Renewed my Storm mini-plans yesterday. Life is good. I’m looking forward to seeing the latest crop of young pitchers in the system: Justin Germano, Jon Huber, Javier Martinez, Tom Lipari, Nobuaki Yoshida. Should be fun.

Portland Beavers

Jonathan over at PDX Beavers is doing an in-depth preview of the 2003 Portland Beavers season:

• An Early Look Ahead to the 2003 Portland Beavers – The Position Player Breakdown
• An Early Look Ahead to the 2003 Portland Beavers – The Pitching Breakdown

If you ever want information on the Beavers, this site is the place to find it. Stop on by, and tell ‘em I say hey.

Trevor Hoffman Update

Trevor Hoffman’s immediate future remains uncertain (Padres.com). The obsession with finding a "replacement" closer if Hoffy can’t go is a little disturbing. Personally, I don’t have a problem with seeing some combination of Jay Witasick, Kevin Walker, Jaret Wright, and Brandon Villafuerte. They could probably even get some kind of marketing tie-in with Volkswagen.

That’s all for now. More as it happens…