Comments on: IGD: Padres @ Giants (27 Jun 07)

By: LaMar

LaMar — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:39:08 +0000

Article in FoxSports about our bullpen.
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/6968468

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By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:36:59 +0000

Dogs lose ... that caps off a good day!

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By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:22:32 +0000

For AAA Portland, Pete Laforest continues his *GREAT* Rob Deer impression …

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.....a_tacaaa_1

… he’s hitting .205 … but hit his 18th HR of the season! He’s got the TTO thing goin’ … 28 BB and 42 Ks in 157 ABs …

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By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:17:53 +0000

At Lake Elsinore … OG with a *HUGE* night …

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.....a_lesafa_1

… including a HR and an OF assist! He’s ready for the Dogs!

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By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:16:36 +0000

Down on the Farm …

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.....k_cubrok_1

Yefri (the Great) continues his nice start … he’s 18 years old …

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By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:05:13 +0000

67: Yeah, to hell with the historical record of events. What can that possibly tell us?

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By: Phantom

Phantom — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:20:23 +0000

Interesting to note:

Of all NL SS:

Khalil ranks second with 45 RBI (tied with Rollins, Hardy leads)
Khalil ranks second with 13 HR (tied with Rollins, hardy leads)
Khalil ranks first with 21 2B (Renteria in second with 19)
Khalil ranks second with 39 xBH (Rollins leads with 40)

His OPS, however, does not compare well due to his low OBP.

He’s second in K’s, but it should be noted that he has many fewer ABs than a lot of those immediately around him on the list. I had no idea Hanley Ramirez K’d that much, but the way.

Just interesting to compare Khalil’s batting stats to some of his contemporaries. Like I said, his OPS is low, but you cannot doubt his power and production. Interesting stuff to note.

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By: JP

JP — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:40:32 +0000

Conine anyone down the stretch ? BTW, for what its worth. You know who I think might actually be a better bet than Jermaine Dye and he might come cheaper. Jeff Conine. Look at Conine's consistent performance both off the bench and as a platoon player and even as a regular. Conine is also healthy and seemingly more durable than Dye is these days, as Dye has been hurting now all year. Better yet, the Pads could probably have Dye and Conine (who can play the corners on the infield in a limited fashion if needed) on this roster and cast off Sledge or Branyan

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By: JP

JP — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:31:13 +0000

My intention was to bait the Cust conversation by writing the ” but he was not suited for the Padres because he cannot play defense” because my frustration bubbled up into a reactionary sarcastic blog post. I did this only because I am tired of reading the “Cust is an AL type player and thus is not a fit”. Obviously most everyone would agree now that this logic now does not fit this situation.
It is, especially now, beating a dead horse especially when you consider the good job K.T has done by bringing in talent “under the radar”. Guess you can’t make ALL the right decisions. I trust that KT will get it right when it comes to player evaluation most of the time.

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By: jay

jay — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 01:49:06 +0000

Letting Cust go was a mistake. There is no way, knowing what we know now, that letting him walk was a good idea. Obviously they saw something in him to keep him around, but some combination of factors precluded him from getting any extended playing time with the Padres. That is one in the "bad"column for the Padres management. But, these guys are not going to bat 1.000. They sure do a lot well. So, they are going to make some mistakes. I think anyone who says it was clearly logical to deny Cust a chance because of his defense is in a bit of denial, but what done is done. Yes it hurts, but unless this reveals a trend of similar bad decisions, I feel we have to let it go.

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