April 1st, 2011 | Written by Bob Scanlan
“Cant win ‘em all if you don’t win the first one!” That’s what we used to say as players when ever we were the victors in the season opener. The Padres clubhouse was no doubt yelling that refrain after yesterday’s hard fought, extra inning, 5-3 win over the Cardinals at New Busch Stadium. It was a game that featured 3 Friar comebacks, hopefully making it a harbinger of another season of exciting, tough, never say die Padres baseball like we watched all last year.
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Tags: Adams, Bartlett, Bell, Cardinals, Headley, Hudson, Hundley, Maybin, Padres, Stauffer
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April 7th, 2010 | Written by Bob Scanlan
Now that you’re done laughing at my A.L. picks, you can prepare yourself for round two of Scan’s soothsaying pre-season prognostications.
Get your Southwest reservation ready to hit the sports book at Caesar’s, because here are the N.L. picks: Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Astros, Braves, Brewers, Cardinals, Cubs, Diamondbacks, Dodgers, Giants, Marlins, Mets, national league, Nationals, Padres, Phillies, Pirates, Reds, Rockies
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“Cant win ‘em all if you don’t win the first one!” That’s what we used to say as players when ever we were the victors in the season opener. The Padres clubhouse was no doubt yelling that refrain after yesterday’s hard fought, extra inning, 5-3 win over the Cardinals at New Busch Stadium. It was a game that featured 3 Friar comebacks, hopefully making it a harbinger of another season of exciting, tough, never say die Padres baseball like we watched all last year.