Joe Thatcher News

Steve Garrison has promised himself he won't dream about his future with the Padres, but it's becoming a little harder to keep in the back of his mind.

Joe Thatcher has stood atop the mound at Chavez Ravine in Elysian Park in Los Angeles, looking out at the hills and mountains.

See Tuesday's paper for a Q&A session with Thatcher. When the phone rings, Joe Thatcher starts thinking about pitching.

The sample was small, but Arizona manager A.J. Hinch knew he wanted to get another look at the left-handed hitting Chad Tracy matched against Padres right-handed reliever Luke Gregerson.

The Padres are currently carrying three left-handers in their bullpen, though only one has earned the trust of manager Bud Black.

It's taken two years, but Kokomo's Joe Thatcher and the San Diego Padres are back enjoying the intensity of games where a playoff berth hangs in the balance.

19 a ' straight inherited base runners stranded by Padres reliever Joe Thatcher, a streak ended last night in the seventh inning.

It's no wonder Wade LeBlanc felt out of sorts here a year ago, the rookie who, because of space limitations, dressed in front of a makeshift locker in the middle of the visiting clubhouse that resembled an oversized metal shopping cart.

On Tuesday night, the Braves mounted an unlikely comeback against Padres closer Heath Bell in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game.

Joe Thatcher has been a bright spot for the otherwise beleaguered San Diego Padres since being recalled from Portland of the Pacific Coast League on July 21.

Felipe Lopez's bases-clearing double in the seventh inning Sunday lifted the Brewers to a 6-1 victory over the Padres before a crowd of 23,696 at PETCO Park.

Padres starter Tim Stauffer gave up just one run in seven innings against the Reds on Thursday to earn his first victory since August 2006.

Kyle Blanks, trying to score from second in the second inning, is tagged out by Reds catcher Craig Tatum.

With the Padres trading right-handed pitcher Cla Meredith to the Orioles on Sunday in exchange for infielder Oscar Salazar, manager Bud Black answered questions about the role Meredith filled and any potential shifts in bullpen duties.

Padres second baseman Edgar Gonzalez could only do one thing as he collapsed on home plate, having been struck in the head by a 93-mph fastball on Saturday at PETCO Park.

To persuade Carrie to have a baby, Doug borrows an infant whom Danny is supposed to be taking care of to show Carrie what a good father he would be.

July 18, 2009, 10:54 p.m. Ita s taken this long for him to get his record over .500, but Stiven Osunaa s finally gotten there in impressive fashion.

A night after the Triple-A All-Star Game lit up PGE Park, the Portland Beavers resumed Pacific Coast League baseball play with a win.

"Evaluating prospects is a two-part process. You have to see what they're doing, and and then you have to find out how they are doing it... by Nathaniel Stoltz 8 reads Opinion "Evaluating prospects is a two-part process.

The San Diego Padres have placed infielder David Eckstein on the 15-day disabled list with a hamstring injury.