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Despite Fade, Padres Worth Celebrating

Hail to the losers. Hail to the field personnel of the San Diego Padres. Great praise to a team that had only one good hitter yet extracted 90 victories from the journey that ended Sunday in defeat. Huzzahs for the National League's best bullpen, for a 22-year-old hothead who matured into an ace, for the pitching gurus...

Brandon Phillips, Reds Ready for 'Great Headache' That Comes With Clinch

SAN DIEGO -- For folks in Flyover Land, the moonshine jar remains half full, even if their Cincinnati Reds haven't yet grabbed the playoff berth that seemed a fait accompli several days ago. What's a little more waiting to a franchise that's gone 15 years since its last postseason? "I don't care as long as it gets done,"...

Source: Diamondbacks Select Kevin Towers as Next General Manager

The Arizona Diamondbacks have chosen as their next general manager a former rival, Kevin Towers, a major league source has confirmed. Under Towers, whose GM tenure spanned 14 seasons, the San Diego Padres won four National League West titles and an NL pennant. Contractual details were still being sorted out Tuesday night,...

Twelve Thoughts: Mat Latos' Cy Young Case, Dodgers' Downfall, Philly Surge

Anytime they get a hit off Padres pitcher Mat Latos, hitters should ask for the ball. The Tattoed One continues to command four pitches, each above average. Hitters have batted only .193 against him this year and .176 in the last 21 games. • Latos belongs in the Cy Young picture, and not only because he's a regular...

Twelve Thoughts: Peavy Retrospective, Showalter, Lilly Loving L.A.

Now that five ace pitchers have been traded in the last 13 months, one of the early trades, the stunner that sent Jake Peavy to the White Sox last summer, somehow is even more incredible. Comparisons between the price paid for Peavy and the prices paid for Cliff Lee (dealt three times in that span), Dan Haren, Roy...

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05/23/12 Headley returns from back issue Source: CBSSports.com Pitcher Clayton Richard scored the winning run from first base on an error by fill-in left fielder Howie Kendrick with two outs in the 13th inning and the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 on Sunday in an unusual extra-inning game.
05/23/12 Wainwright's complete game is 4-0 Cardinals win Source: Houma Today - Houma LA Greene capped his third three-hit game of the month with a go-ahead two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth, trumping Jesus Guzman's two-run double in the top half, as the Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 4-3 to snap a four-game losing streak Monday night.
05/22/12 Headley sits with back stiffness Source: CBSSports.com Pitcher Clayton Richard scored the winning run from first base on an error by fill-in left fielder Howie Kendrick with two outs in the 13th inning and the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 on Sunday in an unusual extra-inning game.
05/21/12 Richard solid in no-decision Source: CBSSports.com Today's version gives some love to Jonathan Lucroy, Ryan Cook and Scott Van Slyke.
05/21/12 Rough start on long road trip for Padres Source: The San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego CA ST. LOUIS Not that there's any sort of competition involved â that would be tacky -- but the St. Louis Cardinals are starting to sound like the injury bug is taking a lot of the fun out of their great 2012 start.