Comments on: Friday Links (18 Jan 08)

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 02:43:43 +0000

From the Union-Tribune article: Bard ranked second in the National League with a .406 average with runners in scoring position.

That’s pretty clutch.

By: Steve C

Steve C — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:51:57 +0000

Re: 37 I agree with all your points, except i think he does not like playing in petco and knows he could do better playing 82 games in a different stadium. I dont see Khalil going to a major market for the reasons that you mentioned but I could see him going to Pittsburg where is family is.

By: Steve C

Steve C — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:43:03 +0000

Re: 32 don’t worry mike im sure tha pads are not going to send any players of importance to China 2 weeks before the season starts so the S/T games will still be worth going to.

Heres what I think the China lineup will be:

C: Fick
1B: Myrow
2B: Robles
SS: Stansberry
3B: Rodriguez
RF: Hairston
CF: Macias
LF: P-Mac

Bench:
assorted minor league guys

P: CY (they have to send one star)
P: Estes
P: Stauffer
P: Germano

Pen
Ledezma
Zarate
Wells
Lopez
Guevara

By: Phantom

Phantom — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:39:39 +0000

36: I don’t think that Khalil necessarily hates Petco, and I DO think that he likes the San Diego culture. Khalil has grown into a star of sorts here without having to deal with over-bearing media pressure. I don’t think there are too many other places where Khalil would able to achieve the same star/personal life balance.

I do know that Petco frustrates Khalil, but I don’t know how much that means to him given his abilities on the road. I think the team has shown that they appreciate what he does and that they have a vested interest in keeping him.

By: Steve C

Steve C — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:28:21 +0000

Re: 35 I think Greenie is counting down the days until FA, I think he really wants to be on the east coast (family health or not) and is not to fond of petco. I hope im wrong though…

By: Phantom

Phantom — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:14:34 +0000

34: Yeah, it really sounds like it might be a family health issue. I hope that maybe some kind of agreement can be reached where Khalil just goes for 1 - 2 year contracts at a time, but that really puts the team in a tough spot. Hopefully they hang onto him all year and revisit these talks in the off-season, but the situation does not bode well right now.

And, like you, Khalil has been my fav Padre since 2004. I wish there was a way to let him know how much him being a Padre means to some of us.

By: Steve C

Steve C — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:09:31 +0000

Sounds like Greenie wants to get out of Petco and SD. The Pads better start looking at other SS options (jack wilson maybe?). I think if the Pads are out of the race Greenie will be traded at the deadline, or at the end of the season. That bum’s me out Greenie has been my fave Pad since his rookie season.

By: Phantom

Phantom — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 17:52:50 +0000

This article makes me sad: http://www.signonsandiego.com/.....adres.html

I suppose it’s still possible that they can get something done, but it certainly doesn’t look promising.

By: Coronado Mike

Coronado Mike — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:33:46 +0000

So glad that the Pads are going to be in Beijing on the 14th and 15th of March…especially since I bought tickets for those games in Peoria and already got my plane tickets from Virginia…oh yea, bought those yesterday. What frigg’n good timing.

Oh well, guess I don’t get to see my Pads in ST this year…

Or, if I get lucky, they may have a split squad game.

Bullocks.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 08:38:25 +0000

BEIJING — New Dodgers manager Joe Torre and Padres Hall of Famer Dave Winfield are scheduled to appear at a reception on Jan. 24 to announce Major League Baseball’s first games in China, exhibitions between Los Angeles and San Diego on March 15-16.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn.....id=3202635