Watched the July 5 Brian Lawrence/Roger Clemens matchup last night. Pads won, 2-1, to take sole possession of first place in the NL West. Coincidentally, in my post from the day after that game I took a mid-season look at my BTF Padres Preview.

Which reminds me, keep those comments coming for this year’s edition. Which in turn reminds me, if an anvil falls on your head in a forest, does it still hurt like hell?

A few items of note over at Padres.com:

• Prospect rebounding for Padres Hooray, a Javier Martinez sighting.
• Mailbag: Getting into positions Couple of gems here: “Burroughs needs to be more aggressive, while Nevin has to adjust to the reduced power numbers at PETCO.” Amen, brother. It also looks like Xavier Nady has the inside track for fourth outfielder. Baby steps.
• Around the Horn: Outfielders Mostly fluffy piece with one encouraging note: “In 2005, Nady will not be thrust into a starting role, but manager Bruce Bochy has already said that he’d like to get his power threat between 300-400 at-bats.”

That’s all for now. Please use this link for suggestions about this year’s BTF Padres preview. Use the regular comment link below if you want to talk about anvils.