2013

April 13, 2013 by Chris Mitchell · Leave a Comment

Saturday is the day where streaming truly begins. You have a good idea where you stand and what you need which makes risk taking a bit less risky and a bit more about pure desperation so lets get right into it. As I mentioned in yesterdays column, this week is unique because there have been […]

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2011 Pre-Season Preview: NL West â€“ San Diego Padres

March 8, 2011 by Jeffrey Brown · 1 Comment

San Diego Padres (2010 record: 90-72) Notable additions: SS Jason Bartlett, 1B Jorge Cantu, RHP Aaron Harang, 1B Brad Hawpe, 2B Orlando Hudson, CF Cameron Maybin, SP Dustin Moseley, C Gregg Zaun Notable subtractions: 2B David Eckstein, RHP Jon Garland, 1B Adrian Gonzalez, CF Tony Gwynn Jr., SS Miguel Tejada, C Yorvit Torrealba, RHP Chris […]

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First Year at the New Ballpark

October 10, 2010 by Justin Murphy · Leave a Comment

In 2010, the Minnesota Twins were the only team in the Major Leagues to play in a new stadium. In front of 3.2 million fans at Target Field, the Twins went 53-28, the third-best home record in the major leagues and a 4.5-game improvement over 2009, the last season at the Metrodome. This raises the […]

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How the West will be Won

September 9, 2010 by Bobby Aguilera · Leave a Comment

The original posting of this piece can be found here. The National League West race is getting better every day. Â While the Rockies refuse to concede anything, much will be determined over the next four days, as the Padres host the Giants for four games starting tonight at 10:05 ET. Â As they say in San […]

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A Humorous Look at Recent Baseball News

June 13, 2010 by Chris Jensen · Leave a Comment

The Indians were expecting close to 35,000 fans to attend Sundayâ€™s game against the Nationals, the teamâ€™s highest attendance since Opening Day. I think itâ€™s great that so many Indians fans are excited about seeing highly touted prospect Carlos Santana play. Hear he plays a mean guitar. Â Or maybe they are excited about the rejuvenated […]

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Padres to Honor Nay Hernandez

March 6, 2010 by Gary Bedingfield · Leave a Comment

Baseball historian Bill Swank is a guy who doesnâ€™t give up easily. In fact, heâ€™s the kind of person who never lets go once heâ€™s got his claws into something. In this case, its Billâ€™s long fought dream to have Manuel P. â€œNayâ€ Hernandez recognized by the San Diego Padres baseball club. Iâ€™m guessing the […]

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