Comments on: Playoff IGD: Padres @ Cardinals (8 Oct 06) http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/10/playoff-igd-padres-cardinals-8-oct-2006.html Blogging the San Diego Padres baseball club. Established 1997. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:01:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Didi http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/10/playoff-igd-padres-cardinals-8-oct-2006.html#comment-30454 Didi Mon, 09 Oct 2006 16:03:17 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/10/playoff-igd-padres-cardinals-8-oct-2006.html#comment-30454 Congratulations, Clayton. And good luck. As for the Padres, a better season than I expected. Thanks, Geoff, for providing us the fans with an excellent site. Your writings are very enjoyable, intelligent and noteworthy. Thanks, everybody for the season. It's been fun.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-30454">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Congratulations, Clayton. And good luck.

As for the Padres, a better season than I expected.
Thanks, Geoff, for providing us the fans with an excellent site.
Your writings are very enjoyable, intelligent and noteworthy.

Thanks, everybody for the season. It’s been fun.

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]]> By: Geoff Young http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/10/playoff-igd-padres-cardinals-8-oct-2006.html#comment-30435 Geoff Young Mon, 09 Oct 2006 03:45:39 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/10/playoff-igd-padres-cardinals-8-oct-2006.html#comment-30435 Thanks, guys. Without y'all, Ducksnorts doesn't happen. As for the Padres, it's a disappointing finish but this truly was a great season that exceeded my expectations. I know the experts picked us to win the series but those are the same folks who picked the Dodgers or Giants to win the division, so what do they know. There's a lot to be done and we'll be talking about it over the winter for sure. I'll be posting a rough Ducksnorts off-season schedule later this week. As for the IGDs, I'm more than happy to fire 'em up for the remainder of the playoffs and WS if anyone's interested. I may not be as active a participant in all of those, but it's no trouble for me to set them up if you'd like. Thanks again for everything (and congrats to Clayton). You guys rock!<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-30435">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Thanks, guys. Without y’all, Ducksnorts doesn’t happen. As for the Padres, it’s a disappointing finish but this truly was a great season that exceeded my expectations. I know the experts picked us to win the series but those are the same folks who picked the Dodgers or Giants to win the division, so what do they know. There’s a lot to be done and we’ll be talking about it over the winter for sure. I’ll be posting a rough Ducksnorts off-season schedule later this week.

As for the IGDs, I’m more than happy to fire ‘em up for the remainder of the playoffs and WS if anyone’s interested. I may not be as active a participant in all of those, but it’s no trouble for me to set them up if you’d like.

Thanks again for everything (and congrats to Clayton). You guys rock!

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]]> By: Nick G. http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/10/playoff-igd-padres-cardinals-8-oct-2006.html#comment-30434 Nick G. Mon, 09 Oct 2006 03:43:17 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/10/playoff-igd-padres-cardinals-8-oct-2006.html#comment-30434 370: Congratulations! Being a dad is the best thing in the world -- I just had twins in June. The difference between this year and last is that the entire roster doesn't have to be overhauled. They still played like crap in the DS, and I'm not really sure what the answer is to that problem. I'd love to see Branyan back, I think that was a pretty solid pickup by KT. He'd be great coming off the bench to spell anyone at the corners. It'd be nice to get a full season from Kahlil someday. I thought he did a pretty good job being more selective this season.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-30434">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> 370: Congratulations! Being a dad is the best thing in the world — I just had twins in June.

The difference between this year and last is that the entire roster doesn’t have to be overhauled.

They still played like crap in the DS, and I’m not really sure what the answer is to that problem.

I’d love to see Branyan back, I think that was a pretty solid pickup by KT. He’d be great coming off the bench to spell anyone at the corners.

It’d be nice to get a full season from Kahlil someday. I thought he did a pretty good job being more selective this season.

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]]> By: LaMar http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/10/playoff-igd-padres-cardinals-8-oct-2006.html#comment-30433 LaMar Mon, 09 Oct 2006 03:42:14 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/10/playoff-igd-padres-cardinals-8-oct-2006.html#comment-30433 I still think that we're going to have two spots potentially open at the every day positions. Alderson also implied in this morning's paper that Cameron is back. 1st, 2nd, ss, rf and cf are all locked, I think. That leaves c, and I think Piazza comes back and, even if he doesn't, we play Bard and Bowen. LF, I'm afraid is open, since I think they'll trade Roberts' speed for power. The other opening is 3b, which unfortunately has a horrible free agent market absent Aramis Ramirez, if he opts out of his contract. I wouldn't be surprised that we sign Nomar to that position, if he can make the throw. The only way we trade one of the solids or one of our starting pitchers, is to get a young 3b.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-30433">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> I still think that we’re going to have two spots potentially open at the every day positions. Alderson also implied in this morning’s paper that Cameron is back.

1st, 2nd, ss, rf and cf are all locked, I think. That leaves c, and I think Piazza comes back and, even if he doesn’t, we play Bard and Bowen. LF, I’m afraid is open, since I think they’ll trade Roberts’ speed for power. The other opening is 3b, which unfortunately has a horrible free agent market absent Aramis Ramirez, if he opts out of his contract. I wouldn’t be surprised that we sign Nomar to that position, if he can make the throw.

The only way we trade one of the solids or one of our starting pitchers, is to get a young 3b.

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]]> By: BigKTFan http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/10/playoff-igd-padres-cardinals-8-oct-2006.html#comment-30432 BigKTFan Mon, 09 Oct 2006 03:31:25 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/10/playoff-igd-padres-cardinals-8-oct-2006.html#comment-30432 Khalil is 90% to come back --- Pads still have him for two more years at a good price --- but not a lock if a great offer comes along. Alderson and KT are both enamored of Jake, so I don't see anything happening there. Despite not coming up big in game 1, he's still our ace. And isn't it nice to have CYoung as our 2nd ace? Didn't we get a 1st baseman in that deal, too? What a brilliant trade.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-30432">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Khalil is 90% to come back — Pads still have him for two more years at a good price — but not a lock if a great offer comes along.

Alderson and KT are both enamored of Jake, so I don’t see anything happening there. Despite not coming up big in game 1, he’s still our ace. And isn’t it nice to have CYoung as our 2nd ace? Didn’t we get a 1st baseman in that deal, too? What a brilliant trade.

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]]> By: LaMar http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/10/playoff-igd-padres-cardinals-8-oct-2006.html#comment-30431 LaMar Mon, 09 Oct 2006 03:27:44 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/10/playoff-igd-padres-cardinals-8-oct-2006.html#comment-30431 I heard SA say that they were going to keep Branyan. I think Rettenmund goes to bat, so to speak, for Khalil. Everything I've seen says that Merv thinks Khalil can hit. Whether he was saying that to give Khalil confidence, I'm not sure, but he definitely has been saying it.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-30431">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> I heard SA say that they were going to keep Branyan. I think Rettenmund goes to bat, so to speak, for Khalil. Everything I’ve seen says that Merv thinks Khalil can hit. Whether he was saying that to give Khalil confidence, I’m not sure, but he definitely has been saying it.

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]]> By: Mark O http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/10/playoff-igd-padres-cardinals-8-oct-2006.html#comment-30430 Mark O Mon, 09 Oct 2006 03:26:34 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/10/playoff-igd-padres-cardinals-8-oct-2006.html#comment-30430 393 the only thing I'd change is that I don't think that they'd trade Khalil..but I think that we shouldn't just dismiss any offer that includes Peavy...It has to be considered...<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-30430">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> 393 the only thing I’d change is that I don’t think that they’d trade Khalil..but I think that we shouldn’t just dismiss any offer that includes Peavy…It has to be considered…

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]]> By: BigKTFan http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/10/playoff-igd-padres-cardinals-8-oct-2006.html#comment-30429 BigKTFan Mon, 09 Oct 2006 03:25:54 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/10/playoff-igd-padres-cardinals-8-oct-2006.html#comment-30429 Love to have Doc back. His speed will be hard to replace.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-30429">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Love to have Doc back. His speed will be hard to replace.

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]]> By: BigKTFan http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/10/playoff-igd-padres-cardinals-8-oct-2006.html#comment-30428 BigKTFan Mon, 09 Oct 2006 03:24:17 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/10/playoff-igd-padres-cardinals-8-oct-2006.html#comment-30428 Sure things: 1st base --- AGon 2nd--- Josh CF-Cameron Cather---Bard Pitchers --- Peavy, Clay, CY, Cla, Hoffman Everywhere else is a ?, possible trade. We'll see a few moves this offseason. I think Khalil is safe, but you never know. Also, Branyan for 1 million is a steal. He'll be back. Bowen ought to be, too.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-30428">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Sure things:

1st base — AGon
2nd— Josh
CF-Cameron
Cather—Bard
Pitchers — Peavy, Clay, CY, Cla, Hoffman

Everywhere else is a ?, possible trade. We’ll see a few moves this offseason. I think Khalil is safe, but you never know. Also, Branyan for 1 million is a steal. He’ll be back. Bowen ought to be, too.

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]]> By: Mark O http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/10/playoff-igd-padres-cardinals-8-oct-2006.html#comment-30427 Mark O Mon, 09 Oct 2006 03:23:35 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/10/playoff-igd-padres-cardinals-8-oct-2006.html#comment-30427 I agree...just have to say that i'm gonna miss chatting with everyone during the playoff games...even though we aren't playing..<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-30427">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> I agree…just have to say that i’m gonna miss chatting with everyone during the playoff games…even though we aren’t playing..

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