Comments on: IGD: Padres @ Pirates (25 Jul 08)

By: JP

JP — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:01:44 +0000

#48@Tom Waits: Thanks. Yes, I just did some homework and read how he was just coming back from IR. I thought Cameron had been back longer. The progress made by the Padres as far as beefing up the talent in the minors has been plodding but nonetheless has progressed. Look at the Padres AAA/AA level talent in 2005 or 2006 and look at the rosters today. First of all, in a year like 2005, you literally would see 20 player castoffs (Gerber,Hernandez) get looks. I would argue that today, there is no room to bring in these sort of castoffs. AAA was almost a total wasteland 3 years ago, now in 2008 , even though they emptied some of the older top producers in early July (Myrow, Ambres) they continue to hit and pitch (and win) with guys that are legitimate (if not top) prospects (Leblanc, Geer, and Venable).

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By: Tom Waits

Tom Waits — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:54:10 +0000

#47@JP: Cameron's limited by his walks, but he's a better reliever than Corey. He's been hurt, though, and has only thrown 7 innings the last 2 weeks. Expect him to be back as soon as he shows he can throw 2 out of 3 consecutive days.

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By: JP

JP — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:56:53 +0000

#46@SDSUBaseball: Yeah, maybe. I thought he (Cameron) did pretty well last year but maybe he is not a better option at this point than a stopgap like Corey.

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By: SDSUBaseball

SDSUBaseball — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:36:00 +0000

#45@JP: Dont they already know about Kevin Cameron?

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By: JP

JP — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:19:55 +0000

I didn't realize that Kevin Cameron is 29 years old. Why on earth would the Padres be fiddling around with 34 year old journeyman (not too mention ineffective) Bryan Corey when they could be finding out about Kevin Cameron ?

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By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:14:19 +0000

Kouzmanoff went 2-for-4. He is now batting: .279/.321/.447

April: .259/.293/.353
May: .289/.331/.491
June: .269/.333/.487
July: .311/.346/.500

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By: Lance Richardson

Lance Richardson — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:12:52 +0000

Damnit... Damaso Marte was on my NL-only fantasy team.

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By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:07:51 +0000

Bell gave up one run in one inning tonight. In his last four outings, he has given up eight runs in four innings. Before that stretch, his ERA was 2.15. It's now 3.31. Hoffman picked up an eight-pitch save, his fourth in his last four outings.

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By: JP

JP — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:07:30 +0000

Beavs Win ! Ciofrone collects 2 more hits tonight and Geer goes a very strong 7 (only allows 2 hits) on the road in Memphis ! Geer looks like he should get a start or two for the Pads this year.