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San Diego Padres star right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. received criticism from the Friar Faithful for his lack of power at the plate in 2025, but no one criticized his defense. In fact, that was one of the many reasons to take in a game at Petco Park. You wanted to be able to say, […]
From Gaslamp Ball | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Padres fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Ruben Niebla has been a member of the San Diego Padres organization since 2021 and has […]
From Gaslamp Ball | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
NL Wild Card Series: Game 3 Thread The Cubs fell behind the Padres 3-0 in Game 2 and could not overcome the dominant Padres bullpen, which put up 5.1 innings of one-hit pitching. That evened the series at 1-1 and forces a deciding game three. The Cubs will send Jameson Taillon out to start things on the mound. Taillon had a solid 2025 with a stronger first half and some uneveness in the second half. He pitched 6.0 against St. Louis in his last start, striking out eight, walking two, ...
From The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog | 2 months ago | 1 read
2025 NL Wild Card Series: Game 2 Thread With the Cubs down 1-0 in the top of the fifth, Craig Counsell pulled Matthew Boyd from game one of the NL Wild Card Series. Boyd had only thrown 58 pitches and allowed a single run, but the Cubs had escaped situations with runners on third with some good fortune and good defense. A pair of defensive saves by Dansby Swanson kept the Cubs trailing by just one run. The top of the Padres lineup came around and Counsell called in Daniel Palencia. He allow...
From The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog | 2 months ago | 1 read
The Red Sox beat the Nationals 10-3 on Saturday afternoon, evening their record at 45-45. It was the franchise's 10,000th regular season victory. Boston is the second American League team and the tenth major league team to reach 10,000 wins. The franchise has 108 postseason wins. Here are the franchises with more than 5,000 wins, as of a few days ago. Also: The second-longest World Series championship drought is 56 years, held by the Brewers and Padres . . . . Weird.
From the joy of sox | 5 months ago | 1 read
I loved how Trent Grisham bowed his head and turned to the side when he...
From Bronx Banter | 7 months ago | 1 read
Hey baseball fans! The 2020 playoffs are officially here, with a few notable curse-breakers in the bracket. The Marlins, White Sox, and Padres all snapped massive playoff droughts when they clinched playoff berths this season, with the Marlins and Padres going from last place in their respective divisions in 2019 to the postseason in 2020. Worst-to-first teams have become more common in baseball with the popularity of free agency and the rise of analytics, but I want to talk about the first wo...
From Baseball with Matt | about 5 years ago | 3 reads
You knew this card was coming. Featured here is Mookie's 2020 Topps Now card celebrating his record tying feat last night. As you know, he hit three crushing home runs against the burgeoning Padres to tie a Major League record for three-homer games in a career at six (6) -- joining Johnny Mize and Sammy Sosa. With it still being so early in his career, Betts will no doubt break this record soon. Per Ken Gurnick at MLB.com : “Of course. I’m human,” said Betts. “But I work so hard, man, I ...
From Dodgers Blue Heaven | over 5 years ago | 1 read