First off, thanks for all the well wishes. I’m doing fine, nothing is wrong; just needed some time off. I’m still on hiatus, but the All-Star teams have been announced and I just had to say something. First I’ll give you my picks, then I’ll kibbitz about the actual picks, then I’ll go back into [...]
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Taking a Break
Apologies for the lack of recent updates in this space. Work and other assorted "life stuff" have been keeping me pretty busy lately, and I just haven’t had the time or energy to write. Sometimes the truth is profound; other times it’s lame. Anyway, just wanted to stop in and say hey, give a little [...]
Organization Recap
Real quick trip through the system today. San Diego The three-game winning streak came to an end. Sean Burroughs collected his sixth multihit game in the last ten. He’s now hitting .296/.355/.417 (and a cool .347/.402/.480 since May 1). Kevin Jarvis made his second start. Like the first, it wasn’t real pretty. But it sure [...]
Break Up the Padres!
Two in a row. Break up the Padres! Great pitching from Adam Eaton. Three hits from Sean Burroughs. A Mark Kotsay homer. A Mark Loretta game-winning homer. Heck, Rod Beck saved another game. I don’t want a jinx ‘em, but these guys are playing some ball! And on the farm, Tagg Bozied hit another bomb [...]
Shooter and Khalil
His command isn’t what it once was. His velocity isn’t what it once was. But that moustache is still as good as ever. Ladies and gentlemen, Rod Beck recorded his first save in two years and the Padres didn’t blow a lead yesterday. How about that? A few thoughts from the series: Ryan Klesko’s bunt [...]
Two Young Southpaws
Hey, how ’bout them Padres. I actually would’ve watched that game. If it had been on television. Thanks to those of you who wrote in to our special e-mail address. Among the suggestions were that watching the Pads find new and exciting ways to lose is funny and laughter is therapeutic, it’s like watching a [...]
GM for a Day
So how many folks are still actually watching the games at this point? If you are, drop me a line at why-oh-why-in-the-world-do-I-do-this-to-myself-please-make-it-stop-I-want-to-die@geoffreynyoung.com and let me know how that’s working for you. Khalil Greene Second day at Triple-A better than the first. He drove in five runs last night at Colorado Springs. GM for a Day [...]
Burroughs and Blalock
Another day, another loss. Here’s a novel idea: How about giving Scott Linebrink a chance to start? He threw 63 pitches last night in relief of Brian Tollberg. If a guy can throw 63, he probably can throw 90, right? On the bright side, Jay Witasick made his 2003 debut yesterday, throwing a perfect eighth [...]
Mailbag
Keep making moves. Maybe one of ‘em will turn out right. To summarize: Padres activate Witasick (U-T). He replaces Lou Merloni, who was placed on the DL with a bruised right knee. Brandon Villafuerte and Kevin Walker were activated from rehab assignments and sent to Portland. Light-hitting Mendez has two hits in return to majors [...]
Bullet Points
Not much time today, so we’ll bullet point it. Better than nothing, right? At Ft. Wayne, Kennard Jones (.301/.407/.373) continues to intrigue with his on-base skills. He, along with right-handers Gabe Ribas (68 IP, 51 H, 20 BB, 67 SO, 2.65 ERA) and Dale Thayer (26, 9, 8, 40, 0.35) could see time in the [...]
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