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Pregame ponderings on a Friday
The Padres are making roster moves and have still more to consider shortly, especially at the catcher position
Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal, who was suspended for 50 games by Major League Baseball for testing positive with performance enhancing drugs, is on his way to Iowa to join the AAA Tucson Padres. The collective bargaining agreement between the players …
Strasburg propels Nationals to win over Padres
The Washington Nationals beat the San Diego Padres on Thursday 6-2 on strength of Stephen Strasburg's tremendous outing
Stephen Strasburg did something he had never done in his big league career on Thursday evening in Petco Park. Strasburg had never pitched past seven innings, but he went eight complete and dominated the Padres as the Washington Nationals took …
Stephen Strasburg to pitch against Padres at Petco
For the first time in his professional career, Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg takes hill at Petco Park
Former West Hills High School and San Diego State University star Stephen Strasburg will start Thursday, facing the team he idolized growing up. While Strasburg pitched in Petco Park once while at SDSU, this will be his first time doing …
Padres sweep Orioles in short series
The San Diego Padres got their offense in gear and completed a two-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles
It all boils down to either hitting or pitching, and the Padres are often lacking either one or the other. Not on Wednesday, when they busted loose with 17 hits and the pitching was adequate and the Padres downed the …
Padres down Orioles with last-minute heroics
Starter Andrew Cashner will be slighted in his excellent start as the Friars came back in the ninth inning to defeat the Orioles
If there is a doubt left in anyone’s mind concerning whether Andrew Cashner should be a starter or a reliever, a brief examination of Tuesday’s game holds proof that he’s more than ready in the starter’s role. Cash threw into …
Padres flagship station adds the Aztecs to their broadcasting venue
BCA radio announces deal to put their San Diego sports station on top, Aztec Nation to be represented.
The Padres flagship station, sports talk-radio 1090 AM announced on Monday that they have locked up a deal with the San Diego State Aztecs to broadcast football and basketball starting this season. The contract includes using 1700 AM and 105.7 …
Jedd Gyorko a lot like Chase Headley?
Scuttlebutt surrounds signing Gyorko long-term, but maybe there's a good reason the Padres shouldn't pull the trigger quite yet
So, the Cubs have signed ex-Padre and ex-Red Sox prospect Anthony Rizzo to a very long term contract. This will undoubtedly piss off many long-time Padres fans who are begging for the Friars to sign someone long-term. Rizzo’s deal is …
Rays complete sweep of Padres
Again the Padres were up on the Rays but couldn't hold them back, as Tampa Bay takes all three in the series
You can blame a lot of things for this latest sweep of the Padres. You can blame it on the offense of the Rays, or else the failure of the Padres to either pitch out of key spots or hit …
Rays walk off in bottom of the ninth to beat the Padres
Evan Longoria hit a walk-off 2-run homer to down the Padres after the Padres came back from four runs down
Burch Smith had his first outing in the major leagues and it’s one he’ll never forget. Smith failed to record an out in the second inning and gave up six runs, and even though the Padres came back, Tampa Bay …
Who in the hell is Burch Smith and why is he starting for the Padres on Saturday?
Once considered a project for any major league club willing to draft him, Burch Smith is suddenly a promising prospect that the Padres are willing to take a chance on.
Burch Smith was considered to be a project when he was ultimately drafted by the Padres in the 14th round in the 2011 draft. He had a decent enough fastball, but in the low 90’s, it wasn’t considered anything that …
Padres FANtasticly stung by Rays
Some eighteen strikeouts later in route to setting a major league record, the Rays come back and double up the Padres
Keeping the Tampa Bay Rays from scoring isn’t so easy as keeping the Miami Marlins off of the base paths. The San Diego Padres found that out first-hand on Friday, as the Rays came from behind thanks to four runs …
Padres complete sweep of Marlins
The Miami Marlins only managed one run in the three-game series as the Padres swept and find themselves only two games below even on the season
Yes, of course, the Miami Marlins are not the Miami Heat. The Marlins are a bad team at the moment, post-fire-sale kindling for other clubs to burn, a Jeffery Loria special that happened by Petco Park for a few games …
Padres beat Marlins again thanks to Stults and Venable
Eric Stults pitched the Padres to victory over the Miami Marlins while Will Venable homered on an odd-looking play
Eric Stults has been surprisingly effective since the Padres claimed him off of waivers from the Chicago White Sox in 2012, and now his total record with the San Diego Padres stands at 11-5 in 21 starts. His latest victory …
After beating the Marlins, Padres find themselves out of last place
In the National League West, the Padres have climbed out of a hole and the Dodgers take the dubious distinction of being the last place team in the division with the highest payroll in the league
As incredible as it might seem, after a terrible start to the season, the Padres have pulled themselves out of last place. The Padres shut out the Marlins on Monday evening, 5-0, while the Los Angeles Dodgers lost to the …
Padres take series over Diamondbacks
Edinson Volquez pitched quality inning and Jedd Gyorko blasted a two-run insurance bomb as the Padres took care of the Diamondbacks to take the three-game series
Less than a month ago, Edinson Volquez was booed at Petco Park, coming off of an awful start. What a difference a few starts make as Volquez was applauded after pitching 6 2/3 innings of quality baseball as the Padres …
Padres place Clayton Richard on disabled list
On Sunday, the San Diego Padres placed pitcher Clayton Richard on the disabled list with intestinal issues, reinstate Tyson Ross from DL
Apparently, there was a reason for Clayton Richard’s poor performances in his last two outings that weren’t explained until Sunday morning. Richard has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with persistent symptoms from a flu bug he came down …
Padres blasted by Diamondbacks after regrettable second inning
Padres starter Clayton Richard would love to have an inning erased as the Arizona Diamondbacks score six runs to crush San Diego
If it were possible to throw out the top of the second inning in Saturday’s game between the Padres and the Diamondbacks, it might have been an entertaining game. Padres starter Clayton Richard had a meltdown and allowed six runs …
Meet Jedd Gyorko, the rookie that doesn't act like a rookie
Jedd Gyorko, like most rookies, could be flustered and overwhelmed by The Show, but he's as cool and as confident as is just about any veteran player
Jedd might or might not have been born to play baseball, but he certainly was groomed to play the game from an early age. Born and raised in Morgantown, West Virginia, he was schooled by his father and his father’s …
Padres hang on to beat Diamondbacks
Prolific hitting held up some sketchy pitching and the San Diego Padres held off a late rally by the Arizona Diamondbacks
Friday night was back and forth between the Padres and the Arizona Diamondbacks until the Padres pulled away and then almost lost it. The Padres beat the Diamondbacks 7-6 on a warm, comfortable evening at Petco Park. Unlike when the …
Padres ownership offers contract extension to Chase Headley through the media
Before actually talking with Chase Headley about it, Padres CEO Ron Fowler went to media indicating that the team was looking to sign Headley long term
Fresh off of a 4-2 victory on Thursday in Chicago to give the Padres a split with the Cubs in the four-game series, the team came home and on Friday Chase Headley felt compelled and perhaps obligated to talk to …