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Latos isn't eligible for NL Rookie of the Year because Padres field personnel, failing to heed the...
Gaslamp Ball — Latos isn't eligible for NL Rookie of the Year because Padres field personnel, failing to heed the front office, allowed him to pitch an extra 2/3 of an inning last year. Twelve Thoughts: Mat Latos' Cy Young Case, Dodgers' Downfall, Philly Surge -- MLB FanHouse
3 hours agoPadres Season Ticket Holder Rally
Gaslamp Ball — Last night, the Padres held a Season Ticket Holder Rally at Petco Park. You were able to RSVP through your ticket holder account on Padres.com, the gates to the Park were to open at 6:00, and the Rally would begin at 6:30. I wasn't sure what all was going to happen with the Rally, but I had to meet eastbaysd to get my 'PEN shirt before Heath takes them all back for his Scrooge McDuck-like activities.I got there right at 6:30 as Jeff Moorad, Tom Garfinkel, Jed Hoyer, and a guy they work with (forgot your name, sir, sorry) were entering the little stage setup on top of the home dugout. I cruise...
3 hours agoTonight's Starter: Cory Luebke
Gaslamp Ball — I'm going to tonight's game. These are my season ticket seats so I've been scheduled to go to this game for a long time. That being said, I probably would have gone to game anyway because I love seeing talented young pitchers make their debut. I was there for Adam Eaton's debut, Jake Peavy's debut and Mat Latos' debut. I went bought tickets special for Eaton, I had tickets to the Yankees-Padres tilt for Peavy and Latos' first start was lucky enough to be on a season ticket day. I'm excited about this. However, my enthusiasm is tempered. Luebke is very talented and has all the makeup one would ...
3 hours agoState Farm and MLB's "Go to Bat" program could make you rich beyond your wildest dreams and help your favorite charity
Gaslamp Ball — Ok, check this: State Farm and Major League Baseball have started a "Go to Bat" program. You can read all the information about it here.As a thanks to us for helping to spread the word about their "Go to Bat" program they are giving us $200 worth of MLB.com or Sports Authority gift cards. That's $150 gift card for you and $50 gift card for us. We asked if we could switch cards, letting us take the $150 card but they seem pretty set on giving one of you the bigger card. They even made it clear to us that they would be the ones mailing the card directly to you. I d...
7 hours ago"I guess you can say this is a major slump, but we'll be fine," Padres closer Heath Bell says. "If...
Gaslamp Ball — "I guess you can say this is a major slump, but we'll be fine," Padres closer Heath Bell says. "If we're going to have a bump in the road like we are, this might be the best time. "If someone said, 'You'll lose (seven) in a row and still have a (three-game lead) in September,' you'd take it." With month left, Cardinals, Padres nose dive at bad time - USATODAY.com
7 hours agoAround the Mission: 9/3 Padres Links
Gaslamp Ball — More photos » Christian Petersen - Getty Images Browse more photos » Fox picks up Padres game, announcers - SignOnSanDiego.comAnother note on Saturday's game against the Rockies: Fox will simulcast the radio broadcast with Ted Leitner and Jerry Coleman during the top of the fourth inning. The interesting part about Saturday is that it will mark the first time Leitner and Coleman will have called a game together since spring training. Coleman has been working with Andy Masur all season. Padres chat with U-T columnist Bill Cente...
7 hours agoSo who is Cory Luebke anyway? ...
Who's your Padre? — This is a fair question for Padres fans, who, unlike previous seasons, haven't had to learn a new batch of starting pitchers during the season.Say what you want about the Padres recent woes -- they're on a seven-game losing skid...
9 hours ago"I will say that we might have missed the dimensions slightly. We didn't want it to be so difficult...
Gaslamp Ball — "I will say that we might have missed the dimensions slightly. We didn't want it to be so difficult to hit home runs," said Judson PETCO keeping hurlers happy, hitters hungry | padres.com: News
September 2, 2010Around the Mission: 9/2 Padres Links
Gaslamp Ball — The Official Blog of Matt Antonelli: HOW TO RUN ON WATERMy email has been flooded with questions on how it is possible. My front door is bolted shut to keep reporters out. My address changed. My phone number unlisted. Until now. I let you all in on my secret to success. Enjoy. insidethepadres: Seamhead stuff"Don't put all of the defeat on Cabrera's two miscues (plus, shortstop Miguel Tejada blamed himself for not catching Cabrera's hot, slightly wide throw). Luke Gregerson threw a fat slider to a hitter with slider-batspeed, and there went the grand slam. Hard to fault Gregerson for usin...
September 2, 2010Padres keep on losing, in more creative ways than before.
Gaslamp Ball — More photos » Christian Petersen - Getty Images "This is just a bad dream sequence. This is just a bad dream sequence." (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) Browse more photos » There was a time late last week when I had just convinced my non-Padres fan co-workers and friends that the Padres were for real, and then they do this. I mean, come on. Our playoff odds are now down to 87%, which would've sounded f_cking fantastic in April, but here in September after tasting the sweetness of over 96%, i...
September 1, 2010Next game vs Colorado Rockies on Fri, Sep 3 10:05 pm EDT
Opponent news and rumors snapshot:
- Cook’s ERA at Petco: It’s a beautiful thing All Things Rockies | Denver Post
- Rockies going retro vs. Padres’ rookie All Things Rockies | Denver Post
- Rockies fall to Philly, drop 6 1/2 games behind in wild card Denver Post
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| Sat 8/28 | vs Philadelphia | L 1 - 3 | |
| Sun 8/29 | vs Philadelphia | L 0 - 5 | |
| Mon 8/30 | at Arizona | L 2 - 7 | |
| Tue 8/31 | at Arizona | L 4 - 7 | |
| Wed 9/1 | at Arizona | L 2 - 5 | |
| Fri 9/3 | vs Colorado | 10:05 pm EDT | |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Colorado | 4:10 pm EDT | |
| Sun 9/5 | vs Colorado | 4:05 pm EDT |
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- Dodgers-Giants: Friday lineups Dodgers Blog | Riverside Press-Enterprise The Dodgers welcome back Rafael Furcal and immediate insert him into the starting lineup, after the shortstop went 3 for 5 with a double, triple and homer in two games in Albuquereque. Giants (74-60) Andres Torres, CF (.282, 14 HR, 60 RBIs) Freddie Sanchez, 2B (.292, 3, 35) Aubrey Huff, 1B (.289, 22, 77) Pat Burrell, LF (.265, 12, 36) Jose Guillen, RF (.354, 1, 5) Buster Posey, C (.329, 10, 52) Pablo Sandoval, 3B (.273, 12, 58) Juan Uribe, SS (.249, 17, 17) Barry Zito, P (8-10, 4.07 ERA) Rafael Furcal, SS (.316, 8, 39) Ryan Theriot, 2B (.289, 2, 29) Andre Ethier, RF (.294, 20, 71) Matt Kemp, C...
- Cook’s ERA at Petco: It’s a beautiful thing All Things Rockies | Denver Post SAN DIEGO – Aaron Cook owns Petco Park. OK, so he doesn’t technically own it. But he pitches there better than any other pitcher in the major leagues. Yes, including the Padres’ pitchers. Cook, who’ll start tonight for the first time in a month, is 6-1 with a 2.15 ERA in 10 starts at Petco. That’s the lowest of any [...]
- Rockies going retro vs. Padres’ rookie All Things Rockies | Denver Post SAN DIEGO – Rockies hitters will have to go retro tonight. Video vault? They have one tape of Padres lefty Cory Luebke, who’ll make his major league debut after tearing up Double A and Triple A. Far as anyone knows, no Rockies hitter has ever faced Luebke. The tape they have is from an appearance against the team’s Double A affiliate in [...]
- Dodgers activate Rafael Furcal and start him; A.J. Ellis called back up Dodgers Blog | Los Angeles Times Rafael Furcal, bad back and all, returned to the Dodgers on Friday and was immediately inserted back in the lineup. Furcal, currently scheduled to be the highest-paid Dodger next season ($13 million), has continued to battle injuries this season. He has appeared in only 76 of the Dodgers’ 134 games. He last played on Aug. 2 before straining his lower back. He also missed most of May because of a sore hamstring. He hit a home run in his final rehab game at triple-A Albuquerque on Thursday. When Furcal has played this year, however, he has been the shortstop the...
- Manny Ramirez talks and talks: Everything that went wrong in Boston was my fault Dodgers Blog | Los Angeles Times Manny Ramirez talked Friday back in Boston. Then he talked and talked. Almost talked like he was trying to make up for the last five months when he never said a word in Los Angeles. He said this all, surprise, in English. Just like the old days. He met with a group of reporters prior to his Chicago White Sox playing the Red Sox at Fenway. Here’s a transcript provided by the White Sox, so the evil Los Angeles press can’t be accused of twisting his words. The biggest revelation comes at the end when he admits everything that went...