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Giles Makes Padres Debut

Thursday, August 28, 2003
by Geoff Young

Before I launch into the "Welcome Brian Giles" portion of this entry, I'd just like to say that I'm sorry to see Ollie Perez and Rondell White go. In my excitement about picking up Giles, I'm not sure I made that clear. I've been following Perez for a long time, and I think he's got a lot of promise. I'm still not convinced the Pads did the right thing by rushing him through the minors so quickly, but maybe it won't make a difference in the long run. He's a good kid and I wish him well. Supposedly he offered to start Tuesday night's game even after word came down that he'd been traded. Gotta like that. As for White, I was very critical of the ...

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Padres Acquire Giles

Wednesday, August 27, 2003
by Geoff Young

Holy superstars, Batman, Brian Giles is a Padre. I'm so excited I'm even using my crappy old Windows 98 laptop to write this. Where to begin? I'll just start spewing random thoughts as they occur to me, so if this entry is more incoherent than most (how can you tell?), I trust you'll understand. The Padres just acquired BRIAN FREAKIN' GILES! And they didn't have to absorb any of Jason Kendall's contract. Of course, they also don't get Kendall's services, but that's another story. So, Giles joins the club Wednesday night and replaces Rondell White (traded to the Royals for ...

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Concern over Peavy’s Innings?

Tuesday, August 26, 2003
by Geoff Young

Real quick today. First off, one of the band of Jeffs pointed out to me that Trevor Hoffman will rejoin the Padres against the Diamondbacks in San Diego. Thanks for the correction, dude. I didn't see last night's game, just heard a little of it in the car. I can only guess how Jake Peavy looked; man, that was a horrible line. So now is a good time for this question: When do the Padres shut down Peavy? He's 22 years old and he's worked 159 innings. Where do you put his ceiling: 170 innings? 180? That gives him somewhere between two and four more starts. I'll miss watching him pitch, and you know he won't want to miss any turns, but it will be best ...

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