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Kevin Kouzmanhoff and Adrian Gonzalez went back to back to help the Padres win back to back games. After a much needed off day after an 18 inning affair with the Reds two days before, the Padres took the opener over the Washington Nationals by a score of 4-2.
Randy Wolf took a no decision after […]

The Padres split a four game series with the Cincinnati Reds over the weekend. The Padres took the finale in dramatic fashion, winning on a walk off homer by Adrian Gonzalez in the 18th inning. The homer brought home three runs and gave the Padres a 12-9 win.
Scott Hairston sent the game to extras when […]

The Padres suffered a large defeat by a score of 11-3 to the Cardinals Wednesday night. As if that was not enough, Albert Pujols managed to be on the end of two injuries sustained by Padres players.
First, Pujols hit a sharp liner back through the box that broke pitcher Chris Young’s nose. He was left […]

The offense still was not impressive, but it was enough to beat the Cardinals 3-2. Earlier in the day, the Padres had a meeting behind closed doors. One can only guess what it was about, but it is pretty likely that managed Bud Black had plenty to say about the teams abysmal performance to this […]

The Padres offense failed to perform again. The story of the season thus far has still yet to change. Losing their best pitcher to the DL is not the news a slumping team needs, but that is the news they received. Star Jake Peavy was placed on the DL, and Wil Ledezma made the start […]

Erik Bedard gave the Padres more than they could handle, and left them defeated. The Mariners won 4-2 over the Padres to even the series at a game each. Bedard went eight solid innings, punching out 10 Padres and giving up just two runs.
The Padres offense continued with its season long woes and had just […]

The Padres showed an offensive spark that has been lacking all season in a 6-4 win over the Mariners. The struggles at the dish have been highly publicized and criticized openly this year.
Brian Giles led the way for the Padres with a 4-5 game with two runs driven in. Tadahito Iguchi pounded out three hits […]

Greg Reynolds, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2006 Draft, had about as good a debut as anyone could have hoped for. The 21 year old right hander went 5.2 innings, allowing six hits and four runs. The Rockies bats did not show up to back him, and they plated just one run in […]

Greg Maddux joined elite company Saturday. In his fifth attempt to win his 350th game, he succeeded. He got the victory over the Rockies by a score of 3-2.
Maddux gave up just three hits in six innings, only allowing one unearned run.
Ubaldo Jimenez had his most impressive start of the year for the Rockies. […]

Aaron Cook had his best outing of the year, allowing just three hits in seven innings to beat the Padres 4-2. Garrett Atkins had three hits and Brad Hawpe drove in two runs to back the victory. Cook improved to 6-1 on the year.
Jake Peavy took the loss for the Padres, dropping to 4-2. He […]

Matt Diaz singled home the winning run with one out in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Braves to a 5-4 win over the Padres in the series finale. It was the Braves sixth straight win, and the Padres dropped to 12-23 on the year.
The Padres pitchers held the Braves in check all […]

The Padres dropped the second game of the series to the Braves 5-2. Tim Hudson was impressive going seven innings and allowing just two runs on six hits. He picked up the win to improve to 5-2. Brian McCann had three hits to support the winning effort.
The Padres had just six hits and starter Randy […]

Jair Jurrjens continued to impress early in his first full season and Chipper Jones cannot be explained anymore. Jurrjens picked up his fourth win of the year by a score of 5-3, beating his win total last season with the Tigers. He struck out eight Padres in just six innings allowing just one run. Jones […]

Greg Maddux was pounded for 11 hits in 5.2 innings in a loss to the Marlins 10-3. Glendon Rusch threw just .1 innings and allowed three runs in relief, and Wil Ledezma was hit around for the first time this year. He gave up two runs in 1.2 innings, but did K three.
Andrew Miller was […]

The top of the Padres order provided all the firepower Jake Peavy needed to win 7-2 over the Marlins. The 1-5 hitters combined for ten hits, five runs and four RBI’s. All starters had hits except for Peavy.
Peavy allowed the Marlins just two runs off five hits in 5.2 innings. He K’d 10 Marlins hitter […]

Dan Uggla hit two homers and drove in four runs to propel the Marlins to a 6-4 win over the Padres. Mark Hendrickson threw a solid seven innings to earn the win, his fifth of the season. He scattered five hits that turned into three runs, the big blow being two run homer by Khalil […]

2008 Spring Training and season tickets are available on the official Padres website at their ticketing center. The spring home schedule opens February 29, and other options are available including the 13-Game Flex Plan. You can also renew your season tickets and purchase group packages. Check it out.

Corey Brock at MLB.com thinks that Padres followers can look for a five-man rotation in the starting pitcher position sometime this season, and the starting five aren’t just run-of-the mill substitutes (even if most of the star credit belongs to one player). “Granted, the majority of these imposing statistical accomplishments and awards belong to veteran […]

The Padres signed hometown boy Mark Prior to a one year deal in another pickup of an injury plagued pitcher.  Earlier in the month, they picked up Randy Wolf to a one year deal and you wonder if the logic is, if they pay Prior and Wolf to the equivalent of a decent starter, one […]

Chase Headley heads the list of Padres top ten prospects put out by Baseball America.  He struggled when he got a cup of coffee in September but he rocked Double A pitching with an impressive OPS of 1.017.  Right now, Headley looks like he’s ready for the Padres but they have to make room for him.
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The Padres signed left handed starter Randy Wolf to a one year, $4 million deal.  Wolf was one of those guys with loads of potential but a ton of injuries and after a solid first half for the Dodgers in 2007, he was shut down and eventually went under the knife for shoulder surgery.  On […]

In a very cool series at MiLB.com, Kevin Czerwinski takes a look at how the Padres prospects fared in 2007.  Chase Headley turned out to be the best position player in the system as opposed to the preseason pick of Cedric Hunter and Josh Geer walked away with pitcher of the year.  Geer finished the […]

Everyone who’s watched Jake Peavy over the past few years expected a Cy Young at some point.  And while I wasn’t surprised that he won, I guess I’m a little surprised that he walked away with all 32 first place votes.  Brandon Webb took 31 of the 32 second place votes and Aaron Harang was […]

The Padres got future Hall of Famer Greg Maddux to sign on the dotted line to a one year, $10 million deal just a day before he won his 17th gold glove award.  Maddux not provides a veteran prescence in the rotation but he also gives the Padres a solid middle of the rotation option.  Maddux […]

Mike Cameron will miss the first 25 games of the season because of a stimulant drug suspension.  Of course now this will affect his contract because he also filed for free agency.  I’ve always been a big fan of Cameron’s and thought he was a nice guy to have roaming Petco’s centerfield but he’s now […]