Michael King Returns
Going into the offseason, it was unlikely that Dylan Cease and Michael King would return but if I had the choice of one, I would go with Michael King. Cease is a workhorse but seeing how inconsistent he is (not to mention how he’s done in the playoffs) along with King’s repertoire and the fact…
Keep readingCraig Stammen new Padres Manager
When it was posted yesterday morning on X.com by Matt Jones out of Kentucky that Craig Stammen was the new manager: My first reaction was this couldn’t be serious considering we hadn’t heard anything about him being a candidate and Stammen not having any managerial/coaching experience. There had been talk of a fourth mysterious candidate…
Keep readingMike Shildt’s Retirement
I was surprised as anyone by Mike Shildt’s retirement. I wasn’t a big fan of his stubbornness and how he constructed the lineup (Arraez batting 2nd all season) and his use of the bullpen (sticking with Suarez as the closer after acquiring Mason Miller and the way he used Wandy Peralta in high leverage situations)…
Keep readingEnd of the Playoffs Musings
With the Padres being eliminated by the Cubs in the Wild Card Series 2 games to 1, some musings with the season now over:
Keep readingEnd of the Regular Season Musings
With the regular season now over, some musings before the playoffs start tomorrow:
Keep readingRoad Trip to New York and Citi Field
With the current Southwest Companion Pass promotional period in effect, we decided to make a quick trip to New York to see the Padres play the Mets and revisit Citi Field since I personally hadn’t been there in 14 years. Back when I went back in 2011, I remember liking the design of the ballpark…
Keep readingRoad Trip to Minnesota and Target Field
With travel lining up so I was in Minnesota while the Twins were home, I took the chance to check out Target Field. The ballpark is located in the northwest corner of downtown Minneapolis with the Metro Light Rail (Blue Line) making it super easy and cheap ($2 one way or $4 for an all-day…
Keep readingGiants and Dodgers 13 Game Stretch Musings
Now that the 13 straight games against the Giants and Dodgers have ended, some musings:
Keep readingDodgers Sweep Monday Musings
After this weekend’s sweep by the Dodgers, some musings on the Padres’ recent play:
Keep readingTrade Deadline Musings
With AJ Preller doing what he does and making a bunch of trades at the trade deadline, some musings on all the moves: https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/tax/_/year/2025 And their payroll number is currently 7th: https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/payroll/_/year/2025 I expected them to try and go below the second tax threshold (which I didn’t have a problem with considering their lack of…
Keep readingRoad Trip to Miami and loanDepot Park
Continuing on from Washington DC, we followed the Padres on their road trip to catch a game in Miami and loanDepot park (which is named with both words starting with a lower case letter). loanDepot park is located about 3 miles away from downtown Miami where we stayed and it’s on the way from Miami…
Keep readingRoad Trip to Washington DC and Nationals Park
It’s been over 15 years since I last went to Washington DC so figured now was a good time to go to the U.S. capital and see Nationals Park as I try to see all 30 ballparks. Nationals Park is located in the Navy Yard neighborhood of DC, right next to the Anacostia River. It’s…
Keep readingAll Star Break Monday Musings
With the All Star Break now and the unofficial “first” half over (since really they play more than 81 games by the time they get to the All Star Break), some musings on the current state of the Padres: Player IP RA9 RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% Jason Adam 47.2 2.45 10 1.0…
Keep readingAll Star Selection Monday Musings
From hearing yesterday that Jason Adam and Fernando Tatis Jr. were selected to join Manny Machado as the Padres All Star selections, I wasn’t surprised that Jason Adam was selected (it’s well deserved) and that he was picked over Robert Suarez. Even though Suarez leads the NL in saves, his underlying metrics haven’t been good…
Keep reading4th of July Musings
With an off day yesterday and a 10-game homestand starting before the all star break, some thoughts on the current state of the Padres: It seems like the Padres best option to deal for any hitting will be to deal one of their relievers and teams will be more interested in guys like Jeremiah Estrada…
Keep readingRoad Trip to Cincinnati and Great American Ball Park
With the Padres in Cincinnati this weekend, this was another city and ballpark I haven’t been to so I decided to do a quick trip over the weekend to see the Padres play on the road and see the next ballpark in my quest to see all 30 (the A’s and Rays will be interesting…
Keep readingWashington Nationals Monday Musings
With the Washington Nationals in town for a three-game series and how well the former Padres players in the Juan Soto trade on the Nationals’ active MLB roster are doing, it’s fun to look back at the What If? had the Padres kept those players and not made the trade. Here are their stats as…
Keep readingTuesday Night Musings
Musings halfway through the second series with the Dodgers after dropping 4 of the first 5 games to them: The Padres can be frustrating to watch, especially considering the struggles the past week against the Dodgers and Diamondbacks. Nevertheless I’ll be watching against tomorrow and be at Petco Park on Friday when the team returns…
Keep readingRoad Trip to Milwaukee and American Family Field
With the Padres playing a weekend series in Milwaukee and never having been there before, I decided to make a quick weekend trip to check out the city and American Family Field, formerly know as Miller Park (and what many of the Brewer fans still call it). The ballpark is located just outside of downtown…
Keep readingRoad Trip to Toronto and Rogers Centre
With the Padres in Toronto this past week, now was a good time to check out Rogers Centre after they finished doing the renovations the past couple of years and since I hadn’t been to Toronto before. The Rogers Centre is located in downtown close to Union Station, about a 10-minute walk to the UP…
Keep readingMile High Musings
Thoughts after the weekend series with the Colorado Rockies in Denver: So of course, Pivetta has another tough outing, Marquez pitches lights out like he has against the Padres in past years and the Rockies win easily 9-3. And then after the game Bud Black is fired which is tough considering the team he’s been…
Keep readingYankees 10 Run Inning
The day after the great comeback, the Padres had a game unravel in the 7th inning with Adrian Morejon and Wandy Peralta combining to give up 10 runs after the Padres had taken a 3-2 lead in the top of the 7th with a 2-out double by Fernando Tatis Jr. I get why Morejon was…
Keep readingRainy Comeback
After the third rain delay in four road games on the trip (which even for me watching at home throws off the schedule as I try watching the game and then doing other things such as going to the SDFC game on Saturday night), tonight’s game looked like one of those dog day games that…
Keep readingRoad Trip to Detroit and Comerica Park
With the Padres visiting Comerica Park and since I was on some travel to the east coast, I worked it out to stop by Detroit on the way back to catch the last two games of the series. For the first game I went on April 22nd, I sat in the Tiger Den (section TD129A…
Keep readingEnding the Season Series with the Cubs
Good way to end the season series with the Chicago Cubs tied 3-3 as you never know how important this can be at the end of the season and making the playoffs. It’s always funny how the MLB schedule is to where you face a team twice in the first month and then don’t see…
Keep readingSweeping the Rockies
As they always say baseball is a long season as it was only five days ago after game two of the Athletics series last Tuesday April 8 that it was all doom and gloom as Jackson Merrill was put on the IL that morning and then both Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jake Cronenworth would leave…
Keep readingFirst Road Series in the Windy City
After a great top of the 1st inning to take a 3-0, you had to feel this game would be different in a good way from the first two games of the series when the offense could only score a run in each game. It was definitely different but in a wild way as things…
Keep readingJackson Merrill’s Extension
With today’s 5-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians to wrap up the first homestand of the season and a 7-0 record, the big news of the day was the Padres and Jackson Merrill announcing agreement on a 9 year $135 million extension. There have been murmurs recently about how the Padres started discussion on an…
Keep readingOpening Series Thoughts
With the Padres sweeping the Braves to start the season 4-0 for the second time in franchise history (1984 being the other year when the Padres went to the World Series for the first time), some thoughts from this weekend:
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