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Trevor Hoffman Saves Face and Game after Wednesday Night Loss

April 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

What do you do after giving up the game losing home run with two outs in the ninth inning? If you are Trevor Hoffman you come back the next day and save the game. Hoffman picked up his 526th career save today when the Padres beat the Astros 3-2 to close up their first series [...]

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Padres on a Streak, Beat Astros 2-1

April 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

The Padres are on a two game win streak after edging out the Astros 2-1 Tuesday night. The Padres took the lead in the 4th inning when Scott Hairston hit a two-run homer in the fourth, but the Astros did not go down without putting up a fight.
Trevor Hoffman was brought into the game [...]

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Padres Rename Opening Day to Jake Peavy Day

April 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Photograph taken from Altitude Sky Bar by Mario Lozano.
After throwing a second straight shutout for the Padres on opening day and leading the Padres to a 4-0 win against the Houston Astros, the Padres have renamed Opening Day to Jake Peavy Day. Peavy threw seven shutout innings and even contributed at the plate by hitting [...]

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Padres Give Adrian Gonzalez’ Brother Edgar a Chance on the Field

March 10th, 2008 · No Comments

If you ask Padres fans about Edgar Gonzalez chances are most fans had never heard of him until this spring. Adrian Gonzalez’ older brother Edgar has been playing minor league ball since 2001, but this maybe the year Edgar moves up to the Major League’s if he continues to impress with his utility and [...]

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Padres vs Rockies Today in National League Wild Card Playoff

October 1st, 2007 · No Comments

At the beginning of September, who would have thought the Padres would be facing the Colorado Rockies today in game 163 to determine the winner of the National League Wild Card berth? Nobody!
With the Padres losing Saturday (3-4) and Sunday (6-11) to the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Rockies holding on to beat the Diamondbacks [...]

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Padres Swept by Rockies, Milton Bradley Injured

September 24th, 2007 · 1 Comment

What a tough weekend to be a San Diego sports fan, we’ll get to the Chargers loss next.
Padres Lose Sight of 1st Place
The Padres had won 7 games in a row, and were 1/2 game off first place until they faced off against the Rockies Friday night for a three day series. Friday night the [...]

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Tickets for the Padres’ 2007 postseason games at PETCO Park

September 6th, 2007 · No Comments

We received an email from the Padres organization about buying postseason games. Yeah we know, they are one game out of first but loyal fans can sign up for an opportunity to purchase 2007 playoff tickets in case they do make it.
The Padres recently announced the launch of an online drawing for the opportunity to [...]

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San Diego Padres Tied for First Place in the NL West Division

September 2nd, 2007 · No Comments

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The Padres entered September play tied with the Arizona Diamondbacks for first place in the NL West. The Padres Friday night win against the Dodgers put them in a tie for first place as the Diamondbacks lost the to the Colorado Rockies.
After winning two games against the LA Dodgers, the Padres were shutout [...]

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Diamondback’s Beat Padres 8-7, Regain First Place

August 31st, 2007 · No Comments

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The Arizona Diamondbacks took an 8-0 lead last night and fought off the Padres seven run rally to regain first place in the NL West. The Padres Chris Young wasn’t his normal self, the Diamondbacks took advantage.
The Padres are now one game back and will play the Dodgers’ tonight at Petco Park. [...]

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Barry Bonds Will Not Break the Home Run Record in San Diego

August 3rd, 2007 · 1 Comment

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Update: Barry Bonds hit Career Home Run #755 at Petco Park, and a San Diegan caught the ball. Bonds is still not expected to play at Petco Park Sunday.
If you think Barry Bonds is waiting until after his trip this weekend to Petco Park to break Hank Aaron’s home run record, think [...]

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