres have hired a new general...
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El Paso Chihuahuas ruin Wade LeBlanc's birthday, beat Salt Lake Bees 13-2
Wade LeBlanc has moved around quite a bit since the Padres traded him for John Baker after the 2011 season. He split 2012 between the Marlins and their AAA affiliate in New Orleans, and began 2013 with...
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Around the Empire: New York Yankees News - 8/8/14
Fangraphs | David Laurila: When it comes to hitting, Derek Jeter likes to keep it simple, choosing not to look at video or make many adjustments.New York Daily News | Mark Feinsand: The industry was...
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1999: Westward ho
This week in 1999: The Mets travel west as Orel Hershiser and Kenny Rogers rile the Giants and Robin Ventura buries the Padres.In years past, the left coast was where many a promising Mets season went...
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Padres tag Ian Kennedy to kick off series against Pirates
After the off day yesterday, our Padres are ready to get back to baseball as they continue their road trip in Pittsburgh. The Pirates have kept themselves in the thick of the division race with some...
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SD1, PIT2: Kennedy Feels No Love
Both teams played about one inning worth of offensive baseball, and the rest was a bunch of dinkin' around.Eight innings of scoreless baseball and only a sacrifice fly to show for a 2-1 loss. The...
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