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National League First-Half Awards and Predictions
Tue, Jun 30 | from Bleacher Report
National League Manager of the Year: Joe Torre/ Los Angeles Dodgers NL West 1. Los Angeles Dodgers 2. San Francisco Giants 3. Colorado Rockies 4. San Diego Padres 5. Arizona Diamondbacks NLDS Results- Los Angeles Dodgers over St. Louis Cardinals (4-3)
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Los Angeles Dodgers (50-29) at San Diego Padres (34-44), 10:05 p.m.
He won't have the home crowd on his side until after the All-Star break, but Los Angeles Dodgers star left fielder Manny Ramirez probably doesn't mind, since he is finally done serving his 50-game suspension for violating the league's policy on performance enhancing drugs.
9 hours ago | from Kansas City Star
Recap: San Diego vs. Houston
Wandy Rodriguez threw seven strong innings to help the Houston Astros take a 7-2 win over the San Diego Padres in an unusual finale of a four-game set.
13 hours ago | from Kansas City Star
Padres' Gonzalez leaves game with knee injury
Adrian Gonzalez injured his right knee in the fourth inning of the San Diego Padres' game against the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.
Tue, Jun 30 | from Kansas City Star
Gaudin's 8 shutout IP lead Padres over Rangers
Chad Gaudin allowed one hit over eight scoreless innings and Scott Hairston snapped an 0-for-17 slide with a homer for San Diego as the Padres won their first series in a month with a 2-0 victory Sunday night over the stumbling Texas Rangers.
Sun, Jun 28 | from Kansas City Star
The Worst Regular in Baseball
All told, Giles has been worth 1.5 wins below replacement level, good for a “value” of $-6.9 million; the Padres are paying him $9 million over the course of this season. I’m sure the Padres were a bit miffed with Giles’ decision to block a move last year. I can’t imagine how thrilled they are to se...
Tue, Jun 16 | from FanGraphs Baseball
Revisiting the Gerut Deal
Age - Tony Jr is just 26 years while Jody is playing this year at 31. Jody certainly isn’t old, but we are committed to getting younger where we can. We’ve had 32 players currently in our organization who have competed for us at the ML level this season, and 25 of them are in their 20’s (Chris Young...
Thu, May 28 | from FanGraphs Baseball
Chris Young’s Fatal Flaw
However, this post isn’t about Fowler. This post is about Chris Young. The tall pitching one, not the hack-at-everything center field version. See, Young was on the mound for the Padres last night, and while he only lasted three innings, that was long enough for the Rockies to steal eight bas...
Tue, Apr 28 | from FanGraphs Baseball
2009 Prospect Mine: San Diego Padres
Will Venable, 26, is starting to enter a dangerous territory for prospects, having yet to establish himself at the Major League level despite passing his 25th birthday. Venable held his own in a brief MLB trial last season and hit .264/.339/.391 in 110 at-bats. However, the big club is deep in t...
Fri, Mar 6 | from FanGraphs Baseball
Opinion: John Moores speaks! "Get your ice cold Padres, here!"
Moores seeking buyer for Padres That's a good question and I don't have an answer," Moores said. "In reality, what price would you like to have him back? I've told Trevor that he was clearly the best Padres pitcher ever. In a way, he's like Gwynn. He is the Padres.
Mon, Dec 15 | from Gaslamp Ball
Opinion: Hot Stove Roundup: Jake Peavy Spared From A Long, Cold Chicago Winter
It's over. They lived, they loved, they all said things they can never take back, but in the end, it was never to be. Jake Peavy will not be a Cub. Padres, Cubs Set To Quit Each Other [Rumors and Rants] Agent: 'Padres asked for too much' for Peavy [Chicago Tribune]
Thu, Dec 11 | from Deadspin
Podcast: Kevin Towers: "It's been pretty difficult over the last week, comments are made in the paper about the organization, him being upset, you never like to see that especially with a guy as classy as Trevor"
XX Sports Radio: Kevin Towers Interview Peavy trade talk has slowed down. The Pads are focused on the Cubs right now. The Cubs are going to have to get a couple extra clubs involved.There was momentum with Atlanta but that stopped so the Pads have to start all over again. The Cubs are missing t...
Mon, Nov 17 | from Gaslamp Ball
Podcast: Sandy Alderson discusses Hoffman's contract situation
Alderson can't control what Hoffman's agent does."These are not easy times or easy issues to address"The club has not discussed giving Hoffman an executive job with the club after his retirement.The announcement of Hoffman's contract withdrawl and the date of Season Ticket Holder rene...
Tue, Nov 11 | from Gaslamp Ball
Podcast: XX Sports Radio: Sandy Alderson Interviewed about Wally Joyner's departure
Wally was not a temporary fix as a hitting coach. Wally is not fully a disciple of the Padres approach. They gave him an opportunity to evolve.Alderson doesn't think Kouzmanoff has flourished because he has a .309 OBP.The top three run producing teams in baseball have the highest OBP. The Pad...
Wed, Sep 24 | from Gaslamp Ball
Podcast: XX Sports Radio Interview: Sandy Alderson
I find that quote to be a little condescending, like the fans and ticket holders are running around like Chicken Little. Does he really think Padres fans are plagued by hysteria? It's not hard to tell how much respect he has for Padres fans, maybe it's because he only hears from people threa...
Thu, Aug 14 | from Gaslamp Ball
Opinion: Gaslamp Ball Book Club: Back in the old days, it was cute to be crass
I've got a stack of books this high that I need to review and I've decided to start with one primarily about the Texas Rangers 1975 season. If you're the type of person needs to know exactly what any of this has to do with the Padres, the short answer is "nothing" and the long answer is "really not...
Thu, May 29 | from Gaslamp Ball
Opinion: Lock 'Em Up
The San Diego Padres announced yesterday that they had signed starting pitcher and former two-sport Princeton star Chris Young to a 4-year, $14.5 million contract that could go up to five years and $23 million should the Pads decide to exercise a club option.
Wed, Apr 11 | from Baseball Analysts
2009 Padres Are Looking Better, But Still Have Work To Do
Adding Tony Gwynn JR has been a pleasant surprise, as TG Senior can now overlook JR's swing and make daily critiques of it. The difference has been amazing, compared to Gwynn JR's time in Milwaukee. Gwynn has flourished since becoming a Padre, and has been welcomed with open arms by the Padre...
Mon, Jun 29 | from Bleacher Report
