Yet again, it’s impossible to predict what will engage the imagination of my readers. In response to yesterday’s deep, burning question, one person suggested that "When I Come Around" might be about drugs because Green Day likes to sing about drugs. Well, okay. Maybe. My current pet theory is that it’s about a guy and a girl who slip into and out of a dysfunctional relationship over a period of time. Ah, what ever happened to the good ol’ days?

While I was rummaging around the Internet, looking for someone to explain the lyrics, I found an interesting piece on the 1564 chord progression that has come to dominate modern rock music. Apparently, it was used heavily in the late ’50s and early ’60s as well. Hey, if you can play "When I Come Around" on guitar, you can also play "One Fine Day" by the Chiffons. Pretty cool.

Also very cool (note the graceful segue) is the fact that the Padres have won two in a row. Brian Lawrence shut down the Mets a day after Jake Peavy did the same. This is going to be a fun staff to watch next year.

BTW, yesterday I mentioned that Mike Bynum was taking Bobby M. Jones’ spot in the rotation. He’s not; he’s taking Bobby J. Jones’ spot. If you have trouble remembering which is which, like I obviously do, just use this simple mnemonic device: M stands for lefty, J stands for righty.

Baseball America named its Top 20 first base prospects. Tagg Bozied (who homered last night against Tennessee, for the Bay Bears’ only run) placed #12 on the list.

At Elsinore, Mark Phillips fanned 10 in 5 innings against Stockton. Khalil Greene singled twice and (!) drew a walk in the Storm’s 5-3 victory. Greene is now hitting .268/.311/.431 in 30 games. Only 5 errors in 29 games at shortstop.

At Ft. Wayne, Geoff Jones fanned 13 in 7 innings against Kane County. In attendance were Padre GM Kevin Towers, scouting director Bill Gayton, and director of player development Tye Waller. I don’t know much about Jones, but he’s pitching pretty well for the Wizards.

Speaking of Ft. Wayne, I noticed this morning that Justin Germano has an X by his name on the Wizards’ stat page at Baseball America, signifying that he is no longer with the club. Anybody know whether he’s been promoted? I can’t find a record of it anywhere.

Finally, at Idaho Falls, our friend Omar Falcon continues to amass stunning strikeout numbers. Seriously, the guy is making Russell Branyan look like Tony Gwynn. He’s fanned 75 times in 143 at-bats. What’s sick is that despite his .231 average, his OPS is a solid 827. Needless to say, Falcon remains one of the most fascinating players in the Padre organization.

Later…