Comments on: Kings of the Road http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/10/kings-of-the-road.html Blogging the San Diego Padres baseball club. Established 1997. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:19:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: skyking162 » Around The Web 2-16-08 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/10/kings-of-the-road.html#comment-151376 skyking162 » Around The Web 2-16-08 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:19:42 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/10/kings-of-the-road.html#comment-151376 [...] proof that Padres’ hitters are unfairly deemed powerless? In 2007, they compiled the second-most road homers and the most road [...]<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-151376">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> [...] proof that Padres’ hitters are unfairly deemed powerless? In 2007, they compiled the second-most road homers and the most road [...]

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]]> By: Tom Waits http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/10/kings-of-the-road.html#comment-96253 Tom Waits Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:16:17 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/10/kings-of-the-road.html#comment-96253 37: Hudgins seemed like a possible steal when we got him. Not "steal" in terms of huge upside, but a guy you could stash in AAA who would give you a better chance than the Thompson/Stauffer/Cassel class. In the Germano range. I should have added Estes to the list of Petco Reclamation Project hopefuls. A pitcher who hasn't been average since 2001 and hasn't been good since 1997 should not be on our list of possible solutions to the 4th and 5th starter problem.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-96253">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> 37: Hudgins seemed like a possible steal when we got him. Not “steal” in terms of huge upside, but a guy you could stash in AAA who would give you a better chance than the Thompson/Stauffer/Cassel class. In the Germano range.

I should have added Estes to the list of Petco Reclamation Project hopefuls. A pitcher who hasn’t been average since 2001 and hasn’t been good since 1997 should not be on our list of possible solutions to the 4th and 5th starter problem.

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]]> By: Geoff Young http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/10/kings-of-the-road.html#comment-96251 Geoff Young Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:08:03 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/10/kings-of-the-road.html#comment-96251 Running late this morning, will have something up by 8:15 a.m. PT.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-96251">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Running late this morning, will have something up by 8:15 a.m. PT.

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]]> By: JP http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/10/kings-of-the-road.html#comment-96250 JP Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:47:17 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/10/kings-of-the-road.html#comment-96250 Geoff, thanks for the update on Hudgins. I wondered about him last year and did some superficial research, but I was not able to find out about his status. Is Shawn Estes pitching anywhere this Winter ?<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-96250">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Geoff, thanks for the update on Hudgins. I wondered about him last year and did some superficial research, but I was not able to find out about his status. Is Shawn Estes pitching anywhere this Winter ?

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]]> By: LynchMob http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/10/kings-of-the-road.html#comment-96197 LynchMob Fri, 26 Oct 2007 04:50:38 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/10/kings-of-the-road.html#comment-96197 OT ... see if there's anything here you find interesting ... http://benfry.com/salaryper/<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-96197">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> OT … see if there’s anything here you find interesting …

http://benfry.com/salaryper/

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]]> By: Leucadia Chris http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/10/kings-of-the-road.html#comment-96194 Leucadia Chris Fri, 26 Oct 2007 04:33:31 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/10/kings-of-the-road.html#comment-96194 The Red Sox winning makes me sick to my stomach. It's a shame Tom Werner is winning World Series championships in Boston after the crap he pulled here in San Diego as team owner. Damn you Bud Selig and your slime ball cronies.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-96194">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> The Red Sox winning makes me sick to my stomach. It’s a shame Tom Werner is winning World Series championships in Boston after the crap he pulled here in San Diego as team owner. Damn you Bud Selig and your slime ball cronies.

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]]> By: LynchMob http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/10/kings-of-the-road.html#comment-96192 LynchMob Fri, 26 Oct 2007 04:20:16 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/10/kings-of-the-road.html#comment-96192 Let me be the first to say ... that Matt Holliday still hasn't touched first base either ... wow ... did that right-arm-action look eerily familiar? Literally a bonehead ...<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-96192">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Let me be the first to say … that Matt Holliday still hasn’t touched first base either … wow … did that right-arm-action look eerily familiar? Literally a bonehead …

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]]> By: MB http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/10/kings-of-the-road.html#comment-96172 MB Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:57:05 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/10/kings-of-the-road.html#comment-96172 OT ... Voros McCracken has returned ... www.vorosmccracken.com I'm sure some of you would be interested.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-96172">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> OT … Voros McCracken has returned …

http://www.vorosmccracken.com

I’m sure some of you would be interested.

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]]> By: Peter Friberg http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/10/kings-of-the-road.html#comment-96166 Peter Friberg Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:00:01 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/10/kings-of-the-road.html#comment-96166 Anyone else see this (From BA - subscription required)? <b>American League Draft Report Cards</b> <b>Baltimore Orioles</b>... Best Secondary Pitch: RHP Tim Bascom (4) had one of the best changeups by a righthanded pitcher in the draft, and his slider also is the best of this draft class. Most Intriguing Background: The Padres drafted Bascom in the sixth round in 2006 and had him signed, but Bascom didn't pass his physical due to a knee injury. Central Florida then declarerd him ineligible for having negotiated a contract, leaving Bascom to pitch in the independent South Coast League leading up to the draft. http://www.baseballamerica.com/online/draft/features/265088.html<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-96166">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Anyone else see this (From BA - subscription required)?

American League Draft Report Cards

Baltimore Orioles…

Best Secondary Pitch: RHP Tim Bascom (4) had one of the best changeups by a righthanded pitcher in the draft, and his slider also is the best of this draft class.

Most Intriguing Background: The Padres drafted Bascom in the sixth round in 2006 and had him signed, but Bascom didn’t pass his physical due to a knee injury. Central Florida then declarerd him ineligible for having negotiated a contract, leaving Bascom to pitch in the independent South Coast League leading up to the draft.

http://www.baseballamerica.com.....65088.html

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]]> By: Nick G. http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/10/kings-of-the-road.html#comment-96148 Nick G. Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:59:16 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/10/kings-of-the-road.html#comment-96148 Schilling's definitely been hittable, and Dice K is really all over the place (sometimes great, sometimes walks 4 in an inning), I think the Rox have a good chance of getting some hits. We'll see how Jimenez responds in Fenway. The games at Coors should be really intriguing, good chance they'll be high scoring. With 20 DHs on the roster, Boston's Coors OF might look something like this: Ramirez, Elsbury, Youk. Or Ramirez, Drew, Youk. Or 12 other iterations. Those are OK in Fenway, but in Coors . . . not so much.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-96148">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Schilling’s definitely been hittable, and Dice K is really all over the place (sometimes great, sometimes walks 4 in an inning), I think the Rox have a good chance of getting some hits.

We’ll see how Jimenez responds in Fenway. The games at Coors should be really intriguing, good chance they’ll be high scoring.

With 20 DHs on the roster, Boston’s Coors OF might look something like this: Ramirez, Elsbury, Youk. Or Ramirez, Drew, Youk. Or 12 other iterations. Those are OK in Fenway, but in Coors . . . not so much.

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