Wednesday, August 15, 2007
04.22.1997
Houston Astros @ San Diego Padres
Another Fernando Valenzuela start, but this one didn't go so well for the big guy. The Astros scored 12 runs to support Shane Reynolds. They got their runs on 15 hits, and 12 of those were singles. It was not a great night in the field for the Padres. Scott Livingstone made two errors at third, and Quilvio Veras kicked in one at second. This led to 8 of the Astros runs being unearned.
Labels: 1997, Astros, Baseball, Jack Murphy Stadium, Padres, Stub, Ticket
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
04.09.1997
Pittsburgh Pirates @ San Diego Padres
Esteban Loaiza starts for the Pirates and successfully keeps the Padres at bay. Tony Gwynn hit his first of 17 home runs, a season career high, in this game in the 8th inning off Matt Ruebel. There was nothing else really significant in this game, other than a Kevin Elster home run off of Trevor Hoffman.
Labels: 1997, Baseball, Jack Murphy Stadium, Padres, Pirates, Stub, Ticket
09.14.1996
Cincinnati Reds @ San Diego Padres
I was shocked we ended up going to this game, as it was in the day and our family doesn't like sunburns. The Padres were in a very close pennant race, and this game was tied after the Reds scored 2 in the 5th inning. Dave Burba for the Reds and Fernando Valenzuela for the Padres were both done after 5. The game remained tied until the 12th when Jody Reed got a single to drive in Greg Vaughn from second base, which Vaughn had stolen after a walk. It was a very exciting win.
Labels: 1996, Baseball, Jack Murphy Stadium, Padres, Reds, Stub, Ticket
Monday, August 13, 2007
07.30.1996
Atlanta Braves @ San Diego Padres
Sound the alarm, it's a pitcher's duel. Fernando Valenzuela bests Greg Maddux as the Padres win 2-1. Playing for the Braves in this game are 3 future Padres: Ryan Klesko, Ed Giovanola, and Maddux. Chipper Jones hits a solo homer off of Trevor Hoffman, but the Padres' closer still records the save.
Labels: 1996, Baseball, Braves, Jack Murphy Stadium, Padres, Stub, Ticket
07.06.1996
San Francisco Giants @ San Diego Padres
The Padres hit three homers (Rob Deer, Ken Caminiti, Rickey Henderson) off of Giants' starter Osvaldo Fernandez, helping the cause in a 10-3 victory. Fernando Valenzuela picked up the win for the Padres in this one. Also great, Barry Bonds did not hit a home run in this game.
Labels: 1996, Baseball, Giants, Jack Murphy Stadium, Padres, Stub, Ticket
Thursday, August 09, 2007
06.22.1996
Chicago Cubs @ San Diego Padres
A 16-inning marathon! I'm not sure if we stayed for the whole game or not. Knowing my dad, we probably didn't. The two starting pitchers, Mike Cambell for the Cubs and Andy Ashby for the Padres, were long gone before this game was over. Both teams scored 4 runs in the first 3 innings, and then nothing until the 12th inning. Then they traded single runs in the 12th and 15th innings. Finally the Cubs got 3 runs off Willie Blair in the 16th that the Padres could not match. Brant Brown and Sammy Sosa homered for the Cubs. Fernando Valenzuela pinch-hit for the Padres, ending the game by striking out.
Labels: 1996, Baseball, Cubs, Extra Innings, Jack Murphy Stadium, Padres, Stub, Ticket.
06.07.1996
Pittsburgh Pirates @ San Diego Padres
My second Padres game in a week and for the second time the opposing pitcher throws a complete game shutout. This time it was Zane Smith blanking the Padres as the Pirates won 10-0. Sean Bergman started the game for the Padres and was largely ineffective, giving up 5 runs in as many innings. Jeff King and Orlando Merced both homered for the Pirates.
Labels: 1996, Baseball, Jack Murphy Stadium, Padres, Pirates, Stub, Ticket
06.03.1996
St. Louis Cardinals @ San Diego Padres
Bob Tewksbury started this game for the Padres, pitching against one of his former teams. Alan Benes started for the Cardinals, and pitched a complete game shutout. Tewksbury also went the distance, giving up 3 runs in a losing effort. Early in the game, Tewksbury was pitching to Willie McGee, and he threw him a 45 mph curveball. My dad and I were sitting right behind home plate, and we were just as shocked as McGee. Also a rarity, Steve Finley made an error in center field for the Padres.
Labels: 1996, Baseball, Cardinals, Jack Murphy Stadium, Padres, Stub, Ticket
08.25.1995
St. Louis Rams @ San Diego Chargers
This was a preseason game, but it was still a lot of fun. I remember being excited to see two big running backs going head to head: Natrone Means of the Chargers, and Jerome Bettis of the Rams. Though they only played a small portion of the game, it was still fun to watch them out there. I honestly can't remember who won this game. I'll have to research that and update someday.
Labels: 1995, Chargers, Football, Jack Murphy Stadium, Rams, Stub, Ticket
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
07.14.1992
Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The funniest thing about this ticket is the "Rain Check" portion. Fat chance we'd see rain in July in San Diego! The American League won this game over the National League squad, which included 5 members from the Padres: Tony Gwynn, Gary Sheffield, Fred McGriff, Benito Santiago, and Tony Fernandez. Ken Griffey Jr. was awarded the MVP for his part in the AL victory.
Labels: 1992, All-Star Game, Baseball, Jack Murphy Stadium, Stub, Ticket
07.14.1992
Bus Ticket to the MLB All-Star Game
Well my dad said to hang onto this bus ticket. I guess he knew I'd someday have a blog that I'd want to put it in. It was specially made for the 1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at San Diego's Jack Murphy Stadium. As you might have guessed, this is how we got to the All-Star Game.
Labels: 1992, All-StarGame, Baseball, Jack Murphy Stadium, Stub, Ticket
