We’re still safe here; hope you are, too. If you’re looking for info on the fires, ways to help, etc., check this thread. Otherwise, by request, here is a stupid follow-up to last week’s stupid post:
| Player | Year(s) |
|---|---|
| Shawn Abner | 1987-91 |
| George Arias | 1997-99 |
| Mark Bellhorn | 2006 |
| Sean Bergman | 1996-97 |
| Dewon Brazelton | 2006 |
| Chris Brown | 1987-88 |
| Sean Burroughs | 2002-05 |
| Vinny Castilla | 2006 |
| Jeff Cirillo | 2004 |
| Deivi Cruz | 2002 |
| Ben Davis | 1998-2001 |
| Glenn Dishman | 1995-96 |
| Dave Eiland | 1992-93 |
| Wiki Gonzalez | 1999-2003 |
| Luther Hackman | 2003 |
| Jack Howell | 1991 |
| LaMarr Hoyt | 1985-86 |
| D’Angelo Jimenez | 2001-02 |
| Bobby Jones | 2001-02 |
| Marc Kroon | 1995-98 |
| 1998 | |
| Derek Lilliquist | 1990-91 |
| Ray McDavid | 1994-95 |
| Donaldo Mendez | 2001-03 |
| Doug Mirabelli | 2006 |
| Keith Moreland | 1988 |
| Heath Murray | 1997-99 |
| Randy Myers | 1992, 1998 |
| Charles Nagy | 2003 |
| Kevin Nicholson | 2000 |
| Melvin Nieves | 1993-95 |
| Eddie Oropesa | 2004 |
| Methuselah Orosco | 2003 |
| Mike Pagliarulo | |
| Joe Randa | 2005 |
| Tim Redding | 2005 |
| Ruben Rivera | 1997-2000 |
| Kerry Robinson | 2004 |
| Stan Spencer | 1998-2000 |
| Dennis Tankersley | 2002-04 |
| Kerry Taylor | 1993-94 |
| Brian Williams | 1995 |
| Ed Wojna | 1985-87 |
Anyone we’re “missing”? Remember that some guys who might rub us the wrong way (Jim Leyritz) did make positive contributions to the team.
Winter Leagues
Seems obvious, but it bears repeating that winter-league stats represent an extremely small sample. Take them with the appropriate buckets of salt.
- Saguaros 9, Mesa 3 (box). Will Venable went 1-for-5 with a strikeout while batting cleanup and DH’ing.
- Culiacan 11, Mexicali 4 (box). Jared Wells gave up the game’s final three runs. Among other things, he walked ex-Padre Ruben Rivera (who went 1-for-3 and scored three runs) and struck out Pete LaForest (who finished 2-for-5 with 2 RBI). Benji Gil? Karim Garcia? Funny the names you see in winter ball.
- Estrellas 6, Escogido 5 (box). Vince Sinisi, batting third and DH’ing, went 3-for-4 with a walk.
- Navojoa 16, Obregon 5 (box). Looks like maybe the Mexican Pacific League has a mercy rule; this one went seven innings. Oscar Robles singled and walked in five trips to the plate. Luis Cruz, playing third base and moving up to #6 in the order, doubled in five at-bats.
- Caribes 10, Caracas 8 (box). Right-hander Paul Abraham came on to strike out the final batter in the ninth inning of his team’s loss.
Whoomp, there it is…
Go Rox … I’ll root for any non-Dodger/Met NL team in the WS … unless the A’s are playing for the AL … besides, how can be a Padre fan and not root for the underdog?
50: Yes, I saw the “PTI” video on http://www.hollidaynevertouchedtheplate.com/
I linked to the Yahoo! article from my site.
My point is it was largely unnoticed by commentators, especially on ESPN, and columnists. The talking heads on ESPN just say it’s “inconclusive.”
Bullthrow.
I don’t root for underdogs or overdogs. I root for teams based on how I personally like them. Right now, I would pull for the devil over the Rockies.
Also, who cares how much these teams spend. Yes, I realize the Padres don’t have a big budget. But other than the Padres’ budget, I don’t care who is a big market or small market team. I don’t see any of the money. J.D. Drew makes $11M a year. So what. He’s not giving me a cut.
I think what Peter meant by that was if the Rockies win with a low payroll it gives the Padres hope to do the same.
Here’s a few wish-we-forgot-about Padres – Kory Dehaan….Tim Hyers…Paul Faries…Jose Mota (I think he’s the color analyst in the stands on TBS now)
Welcome to reality Rockies. I hope you lose. Best of 7 so you may win but again, I hope you lose.
My justification for rooting for the Rockies is simple – they’re unstoppable (notwithstanding tonight’s current score).
Why should the Padres have had any better chance at stopping them then the Phillies, Diamondbacks or Red Sox? The other three at least had multiple chances, the Padres only had one.
Yes we got screwed on the call at the plate, but even if the call goes the other way, it doesn’t mean we win. And the Rockies didn’t blow the call, McClelland did. I can’t hate a team because the umpire blew a call they benefited from.
Re:42 “History of success” – the Red Sox hadn’t won the World Series in 88 years until 2004. That would appear to be a history of failure, not success!
If MLB/ESPN then started promoting them heavily, I’d be more inclined to buy that arguement.
The Yankees, on the other hand…
Long time follower, but my first comment on the site. Great site Geoff!
Although Joey Hamilton did produce, wonder if he should be on this list?
what about the recently released mike maroth as a 5th starter?
32: Yup, good points. Go Rox! Already the BoSox fans are insufferable, that based on their recent WS win. While, it will hurt to see the Rockies win WS before the Padres do, they are a better story and I don’t dislike their players as much as some of the Red Sox players.
Plus, officially they beat the Padres, and recently any team that beat the Padres in the playoff went on to win the WS. It’s much better than having to count how many ex-Padres on each team which was how I determined who’d win the WS for years. So, the next step up is for the Padres to win the WS. Yeah, I’m reaching here but heck, it’s baseball. Go NL! Go Rockies!
45 – to reply to myself, I found a listing of the 6 yr minor league FA’s:
Pitchers…
Paul Abraham
Mike Thompson
Aaron Rakers
Frank Brooks
Adrian Burnside
Scott Cassidy
Arturo Lopez
Edwin Moreno
Jon Searles
Steven Watkins
Catchers…
Brett Bonvechio
Todd Greene
Justin Hatcher
Infielders…
Luis Cruz
Jonathan Schemmel
Frank Menechino
Outfielders…
Hiram Bocachica
Yordany Ramirez
Royce Huffman
#26: Phoebus is a good call. Thanks!
#31: That is miserable. Not sure how I missed him.
#35: Beats rooting for the Red Sox.
#41: That is making a lot of assumptions. Truth is, it never should’ve come to a game 163, and I’m not talking about the Milwaukee meltdown. There were plenty of opportunities throughout the season to take care of business, and the Padres didn’t get it done.
#51: Yep. I’ll root for pretty much anyone but the Yankees, Red Sox, or Giants.
#58: Thanks, Al, for popping in! Hamilton is a tough call because he underperformed relative to expectations but still did a decent job. He contributed to the ’98 squad, and by my count, he’s the 13th best starting pitcher in club history. Yes, I realize that is sad.
#59: Maroth doesn’t excite me at all, but he does seem like the kind of guy the Pads would put at the back end.
#61: Thanks, I’ve been looking all over for this. Usually BA puts out a comprehensive list and I scour it for potential bargains. Do you have a source?
62 (Maroth): Unfortunately true. He’d be another in the list of “Petco Fixer-Uppers,” an illustrious list that includes Darrell May, Tim Redding, Dewon Brazelton, and Chan Ho Park.
Hey what’s up guys? I really hope everyone is doing well with all the stuff that is going on here in town. Just got back from a week in San Francisco and a week in D.C. While I was gone I got to take a tour down to AT&T Park and got to drive around Camden Yards which was cool. Went to Philly to visit some of my wife’s family and got to listen to them bitch about how much they hate the Rockies. I really didn’t have much sympathy for them.
Any rumors or anything worth noting over the past 2 weeks that I have missed? I had my laptop with me but I didn’t even turn it on once so I have been out of the loop bigtime!
#63: Don’t forget Ismael Valdez (as if we could).
#64: Hey KRS1, welcome back and glad to hear you’re okay. You haven’t missed a lot on the Padres front.
65.
Thanks GY!
62 – I posed the question on the SDUT board and got the answer. Not sure of the source, but here’s the link to that:
http://forum.signonsandiego.com/showthread.php?t=79570
Wow, Eddie Oropesa. That guy seriously walked every batter he faced, and he had that really odd delivery where he turned his back to the hitter. He sucked.
Who can forget about:
Marty McCleary (2004)
Jason Shiell (2002)
Eric Cyr (2002)
Randy Williams (2005)
Aaron Rakers (2007)
Brandon Puffer (2004)
Jason Szuminski (2004)