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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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06/02/12 Guzman Mashes, Padres Rattle Diamondbacks Source: San Diego Reader - San Diego CA After a disastrous 10-game road trip which resulted in only one win, the Padres were apparently hungry for some home cooking.
06/02/12 Richard solid but receives little support Source: CBSSports.com Johan Santana pitched a four-hitter for his first shutout since 2010 and the New York Mets backed him with three home runs in a 9-0 win over the San Diego Padres on Saturday.
06/01/12 D-Backs open series in San Diego Source: NBC - KPNX TV 12 - Phoenix AZ Diamondbacks LHP Wade Miley (6-1, 2.41) vs. Padres LHP Clayton Richard (2-6, 4.76). Notable: Miley has a 2.27 ERA since moving into the starting rotation on April 23.
06/01/12 Padres carry slide into opener vs. D-backs Source: ABC - WHAM 13 - Rochester NY Carlos Quentin has provided the Padres' offense with quite a boost since his return to action, but it hasn't been enough to get his team a victory.
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.