Caught the Storm home opener last night. I’m pressed for time at the moment but I’ll have a full report early next week, after I’ve had a chance to see them again a couple more times. But just to whet your appetite, I’ll say that Tagg Bozied looked better than he did when I saw [...]
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D’Angelo Jimenez and Ramon Vazquez
A sweep of the defending world champs is always a nice way to kick off the first homestand of the season. Brett Tomko pitched reasonably well but didn’t get the win in the 2-1 contest. He worked with an 89-93 MPH fastball, 82-85 MPH breaking pitch, and occasional change-up. Tomko mixed his pitches well and [...]
Thoughts on the Padres’ 2002 Home Opener
Eleven runs in the first six games, 13 in the last two. The bats are starting to wake up. Monday’s opener was a blast. About 30 of us from work sat way out in left field, view level, seven rows from the back of the stadium. On Opening Day, if I’m in the park, I’m [...]
Notes from Jake Peavy’s Start against West Tenn
Caught the Internet feed of the Mobile/West Tenn game last night while doing taxes. Here are my notes from the game: Jake Peavy is dealing. According to radio announcer Tom Nichols, his fastball has been clocked at 98 tonight. 5:55 PM Peavy picks up his first pro hit, lining an RBI double to left in [...]
Padres Farm Report (6 Apr 2002)
Repeat after me: Do not pitch to Barry Bonds with the game on the line. Oh well, at least Brett Tomko looked good in his Padre debut. On to the minor-league highlights… Triple-A Portland Catcher Adan Amezcua fell a triple short of the cycle in four at-bats in a 10-4 victory at Salt Lake. Leadoff [...]
Padres Farm Report (5 Apr 2002)
Haven’t been able to get my hands on most of the box scores from yesterday’s minor-league games but here are a few highlights from the Padres’ affiliates. Triple-A Portland Right-hander Jason Middlebrook allowed two runs and three hits over five innings in a 5-1 loss at Salt Lake (Angels). Top Anaheim prospect John Lackey struck [...]
Wiki Gonzalez Injured, and Other Notes
More bullet points today. Barry Bonds, four homers in two games? Yeah, okay. But Corey Patterson, three walks in two games. Interesting. Wiki Gonzalez out 6-8 weeks with a busted hand. Hello Javier Cardona. No official word yet, but he’ll be up tomorrow. Deivi Cruz and Ramon Vazquez impressed me last night. Cruz had a [...]
Garage Doors and Thoughts on the Start of the Season
Busy as all heck around here lately. Just had a new garage door installed today. Managed to sell an old television in the process. Go figure. A few quick, quasi-random thoughts on the season so far: Pedro, Rocket, Kevin Brown. Those were some seriously ugly pitching lines. Hank Blalock looked real good in his first [...]
Padres Prospects Peak Projections
Can you believe it? Tomorrow is Opening Day. I’m pumped. Went out to Costco tonight and bought myself a 5-pound bag of peanuts. Bring it on, fellas. I’ve mentioned Chris Reed’s work over at ProtospectWatch.com before, and now he’s at it again. He and Mark Jerkatis have developed a tool for projecting the future performance [...]
Padres, Tigers Swap Spare Parts
Slowly recovering from Vegas. My draft wasn’t terribly strong but neither was it a disaster. Heckuva lot of fun, though. And I didn’t lose too much money while I was there. So naturally the Padres wait till I’m out of town to make some moves. In case you missed it, infielder Damian Jackson and catcher [...]
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