So I finally got broadband this weekend. The speed is nice, but what I really dig is that now I can update Ducksnorts while watching the game in the living room. Pretty cool.

I’m running out of good things to say about Khalil Greene. That bomb he hit yesterday at Montreal tied the Padre record for homers in a season by a shortstop. Not bad for a 24-year-old rookie whose defense was expected to be ahead of his offense this year. Good to see Ryan Klesko lay into one as well. He’s hitting .260/.385/.463 since the All-Star break. Over half of his 32 hits have gone for extra bases.

A few items of note:

• Farm Report: Padres may spoil Portland’s playoff hopes with Sept. 1 raid (NC Times). Xavier Nady, Jon Knott, Kerry Robinson, Robert Fick, Ramon Vazquez, Miguel Ojeda, Justin Germano, Brian Sweeney, Mike Bynum, and Eddie Oropesa are all mentioned as candidates for recall. Also, Brad Baker, Chris Oxspring, Josh Barfield, Paul McAnulty, and Ben Johnson will represent the Pads in the AFL.
• The Padres’ secret is out (Seattle Times). Mark Loretta and the Padres get a little love from the national media.
• Nice piece on Tim Stauffer in the August 27 edition of BA’s Daily Dish.
• Beavers, Padres agree to two-year affiliation extension (KATU)

Starting out 6-1 on the current road trip, the Pads now head to St. Louis for three. The Cardinals are the best team on the planet, with a .662 winning percentage. That’s 15 full games ahead of the Padres.

Back into a tie with the Cubs and Giants for the wild card. Five games back of the Dodgers in the NL West. It’s still up for grabs. Is this great or what?