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Padres edge Braves
The San Diego Padres had an early lead and barely held on to beat the Atlanta Braves
After coming home from a seven-game road trip where they won three and lost four, the Padres faced the National League Eastern Division-leading Atlanta Braves on Monday evening. The Padres offense was efficient in stranding no runners, and it turned …
Padres lose to Blue Jays but Dodgers series will attract more attention
While Toronto managed to salvage one game of the three-game series with San Diego, attention turns towards Los Angeles and the Dodgers
So what did Sunday night prove in the long run? Not a lot. While the Padres would have loved a sweep of the visiting Toronto Blue Jays, the extra innings took their toll and the Jays took the final game …
Padres beat Blue Jays again
San Diego downs Toronto again, while we can easily belittle statistics in favor of asthetics
The Padres continue to do no wrong (or little wrong) in the last couple of games, battling the Toronto Blue Jays who have some stellar bats in their lineup. Robbie Erlin was called up and pitched well enough to earn …
Takes a month for the Padres to beat the Blue Jays
In a game that started on May 31st and ended on June 1st, the Padres outlasted the Toronto Blue Jays in many several extra innings
The only planned marathon close to happening in San Diego is to take place on Monday, finishing near Petco Park, but on Friday night and into Saturday morning, an unplanned marathon took place between the Padres and the Toronto Blue …
Thwarted advice to a beginning golfer
My good friend J-B wants to take up golf. Even Surgeon General's warnings - golf promotes bruxism; shanking is karmic payback - couldn't sway him. I recommended two books: Ben Hogan's Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf and Paul …
Mariners get split with Padres in final Vedder Cup game of series
The balls launched out of Petco Park were hit by the Mariners as they end up even with the Padres in the four-game match
The Vedder Cup was decided on Wednesday but the day game on Thursday wrapped up the fourth and final leg of the Cup between the Padres and the Seattle Mariners. It was a one-sided affair with the Mariners stifling the …
Advice to a beginning golfer
My good friend J-B wants to take up golf. My first reaction: DON'T!!! Hunt rattlers with a toothpick. Camp out in a morgue. You'll have more peace of mind. I've played many sports. None can tease or torment like this …
Vedder Cup secured as Padres slip by Mariners
It took ten innings, but the Padres ensured at least a series tie with the Seattle Mariners and assurance that the Vedder Cup will remain in San Diego
If only the Padres had a slew of pitchers like Eric Stults, the prolific offense they often seek wouldn’t be such a necessity. Stults pitched eight full innings and struck out twelve, and the Padres went extra innings to beat …
Vedder Cup closer to remaining in San Diego as Padres down Mariners
The 2013 Vedder Cup can be decided on Wednesday evening, as the Padres even the four-game series with Seattle
Padres starting pitcher Edinson Volquez can be frustrating to watch, like in the second inning on Tuesday when he gave up a hit and then walked the bases full. And Volquez can be a joy to watch, like after giving …
Padres lose first leg of Vedder Cup to Mariners
The return of Padres starter Clayton Richard was entirely forgettable as Aaron Harang and the Mariners shut out the Friars
Anyone can put any sort of a spin on the return of Clayton Richard Monday night in the first leg of the Vedder Cup, but his first inning back after a stint on the disabled list was horrible. The Padres …
Diamondbacks take series over Padres
The Arizona Diamondbacks got some timely hitting as Jason Marquis was shaky, and the Padres dropped the series to the Snakes
Jason Marquis is the first to admit that he still hasn’t found his stride, in spite of coming into Sunday’s game with the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 6-2 record. And as of Sunday evening, Marquis is still looking to find …
Cashner rights ship as Padres roll over Diamondbacks
The offense pounded out 10 runs on 12 hits and Andrew Cashner was effective as the San Diego Padres evened the series with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Andrew Cashner has slowly drifted away from trying to blow everyone away with his blazing fastball and is concentrating more on changing speeds and commanding his pitches. This strategy leads to victories like the one on Saturday evening at Chase …
Snakes bite Padres in Arizona
The Arizona Diamondbacks put up 5 runs in one inning to down the San Diego Padres at Chase Field
The San Diego Padres would like to forget the bottom of the seventh inning from Friday night’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Holding a fragile 1-0 lead, Padres pitching allowed 5 runs in the frame and the Diamondbacks then cruised …
Baseball's most nebulous statistic
Baseball is won in the standings, regardless of how many runs a team scores or doesn't score
How much does run differential – the measure of the difference between how many total runs a team scores and runs they give up – really matter? It doesn’t. What does a game mean for the Padres in terms of …
Cardinals top Padres in clash of rookie pitchers
The Padres Burch Smith faltered while Tyler Lyons shined for St. Louis and the Cardinals beat the Padres to take the series.
Burch Smith, for the second time in his three-start major league career, failed to get out of the second inning. In fact, Smith failed to record an out in the second inning and the Cardinals went on to beat the …
Padres unhinged by Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright was dominant and Padres starter Edinson Volquez wasn't as the Padres lost
We can go on and on about Edinson Volquez, but it won’t do a bit of good. Yes, he gave up some runs on Tuesday, as the Padres fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 10-2. He’s also been brilliant in …
Padres loosely take down Cardinals
With the Padres on a bit of a roll, the loose clubhouse takes the first game of three from St. Louis
It was a very loose Padres clubhouse as reporters entered a little under four hours before first pitch on Monday afternoon. Very loose. And whatever non-baseball related activities were going on in there paid off, as the Padres beat the …
Padres crush Nationals to earn series split
The San Diego Padres demolished the Washington Nationals to come back and tack the last two games in the four-game series
How many times have you heard or perhaps even said, “I wish my favorite team would have saved some of that offense back for future games?” Usually, you hear this after a game such as the Padres played on Sunday, …
Padres take down Nationals in heroic fashion
The Nationals Ryan Zimmermann is off to a fast start, but the Padres found a way to get to him thanks to whoever you choose to credit with the victory.
When you watch and you analyze a baseball game, it’s often difficult to choose just one hero in a team sport where individual efforts can stand out and yet still collide and mesh with other individual efforts. Such is the …
Burch better but not quite good enough yet
Burch Smith pitched into the sixth inning but still needs refinement as the Nationals beat the Padres in extra innings.
Burch Smith took the hill for the second time in his major league career on Friday evening against the Nationals and had a better outing than his first time out. Still, Smith gave up 5 runs in 5 1/3 innings …