Venable Shines, But Pads Swept By Cards
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/23/24908/ Will Venable only did one thing wrong in Wednesday evening's loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. He failed to hit a triple. Since 2010, Venable has now had five shots at being the first Padres player to hit for …
Tull Romances Gwynn in Bid for Padres
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/23/24877/ Tony Gwynn has been courted, successfully, by a man who must be used to that sort of thing from both sides. Thomas Tull has convinced Tony Gwynn to join him in his effort to purchase the San Diego Padres. …
Cardinals Take Second In a Row Against the Pads
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/22/24834/ John Baker is one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. Personable, easy to talk to. He's the perfect back-up catcher, he knows his role and he's entirely comfortable in it. He calls a good game, never mind he …
Padres Split with Nationals, Then Dodgers and Orlando Hudson
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/18/24648/ A lot can happen in a week, some of it meaningful, some of it irrelevant, and some of it surprising. In the case of the San Diego Padres, it's entirely possible that none of that applies at the moment. …
Phillies Take Series From Punchless Padres
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/13/24301/ This can't be stressed enough: It isn't Petco Park, and the fences have nothing to do with it. Citizens Bank Park is practically anti-Petco, and Padres hitters aren't doing much damage there, either. The latest victim of the inability …
Richard Good, but Padres Offense Again Not Supportive
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/06/23958/ Both the Miami Marlins and the San Diego Padres - after going twelve innings on Friday night and using much of their respective pitching staffs - needed a lot from their starters on Saturday. Both clubs got just that, …
Extra Innings Don't Go Padres Way, Marlins Win In 12
Yonder Alonso (pictured) has a sweet swing, that much has been obvious since his college playing days at the University of Miami. Fitting that swing into a ballpark like Petco is what a lot of people have been waiting for. …
Out with the New and in with the Old?
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/04/23909/ Apparently Jeff Suppan doesn't realize that 37-year old pitchers aren't supposed to just show up and throw five shut-out innings in his first start for his seventh major league club. And no one told 36-year old Mark Kotsay that …
Kotsay and Volquez Great Again, Padres Shut Out Brewers
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/02/23760/ Monday night, Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers dismantled the Padres with three home runs and a triple. On Tuesday, Mark Kotsay only needed one swing of the bat. For the second time in a week, Kotsay and starting …