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Padres Farm Report (24 May 08)

by Geoff Young on May 24, 2008 (11) Comments

For those of you who like to play the home version, I’m prepping some stuff for the upcoming draft. Should start rolling that out next week… Triple-A — Portland 17, Salt Lake 4 Matt Antonelli: 1-for-7 Chase Headley: 2-for-6 Brian Myrow: 1-for-3, 3 BB Chip Ambres (RF): 2-for-5, BB Will Venable: 4-for-6, SB Nick Hundley: [...]

IGD: Padres vs Reds (23 May 08)

by Geoff Young on May 23, 2008 (153) Comments

Padres (18-31) vs Reds (21-27) Shawn Estes vs Edinson Volquez 7:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 183 MLB, B-R I still don’t have a photo of Estes, but I do have one of Volquez, whom I saw pitch against the Portland Beavers last summer in Oklahoma City on my way to [...]

Reshaping the Padres: Let’s Make a Deal (or Three)

by Geoff Young on May 23, 2008 (173) Comments

On Thursday, we examined what the Padres have and what they need. Now we turn to the question of which teams might make good trade partners and then consider some possible scenarios. As of this writing, about half the teams in baseball appear to be in contention. Some will fall of the pace, although it’s [...]

Padres Farm Report (23 May 08)

by Geoff Young on May 23, 2008 (4) Comments

Fun game Thursday. Homers and stuff. People seem to like that. And winning; they like that, too… Lots of roster moves, thanks to injuries caused by Hurricane Pujols. I’ve updated the org tree. Hooray for me… Triple-A — Portland 6, Tucson 4 Craig Stansberry: 1-for-5 Chase Headley: 0-for-4 Brian Myrow: 1-for-3, BB Chip Ambres (RF): [...]

IGD: Padres vs Reds (22 May 08)

by Geoff Young on May 22, 2008 (67) Comments

Padres (17-31) vs Reds (21-26) Randy Wolf vs Aaron Harang 7:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 184 MLB, B-R I would point out that the Reds have gotten off to a poor start and are pulling up the rear in their division, looking up even at the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates, but [...]

Reshaping the Padres: What Have We Got?

by Geoff Young on May 22, 2008 (104) Comments

With hopes for 2008 all but gone, I’ve turned my focus to reshaping the Padres so that they can return to the competitive levels we’ve grown accustomed to since the club moved to Petco Park in 2004. I attacked the problem as follows: Take inventory of organizational strengths and weaknesses Identify potential trade partners based [...]

Padres Farm Report (22 May 08)

by Geoff Young on May 22, 2008 (13) Comments

Triple-A — Portland 16, Tucson 9 Craig Stansberry: 0-for-5, BB Chase Headley (3B): 3-for-5, 2B, HR, BB Brian Myrow: 2-for-4, BB Chip Ambres (RF): 0-for-4, BB Will Venable: 4-for-5, HR Michael Barrett: 3-for-4, 2B Matt Antonelli: 0-for-3, 2 BB, E Enrique Gonzalez: 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 0 HR, 5 BB, 2 SO Clay [...]

IGD: Padres vs Cardinals (21 May 08)

by Geoff Young on May 21, 2008 (133) Comments

Padres (17-30) vs Cards (27-21) Chris Young vs Braden Looper 7:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 187 MLB, B-R The Padres look to extend their one-game winning streak.

Those Who Snooze Don’t Always Lose

by Geoff Young on May 21, 2008 (130) Comments

We were walking west along J Street, just past Fire Station 4, when the crowd erupted. Cardinals fans seem to travel with their team, so we assumed that the visiting team had extended its seemingly insurmountable 2-0 lead. I was in a lousy mood before we even got to the ballpark — I forget why, [...]

Padres Farm Report (21 May 08)

by Geoff Young on May 21, 2008 (9) Comments

Triple-A — Portland 4, Tucson 1 Matt Antonelli: 0-for-3, 2 BB Chase Headley: 1-for-4, 2B Brian Myrow: 0-for-4 Chip Ambres (CF): 2-for-3, 2 2B, BB Nick Hundley: 0-for-4 Michael Barrett (PH): 1-for-1, 2B Will Venable (PH): 0-for-1 Cesar Ramos: 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, 2 SO Carlos Guevara: 1 IP, [...]