Comments on: Hey Buddy, Can You Play the Outfield?

By: Coronado Mike

Coronado Mike — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:51:02 +0000

Towers chatted with MLB.com yesterday…talked about adding a corner OF via trade…

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080116&content_id=2347476&vkey=news_sd&fext=.jsp&c_id=sd&partnered=rss_sd

Read the parting line and that really makes me wonder what he is up to. Jason Bay perhaps? A White Sox OF’er?

Wish there was a way to get Melky Cabrera.

By: Coronado Mike

Coronado Mike — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:46:45 +0000

Ex-Padres player Jim “King” Leyritz is in big donkey doo-doo…

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3200446

He was originally charged with simple vehicular manslaughter, but the charges are going up since his blood alcohol level was double the legal limit.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:51:13 +0000

23: Six seasons, typically.

Do you have reason to believe that’s what his attitude might be like? The Pads have a pretty decent option already at 3B, someone who showed for four months that he can hit in the bigs. You know, the ol’ “it’s a good problem to have”?

By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:17:30 +0000

23 … the answer to that question isn’t straight-forward, if I understand things correctly … the full answer to your question would require understanding the “Basic Agreement” … which can be downloaded from here …

http://mlbplayers.mlb.com/pa/info/cba.jsp

… starting on page 69 with Section XX = Reserve System. I don’t even know enough about the details to provide with an accurate guess … is it “typically” 6 years? And Chase’s “clock” started with his call-up last year …

By: St. Oops

St. Oops — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:05:06 +0000

22: I read that article a couple weeks ago too and really enjoyed it. Gotta love Trevor.

And on a loosely related note (since I just finished reading Bill Center’s Padres Essential)…I also love that Trevor initially told people in SD that he was a cookie maker to avoid disgruntled complaints about the Sheffield trade.

By: Steve from Boston

Steve from Boston — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:57:12 +0000

Can somebody tell me how long we have Headley under contract? If I were him I’d be like, “Screw this outfield crap. I don’t need this. I could get a job playing third base with a dozen other clubs out there.”

By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:08:11 +0000

OT … just doing some winter “scoreboard watching” (so to speak) …

Dodgers RHP Jason Schmidt making good progress

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AtubgpKIt2EUERgT2buMscwRvLYF?slug=ap-dodgers-schmidt&prov=ap&type=lgns

… what I’m hoping this means is that he’s well enough to get a lot of starts, but not good enough to post a sub-5.00 ERA

By: Pat

Pat — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:51:41 +0000

Here are a couple of projections-related links for you:

http://www.replacementlevel.com/index.php/RLYW/direct/more_early_projected_standings_cairo_and_diamond_mind

http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/NickPiecoro/14760

By: Pat

Pat — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:38:04 +0000

19: Absolutely agree with you Kevin, and with Trevor’s quote. I had read the article a while back and I think it really sums up Trevor’s character for me (as much as I can understand his character through the media filter anyway). I’ve always read how strong his family influence was on him and it doesn’t surprise me that his view on life is in order and he understands/believes family is first.

Sort of keeping in the theme of first games, I remember sitting at Petco after the first Opening Night Game there and letting the crowd clear out. One of the neatest things to see was Trevor’s kids running around and playing on the outfield grass. Good times, good times.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:31:50 +0000

This quote from Hoffman isn’t bad either: “I know this: Baseball is important, but that is not who you are. Your true identity is found in what kind of dad and husband and friend you are.”

Hey, Lynch, can you send me your email? Mine is on my site.