San Diego Padres Archive

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    Red Sox vow to lock up Gonzalez, but how much will it take?

    Spring is in the air, meaning baseball is on the horizon: the best sport there is and will ever be. Players are reporting to camp and rosters are all but set. Many teams have improved this offseason, including bottom-dwellers such as the Pittsburgh Pirates. The...

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    Red Sox make bold move, trade for Adrian Gonzalez

    The Boston Red Sox have been after San Diego Padres slugging first baseman Adrian Gonzalezfor three years, and their pursuit has paid off. Jed Hoyer, who was named the Padres General Manager in 2009, was the assistant to Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein prior to...

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    Padres pay steep price, but take smart gamble in acquiring Maybin

    When the Florida Marlins acquired outfield prospect Cameron Maybin and equally prized left-hander Andrew Miller back in 2007, they thought they had made out very well in the trade that sent power-hitting Miguel Cabrera and talented left-hander Dontrelle Willis to Detroit Tigers. But as is often the case, potential doesn’t...

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    Game 162: Yankees settle for Wild Card; Braves and Giants are playoff-bound

    On this final day of baseball’s regular season, home of Game 162 for all, much was left to be decided. The New York Yankees needed a win and a Tampa Bays Rays loss to win the American League East. The San Francisco Giants and San...

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    Rockies furious late-season charge makes NL West a three-team race

    All season long I, as well as many other baseball fans, have focused on the fight for the National League West crown, a battle between the San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres. The two teams have fought tooth and nail, backed by superb pitching...

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