Comments on: IGD: Padres @ Nationals (3 Jun 07)

By: Phantom

Phantom — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 02:54:16 +0000

On a completely unrelated note…

I went to the Angels/O’s game Saturday nite in Anaheim. My family eventually wants to see all of the stadiums and Angel Stadium was absolutely gorgeous. Their front entrance is one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen, and I really like the opening day starters engraved on the ground.

We had a great time all around. The prices were great ($8 to park is just aweomse), the food was amazing, and the people were very nice and helpful. My dad told just about every stadium attendant he ran into how much nicer Angels stadium was then Dodgers stadium. We saw Nick Markakis’ ridiculous HR robbing catch (we were about 20 feet past 1B so we had a great view of the play).

But the highlight of the nite, for me and my family:

Playing first base and batting ninth for the Baltimore Orioles: Chris Freaking Gomez.

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By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 02:28:12 +0000

110 … GY … here’s a poll idea for you … over/under W’s to win the NL West … Lance suggests 92 … I take OVER … in fact, until it gets to 96, I take OVER … ie. I think it will take at least 95 wins to win the NL West …

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By: Tom Waits

Tom Waits — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 01:23:35 +0000

109: I’m not thrilled with the Cumberland pick at 46. When scouts are calling you a gap-power hitter in high school, that’s not a ringing endorsement. But he’s a premium athlete, the kind of guy who could develop more juice. I wonder if they mock-drafted him because we’re weak at SS in the system. That’s not a good way to do business. But they popped two guys I wanted with their next two picks, so the order doesn’t matter.

I agree with drafting Main as a pitcher instead of an OF.

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By: Lance Richardson

Lance Richardson — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 00:08:47 +0000

I’ve been lurking, but haven’t found time for posting. Time to toss my NL West predictions into the ring:

Padres 92-70
Dodgers 90-72
D-Backs 89-73
Giants 77-85
Rockies 70-92

I hope I’m right…

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By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 23:56:16 +0000

John Sickles’ blog Mock Draft is DONE … check it all out …

http://www.minorleagueball.com/

… whoever that is that handled it for the Padres did a GREAT job … here’s what the Padres mock-got …

23 Michael Main, rhp/of, Deland (Fla.) HS
40 Michael Burgess, OF, FL H.S.
46 Drew Cumberland, SS, H.S.
57 Joe Savery, P, Rice
63 Kellen Kulbacki, OF, James Madison
64 Josh Donaldson, C, Auburn
81 Gary Brown, OF, California HS
87 Taylor Cole, RHP, Nevada HS
117 Kunz, RHP, Oregon St
147 Reynaldo Navarro, SS, Puerto Rico HS
177 Cory Luebke, LHP, Ohio State

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By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 23:52:57 +0000

104 ... Headley ends up a single short of the cycle! Stud-O-Meter is goin' off!

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By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 23:50:50 +0000

106 ... ya, THAT's what I meant to say!

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By: Geoff Young

Geoff Young — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 23:48:12 +0000

#102: Hey, a Lance sighting. DONG!!! DONG!!! DONG!!! DONG!!! DONG!!!

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By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 22:30:06 +0000

LaForest and Sinisi with errors that have led to 4 unearned runs against Portland … http://www.minorleaguebaseball.....a_poraaa_1 … and that team just does not have anywhere close to that kind of margin …

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By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 22:28:39 +0000

Down on the Farm … Chase Headley with a coupla XBH’s for AA San Antonio (a triple and HR #9) … http://www.minorleaguebaseball.....x_sanaax_1 … and a decent start (so far) for Ekstrom …

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