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2007 San Diego Padres season

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Owner(s)
  
John Moores

Manager(s)
  
Bud Black

General manager(s)
  
Kevin Towers

2007 San Diego Padres season

Local television
  
4SD Matt Vasgersian, Mark Grant, Tony Gwynn Cablemas (Spanish)

Local radio
  
XX Sports Radio Ted Leitner, Jerry Coleman, Andy Masur XEMO-AM (Spanish)

The San Diego Padres 2007 season began with the Padres' attempt to win a third consecutive NL West title. After finishing the regular season with 89 wins and 73 losses, they were in a tie with the Colorado Rockies for both the NL wild card and second place in the NL West, they were defeated in a tie-breaker which placed them third overall in the division and out of playoff competition.

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Offseason

  • November 8, 2006: Kevin Kouzmanoff was traded by the Cleveland Indians with Andrew Brown to the San Diego Padres for Josh Barfield.
  • December 20, 2006: Marcus Giles was signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.
  • January 3, 2007: Pete Laforest was signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.
  • Wild Card tie-breaker

    The Padres ended tied with the Colorado Rockies for both second place in the NL West as well as the National League Wild Card. A tie-breaker was played on October 1, 2007 in Denver to determine which team would continue on to post-season play. The game lasted 13 innings through four hours and 40 minutes. The Rockies won the Wild Card spot with a final score of 9 to 8, and the Padres' season was over.

    Transactions

    September 4, 2007: Pete Laforest was selected off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies from the San Diego Padres.

    Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: San Antonio

    References

    2007 San Diego Padres season Wikipedia