No game on Thursday. Hey, the Padres can’t lose. 
Meanwhile, I’ve been working on a few other things:
- John at MadFriars asked me a few questions about the Ducksnorts 2008 Baseball Annual.
- I’ll also be pimping the Annual on Bases Loaded with Elliott Price. Elliott is the former long-time play-by-play voice of the Montreal Expos. This is scheduled to air at 11 a.m. PT.
- My latest article at Hardball Times examines the belief that Trevor Hoffman struggles in non-save situations.
- I’m leaving Knuckle Curve to join the staff at Baseball Digest Daily. I’ve been writing intermittently for BDD, but very soon I’ll be blogging there on a regular basis. Please make the necessary adjustments to your reality.
What else? Here’s some stuff that’s coming down the line:
- Review of Rob Neyer’s Big Book of Baseball Legends
(Monday)
- Interview with Rox Girl (Tuesday)
- Baseball Think Factory Padres preview (next weekish)
I also have a few other cool projects in the works, but they’re still in the development stages. Sorry to tease; I just don’t want you to think I’m slacking.
is P-Mac turning into the new KG of the blog?
Schlom…I don’t see the same thing many of the guys on this board see with PMac. Nice guy? Sure. Good hitter? Maybe, but there are a lot of good hitters that play good “D”.
I contend that the main reason everyone wants him to be on this team is that he looks like one of us…meaning he is not chissled, athletic looking. He does not even look like a ball player. Dude looks like he programs computers for a living. Great. But if we want someone who we can reasonably expect to succeede, I would rather see someone who has done it before (Gerut) or someone with real upside (Headley).
I love to root for stories, but your point is right, if we fashion ourselves contenders, then we can’t bother with a good story.
99: Blech, don’t get me started on Shawn Estes pitching innings in the organization. Seriously, I’d rather see McAnulty play everyday and bat cleanup then see Estes pitch one inning for the Padres, that would be less demoralizing.
I guess I’m in the minority here thinking that McAnulty is more of a 260/330/380 in the majors, rather then the 290/370/450 that most of you think he is. Possible cautionary tale for the P-Mac lovers:
http://minors.baseball-reference.com/players.cgi?pid=2001
That player didn’t quite have the power of P-Mac but was 5 years younger (and the park played closer to a pitchers park that season).
By the way, I am rooting for PMac and have no problem with him on the team, but I would certainly rather see many other guys out there.
100: I like Clark OK but he doesn’t really seem to have a role on this team. Since Adrian can play nearly every game, it doesn’t seem smart to carry a backup for him that is limited to only 1B plus one that hits better left-handed. I’ll admit that it’s nice to have his power on the bench but he’s not exactly a great fit for this team. Huber fits in a lot better and without Clark the Padres could have a more flexible bench (although one without as much offense).
105: I have loved Clark as our first choice PH this year.
Re: 102 I don’t root for him cause he looks like an average joe its more because he was drafted by the padres and I have followed him since A ball. I always have a soft spot for guys who have been with the Padres since day one.