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05/22 Padres Preview: Game 4

Gaslamp Ball — The Padres have faced two very tough pitchers in the first two games of this series. Tonight they'll go against the fresh face of Tyler Lyons, who will make his major league debut in the rubber game of this three-game set at Petco Park. Meanwhile, Burch Smith will continue his quest for his first career win as he makes his third ever major league start. Smith bounced back from an abysmal major league debut by pitching 5 1/3 solid innings, despite yielding five runs on six hits, in a one-run extra-inning loss to the Nationals last Friday. He'll need to slow down a Cardinals offense that...

15 hours ago

Bob Scanlan recaps Padres loss to Cardinals

Gaslamp Ball — Scan recaps the Padres loss to the Cardinals last night. Rubber match today.

19 hours ago

Cardinals 10, Padres 2: We Scored On Wainwright!

Gaslamp Ball — Well, that sure was bad, wasn't it? What was the worst part, do you think? Edinson Volquez imploding in the 5th inning? Anthony Bass imploding in the 8th? The offense imploding in general? In fairness, the Cardinals are the best team in baseball right now, and Adam Wainwright is one of the best pitchers in the league. If you expected this to be easy or a guaranteed win just because the Padres have been part of so many sweeps, you're an idiot. But let's look at the good stuff. We scored on Wainwright, and we did it early! Jedd Gyorko picked up a leadoff double in the 2nd and moved to s...

May 21, 2013

Tucson Padres @ Omaha Game Thread: Clayton Richard's second rehab start

Gaslamp Ball — Clayton Richard will be starting for the Tucson Padres this evening in his second rehab appearance since coming down with a nasty case of the brownwater. He'll be caught by a familiar face as Yasmani Grandal, also with the TuPads on a rehab stint, is in the starting lineup for the third time in four games. Richard pitched well in his first rehab start, allowing only one run on four hits over six innings against Iowa last Thursday. He threw only 85 pitches, striking out eight batters and walking none. He got stuck with the loss but that doesn't really matter since won-loss records are g...

May 21, 2013

05/21 Padres Preview: Game 45 vs. St. Louis

Gaslamp Ball — You wouldn't realize it just looking at the teams' records, but the Padres and Cardinals have been equally hot lately, each going 16-8 in their last 24 games. The Padres have bounced back from a dismal 5-15 start to the season and now find themselves just two games under .500. The Padres also have the best record in the NL West this month, tied with the Diamondbacks at 11-7. They'll look to improve on that tonight and clinch the series win with Edinson Volquez on the hill. Volquez was riding his own little hot streak, going 3-0 with a 2.49 ERA over four starts, before his most recent o...

May 21, 2013

Bob Scanlan: "Padres are playing solid baseball"

Gaslamp Ball — Scan recaps the first of a three game set against the Cardinals. Marquis pitches well, Venable homers as Pads take down N.L. ERA leader Shelby Miller.

May 21, 2013

Padres record from games 21 to 44

Gaslamp Ball — It's probably pretty meaningless, but I was curious how the 2013 Padres rank among other Padres teams if you just ignore the first 20 games. They're actually tied for 2nd place all time. The thing is they're better than the 1998 team and way better than the 1984 team, so obviously it doesn't matter too much how well you play in 24 games after your first 20. Still... Padres record from games 21 to 44 Year Wins Losses Win % 2005 17 7 70.83 2001 16 8 66.67 2013 16 8 66.67 2006 15 9 62.5 1985 15 9 62.5 1996 14 10 58.33...

May 21, 2013

Padres hold the Cards

Chicken Friars — And all the chips as well after 9 innings of play in a fine San Diego night, hosting one of the hottest teams in the NL in St Louis.  The Padre hitters have also been hot as of late, but tonight, the game played out more like Petco of old, with a solid pitching backed up by familiar mainstays in [...]Padres hold the Cards - Chicken Friars - Chicken Friars - A San Diego Padres Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

May 21, 2013

Padres 4, Cardinals 2: Did you see that Denorfia dive?

Gaslamp Ball — Did you guys see that game? Me too. This Padres team may be seeing the better side of .500 soon. Who'd have thunk it? Just little ol' me. Jodes0405 made a bunch of animated gifs so I'm going to put them to use in this here recap. You can thank her by recommending this post, so that I get all the credit. She wants it that way. Let's go! 1st Inning It's always a good sign when the Padres score first. Chase Headley did just that. He singled sharply to right field scoring Everth Cabrera who's been an absolute terror on the base paths as of late. I like Headley, though I hate to adm...

May 20, 2013

David Wells Turns 50

Gaslamp Ball — Happy fiftieth birthday to former Padres starter David Wells! Best known to most fans for his time with the Yankees, Boomer spent time with nine major league teams, including two stints each with Toronto, New York, and San Diego. Wells had already pitched for six teams, thrown a perfect game, and won two rings in his 17 major league seasons before signing with his hometown Padres as a 40-year-old free agent before Petco Park's first season. He was a bargain, going 12-8 with a 3.73 ERA in 31 starts for only $1.25MM. Wells also led the league in BB/9 with a mere 0.9 and parlayed his cont...

May 20, 2013

05/20 Padres Preview: Game 44 vs. St. Louis

Gaslamp Ball — The Padres split the four-game series against the Nationals to open up this homestand. Now they will welcome the Cardinals to Petco Park for three games as they try to keep the wins coming. Jason Marquis: Where Stats Disagree Has the Padres' wins leader been lucky or good? Jason Marquis has been one of the more dependable pitchers on the staff this season. He's 5-2 with a 3.49 ERA over his eight starts and has won each of his last four. Tonight he'll face a tough opponent in the NL-Central-leading Cardinals as he goes for his longest win streak since 2007, when he won five str...

May 20, 2013

Miss California Mabelynn Capeluj is throwing out first pitch at Padres game

Gaslamp Ball — Yesterday I saw Miss California, Mabelynn Capeluj, tweeting about being nervous. She said it was because she was going to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game. I'm not afraid to walk down a runway in a swimsuit & answer onstage questions but I'm nervous about throwing an opening pitch — Mabelynn Capeluj (@MabelynnCapeluj) May 20, 2013 Since Mabelynn is from San Diego, I asked her if she was going to be doing it at the Padres game tonight against the Cardinals. Her answer: "@gaslampball: @mabelynncapeluj are you throwing out the first pitch at the @padres ga...

May 20, 2013

Padres teams' 20th wins

Gaslamp Ball — I was just browsing through Twitter and saw Andy Masur's tweet from yesterday. #Padres win their 20th game, didn't win #20 last year until June 9, a win at Milwaukee. — Andy Masur (@PadsCast) May 19, 2013 I thought I'd find out when each team in franchise history won their 20th game. Here's what I found out. The 1998 Padres team was the first there. It only took them 28 games. The 2010 and 1996 teams were tied for second with 32 teams. I keep forgetting how good the 2010 team was, but maybe it's because I want to forget their 10 game losing streak that sunk their season. The 20...

May 20, 2013

Jason Marquis: Where Stats Disagree

Gaslamp Ball — When it comes to basic statistics, it is pretty easy to just assume that Jason Marquis has been the Padres' best workhorse on the staff. He is 5-2 with a 3.49 ERA. Having watched Marquis, I think most would say those numbers overrate him maybe a little bit. We know he plays in Petco Park, a pitcher's park, and those that watch closely will have noticed that he has been putting himself in a lot of jams by leading the league in walks allowed. So, maybe some advanced stats are needed to really dig in to what the Padres are getting from Jason Marquis. However, that is where this get compli...

May 20, 2013

10 Shortest Games in Petco Park History

Gaslamp Ball — On Saturday Eric Stults and the Padres beat the Nationals in 2 hours and 1 minute. I went to see Star Trek Into Darkness instead, thinking I'd catch the end of the game after the movie. It was not to be. Huston Street had already Chekov'd another save by the time the 2 hour and 12 minute movie was over. The Padres game was the 3rd shortest game in Petco Park histor. Tonight's game was 2:01. The shortest game at Petco Park since 8/23/05 (1:53). #Padres #Nationals — Corey Brock (@FollowThePadres) May 19, 2013 Notice in the list below that the Padres are undefeated at home in their...

May 20, 2013

MLB Amateur Draft 2013 Countdown

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