Comments on: IGD: Padres vs Cubs (2 Jun 08)

By: JP

JP — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:56:37 +0000

#82@Tom Waits: Roskos was a roided up spring training wonder. Funny. Kind of like Ozzie Conseco I suppose.

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By: Tom Waits

Tom Waits — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:45:25 +0000

#29@JP: Poorly. Roskos was a roided up spring training wonder. PMac has always been a good hitter, he's been far from the most pressing problem this year, and yet people act like his strikeouts consume 2 outs. You can not care about minor league stats, but most good minor league hitters can also hit in the majors. It's almost always a matter of opportunity, not skill.

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By: JP

JP — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:40:27 +0000

#78@Geoff Young: Gotcha. Thanks. Needless to say, I was working on something else while the watching game and lost a bit of focus. I thought it seemed odd that you would bat for your 5th place hitter.

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By: Ian C.

Ian C. — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:32:51 +0000

#79@Ian C.: obviously i mean that from a management/ownership point of view not a fan standpoint. if it was up to me he wouldnt be occupying a precious 25 man roster spot. but you know. money and all that

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By: Ian C.

Ian C. — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:30:07 +0000

#77@JP: #78@Geoff Young: and either way, they have to truck clark out there...they can tell hes looking like a bad signing and are hoping to breath some life into him to even get a small but modest return... so far its not looking good.

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By: Geoff Young

Geoff Young — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:17:32 +0000

#77@JP: Kouz had been removed from the game earlier as part of a double switch. Clark was batting for Guevara.

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By: JP

JP — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:08:10 +0000

#76@Steve: I understand why Black ran Tony Clark out there tonight to PH for KK , but I would have let KK bat against Kerry Wood tonight. KK is one of the guys you have to go to war with day in a day out while Clark will soon be long gone. KK has as good a chance as Clark to get on base or even to nail one.

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By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:03:55 +0000

Well, on the positive but ultimately meaningless side, A-Gon now leads the NL in RBI. Team MVP for sure but the longer he keeps it up and gets little to no protection in the lineup, the sooner opposing managers are just gonna start walking him.

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By: JP

JP — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:51:45 +0000

#21@Tom Waits: A comparison might be PMAC with someone like Gabe Gross. However one thing that makes a PMAC comparison difficult with Gross or anyone else for that matter is that many 5th outfielders can move around and play other outfield positions and are decent glove men. Not to mention that PMAC is not athletic in the slightest so he can't win a game with his wheels and in fact may lose one because he is so slow. You can carry a guy like PMAC as your 25th guy but it better be on a team that can rake and only needs a guy PMAC to fill a Tony Clark role or the DH spot.

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By: JP

JP — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:44:27 +0000

#73@Field39: And remember the off season banter about whether Antonelli was ready for the bigs ? Granted very small samples, but two recently recalled minor leaguers Brian Horwitz and Brandon Boggs are two guys that have made immediate impacts to their clubs at the major league level. Headley is considered a better prospect than both ---lets end this Padres silliness and get the 25 year old Headley up here now. I don't buy their justification for waiting.

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