Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
This one is really personal for a few of us here at Rumors and Rants. Trevor Hoffman, the best closer in baseball history (shut up Yankees fans) got career save No. 600 tonight in Milwaukee.
For Hoffman, it's an amazing mark. He became the first closer to reach that number in ...
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Monday, July 19th, 2010
Sunday afternoon the San Diego Padres finished a three-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks, opening the second half of the season with a bang. The Friars outscored Arizona 26-10 over the weekend and have shown more life offensively over the past few weeks than they have for most of the ...
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Monday, July 12th, 2010
There are only five words that come to mind when thinking about the first half the 2010 San Diego Padres just finished: What the hell just happened?
I seriously feel like Phil in The Hangover, when he wakes up the morning after with that "I can't remember a thing so that ...
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Monday, May 3rd, 2010
The San Diego Padres, predicted by almost every scouting service to be one of the worst teams in baseball this season, currently sit atop the National League West with a 16-9 record. The Friars are just two games behind Tampa Bay for the best record in baseball, have won 13 ...
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Thursday, April 29th, 2010
If you've followed this blog at all over the years you know that McD and myself are gigantic Padres fans. We both grew up in San Diego and have an affinity for the little franchise that could in America's Finest City. It absolutely broke our hearts when the Padres let ...
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Sunday, August 2nd, 2009
So it finally happened.
We've discussed it for months and now Jake Peavy has finally been traded from the San Diego Padres. Those of you who know me well, personally or from reading this site, know my feelings for the Padres front office right now.
Well, don't worry...don't worry. I'm not going ...
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Monday, June 29th, 2009
The San Diego Padres suck. We all know this. Following a 2-0 win over the Texas Rangers Sunday night, the Friars are currently 33-41 and 14 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West race. Why do I bring this up? Because despite the level of ineptitude ...
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