Saturday | San Diego Union-Tribune
New Padres GM Hoyer, Gonzalez's agent hold meeting
With two years on his contract, Adrian Gonzalez is a talking point inside and outside the Padres organization.
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Inside MLB | Padres hand the general manager reins to Theo Epstein disciple Jed Hoyer
New San Diego Padres general manager Jed Hoyer has inherited a valuable trade chip in All-Star closer Heath Bell.
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The obvious low point for the Padres offense occurred on July 10 in San Francisco when Giants pitcher Jonathan Sanchez tossed a no-hitter against San Diego, a fitful ending to a sour first half.
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Sports authorities pay homage to Cabrera for his performance in the Big Leagues
The Nicaraguan League of Professional Baseball Friday recognized baseball player Everth Cabrera for his performance during the last season of MLB, playing for Los Padres of San Diego.
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Assessing 2009: All-Star Break Through August
The Mets started a pattern following the break, that they didn't stray much from often - losing games early in series and salvaging games either pitched by their best pitcher or mailed in by their opponents.
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Left-hander Wade LeBlanc held the Giants to two hits in seven innings and struck out a career-high eight to lead the San Diego Padres to a 2-0 win Saturday night.
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GM Towers is better off out of San Diego
The name of the game is pitching, right? Well, Kevin Towers evaluates pitching as well as any any general manager, and now is he out of a job.
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Correia, Cabrera struggle in Padres loss
If ever a couple of players personified the Kevin Towers methodology of "bottom-fishing" baseball, they're right-handed pitcher Kevin Correia and shortstop Everth Cabrera.
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Sandoval caps breakout year by lifting Giants over ...
Pablo Sandoval went 2-for-4 and smacked the game-winning homer in the top of the 10th inning to lift the San Francisco Giants over the San Diego Padres, 4-3, in the season finale for both clubs.
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Giants finish season with 4-3 win over Padres in 10 innings
Randy Johnson made what could be the last appearance of his brilliant, 22-year big league career, pitching one adventuresome inning of relief in the San Francisco Giants' 4-3, 10-inning win over the San Diego Padres on Sunday.
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Giants give GM an offseason fix-it job
Brian Sabean officially became the longest tenured general manager in the major leagues on Saturday.
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October 3, 2009, 5:28 p.m. GIANTS at PADRES 7:05 p.m. / Game 2 of 3/strong> TV: 4 San Diego > Radio: 1090-AM, 1700-AM; 860-AM The focus Saturday at Petco Park was not on the seasona s penultimate game.
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Zito knocked out of game by Gonzo's line drive
Barry Zito's last start of the season was marred when he was hit near his left elbow by Adrian Gonzalez's line drive in the sixth inning of the San Francisco Giants' 7-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.
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Mets' K-Rod first in 14 years to allow 2 walkoff slams
Here's another sign of how bad a season it's been for the Mets: Francisco Rodriguez became the first pitcher since Lee Smith in 1995 to allow two game-ending grand slams in the same season.
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Dodgers Falter Again In Bid To Win NL West
Kevin Kouzmanoff belted a three-run homer and the Padres again prevented the slumping Dodgers from clinching the NL West title with a 5-0 victory to sweep a two-game series at Petco Park.
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Pads beat Dodgers, keep LA from clinching NL West
Tony Gwynn Jr. homered and Kevin Kouzmanoff singled in the go-ahead run as the San Diego Padres beat Los Angeles 3-1 on Tuesday night, keeping the Dodgers from clinching their second straight NL West title.
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Gregerson punctuates series victory
Not a bad night for Padres rookie reliever Luke Gregerson, who pulled off a nice impersonation of closer Heath Bell, picked up his first Major League save and was spared the indignity of having to pull fishnet stockings over his legs.
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Tracy's slam leads D-Backs over Padres
Seldom-used Chad Tracy snapped an 0-for-18 slump with a pinch-hit grand slam in the seventh inning, sending Daniel Schlereth to his first major league win in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 8-5 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night.
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Jim Tracy has done such a deft job since taking over for Clint Hurdle as Rockies manager that he is one of two favorites for National League manager of the year.
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Nick Hundley and Tony Gwynn singled in runs during the eighth inning, and San Diego rallied for a 5-4 victory over playoff-hopeful Colorado at Coors Field.
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