Quick update on our guess-the-roster contest, and then we’ll hit the links. Here is the consensus opening day roster so far: C: Bard, Bowen INF: Blum, Branyan, M. Giles, Gonzalez, K. Greene, Kouzmanoff, Walker OF: M. Cameron, Cruz, B. Giles, McAnulty, Sledge SP: Hensley, Maddux, Peavy, Wells, Young RP: Brocail, Hoffman, Linebrink, Meredith, Ring, Strickland [...]
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Kouz and Reminders
The 11th annual list of Sports Weekly’s 100 Names You Need to Know has been published. Who is at #6? None other than Kevin Kouzmanoff. Two passages demand comment: They have plenty of options there [at third base] if he [Kouzmanoff] fails, among them Russell Branyan, Geoff Blum and Todd Walker. Those of you who [...]
Lopsided Somersaults and Wild Pitches
Cardboard Gods offers a nice riff on Garry Templeton. It kills me that Templeton is the best shortstop in Padres history, especially when I read stuff like this: I like to imagine that at some point during the twilight years of his career Garry Templeton began games by loping onto the field and then dropping [...]
Peavy’s Comps and Fan Perception
Two quick items today: What Does the Future Hold for Jake Peavy? It’s a good question, and one that I attempt to tackle in my latest article at The Hardball Times. Tim Sullivan at the San Diego Union-Tribune did a chat on Monday. From the transcript (scroll about a third of the way down): Clearly, [...]
USD Takes Series in Texas
I’m on deadline for a THT article, so this will be brief. Just had to give some props to my Toreros for winning two out of three at #4 ranked Texas. That is cool beyond words. Also, a few quick reminders: Limo to Cooperstown: Who’s with Me? — I would love to pull this off, [...]
Contest: Guess the Padres’ 2007 Opening Day Roster
In Friday’s comments, readers PF4L and Coronado Mike came up with a great idea: Guess the Padres’ 2007 opening day roster. Here’s how we’re going to do this: Submit your guess to me via the handy contact form or leave it in the comments. Identify the 25 players you think will break camp with the [...]
Padres Pitcher Smackdown: Benes vs Whitson
Congratulations. You’ve made it to Friday and our final installment in Padres Pitcher Smackdown. Andy Ashby’s peaks triumphed over Eric Show’s longevity in Day 4 of the smackdown. Ashby also got bonus points for once throwing a 75-pitch complete game and later being traded for Adam Eaton, who in turn was traded for Adrian Gonzalez [...]
Padres Pitcher Smackdown: Ashby vs Show
Jake Peavy beat Bruce Hurst in Day 3 of the smackdown. Peavy’s stretches of pure dominance were just too much for the steady reliability of Hurst. Here is the schedule for the entire week: Monday: Gaylord Perry vs Dave Roberts Tuesday: Dave Dravecky vs Clay Kirby Wednesday: Bruce Hurst vs Jake Peavy Thursday: Andy Ashby [...]
Padres Pitcher Smackdown: Hurst vs Peavy
Welcome to Day 3 of Padres Pitcher Smackdown. Day 2 saw Dave Dravecky winning handily over Clay Kirby. Their peaks were fairly similar, but Dravecky’s overall numbers were better, albeit over a shorter period of time. Dravecky also gets points for being a solid contributor to the 1984 World Series squad and for serving as [...]
Padres Pitcher Smackdown: Dravecky vs Kirby
Opinion was pretty divided on Day 1 of Padres Pitcher Smackdown, with Gaylord Perry and Dave Roberts each gaining their share of support. In case you missed it, each day this week we’re examing two starting pitchers and trying to determine which should rank higher in Padres history. Randy Jones isn’t on this list because [...]
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