Comments on: Padres Take Third Straight Series http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/04/padres-take-third-straight-series.html Blogging the San Diego Padres baseball club. Established 1997. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:15:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Masticore317 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/04/padres-take-third-straight-series.html/comment-page-1#comment-40444 Masticore317 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 02:42:42 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/04/padres-take-third-straight-series.html#comment-40444 I like LaForest too...hoping he's completely healthy now after a lost 2006.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-40444">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> I like LaForest too…hoping he’s completely healthy now after a lost 2006.

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]]> By: LynchMob http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/04/padres-take-third-straight-series.html/comment-page-1#comment-40434 LynchMob Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:42:08 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/04/padres-take-third-straight-series.html#comment-40434 33 ... re: Todd Green ... most recent news I find is as of end of Feb ... "at least a month" ... http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20070224/news_1s24padnotes.html ... if healthy, he would be a good callup right now ... so I'll bet he's not healthy ...<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-40434">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> 33 … re: Todd Green … most recent news I find is as of end of Feb … “at least a month” … http://www.signonsandiego.com/.....notes.html … if healthy, he would be a good callup right now … so I’ll bet he’s not healthy …

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]]> By: clyde http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/04/padres-take-third-straight-series.html/comment-page-1#comment-40428 clyde Thu, 12 Apr 2007 23:16:40 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/04/padres-take-third-straight-series.html#comment-40428 LaForest is a decent player. He never got a chance really to show he COULD play. He was thought to be a 20 homer guy at one point in the bigs. The Padres do not have a weak bench, on the contrary, I think it's one of the stronger ones in the league. I don't think Blum is any great shakes but he's better than the Chris Woodwards of the world. Plus, WORLD SERIES HERO.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-40428">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> LaForest is a decent player. He never got a chance really to show he COULD play. He was thought to be a 20 homer guy at one point in the bigs.

The Padres do not have a weak bench, on the contrary, I think it’s one of the stronger ones in the league. I don’t think Blum is any great shakes but he’s better than the Chris Woodwards of the world. Plus, WORLD SERIES HERO.

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]]> By: LaMar http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/04/padres-take-third-straight-series.html/comment-page-1#comment-40427 LaMar Thu, 12 Apr 2007 22:53:11 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/04/padres-take-third-straight-series.html#comment-40427 Don't we have Green doing a rehab assignment from that shoulder separation in spring training? He might not be quite ready, but he's a right hander hitter and a back up catcher. Seems that if his shoulder is better, he would be the replacement.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-40427">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Don’t we have Green doing a rehab assignment from that shoulder separation in spring training? He might not be quite ready, but he’s a right hander hitter and a back up catcher. Seems that if his shoulder is better, he would be the replacement.

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]]> By: LynchMob http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/04/padres-take-third-straight-series.html/comment-page-1#comment-40425 LynchMob Thu, 12 Apr 2007 22:32:47 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/04/padres-take-third-straight-series.html#comment-40425 29 ... at Portland, however, he was only 2-for-18 ... one of those hits was an HR ... http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Pete%2520Laforest&pos=&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=425526<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-40425">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> 29 … at Portland, however, he was only 2-for-18 … one of those hits was an HR … http://web.minorleaguebaseball.....pid=425526

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]]> By: LynchMob http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/04/padres-take-third-straight-series.html/comment-page-1#comment-40424 LynchMob Thu, 12 Apr 2007 22:30:48 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/04/padres-take-third-straight-series.html#comment-40424 29 ... you can see spring stats at http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl/padres/spring.htm ... it shows Laforest hit 378 / .439 / .730 in 37 ABs ... so that seems to have earned him this first call-up ... 4 doubles, 3 HRs, 4 BBs, 13 Ks ...<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-40424">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> 29 … you can see spring stats at http://www.usatoday.com/sports.....spring.htm … it shows Laforest hit 378 / .439 / .730 in 37 ABs … so that seems to have earned him this first call-up … 4 doubles, 3 HRs, 4 BBs, 13 Ks …

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]]> By: LynchMob http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/04/padres-take-third-straight-series.html/comment-page-1#comment-40423 LynchMob Thu, 12 Apr 2007 22:27:39 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/04/padres-take-third-straight-series.html#comment-40423 29 ... I think both LaForrest and Carlin are better overall players *at this moment* than Kottaras ... I've read recently that Kottaras' defense is non-existent ... so I'm not lookin' back at all ... catcher is the one position where we have some high-level organizational depth at this moment ...<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-40423">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> 29 … I think both LaForrest and Carlin are better overall players *at this moment* than Kottaras … I’ve read recently that Kottaras’ defense is non-existent … so I’m not lookin’ back at all … catcher is the one position where we have some high-level organizational depth at this moment …

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]]> By: Anthony http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/04/padres-take-third-straight-series.html/comment-page-1#comment-40422 Anthony Thu, 12 Apr 2007 22:22:20 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/04/padres-take-third-straight-series.html#comment-40422 Didn't LaForest get a lot of playing time this spring? How did he look? Sure would be nice to have Kottaras. I think Black is working under the assumption that Blum is a major league quality backup infielder and will use him as such until proven otherwise and/or provided with a better option. I agree with Schlom, send Thompson down and bring up Robles or scrounge up a Damian Jackson type.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-40422">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Didn’t LaForest get a lot of playing time this spring? How did he look? Sure would be nice to have Kottaras.

I think Black is working under the assumption that Blum is a major league quality backup infielder and will use him as such until proven otherwise and/or provided with a better option. I agree with Schlom, send Thompson down and bring up Robles or scrounge up a Damian Jackson type.

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]]> By: Schlom http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/04/padres-take-third-straight-series.html/comment-page-1#comment-40421 Schlom Thu, 12 Apr 2007 22:11:09 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/04/padres-take-third-straight-series.html#comment-40421 Blum was only playing since Kouzmanoff is unavailable until probably Friday, which is the same reason that Blum was playing 3rd last night. They are rather weak in the bench as it includes Branyan, Blum, Bowen, McAnulty, Cruz/Sledge. Not too imposing as they really only have one good bat (Cruz) vs. lefties so if he has started, they only have Blum on the bench who is slightly better against LHP but really not much of a hitter. The main problem is that they are carrying 12 pitchers -- why exactly is that necessary? They need to send down Thompson to AAA, sitting on the bench watch other people pitch probably isn't the greatest recipe for improvement. With the Padres pitching they could easily carry 11 pitchers and probably 10 for games at home and at LA and SF.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-40421">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Blum was only playing since Kouzmanoff is unavailable until probably Friday, which is the same reason that Blum was playing 3rd last night. They are rather weak in the bench as it includes Branyan, Blum, Bowen, McAnulty, Cruz/Sledge. Not too imposing as they really only have one good bat (Cruz) vs. lefties so if he has started, they only have Blum on the bench who is slightly better against LHP but really not much of a hitter. The main problem is that they are carrying 12 pitchers — why exactly is that necessary? They need to send down Thompson to AAA, sitting on the bench watch other people pitch probably isn’t the greatest recipe for improvement. With the Padres pitching they could easily carry 11 pitchers and probably 10 for games at home and at LA and SF.

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]]> By: Marsh http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/04/padres-take-third-straight-series.html/comment-page-1#comment-40420 Marsh Thu, 12 Apr 2007 22:00:27 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/04/padres-take-third-straight-series.html#comment-40420 Wait, can't we get Phil Nevin or Robert Fick behind the dish?<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-40420">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Wait, can’t we get Phil Nevin or Robert Fick behind the dish?

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