Padres set to open 2013 season on Monday
The San Diego Padres have trimmed their roster to 25 players and injuries aside will try and compete starting Monday against the New York Mets
And so, the San Diego Padres are ready to open the regular season on Monday, facing the New York Mets in New York. Or are they ready? Chase Headley begins the season on the disabled list, as does Logan Forsythe, …
Fox Sports lobbies up in ongoing civic war over Padres TV blackout
Southwest Strategies reveals new lobbying client late the same day city council passes resolution in baseball cable dispute
As reported here yesterday, Time Warner Cable has retained the services of San Diego super lobbyist Paul Robinson in the seemingly forever battle over whether Padres games should be aired on all cable TV operations here. Now another local big …
Padres lose a pair as the squad spilts and fails to rally on either front
The San Diego Padres lost to the Los Angeles Angels in Tempe and simultaneously dropped a decision to the Arizona Diamondbacks in Tucson to even their overall record in Cactus League play
The good news for the San Diego Padres is that they are probably outperforming their spring training expectation, but the bad news is that they are probably not as deep in pitching as they would like to see in late …
Padres gaining in Cactus League
The San Diego Padres had a good week in spring training Cactus League play and their fifth starting pitcher spot appears to be between only a couple of candidates now
Culminating with a victory on Saturday over the Arizona Diamondbacks by a score of 10-4, the Padres appear to be on track to having a set five-man rotation sooner rather than later, thanks to a couple of great outings by …
Padres keeping close to even in spring training
After dropping a game to the Chicago Cubs on Sunday, the Padres rebound to rout the Oakland Athletics on Monday
Sunday wasn't as kind to the Padres as was Monday, but it's spring training and these things happen and in the end there are some positives to take from any loss. Like the return of Andrew Cashner, who threw a …
Enormous blast from Kyle Blanks not enough for Padres to get by Rangers
The Texas Rangers beat the Padres in Peoria on Saturday in spite of a monstrously long home run from Kyle Blanks
If there was ever any doubt about how much power the bat of Kyle Blanks could possibly wield, then those doubts should have been shed on Saturday in Peoria. In the bottom of the sixth inning with a man on, …
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 …
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 …
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 …