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Rain spoils promising Padres early lead against White Sox
The San Diego Padres are rained out after only three innings against the Chicago White Sox
The Padres could have used the rain on Thursday when the Angels caught fire early, and could have done without the rain on Friday. So it goes, after staking themselves to a 4-1 lead against the Chicago White Sox, the …
Padres creamed by the Angels in Cactus League play
The Los Angeles Angels visited Peoria and dismantled the Padres 12-3 on Thursday in exhibition play
Freddy Garcia doesn't seem to be making a case for consideration at a shot to make the big club. Garcia and the Padres agreed to a minor league deal for a reported $1.3 million that included incentives, but the 13-year …
Aztecs win on ‘Senior Night’
Aztecs beat Air Force 58-51 at Viejas Arena in front of sold out crowd.
The last home game of the season is considered ‘Senior Night’ where all senior players on the team are honored. Wednesday night at Viejas Arena was no exception. SDSU honored their six seniors before the game against Air Force, giving …
Padres lose one then win one in Cactus League play
The San Diego Padres lose to the Texas Rangers, then beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, then take a day off
It's not as though the Padres are going to get many scheduled days off in Cactus League play this year - in fact, Wednesday was the first of only three. In Surprise on Monday, the Texas Rangers rallied in the …
Senior night at SDSU
Tonight the Aztecs are honoring their senior basketball players: DeShawn Stephens, James Rahon, Jeremy Castleberry, Aaron Douglas, Narbeth Ebrahimian, and Chase Tapley (the Rock of Ages on the mesa). I played one year of junior college basketball, many moons ago …
Padres win two straight over Indians and White Sox
The San Diego Padres improve to 6-5 in Cactus League play, taking down the Cleveland Indians on Saturday and then shutting down the Chicago White Sox on Sunday
Well, one thing that seems to be obvious early on in 2013 spring training for the Padres is that these boys can hit a little bit. On Saturday afternoon in Goodyear, San Diego overcame a six run deficit and beat …
Padres beat the Dodgers 7-5 in Cactus League play
In their first meeting in the Cactus League in 2013, Padres beat their division rivals
Zack Greinke didn't look much better than Freddy Garcia on the mound on Friday afternoon, and the Padres took care of the Dodgers 7-5. The game was very much back-and-forth until the Padres put a lid on it in the …
Padres drop another one to the Royals in spring training
The San Diego Padres battled but couldn't get past the Kansas City Royals in Cactus League play and dropped a 5-4 decision in Peoria
Jason Marquis was pretty sharp in his debut in 2013 for the Padres, but San Diego ultimately lost to the Kansas City Royals on Thursday, 5-4. After Padres starter Jason Marquis pitched two practically flawless innings, the Royals got a …
Padres drop a pair of split-squad games to the A's and the Rockies
The San Diego Padres lost two games in one day in Cactus League Play, losing 11-6 to the Oakland Athletics and 6-3 to the Colorado Rockies
In Arizona on Wednesday, the Padres split their squad and sent half to face the Oakland Athletics and kept the other half in Peoria to face the Colorado Rockies. San Diego dropped both games, 11-6 to Oakland and 6-3 to …
Padres beat Reds as Gyorko yanks another home run, 7-5
Jedd Gyorko hits his third home run of spring training and the Padres prevail 7-5 over the Reds
Jedd Gyorko had better knock it off or everyone is going to think that his power is commonplace. Gyorko lit up Cincinnati's Wilkin De La Rosa for his third home run of the pre-season to seal the deal and the …
Padres lose series to Mariners Sunday but rebound to take Monday's game from Brewers
While San Diego lost 'Vedder Cup Light' to Seattle, they even their Cactus league record at 2-2 with a victory over Milwaukee on Monday
Freddy Garcia was shelled in his first outing with the San Diego Padres, as the Seattle Mariners crushed the Friars 8-3 on Sunday afternoon in Peoria. The bottom of the first inning sealed the deal, and the Mariners won the …
Mariners beat Padres 8-6 to force rubber game
The Mariners homered three times to hold off the Padres 8-6 in Cactus League play on Saturday
Saturday’s game between the Seattle Mariners and the San Diego Padres in Peoria was a mostly contest of 2-run home runs. Unfortunately for the Padres, they could only manage one of those home runs while Seattle hit three of them …
Padres beat Mariners 9-3 in charity game opener to spring training
The San Diego Padres got off to a quick start and beat the Seattle Mariners on Friday afternoon in Peoria, Arizona to begin the spring training schedule in Cactus League play
Jedd Gyorko certainly made a fast impression on the Padres coaching staff on Friday afternoon in Peoria, belting a grand slam off of Seattle Mariners pitcher Hector Noesi as San Diego beat the Mariners 9-3 in the annual charity game …
Two more Padres implicated in Biogenesis scandal
Everth Cabrera and Fautino De Los Santos are two more Padres linked to documents from a clinic in Florida that allegedly dispensed performance enhancing drugs, joining suspended catcher Yasmani Grandal.
According to documents obtained by ESPN's Outside The Lines, San Diego Padres shortstop Everth Cabrera and relief pitcher Fautino De Los Santos are among five players appearing in documents obtained by the investigative series. The South Florida clinic, Biogenesis, was …
Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal holds "press conference" about suspension for banned substance
Grandal delivers a speech from a piece of paper in front of media in Peoria, Arizona after addressing teammates in clubhouse concerning 50-game suspension for failing MLB test for performance enhancing drugs
On Saturday, February 16th - the first day that the Padres were to have all players at their spring training facility in Peoria, Arizona - Yasmani Grandal addressed his teammates in a private meeting in the clubhouse concerning his 50-game …
SDSU subdued Fresno St at Viejas Arena
The Aztecs used strong defense to dominate Fresno St at home on Saturday
SDSU faced off against Fresno St at Viejas Arena on Saturday and walked away with a 75-53 victory. The Aztecs used focused defense to give the Bulldogs problems all afternoon, holding them to 24% shooting in the first half and …
Tapley hits last second three, gives SDSU win
Chase Tapley knocked down a last second three pointer to give the Aztecs a home win over Boise St
SDSU beat Boise St on Wednesday 63-62, thanks to a last second three pointer by Chase Tapley. The game was a wild one from start to finish with both teams going on big runs and making timely three point baskets. …
Padres do little in off-season
The San Diego Padres have signed back their 4th place team from last season but have done little else to compete in 2013.
In 1981, Tracy Kidder wrote and published a Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Soul Of A New Machine, about a group of engineers - young and old - with the now-defunct Data General that raced to catch up with 32-bit …
Aztecs out of top 25 after loss to Air Force
After falling to Air Force on the road, SDSU is out of the AP top 25
SDSU lost to Air Force 70-67 on Saturday night. The Aztecs had two good looks at a three point basket as time expired, but could not convert on either of them. In a game comprised of lengthy runs by both …
Where do the Aztecs stand in the Mountain West?
SDSU is 4-2 in conference play and tied for second place.
The Aztecs started conference play in the Mountain West with inconsistent play. After two wins against Fresno St and Colorado St, the Aztecs dropped their next two against UNLV and Wyoming. Since then, they have rebounded with a win against …