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When Should Bud Black Sit Cameron Maybin?

Now. Oh you were looking for more than that? Cameron Maybin has been awful to start the season. Again.  He has a total of two hits in 24 at bats, four strikeouts, two walks, with one of those being an…Read More

Will Blanks Fill Roster Spot?

Scrolling through the Padres Twittersphere today, most of the talk was about final cuts almost done with Sean O’Sullivan, Tim Stauffer, Gregorio Petit, Travis Buck and Rene Rivera being sent down…Read More

Headley Hits His 30th Homer, Padres Beat Giants

Chase Headley continued his amazing season, socking his 30th homer of the year, and Eric Stults was solid yet again, and the Padres defeated the Giants, 7-3. The Giants scored all of their runs in the…Read More

Nine Run Inning Dooms Padres In Loss To Pirates

The Padres won the first two games of the series, and a fast start on Sunday had them poised for a sweep. Then the Pirates showed signs of life. The Pirates used a nine-run fourth inning to come back to…Read More

Padres, Headley Come Back To Haunt Pirates

The Padres fell behind 7-1 in the fourth inning against the Pirates, only to mount one of their best comebacks of the year. Chase Headley had 2 HR’s and 5 RBI’s, and the Padres won 9-8. The…Read More

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Throwdown Thursday – Week 17

Every Thursday, we at Chicken Friars will pick the two best Padres performers over the past week and…Read More

Throwdown Thursday – Week 16

Every Thursday, we at Chicken Friars will pick the two best Padres performers over the past week and…Read More

Amarista’s Slam Caps Off Epic Comeback For The Padres

Thursday night’s game was one of the weirdest Padres game I can remember. A near no-hitter, a devastating…Read More

Quentin Caps Off Comeback For the Padres

The Padres played one of their wildest games of 2012, as Monday’s game featured five lead changes.…Read More

LOB City; Padres Strand 11 In Loss To Rangers

The Padres had plenty of chances to win against one of baseball’s best, but could not get a clutch…Read More

Volquez Pitches Gem In The Emerald City; Padres Sweep M’s

It only took 64 games, but the Padres reached a few 2012 milestones.  With a 6-2 win over the Mariners.…Read More

Padres Mount Comeback, but Fall Short Against the Brewers

The Padres had an opportunity to mount a furious comeback in the 9th inning, but back-to-back strikeouts…Read More

Padres Cannot Take Advantage of Giant Mistakes, Lose Series

The Giants made four errors in Thursday’s matinee, however the Padres could not capitalize on San…Read More

First Inning Runs Doom Padres In Loss To Giants

The Padres fell behind early, and it proved to be too much to overcome, as the Padres lost to the Giants…Read More

Execution: The Missing Ingredient For the Padres

For those of you who don’t know, I’m a San Diego transplant living in Arizona. For that reason,…Read More

Jesus Saves the Padres from Defeat!

The Padres came home, battered and beaten after a horrendous 1-9 road trip. The team was swept by a team…Read More

Padres Can’t Figure Out Knuckleball and Lose to the Mets

If you though it couldn’t get any worse offensively after the previous two games, you were wrong.…Read More

Anthony Bass Hammered as Padres Drop Game Two Against the Mets

The Padres jumped out to an early 1-0 lead last night and it looked like their good fortunes from game…Read More

San Diego Padres of the Future: A Glimpse at What May Be on the Horizon

Through 46 games it’s clear the 2012 Padres are no better than the 2011 Padres.  In fact, they’ve…Read More

Offense Comes Up Big As Padres Drop Mets in Series Opener

Everth Cabrera was hitless since being called up from Triple-A Tucson until the last game of the Cardinals…Read More