Comments on: Help Wanted: All-Time Padres Team

By: JP

JP — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:12:25 +0000

The first good year (both defensively and offensively) put up by a Padres second bagger was turned in the 12th year of the franchise by Juan Bonilla. I remember at the time that there was actually some excitement about Bonilla as he was really the first young second basemen to make a splash in the 12 years of existence. 1981 was a good season for Bonilla and '82 started the same until Bonilla broke his wrist and sat out most of '82. Needless to say, that was more or less the end of Bonilla's short lived Pads glory.

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By: Geoff B

Geoff B — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:15:56 +0000

Roberts and Vaughn. Rick the Quick would go on the A's all-time list, but not Pads.

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By: Jacob

Jacob — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:05:21 +0000

The Bipper & the Man of Steal are my picks.

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By: Masticore317

Masticore317 — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:25:19 +0000

I say definitely Bip, due to the versitility he would provide. For LF I'll go with Rickey. Overall he was more consistent over his three years here and certainly a fan and media favorite.

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By: Tom Waits

Tom Waits — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:58:52 +0000

#15@SDSUBaseball: He throws 94-95 at times, and if he's nibbling, you'd expect there to be more walks. His walk rate is pretty good, his strikeouts are good. Relieving might help him cut down on the hits. Linebrink picked up a couple of mph on his fastball when he was switched completely to the pen after coming over from Houston.

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By: Field39

Field39 — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:46:21 +0000

Rickey’s got to be in. Are you mad at Rickey? Rickey never done nothing to you. Pick Rickey. Bip, because he laid out to the press how his first at bat against Fernando was going to go, then promptly struck out on three pitches.

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By: SDSUBaseball

SDSUBaseball — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:36:38 +0000

I like Bip and Henderson. Both were just plain fun to watch. Henderson hit a "double" nearly every time he got on base. That could be great off the bench as a pinch runner as well. Bip could play a lot of positions which is great for the bench as well. #9@Tom Waits: Does Baek really throw that hard? Doesn't matter how hard you throw when you nibble and end up having to serve them over the heart of the plate.

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By: Turbine Dude

Turbine Dude — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:38:52 +0000

I'll take Rickey if for nothing else, he was entertaining as hell to watch and listen to. He always talks about himself in the 3rd party which I always found amusing.

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By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:59:13 +0000

Rickey Henderson is a Yankee or an Athletic, not a Padre. Vaughn is a Brewer, and maybe could be considered a Devil Ray. I'd rather see guys who stuck in town for awhile and not just add the best player who was forced to play here due to a trade or old age. There are plenty of guys who loved being Padres and made San Diego their home who might not have the great stats Vaughn had or the colorful personality of Rickey, but they were Padres. As for Veras v. Roberts, I think their performance was pretty similar, and would rather see Roberts on the team because he was a rookie with the Padres, and spent the majority of his career with the team. Also, he wasn't as much of a flash in the pan.

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By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:37:57 +0000

At second base, I’ve got Loretta, Alomar, Bip, then Veras.

I’ll take Bip for the reasons you mentioned, plus his versatility.

By the way, I moved Adrian up about seven or eight spots the other day, based on this season. So my first base rankings are now Klesko, Colbert, Adrian, then McGriff and Joyner in a virtual tie. Then Garvey and Jack Clark.

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