Baseball Season is a Long One and More Thoughts for your Monday
by Bill Center Don’t panic. Six games does not a season make. Nor does 10 . . . or even 15, or 20. Too much is made of the first week of every baseball season. Fans of teams who get off to a slow start...
View ArticleA Cashner Bump, Venable Leading Off and More…
by Bill Center I am interested to see what the Padres draw Wednesday night at Petco Park. The first two games of the four-game series against the Colorado Rockies have drawn an average of 16,398 fans....
View ArticleMagic Number for the Padres
By Bill Center The Padres have a magic number. Four. When they score four or more runs, the Padres are one of the best teams in the National League. In fact, they are 20-4 when they score four or more...
View ArticleHappening Homestand Report: 6/27/14-7/6/14
The Padres are back at Petco Park after winning the series against the Giants. Your Friars kick-off a nine game homestand starting tonight against the Diamondbacks; this is your last chance to see...
View ArticleSpeaking of Cashner, Stults, Solarte . . .
Padres manager Bud Black met with the media in St. Louis Thursday before the Padres launched a 10-game road trip with the first of four games against the Cardinals. Eric Stults (5-13, 4.76 ERA) will...
View ArticleWhy September is Important to Prospect Growth
After getting swept in a three-game series against Colorado at Coors Field over the weekend, the Padres are at Dodger Stadium Monday night to face . . . Cy Young Award candidate Clayton Kershaw. Going...
View ArticlePadres Announce Change to Coaching Staff
Padres Executive Vice President and General Manager A.J. Preller today announced that six members of Manager Bud Black‘s coaching staff will be returning for the 2015 season and Phil Plantier will be...
View ArticleGame Notes @ SF (09.12) Kennedy vies for Continued Dominance, Even Series on...
The Swinging Friars are back on the field with an earlier 6:10pm PT start time Saturday as they try to bounce back after a tough 9-1 loss last night. With an eye on getting back to the win column, the...
View ArticleGame Notes vs. MIL (09.30) Cash Gets the Nod and Gale makes First MLB Start...
The Padres’ three-game series against the Brewers continues on Wednesday with San Diego looking to even things up in tonight’s middle match. With Rocky Gale getting his first MLB start behind the dish,...
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