Comments on: Friday Links (9 Nov 07)

By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 06:53:11 +0000

Update on the World Cup …

http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=655#more-655

By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 05:04:10 +0000

Check this out …

http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/downloads/catalog.jsp?m=originals

Tony Gwynn: The Making of a Hall of Famer … Get up close & personal with Tony and his family on his journey from Little League to Cooperstown … download it for 4 bucks … cool … fyi … I haven’t pulled the trigger yet, but prolly will …

By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 04:43:57 +0000

“Good news for Clay” here …

http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071109&content_id=2297444&vkey=news_sd&fext=.jsp&c_id=sd

Pitcher Clay Hensley, who had surgery in September to repair a tear in his right shoulder, is still on schedule to start throwing as he normally would in January, which is certainly the best-case scenario for the right-hander.

By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 04:35:30 +0000

Here’s a better look at the schedule …

http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/schedule/tentative.jsp?c_id=sd&year=2008

By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 04:35:08 +0000

82/83 … I don’t see what the big deal is … Padres play an excess of Home games in June and an excess of Road games in September … eh … especially since 6 of those Sept road games are in LA (ie. not far from home, if you think that’s what the issue is) … I just don’t see what can “cost us a game or two” … Padres play 81 at Home and 81 on the Road for the season … what difference does it make when you play them? A win in April – June counts the same as a win in September, doesn’t it?

By: Richard B. Wade

Richard B. Wade — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:56:01 +0000

82: I noticed that last night. I don’t understand how something like that gets scheduled. That strikes me as the kind of thing that could cost us a game or two next season and I doubt we’ll be able to afford even one “extra” loss.

By: Clayton

Clayton — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:45:12 +0000

Anybody see this in the UT this morning?

http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/padres/20071110-9999-1s10padres.html

Only 28 home games after the ASB? WTF?!?!

By: Peter Friberg

Peter Friberg — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 07:48:16 +0000

79, I agree, but with one caveat. I wouldn’t mind bringing in a low-cost vet who might “turn things around” to take pressure off Antonelli & Headley to produce immediately for a couple months of seasoning. However, if the team thinks they are ready now, I trust their judgement.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 07:14:30 +0000

In 62 at-bats in April, Jose Cruz Jr. hit .355/.429/.677.

Yes, he was awful after that, but let’s not revise history too much.

By: Jack fromBoston

Jack fromBoston — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 03:53:19 +0000

Names Ive been hearing for second and left dont excite me at all thats why I think you can do just as good with Headley and Antonelli with 100 times better upside