Friday, June 17th, 2011
Obviously this was coming, but the San Diego Padres have announced they will retire Trevor Hoffman's number (51) later this season. The future Hall of Famer and Major League career saves leader will be honored in a postgame ceremony on August 21.
The 43-year-old Hoffman earned 552 of his 601 career ...
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Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
Jake Peavy has had a rough ride since being traded to the Chicago White Sox by the San Diego Padres, and things aren't exactly looking up.
This week the right-hander - who has always been known as a team player - actually offered to pitch out of the bullpen when he ...
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Thursday, June 9th, 2011
One of the most dominant prospects in all of baseball this year has been first baseman Anthony Rizzo, who became the property of the San Diego Padres as part of the Adrian Gonzalez deal. The first baseman's meteoric rise has made him one of the game's top prospects. Now Rizzo ...
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Monday, May 23rd, 2011
The San Diego Padres are 19-28 on the season. That would be the worst record in baseball if not for the Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins. I never thought I'd say this, but thank God for Houston and Minneapolis.
In any case, the Padres and their fans are in full "who ...
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Monday, May 2nd, 2011
The San Diego Padres have long been married to one of the lowest payrolls in baseball despite excellent fan support and a gorgeous downtown ballpark. So what gives? Well, over the past 10 years the Padres have been married to a television deal with Cox Communications that, according to Forbes ...
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Thursday, April 14th, 2011
The New York Mets were able to sign 6'10 right hander Chris Young on the cheap this offseason ($1.1 million) because he'd spent the bulk of the past three seasons on the disabled list as a member of the San Diego Padres. Well, color us shocked that Young will miss ...
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Tuesday, April 5th, 2011
So remember last October when the San Francisco Giants were busy winning a World Series championship? Well it's good that you do, because apparently they've forgotten all about it. Or at least, how to play like that.
In the span of the season's first five contests, the Giants have dropped four, ...
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Thursday, March 31st, 2011
Over the past few years we've all gotten used to hearing that Albert Pujols has surpassed yet another career milestone. It has been almost constant. He's the youngest or fastest to do (insert achievement here) or racked up the most (insert statistic here) in his first (insert time frame here). ...
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Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010
In one of the least shocking moves of the upcoming offseason, the San Diego Padres have exercised their $6.2 million option on All-Star first baseman Adrian Gonzalez. Next season will be the final year of Gonzalez's insanely cheap four-year, $9.5 million contract.
Gonzalez hit .298 with 31 home runs and 101 ...
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Monday, October 4th, 2010
Bud Black did one of the most incredible jobs of managing in the history of Major League Baseball during the 2010 season. Back in March, sports books put the San Diego Padres' over-under for victories at 71. The Padres won their 72nd game on August 18.
Black took a young, inexperienced ...
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