Woeful Pads lose pitcher, catcher, game to Cards

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THT Daily:THT Daily: Hot Sox
Published 5/22/2008 by Dave Studeman at The Hardball Times
... 7 CLE 2 (Recap and Boxscore) DET 9 SEA 4 (Recap and Boxscore) TEX 10 MIN 1 (Recap and Boxscore) OAK 9 TB 1 (Recap and Boxscore) National League ATL 11 NYN 4 (Recap and Boxscore) FLA 3 ARI 1 (Recap and Boxscore) PHI 12 WAS 2 (Recap and Boxscore) HOU 5 CHN 3 (Recap and Boxscore) MIL 4 PIT 1 (Recap and Boxscore) SF 3 COL 2 (Recap and Boxscore) LAN 5 CIN 2 (Recap and Boxscore) STL 11 SD 3 (Recap and Boxscore) You can download a compact version of yesterday's boxscores from Heater ...

The Padres Are Broken
Published 5/22/2008 by Wrigleyville (noreply@blogger.com) at wrigleyville23
It just gets worse in San Diego. Or as bad as being in San Diego can be.

Smells Like Padres in Here - Thursday Edition
Published 5/22/2008 by Winfield's Ghost at Gaslamp Ball: Front Page Posts
... After last night's carnage, I'd say we're ready for Dex and jbox's annual Dark Days of GLB post. Lots of stuff here - Pujols' reaction, why there was no replay and why Headley played third base yesterday.  (Re: Headly - Fuson's statement makes no sense to me.) Maybe Adrian should just be our hitting coach. Best SI cover in years.  Also contains a great story on how the  Rays have built their organization. The Reds are in town.  Wolf goes against Aaron Harang tonight ...

Padres Bit by Injury Bug, Again..
Published 5/22/2008 by Mr. Fleece at MLB Fleece Factor
... A few days after losing CY Young award winning pitcher Jake Peavy, the San Diego Padres lost their # 2 starter Chris Young, as well as catcher Josh Bard. Both players were injured  in Wednesday’s loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. Chris Young was hit in the face on a line drive off the bat of Albert Pujols. He did not seem to be in pain, surprisingly enough. His face was left quite bloody, but he sat in front of the mound and looked annoyed more than anything else. He has been diagnosed with a fracture in his nose, but will go for further tests to see if he suffered any ...

A closer look at the carnage
Published 5/22/2008 by jbox at Gaslamp Ball: Front Page Posts
... Padres hurt some more as Pujols' liner breaks pitcher Young's nose "When I hit it, I thought it was going over his head," Pujols said. "But it hit him right in the face. "There was blood all over the place and I began to pray about it and make sure it was all right." Adrian Gonzalez put his arm around Pujols and they bowed their heads in prayer for a few minutes with their backs turned to the bloody scene. "It was a pretty tough night," Pujols said. "After that, I ...