On Wednesday, Cameron Maybin hit the 15-day disabled list for an apparent wrist injury. The Padres are hoping that the treatment on the wrist will bring back the Maybin with great potential. So far this season Maybin has gone 3-for-33 at the plate with just one RBI and no home runs. As least for now, the team may not need him. ... Read More »
As the San Diego Padres prepare to attempt a sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers for the first time since 2007, they’ll have their best bat Chase Headley back in the lineup as they attempt to do so. The Padres confirmed that Headley will return at third base just one month after fracturing his left thumb during spring training. The ... Read More »
San Diego Padres third baseman Chase Headley could return as early as Wednesday after fracturing his thumb during spring training, according to Kelly Crull of Fox Sports San Diego via Tuesday’s broadcast of the Friars’ game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 2012 team MVP has yet to play this season and has recently resumed baseball activities. Headley continued his ... Read More »
Chris Capuano will replace Zack Greinke in the Los Angeles Dodgers pitching rotation, according to Los Angeles Times’ Dodgers’ beat writer Dylan Hernandez. Capuano will start Tuesday, April 16, against the San Diego Padres. Greinke will miss at least the next eight weeks of baseball after breaking his collarbone in a brawl-ensuing collision with the Padres’ Carlos Quentin after the ... Read More »
The brawl between the Los Angels Dodgers and San Diego Padres on Thursday night has grabbed national headlines. Carlos Quentin has been deemed the bad guy for charging the mound on the poor innocent Zack Grienke. Grienke was injured during the brawl and Dodger fans are furious. Quentin is being labeled a coward for his actions. The only justice in ... Read More »
Just when Padres fans thought they had their third win of the year in the bag, reliever Luke Gregerson and closer Huston Street let one get away. Gregerson came in the top of the eighth inning with a two-run lead. After Michael Cuddyer reached first base on an error by third baseman Jedd Gyorko, the game came undone. With runners ... Read More »
The brawl that resulted in the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers each emptying their benches resulted in Padres outfielder Carlos Quentin and Dodgers utility man Jerry Hairston, Jr. each receiving suspensions for their roles in the melee, according to MLB.com’s Corey Brock. Quentin, who many believe instigated the fight when he charged Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke on the ... Read More »
Randy Johnson is one of the most intimidating figures to ever step foot on a Major League Baseball pitching mound. He made his living keeping guys in the batter’s box nervous. (See John Kruk) So you would think the former long time Seattle Mariner would side with the pitcher after the brawl on Thursday night in San Diego. L.A. Dodgers ... Read More »
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