Comments on: Padres Farm Report (3 May 08)

By: FriarFanDan

FriarFanDan — Sat, 03 May 2008 22:20:56 +0000

#17@Geoff Young: He's only struck out once over those four games (while walking twice) and that was in the game he got the hit, so I wouldn't worry. Regardless of the other numbers, if you've got a 20 yo in high A only striking out 1 out of 10 ABs and walking more than he Ks, things are looking good

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By: Tom Waits

Tom Waits — Sat, 03 May 2008 21:56:49 +0000

#20@malcolm: Absolutely. The lack of power has hurt far more than the lack of speed, although we have taken lack of speed to its Platonic ideal. It's made more obvious when every Diamondback seems to run like a gazelle while winning at a .690 clip. Fast players who don't get on base and don't hit for any power just run to their positions faster at the end of the inning.

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By: parlo

parlo — Sat, 03 May 2008 21:42:47 +0000

#21 Bryan: I agree ! Shea Stadium and Dodger Stadium have always been pitchers parks, but the teams were able to be successful hitting there. I guess its fairly obvious, I am tired of the Petco alibi.

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By: parlo

parlo — Sat, 03 May 2008 21:38:20 +0000

#20 Malcolm: I heard the interview. Its actually from about a week ago, they most likely aired it again. Or maybe SA says the same thing in every interview. I understand what he means to a point. If given the choice between David Wright and Jose Reyes, I am taking Wright every time. That might not be the best example because Wright has some speed too, but I think you see my point. Speed alone isnt the cure. Juan Samuel would not turn the Padres into a good team. He would simply be Khalil Greene with some stolen bases.

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By: Bryan

Bryan — Sat, 03 May 2008 21:27:27 +0000

I hope they don’t ever bring in the fences. Not only have past teams (ie last year’s Padres) shown they can hit there, but it seems incredibly short-sighted to me. We shouldn’t be reconfiguring the ballpark every year to fit the team, and we shouldn’t have to build a team tailored to the ballpark. If we have a good baseball team, it will win anywhere.

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By: malcolm

malcolm — Sat, 03 May 2008 21:17:26 +0000

18)Agreed, Geoff, that’s at least three great humorous quips in the past 24 hours. Did anyone else hear the 1090 interview with SA yesterday? I found it really positive for the Padres’ future. Sandy expanded upon his “best way to score runs in Petco” comment ie “a walk and a homerun” by stating what we should all know, that the “sucessful teams posses both high obp AND SLUGGING AVERAGE” Shouldn’t we also give equal attention to slg ave in the comments? He disagreed with the comentators, who have been suggesting a speedier lineup (tailored to Petco) and reminded them that half the games are played away from home. When they asked him the inevitable question about whether the Padres will reconfigure the Park so there can be more HR’s, his answer was “WE are not there YET” with clear emphasis on the “yet” - not necessarly a new position, but an answer, undoubtably well thought out ,and indicating movement in that direction. See KG’s comment above.

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By: Pat

Pat — Sat, 03 May 2008 21:05:10 +0000

Thanks for the update Geoff.

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By: parlo

parlo — Sat, 03 May 2008 20:15:06 +0000

#17 Geoff, Too funny !

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By: Geoff Young

Geoff Young — Sat, 03 May 2008 20:09:18 +0000

#11@Mark in Sacramento: Forget Bonds, let's bring in Roger Clemens. I hear he's great with kids. #16@Pat: Hunter is in a mini-slump; he's 1-for-17 over his past four games. In the previous four, he was 6-for-16, so I'm not too concerned.

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By: Pat

Pat — Sat, 03 May 2008 20:00:50 +0000

Anyone know the last time Hunter got a hit? Seems like every time I look at one of these reports he has an 0-fer next to his name. Hope he gets it going.

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