Comments on: Hey Buddy, Can You Play the Outfield? http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/hey-buddy-can-you-play-the-outfield.html Blogging the San Diego Padres baseball club. Established 1997. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:26:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Coronado Mike http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/hey-buddy-can-you-play-the-outfield.html#comment-140123 Coronado Mike Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:51:02 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/hey-buddy-can-you-play-the-outfield.html#comment-140123 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.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-140123">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Towers chatted with MLB.com yesterday…talked about adding a corner OF via trade…

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/articl.....red=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.

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]]> By: Coronado Mike http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/hey-buddy-can-you-play-the-outfield.html#comment-140122 Coronado Mike Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:46:45 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/hey-buddy-can-you-play-the-outfield.html#comment-140122 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.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-140122">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Ex-Padres player Jim “King” Leyritz is in big donkey doo-doo…

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....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.

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]]> By: Stephen http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/hey-buddy-can-you-play-the-outfield.html#comment-140070 Stephen Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:51:13 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/hey-buddy-can-you-play-the-outfield.html#comment-140070 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"?<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-140070">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> 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”?

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]]> By: LynchMob http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/hey-buddy-can-you-play-the-outfield.html#comment-140058 LynchMob Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:17:30 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/hey-buddy-can-you-play-the-outfield.html#comment-140058 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 ...<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-140058">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> 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 …

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]]> By: St. Oops http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/hey-buddy-can-you-play-the-outfield.html#comment-140056 St. Oops Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:05:06 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/hey-buddy-can-you-play-the-outfield.html#comment-140056 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.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-140056">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> 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.

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]]> By: Steve from Boston http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/hey-buddy-can-you-play-the-outfield.html#comment-140054 Steve from Boston Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:57:12 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/hey-buddy-can-you-play-the-outfield.html#comment-140054 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."<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-140054">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> 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.”

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]]> By: LynchMob http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/hey-buddy-can-you-play-the-outfield.html#comment-140048 LynchMob Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:08:11 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/hey-buddy-can-you-play-the-outfield.html#comment-140048 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 :-)<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-140048">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> OT … just doing some winter “scoreboard watching” (so to speak) …

Dodgers RHP Jason Schmidt making good progress

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/ne.....;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 :-)

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]]> By: Pat http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/hey-buddy-can-you-play-the-outfield.html#comment-140039 Pat Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:51:41 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/hey-buddy-can-you-play-the-outfield.html#comment-140039 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<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-140039">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Here are a couple of projections-related links for you:

http://www.replacementlevel.co.....amond_mind

http://www.azcentral.com/membe.....coro/14760

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]]> By: Pat http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/hey-buddy-can-you-play-the-outfield.html#comment-140037 Pat Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:38:04 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/hey-buddy-can-you-play-the-outfield.html#comment-140037 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.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-140037">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> 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.

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]]> By: Kevin http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/hey-buddy-can-you-play-the-outfield.html#comment-140028 Kevin Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:31:50 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/hey-buddy-can-you-play-the-outfield.html#comment-140028 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.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-140028">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> 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.

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