BIZARRE: 8 - What They Never Told You

Tom Krasovic: If they max out talent like 2010 team, Padres can make October run

When a ballclub plows a quarter of a billion dollars into the player payroll, as Padres leaders have this year, it's the same as shouting out a request.

Tribune News Service · Sep 21, 2022

Musgrove sharp, Padres grind down Gallen to beat Diamondbacks

PHOENIX — The Padres worked and worked before it ultimately worked for them.

Tribune News Service · Sep 17, 2022

Who’s the Phillies’ MVP? J.T. Realmuto heads the list, but there are other worthy choices.

When the fifth inning began in San Diego on that Saturday night in late June, everyone’s mind was still on Bryce Harper and how much damage a wayward 97-mph fastball had wrought upon his left hand.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 13, 2022

Snell’s roll slowed, Hader’s struggles continue in Padres’ loss to Nationals

SAN DIEGO — Blake Snell’s roll was slowed before he climbed the mound Friday. Outside of Manny Machado, Snell’s teammates, for all of A.J. Preller’s machinations, can’t seem to keep anything rolling.

Tribune News Service · Aug 20, 2022

Blake Snell Cleared to Play After DUI Suspect Hit His Car

The Padres pitcher avoided catastrophe after his car was hit by a drunk driver Thursday night.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 20, 2022

Padres' Blake Snell cleared to start after his vehicle was struck by DUI suspect

SAN DIEGO — Blake Snell’s vehicle was struck by a suspected drunken driver Thursday night on the side of Interstate 5 after a San Diego police officer had stopped Snell for an alleged traffic violation, authorities said.

Tribune News Service · Aug 19, 2022

The Rangers’ Understandable But Ill-Timed Firings

It’s not hard to find a reason for the Rangers’ midsummer firing spree: The team is looking at a sixth consecutive losing season, which does not exactly scream “job security,” especially not for a manager or a top executive. And so it was not entirely surprising that skipper Chris Woodward…

Sports Illustrated · Aug 19, 2022

Blake Snell’s Dogs Support Him Through Thick and Thin

The Padres’ pitcher and Cy Young winner is just like the rest of us when it comes to his two dogs, Deuce and Junior.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 17, 2022

Phillies star Bryce Harper takes ‘huge’ step as he nears return from his fractured right thumb

NEW YORK — If Bryce Harper’s work goes well on Sunday, he will take batting practice on the field at Citizens Bank Park on Monday, according to interim manager Rob Thomson. Harper hasn’t taken batting practice on the field since he was hit by a Blake Snell pitch on June…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 14, 2022

Blake Snell stays sharp, Padres take series from Nationals

WASHINGTON — It is August, so Blake Snell is the pitcher the Padres intended him to be and need him to be.

Tribune News Service · Aug 14, 2022