Comments on: IGD: Padres vs Mariners (29 Jun 08)

By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:30:36 +0000

Good status report on Carillo …

http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com.....mp;c_id=sd

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By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:17:21 +0000

Storm boyz are poundin’ the ball tonight …

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.....a_stoafa_1

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By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:16:44 +0000

Gotta like Josh Banks …

http://www3.signonsandiego.com.....ks/?padres

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By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:05:08 +0000

I appreciate SA’s comment last week (“it’s hard day-to-day to lose”) and DePo’s comment (”The only way to truly enjoy the winning is to take the losing personally”) … how then shall we handle losing? I’m not going anywhere … my heart is with the Padres … as it has been since 1969.

It’s *way* to early in a down-cycle for me to be concerned about the processes that SA and co. are working thru … from my encounters with them directly, and most of what I hear and read from them on the radio and in the papers, I think they are very good at baseball management.

So … one thing I’m doing is tracking what Chase Headley does on the first pitch … he’s played in 12 games so far … and he’s had 4 ABs in each game … which seems a bit odd to me … that alone seems a bit of a sad comment on the consistent mediocrity that this team is currently mired in … in those 48 ABs … he’s taken Ball1 22 times (46%), looked at Strike1 21 times (44%) and put the ball in play 5 times (10%).

He’s taken the first pitch in each of his last 6 games … 24 ABs … he hasn’t swung at the first pitch since Jun 22nd …

That seems overly patient … and yet he is yet to draw a walk? I don’t get it …

I don’t know what to make of this … just seems like I’d want him to be more aggressive on the first pitch … but it does seem like he’s getting a lot of balls on the first pitch …

ps. Here’s a followup to SAs last time on 1090 …

http://www.signonsandiego.com/.....iacol.html

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By: JP

JP — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:10:25 +0000

#21@Zagz: Amen. They can learn a lot about players that they wouldn't have given a sniff to if they were treading water all year at .500 . So in that sense, I see this season as a blessing, if they play it right. With this in mind, Iguchi at second base for any more than the time leading up (2 weeks) to the trade deadline to me makes no sense. Wolf and Maddux need to out of here if possible soon as well. You can get some decent talent in these deals --heck, the Rangers got Max Ramirez for Kenny Lofton

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By: Zagz

Zagz — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:14:23 +0000

Swept by the second worst team in baseball (Padres obviously the worst). Time to give up the pipe dream of competing for the division and start making moves for the future.

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By: Loren

Loren — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:08:11 +0000

Its time to just start getting rid of people when the freakin pathetic Seattle Mariners can sweep you right out of your own ballpark. Make the trades you need, make the cuts you need and start bringing up Beavers (and maybe even a Mission or two)

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By: Sean Callahan

Sean Callahan — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:53:33 +0000

#17@JP: Bringing 5-6 Beavers up means they have to cut 5-6 guys off the 25-man squad. The Padres seem to take FOREVER to do that (see Castilla, Vinny).

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By: TONY RICHARDS

TONY RICHARDS — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:25:31 +0000

Look I blame COX CABLE they make me buy their product so I can watch the PADRES? Well they need to slide some cash the Padres to get some bats! By the way when is Adrian Gonzo going to start hustling? Is it because he is hitting 294 the reason why this guy NEVER HUSTLES to first? Makes me sick! Adrian is the slowest athlete ever. Dude MOVE!

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By: JP

JP — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:02:11 +0000

#6@Schlom: Two or three more decent starts and I would say that Leblanc will be here. The Pads should give Venable a shot soon as well. Wouldn't you say that there are 5 or 6 on that Beaver roster that will be getting a call even before the roster expands. Let's empty out the whole darn bin and see what we got.

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