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Padres Starting Pitching Has Awakened

April 23, 2013: Padres are 5-15. Losers of five straight games. Boasting a 1-7 record at Petco. Eight and a half games out of first. Last place. May 8, 2013: Padres are 15-18. Winners of 10 of the last…Read More

Advice to Ownership: Pay Chase Headley

The Padres have been playing much better baseball lately. They’ve won eight of their last eleven games and only sit five games off the pace in the NL West race. Outside of Clayton Richard, the starting…Read More

The Weekend That Was and The Week Ahead

That week 1 probably wasn’t how Bud Black drew it up prior to the season. After losing two of three in New York to start the year, the Padres got swept in Colorado over the weekend. After a couple…Read More

Padres lose two of three to Mets: Series thoughts

The Padres started off the year losing two of three to the New York Mets at Citi Field. While they looked virtually uncompetitive in the first two games of the series, they salvaged the finale with a…Read More

April will make or break 2013 for the Padres

The MLB season is, of course, a marathon. Six months of a grueling schedule with few days off in between games, coupled with dozens of travel days and nights on the road. There are a lot of games to be…Read More

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Weekend Roundup: Offense, Forsythe, Peavy and Richard

This past weekend, the Padres went 3-0, with a 7-5 win over the Dodgers on Friday, a 11-8 win over the…Read More

SanDiegoJosh’s 2013 National League West Predictions

The top 3 teams in the NL West all have a chance at the postseason, but its the Los Angeles Dodgers that…Read More

Padres Weekend Roundup: Jedd Gyorko, Starting Rotation

Welcome to the Weekend Roundup! This is a new, weekly segment that will recap some of the highlights…Read More

Clayton Richard and the Padres Avoid Arbitration

The Padres avoided arbitration with pitcher Clayton Richard, who was the last of eight Padres’…Read More

Spring Training Position Battles: Starting Pitching

With pitchers and catchers reporting today for Spring Training, this is the perfect time to kick off…Read More

Holding On To Prospects Could Be Detrimental To Padres

Somewhere in January it was reported the Padres had a big trade on the table, where if Byrnes would have…Read More

The Padres Starting Rotation and the Evaporating Free Agent Market.

The San Diego Padres have approximately 1.37 legitimate starting pitchers.  Volquez being the “1”…Read More

Padres Reach Deals With 5 Players; 3 Remain Unsigned

In what will probably be hailed as the team’s biggest off-season signings, the Padres were able…Read More

My Pre-Spring Training/Opening Day Starting Rotation

Spring Training is a little more than a month away, but just for the fun of it, I decided to fill-out…Read More

Padres Offseason Target: Brandon McCarthy

We here at Chicken Friars thought it would be fun to play general manager, and target players through…Read More

Padres Offseason Preview

Even though the playoffs are still in full-swing, 90% of baseball is in full-blown offseason mode. The…Read More

Padres Snake-Bitten In Arizona, Lose To Diamondbacks

The Padres dropped their second straight game in the desert, losing to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 6-2.…Read More

Padres Tap The Rockies In Series Opener

The Padres opened up a six-game road trip with on a positive note, beating Colorado 5-4. The win was…Read More

Clayton Richard Enjoying Solid August for Padres

In terms of his overall performance at the plate, Chase Headley has been downright “on fire” during…Read More

Hudson Dominates Padres; Braves Cruise To Win

Padres starter Clayton Richard turned in one of the best performances of his career last time, pitching…Read More